1979 West Dorset District Council election

1979 West Dorset District Council election

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All 55 seats to West Dorset District Council 28 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Ind Lib Con Party Independent Liberal Conservative Last election 45 seats, 56.9% 7 seats, 29.1% 1 seat, 3.8% Seats won 37 8 7 Seat change 8 1 6 Popular vote 26,323 15,502 13,052 Percentage 42.1% 24.8% 20.9% Swing 14.8% 4.3% 17.1%   Fourth party Fifth party   Lab IndC Party Labour Ind. Conservative Last election 1 seat, 9.5% 1 seat, 0.7% Seats won 2 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 6,768 836 Percentage 10.8% 1.3% Swing 1.3% 0.6%
Council control before election Independent Council control after election Independent

The 1979 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1979 to elect councillors to West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as the general election and other district council elections in the United Kingdom. This was the third election to the district council, the election saw terms of councillors extended from three to four years.

The 1979 election saw the Independent councillors maintain their majority control on the Council.