1985 Cumbria County Council election

1985 UK local government election

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1985 Cumbria County Council election[1]

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

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| Third party  | Fourth party
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Party  | Alliance | Independent
Last election  | 3 seats, 8.6% | 3 seats, 1.5%
Seats won  | 5  | 3
Seat change  | 2  | 0
Popular vote  | 21,928  | 4,975
Percentage  | 15.4%  | 3.5%
Swing  | 6.8%  | 2.0%

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The County of Cumbria within England

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| Council control before election

Labour Party

| Council control after election

No overall control

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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.

## Results

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1985 Cumbria County Council election[1] Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| 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  |  |  | 0  | 3.6  | 3.5  | 4,975  | 2.0
| Ecology | 0  |  |  | 0  | 0.0  | 0.5  | 704  | 0.0
| Independent Labour | 0  |  |  | 0  | 0.0  | 0.3  | 389  | New

## References

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1. ^ a b "Local Election Summaries 1985". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

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