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.
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All 83 seats of Cumbria County Council 42 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 39 | ![]() |
47.0 | 41.5 | 59,045 | ![]() | |||
Conservative | 36 | ![]() |
43.4 | 38.9 | 55,398 | ![]() | |||
Alliance | 5 | ![]() |
6.0 | 15.4 | 21,928 | ![]() | |||
Independent | 3 | ![]() |
3.6 | 3.5 | 4,975 | ![]() | |||
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.
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