1985 Cumbria County Council election

Elections to Cumbria County Council were held on 2 May 1985. This was on the same day as other UK county council elections. The whole council of 83 members was up for election and the Labour Party lost control of the council, which fell under no overall control.

1985 Cumbria County Council election[1]

2 May 1985

All 83 seats of Cumbria County Council
42 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Labour	Conservative
Last election	42 seats, 49.0%	35 seats, 40.4%
Seats won	39	36
Seat change	3	1
Popular vote	59,045	55,398
Percentage	41.5%	38.9%
Swing	7.5%	3.0%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Alliance	Independent
Last election	3 seats, 8.6%	3 seats, 1.5%
Seats won	5	3
Seat change	2
Popular vote	21,928	4,975
Percentage	15.4%	3.5%
Swing	6.8%	2.0%

The County of Cumbria within England

Council control before election

Labour Party

Council control after election

No overall control

Results

1985 Cumbria County Council election[1]
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	39	3	47.0	41.5	59,045	7.5
Conservative	36	1	43.4	38.9	55,398	3.0
Alliance	5	2	6.0	15.4	21,928	6.8
Independent	3		3.6	3.5	4,975	2.0
Ecology	0		0.0	0.5	704
Independent Labour	0		0.0	0.3	389	New

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References

"Local Election Summaries 1985". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

(1984 ←) 1985 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1986)
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Sui generis	Isles of Scilly

Council elections in Cumbria
Cumbria County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017
Allerdale Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015 2019
Carlisle City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Copeland Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
Eden District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
South Lakeland District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019
Cumberland County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
Westmorland County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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