1979 Nevis Local Council election

The previous council election in 1975 saw the NRP win all nine seats in an uncontested election, with no other parties standing.^[2] Continued calls from the NRP and Nevisians for Nevis' secession from Saint Kitts led to an unofficial referendum being held on the issue in 1977, with the 99.7% vote in favour of secession being unrecognised and rejected by the central government.^[3] In the 1979 local council election, the Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Labour Party stood candidates against the NRP, which was the only time Labour ever directly contested a local election in Nevis.^[4]

The result was a landslide for the NRP, who won all nine seats and strongly defeated Labour,^[2] with Labour winning just 300 votes and no seats.^[1] Voter turnout was 65.7%.^[4] NRP leader Simeon Daniel continued to serve as Chairman of the Local Council until 1980.^[5]