1979 City of Lincoln Council election

1979 City of Lincoln Council election
3 May 1979
All 33 seats to City of Lincoln Council
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Democratic Labour
Last election 12 0 17
Seats won 21 9 3
Seat change 8 9 14
Popular vote 16,796 14,516 7,462
Percentage 41.2% 35.6% 18.3%
Map showing the results the 1979 Lincoln City Council elections by ward. Red shows Labour seats, blue shows the Conservatives and orange shows Democratic Labour seats. Striped wards indicate wards with mixed representation.
Council control before election

Democratic Labour

 Council control after election

Conservative

The 1979 City of Lincoln Council election took place on 3 May 1979. This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The entire council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from the Democratic Labour Party.

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