| Election Name: | 1979 Adur District Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1976 Adur District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1980 Adur District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
| Seats For Election: | All 39 seats to Adur District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Election Date: | 3 May 1979 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 20 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Party2: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 17 |
| Party3: | Residents Association |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Majority party | |
| Posttitle: | Majority party after election |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Conservative |
Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 3 May 1979, alongside the general election. The entire council was up for election, following boundary changes that reduced the number of wards by one, but all together had added two seats. Overall turnout was recorded at 74.4%.[1]
The election resulted in the Conservatives gaining control of the council.[2] [3]
This resulted in the following composition of the council:
| valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 16 | 20 | |||
| Liberal | 17 | 17 | |||
| Labour | 2 | 0 | |||
| Independent Residents | 2 | 2 | |||
| Total | 37 | 39 | |||
| Working majority | |||||