1979 Basildon District Council election

The 1979 Basildon District Council election took place on 3 May 1979 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. It was the first election to be held on new ward boundaries. The council remained under no overall control.

Overall results

 * colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total
 * style="text-align: right;" | 42
 * colspan=5 |
 * style="text-align: right;" | 81,221
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