The 1979 West Dorset District Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1979 to elect councillors to
West Dorset District Council in England. It took place on the same day as the
general election
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
and other district council elections in the
United Kingdom. This was the third election to the district council, the election saw terms of councillors extended from three to four years.
The 1979 election saw the Independent councillors maintain their majority control on the Council.
Ward results
Beaminster
Bothenhampton
Bradford Abbas
Bradpole
Bridport
Broadmayne
Broadwindsor
Burton Bradstock
Caundle Vale
Cerne Valley
Charminster
Charmouth
Chesil Bank
Chickerell
Dorchester Central
Dorchester East
Dorchester West
Frome Valley
Halstock
Holnest
Loders
Lyme Regis
Maiden Newton
Netherbury
Owermoigne
Piddle Valley
Puddletown
Queen Thorne
Sherborne
Stinsford
Symondsbury
Thorncombe
Tolpuddle
Whitchurch Canonicorum
Winterborne St Martin
Yetminster
References
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West Dorset
1979
Events
January
* January 1
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1970s in Dorset