1979 Leicester City Council election
Appearance
The 1979 Leicester City Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Leicester City Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections.
Summary
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 31 | ![]() |
64.6 | 48.9 | 199,911 | +13.6 | |||
Conservative | 17 | ![]() |
35.4 | 41.3 | 168,670 | –1.9 | |||
National Front | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 4.9 | 19,900 | –13.6 | |||
Liberal | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 4.7 | 19,241 | +2.4 | |||
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.3 | 1,075 | N/A |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 January 2023.