| Election Name: | 1979 Corby District Council election[1] [2] |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1976 Corby District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1983 Corby District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
| Seats For Election: | All 27 seats in the Corby District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 14 |
| Election Date: | 3 May 1979 |
| Turnout: | 78.6% |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 10 seats, 39.4% |
| Seats1: | 23 |
| Seat Change1: | 13 |
| Popular Vote1: | 15,910 |
| Percentage1: | 55.6% |
| Swing1: | 16.2% |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 16 seats, 45.2% |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Seat Change2: | 13 |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,701 |
| Percentage2: | 37.4% |
| Swing2: | 7.8% |
| Party3: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election3: | 0 seats, 4.5% |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,507 |
| Percentage3: | 5.3% |
| Swing3: | 0.8% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| After Election: | Labour |
The 1979 Corby District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Corby District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Labour Party regained overall control of the council which it had lost to the Conservative Party at the previous election in 1976.[1] The council has remained continuously under Labour control to this day.[3]