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1979 North Hertfordshire District Council election

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.


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.

The election saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council.

The overall results were as follows:

PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
34+468.052.033,135+2.2
12+124.033.821,519+5.0
00.04.72,988+0.8
2-34.04.62,945-7.7
204.03.62,082-1.6
00.01.0627+1.0
00.00.2140+0.2

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. The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.

PartyCandidateVotes%.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
Conservative66846.1
Liberal58540.4
Labour19513.5
82.6
1,753
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,08463.3
Labour62836.7
83.3
2,054
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,85042.9
Conservative1,663
Labour1,63337.8
Labour1,608
Labour1,513
Conservative1,499
Independent83219.3
86.8
4,974
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Independent
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent73352.2
Conservative47433.7
Labour15310.9
Liberal453.2
83.4
1,685
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,24972.8
Labour46627.2
80.9
2,119
Conservative hold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,60550.8
Conservative1,537
Conservative1,507
Labour1,41644.8
Labour1,355
Labour1,323
National Front1404.4
73.9
4,275
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative2,78471.8
Conservative2,590
Conservative2,571
Labour1,09228.2
Labour1,048
Labour985
77.4
5,006
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour1,75052.9
Labour1,677
Labour1,594
Conservative1,27538.5
Conservative1,214
Conservative1,141
Independent2838.6
75.4
4,385
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,73179.1
Conservative1,606
Labour45720.9
Labour341
79.0
2,768
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Ratepayers2,31341.5
Ratepayers2,119
Labour1,70330.6
Conservative1,55127.9
Labour1,144
Labour1,105
110.9
5,019
Ratepayers hold
Ratepayers hold
Labour hold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative78276.8
Labour23623.2
80.7
1,262
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative78663.4
Labour45336.6
81.5
1,520
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent67254.1
Conservative48438.9
Labour877.0
82.9
1,500
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,69159.9
Conservative1,195
Ecology62722.2
Labour50717.9
Labour476
91.5
3,088
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour1,52645.1
Labour1,479
Labour1,443
Conservative1,43642.4
Conservative1,351
Conservative1,342
Independent42512.5
83.3
4,067
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour2,40062.4
Labour2,039
Labour1,977
Conservative1,44437.6
Conservative1,429
Conservative1,327
77.6
4,956
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative2,27054.9
Conservative2,193
Conservative2,191
Labour1,86345.1
Labour1,655
Labour1,576
74.6
5,537
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative2,14866.5
Conservative2,122
Conservative1,970
Labour1,08033.5
Labour958
Labour891
79.5
4,059
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,50943.7
Conservative1,394
Labour1,35739.3
Conservative1,298
Labour1,290
Labour1,270
Liberal58717.0
85.0
4,062
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative73679.6
Labour18920.4
79.5
1,164
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative54145.0
Labour35829.8
Liberal30425.3
81.7
1,473
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,84358.2
Conservative1,822
Liberal67221.2
Labour65020.5
Labour577
85.5
3,701
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative1,80751.9
Conservative1,590
Conservative1,379
Labour88325.3
Liberal79522.8
Labour739
Labour684
Liberal
83.2
4,188
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative73482.6
Labour15517.4
80.5
1,105
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative65369.8
Labour28230.2
82.9
1,128
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