| Election Name: | 1979 Basildon District Council election[1] [2] |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1976 Basildon District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1980 Basildon District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
| Seats For Election: | All 42 seats to Basildon District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 22 |
| Election Date: | 3 May 1979 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 23 |
| Seats1: | 17 |
| Seat Change1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 28,779 |
| Percentage1: | 35.4% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 17 |
| Seats2: | 16 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 33,494 |
| Percentage2: | 41.2% |
| Party3: | Residents Association |
| Last Election3: | 6 |
| Seats3: | 9 |
| Seat Change3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote3: | 9,700 |
| Percentage3: | 11.9% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| After Election: | No overall control |
The 1979 Basildon District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election to be held on new ward boundaries. The council remained under no overall control.
|-| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 42| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 81,221| style="text-align: right;" |