1985 Cornwall County Council election

1985 Cornwall County Council election[1]

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All 79 seats of Cornwall County Council
40 seats needed for a majority
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Party  | Alliance | Independent | Conservative
Last election  | 12 seats, 21.8% | 43 seats, 42.7% | 16 seats, 18.3%
Seats won  | 30  | 27  | 16
Seat change  | 18  | 16  |
Popular vote  | 35,064 | 32,850  | 25,382
Percentage  | 32.7% | 30.6%  | 23.7%
Swing  | 10.9% | 12.1%  | 5.4%

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party
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Party  | Labour | Mebyon Kernow
Last election  | 6 seats, 10.9% | N/A
Seats won  | 5  | 1
Seat change  | 1  | 1
Popular vote  | 9,842  | 2,134
Percentage  | 9.2%  | 2.0%
Swing  | 1.7%  | 1.4%

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The County of Cornwall within England

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| Council control before election

Independent

| Council control after election

No overall control

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The 1985 Cornwall County Council election for the Cornwall County Council was held on 2 May 1985, as part of the wider 1985 local elections.[2]

## Results[edit]

Result of 1985 Cornwall County Council election[2] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Alliance | 30  |  |  | 18 | 38.0  | 32.7 | 35,064 | 10.9
| Independent | 27  |  |  | 16 | 34.2  | 30.6  | 32,850  | 12.1
| Conservative | 16  |  |  |  | 20.3  | 23.7  | 25,382  | 7.2
| Labour | 5  |  |  | 1 | 6.3  | 9.2  | 9,842  | 1.4
| Mebyon Kernow | 1  |  |  | 1 | 1.3  | 2.0  | 2,134  | 1.4
| Residents | 0  |  |  |  | 0.0  | 1.1  | 1,196  | 0.5
| Ecology | 0  |  |  | 1 | 0.0  | 0.2  | 791  | 0.6
| Cornish Nationalist Party | 0  |  |  |  | 0.0  | 0.3  | 305  | New
| Ind. Conservative | 0  |  |  |  | 0.0  | 0.2  | 183  | New
| Independent Liberal | 0  |  |  |  | 0.0  | 0.1  | 93  | New
| BNP | 0  |  |  |  | 0.0  | 0.1  | 70  | New

## References[edit]

* Cornwall portal

1. ^ "Local Election Summaries 1985". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
2. ^ a b Local Election Results 1985: Cornwall, p.127

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