1985 United Kingdom local elections

none January 2022 1985 United Kingdom local elections United Kingdom legislative 1984 United Kingdom local elections 1984 1986 United Kingdom local elections 1986 All 39 non-metropolitan counties, 1 sui generis authority,all 26 Northern Irish districts and all 8 Welsh counties 2 May 1985 (England & Wales)15 May 1985 (Northern Ireland) Councils Councils +/- Councillors Councillors +/- Thatcher 1984(3x4).jpg 120 120 160 center Margaret Thatcher 11 February 1975 Conservative Party (UK) 32% 10,191 202 Start campagne voor Europese verkiezingen van PvdA (Rotterdam) Neal Kinnoch , k, Bestanddeelnr 932-9811.jpg 120 120 160 center Neil Kinnock 2 October 1983 Labour Party (UK) 39% 8,746 124 David Steel 1985 (cropped2).jpg 120 120 80 10 center David Owen-1.jpg 120 120 80 32 center SDP–Liberal Alliance David Steeland David Owen 7 July 1976 and 21 June 1983 26% 2,633 302 United Kingdom local elections, 1985.svg 300px Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results. The 1985 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 2 May 1985 in England and Wales, and Wednesday 15 May 1985 in Northern Ireland.Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Local Elections Handbook 1985, Volume 1 The Elections Centre https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0V1MW1lr1Z3WloxUjlzRXV2ZUU/view?pref=2&pli=1 3 May 2016Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Local Elections Handbook 1985, Volume 2 The Elections Centre https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0V1MW1lr1Z3ZE5aZjZLczAyTWM/view?pref=2&pli=1 3 May 2016Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael Local Elections Handbook 1985, Volume 3 The Elections Centre https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0V1MW1lr1Z3RExDekpJY2pOR2s/view?pref=2&pli=1 3 May 2016Council compositions https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydOS11WmRkNk9MSkE/view?pref=2&pli=1 The Elections Centre 3 May 2016 Labour had the largest share of the vote in local council elections for the first time since 1981. Both Conservatives and Labour lost some seats to the Liberal-SDP Alliance, who were rebuilding with the SDP under the leadership of David Owen and enjoying strong showings — including a brief lead — in the opinion polls. Results Alan Clark, writing in his diary for 11 May 1985, shortly after the election, stated: "Some stupid prick has done a 'projection' in one of the heavies showing that the SDP will have a massive overall majority in the House of Commons.."Diaries, Alan Clark Phoenix 1994, pp 112 England Non-metropolitan county councils Council Previous control Result DetailsAvon Labour Party (UK) No overall control gainDetailsBedfordshire ‡ No overall control No overall control holdDetailsBerkshire ‡ No overall control Conservative Party (UK) gainDetailsBuckinghamshire ‡ Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetailsCambridgeshire ‡ Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetailsCheshire No overall control No overall control holdDetailsCleveland ‡ Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetailsCornwall ‡ Independent (politician) No overall control gainDetailsCumbria Labour Party (UK) No overall control gainDetailsDerbyshire Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetailsDevon ‡ Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetailsDorset ‡ Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetailsDurham Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetailsEast Sussex ‡ Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetailsEssex Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetailsGloucestershire ‡ No overall control No overall control holdDetailsHampshire Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetailsHereford and Worcester ‡ Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetailsHertfordshire Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetailsHumberside Labour Party (UK) No overall control gainDetailsIsle of Wight SDP–Liberal Alliance SDP–Liberal Alliance holdDetailsKent Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetailsLancashire Labour Party (UK) No overall control gainDetailsLeicestershire ‡ No overall control No overall control holdDetailsLincolnshire Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetailsNorfolk ‡ Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetailsNorth Yorkshire ‡ Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetailsNorthamptonshire No overall control No overall control holdDetailsNorthumberland Labour Party (UK) No overall control gainDetailsNottinghamshire Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetailsOxfordshire ‡ Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetailsShropshire No overall control No overall control holdDetailsSomerset Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetailsStaffordshire Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) holdDetailsSuffolk ‡ Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetailsSurrey Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetailsWarwickshire No overall control No overall control holdDetailsWest Sussex ‡ Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) holdDetailsWiltshire ‡ Conservative Party (UK) No overall control gainDetails ‡ New electoral division boundaries Sui generis Council Previous control Result DetailsIsles of ScillyDetails Northern Ireland 1985 Northern Ireland local elections Council Previous control Result DetailsAntrim No overall control No overall controlDetailsArds No overall control No overall controlDetailsArmagh No overall control Ulster Unionist PartyDetailsBallymena Democratic Unionist Party Democratic Unionist PartyDetailsBallymoney No overall control No overall controlDetailsBanbridge Ulster Unionist Party Ulster Unionist PartyDetailsBelfast No overall control No overall controlDetailsCarrickfergus No overall control No overall controlDetailsCastlereagh No overall control No overall controlDetailsColeraine No overall control No overall controlDetailsCookstown No overall control No overall controlDetailsCraigavon No overall control No overall controlDetailsDerry Social Democratic and Labour Party No overall controlDetailsDown No overall control No overall controlDetailsDungannon No overall control No overall controlDetailsFermanagh No overall control No overall controlDetailsLarne No overall control No overall controlDetailsLimavady No overall control No overall controlDetailsLisburn No overall control No overall controlDetailsMagherafelt No overall control No overall controlDetailsMoyle No overall control No overall controlDetailsNewry and Mourne Social Democratic and Labour Party No overall controlDetailsNewtownabbey No overall control No overall controlDetailsNorth Down No overall control No overall controlDetailsOmagh No overall control No overall controlDetailsStrabane No overall control No overall controlDetails Wales County councils Council Previous control Result DetailsClwyd No overall control No overall control holdDetailsDyfed No overall control No overall control holdDetailsGwent Welsh Labour Welsh Labour holdDetailsGwynedd Independent politician Independent politician holdDetailsMid Glamorgan Welsh Labour Welsh Labour holdDetailsPowys Independent politician Independent politician holdDetailsSouth Glamorgan Welsh Labour Welsh Labour holdDetailsWest Glamorgan Welsh Labour Welsh Labour holdDetails References External links Local elections 2006. House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/26. Vote 2001 BBC News