1979 Leicester City Council election

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

1979 Leicester City Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	31			10	64.6	48.9	199,911	+13.6
	Conservative	17			10	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

1. "Results 1973 to 2011" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 19 January 2023.