Council election in England
1979 North Hertfordshire District Council election
First party
Second party
Con
Lab
Leader
Bob Flatman
Bill Miller
Party
Conservative
Labour
Seats before
30
11
Seats after
34
12
Seat change
Third party
Fourth party
Ind
RA
Party
Independent
Ratepayers
Seats before
5
2
Seats after
2
2
Seat change
The 1979 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 3 May 1979, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales and the 1979 United Kingdom general election . All 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election following ward boundary changes.[ 1]
The election saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council.[ 2]
Overall results
The overall results were as follows:[ 3]
North Hertfordshire District Council Election, 1979
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Conservative
34
+4
68.0
52.0
33,135
+2.2
Labour
12
+1
24.0
33.8
21,519
+5.0
Liberal
0
0.0
4.7
2,988
+0.8
Independent
2
-3
4.0
4.6
2,945
-7.7
Ratepayers
2
0
4.0
3.6
2,082
-1.6
Ecology
0
0.0
1.0
627
+1.0
National Front
0
0.0
0.2
140
+0.2
Ward results
The number of seats on the council was increased from 48 to 50 and there were extensive ward boundary changes. The new ward arrangements allowed for the council to subsequently be elected roughly a third at a time rather than all at once.[ 1] [ 3] [ 4]
^ "Lord" was his first given name rather than a title.
^ Pat Rule had been elected as an independent in 1976, but she stood as a Conservative in 1979.
^ Result obscured in source.
References
^ a b The District of North Hertfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1442)
^ Pattinson, Nadine (9 May 1979). "Tory Council get a vote of confidence". The Comet . Hitchin. p. 1. ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "North Hertfordshire District Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF) . The Elections Centre . Plymouth University. Retrieved 18 March 2023 . ^ "Council election results". The Comet . Hitchin. 9 May 1979. p. 40.
