The 1979 St Edmundsbury Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of St Edmundsbury Borough Council in Suffolk, England. This was on the same day as the 1979 general election and other local elections.

The whole council was up for election under new ward boundaries, but the number of seats remained the same.

Summary

Election result

11 Conservatives and 2 Labour were elected unopposed.

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Abbeygate

Barningham

Barrow

Cangle

Castle

Cavendish

Chalkstone

Chevington

Clare

Clements

Eastgate

Fornham

Great Barton

Honington

Horringer

Hundon

Ixworth

Kedington

Northgate

Pakenham

Risby

Risbygate

Rougham

Sextons

Southgate

St. Marys & Helions

St. Olaves

Stanton

Westgate

Whelnetham

Wickhambrook

Withersfield

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