1979 Chichester District Council election explained
| Election Name: | 1979 Chichester District Council election |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1976 Chichester District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1983 Chichester District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
| Flag Image: | File:Flag of Chichester.png |
| Seats For Election: | All 50 seats to Chichester District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Election Date: | 3 May 1979 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 36 |
| Seats1: | 27 |
| Seat Change1: | 6 |
| Popular Vote1: | 25,365 |
| Percentage1: | 40.0% |
| Party2: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 11 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Seat Change2: | 10 |
| Popular Vote2: | 17,894 |
| Percentage2: | 28.1% |
| Council control |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| After Election: | Conservative |
Elections to Chichester District Council in West Sussex, United Kingdom were held on 3 May 1979, the same day as the general election.
The whole council was up for election and resulted in a Conservative majority.
Boundary changes
Boundary changes resulted in the creation of three new wards: Chichester North, Selsey North and Selsey South. The number of councillors representing Chichester West and Southbourne were reduced, from 5 to 3 and 4 to 3 respectively. The Selsey ward was abolished.
Election result
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Ward results
Petworth (2 seats)| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
|---|
| Conservative | C. Linton | Unopposed |
| Conservative | J. Duncton | Unopposed |
| Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A |
|---|
| Registered electors | 2,851 | | |
|---|
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold | |
Plaistow (2 seats)| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
|---|
| Conservative | P. Luttman-Johnson | Unopposed |
| Conservative | T. Micklem | Unopposed |
| Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A |
|---|
| Registered electors | 3,024 | | |
|---|
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold | |
Selsey North (2 seats)| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
|---|
| Conservative | B. Ager | Unopposed |
| Conservative | T. Robinson | Unopposed |
| Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | N/A |
|---|
| Registered electors | 3,231 | | |
|---|
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Conservative win (new seat) | |
