1979 Bracknell District Council election

1979 Bracknell District Council election

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All 40 seats to Bracknell District Council 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Con Lab Leader Donald Brydon[1] Bill Lindop[n 1][2] Party Conservative Labour Leader's seat Harmans Water Garth Last election 27 3 Seats won 27 10 Seat change 0 7 Popular vote 17,622 13,721 Percentage 49.4% 38.4% Swing 3.4% 6.1%   Third party Fourth party   Ind Lib Party Independent Liberal Last election 0 1 Seats won 3 0 Seat change 3 1 Popular vote 817 3,542 Percentage 2.3% 9.9% Swing N/A 4.1%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

The 1979 Bracknell District Council election took place on 3 May 1979, to elect all 40 members in 19 wards for Bracknell Forest Borough Council in England. The election was held on the same day as both the 1979 United Kingdom general election and other local elections as part of the 1979 United Kingdom local elections. Due to a boundary review there had been a change in ward boundaries, along with an increase in size from 31 members elected in 1976. Despite losing government nationally, the Labour Party made up ground in Bracknell District from its landslide defeat in 1976. Although the Conservative Party ended up with the same number of seats as 1976, the increased size of the council saw its majority reduced. The Liberal Party lost its lone seat.^[3] This would be the last time a candidate outside the three main parties would win at an all-out election.