1985 Cumbria County Council election

1985 UK local government election October 2019 March 2020 March 2020 1985 Cumbria County Council electionhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydR2QyaGIwSTY0UFE/view Local Election Summaries 1985 The Elections Centre 15 October 2019 Cumbria Parliamentary no yes 1981 Cumbria County Council election 1981 1989 Cumbria County Council election 1989 All 83 seats of Cumbria County Council 42 2 May 1985 Labour Party (UK) 42 seats, 49.0% 39 3 59,045 41.5% 7.5% Conservative Party (UK) 35 seats, 40.4% 36 1 55,398 38.9% 3.0% SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 seats, 8.6% 5 2 21,928 15.4% 6.8% Independent (politician) 3 seats, 1.5% 3 0 4,975 3.5% 2.0% Cumbria UK locator map 2010.svg The County of Cumbria within England Council control Council control after election Labour Party No overall control 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 1985 Cumbria County Council election Labour Party (UK) 39 3 47.0 41.5 59,045 7.5 Conservative Party (UK) 36 1 43.4 38.9 55,398 3.0 SDP-Liberal Alliance 5 2 6.0 15.4 21,928 6.8 Independent (politician) 3 0 3.6 3.5 4,975 2.0 Ecology Party 0 0 0.0 0.5 704 0.0 Independent Labour 0 0 0.0 0.3 389 New References Cumbria 1985 Category:1980s in Cumbria