1985 Northumberland County Council election

Local elections to Northumberland County Council, a county council in the north east of England, were held on 2 May 1985. The Labour Party lost overall control of the council, which fell under no overall control.

1985 Northumberland County Council election[1]

2 May 1985 (1985-05-02)
All 66 seats to Northumberland County Council 34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	41.0%
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Alliance Conservative Last election 34 15 14 Seats won 30 20 12 Seat change 4 5 2 Popular vote 35,498 33,570 19,400 Percentage 37.5% 35.5% 20.5%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Independent Ind. Conservative Last election 2 0 Seats won 3 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 8,302 851 Percentage 5.4% 0.9%
Map of the results of the 1985 local election.
Control of Council before election Labour Party Control of Council after election No overall control

Results

Northumberland County Council election, 1985[2][3]
Turnout: 43.7%

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	30			4	45.5	37.5	35,498	0.5
	Alliance	20^a			5	30.3	35.5^b	33,570	8.2
	Conservative	12			2	18.2	20.5	19,400	5.7
	Independent	3			1	4.5	6.4	5,097	2.1
	Ind. Conservative	1			1	1.5	0.9	851	New
	Ecology	0				0.0	0.1	135	New

^a 17 Liberal, 3 SDP

^b 27.6 Liberal, 7.9 SDP

References

1. "Local Election Summaries 1985". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
2. p.593
3. County Council Results

External links

• Northumberland County Council