Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 3 May 1979, alongside the general election. The entire council was up for election, following boundary changes that reduced the number of wards by one, but all together had added two seats. Overall turnout was recorded at 74.4%.Local elections in Britain: a statistical digest, edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. 2nd Edition 2003
The election resulted in the Conservatives gaining control of the council.
Election result
This resulted in the following composition of the council: PartyPrevious councilNew council Conservative 16 20 Liberal 17 17 Labour 2 0 Independent Residents 2 2 Total 37 39 Working majority
Ward results
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