| Election Name: | 1979 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1976 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1976 |
| Next Election: | 1980 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
| Seats For Election: | All 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Image1: | Con |
| Leader1: | Bob Flatman |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 30 |
| Seats After1: | 34 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Leader2: | Bill Miller |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 11 |
| Seats After2: | 12 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Image4: | Ind |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Seats Before4: | 5 |
| Seats After4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 3 |
| Image5: | RA |
| Party5: | Ratepayers Association |
| Seats Before5: | 2 |
| Seats After5: | 2 |
| Leader | |
| Before Election: | Bob Flatman |
| Before Party: | Conservative |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| After Election: | Bob Flatman |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 1979 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 3 May 1979, at the same time as other local elections across England and Wales and the 1979 United Kingdom general election. All 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council were up for election following ward boundary changes.[1]
The election saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council.[2]
The overall results were as follows:
The number of seats on the council was increased from 48 to 50 and there were extensive ward boundary changes. The new ward arrangements allowed for the council to subsequently be elected roughly a third at a time rather than all at once.[1] The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[3] [4]