1997 Cumbria County Council election

1997 UK local government election October 2019 March 2020 March 2020 1997 Cumbria County Council electionhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydd2RJQnZOZFlZZGM/view Local Election Summaries 1997 The Elections Centre 15 October 2019 Cumbria Parliamentary no yes 1993 Cumbria County Council election 1993 2001 Cumbria County Council election 2001 All 83 seats of Cumbria County Council 42 1 May 1997 Labour Party (UK) 39 seats, 40.1% 44 5 103,969 40.4% 0.3% Conservative Party (UK) 28 seats, 38.9% 22 6 94,524 36.8% 2.1% Liberal Democrats (UK) 13 seats, 18.0% 13 49,777 19.4% 1.4% Independent (politician) 2 seats, 2.2% 4 2 7,619 3.0% 0.8% Cumbria UK locator map 2010.svg The County of Cumbria within England Council control Council control after election No overall control Labour Party Elections to Cumbria County Council were held on 1 May 1997. This was on the same day as other UK county council elections. The Labour Party gained control of the council, which had been under no overall control. Results 1997 Cumbria County Council election Labour Party (UK) 44 5 53.0 40.4 103,969 0.3 Conservative Party (UK) 22 6 26.5 36.8 94,524 2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 13 15.7 19.4 49,777 1.4 Independent (politician) 4 2 4.8 3.0 7,619 0.8 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 0 1 0.0 0.2 551 0.6 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0.0 0.2 517 New UKIP 0 0.0 0.0 89 New References Cumbria 1997 Category:1990s in Cumbria