| Election Name: | 1979 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Majority Seats: | 27 |
| Registered: | 70,014 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Previous Election: | 1976 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1983 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
| Seats For Election: | Whole Council |
| Election Date: | 3 May 1979 |
| Turnout: | 79% |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 31 |
| Popular Vote1: | 20,677 |
| Percentage1: | 43.4% |
| Party2: | Independent (politician) |
| Seats2: | 16 |
| Popular Vote2: | 11,563 |
| Percentage2: | 24.3% |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats3: | 5 |
| Popular Vote3: | 11,686 |
| Percentage3: | 24.5% |
| Party4: | Independent Conservative |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 2,086 |
| Percentage4: | 4.4 |
| Party5: | Liberal Party (UK) |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,631 |
| Percentage5: | 5.4 |
Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 3 May 1979, on the same day as the general election, so turnout was higher than usual in district council elections for Mid Bedfordshire. All 53 seats were up for election.
There were now 53 seats on the council, compared with 49 in 1976. Gains and losses in the results table are compared with the 1976 district council election.
All results are listed below:
Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 1976 District Council election.
The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 1976 District Council election.
Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.