1981 Cumbria County Council election

1981 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 1981 Cumbria County Council electionhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydeHFSX2pyZDlGUEE/view Local Election Summaries 1981 The Elections Centre 15 October 2019 Cumbria Parliamentary no yes 1977 Cumbria County Council election 1977 1985 Cumbria County Council election 1985 All 83 seats of Cumbria County Council 42 7 May 1981 Labour Party (UK) 23 seats, 36.7% 42 19 74,286 49.0% 12.3% Conservative Party (UK) 52 seats, 52.1% 35 17 61,242 40.4% 11.7% Liberal Party (UK) 0 seats, 2.0% 3 3 13,053 8.6% 6.6% Independent (politician) 7 seats, 9.2% 3 4 2,242 1.5% 7.7% Cumbria UK locator map 2010.svg The County of Cumbria within England Council control Council control after election Conservative Party Labour Party Elections to Cumbria County Council were held on 7 May 1981. This was on the same day as other UK county council elections. The council size was increased to 83 members following a boundary review.The County of Cumbria (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1981 The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative Party. Results 1981 Cumbria County Council election Labour Party (UK) 42 19 50.6 49.0 74,286 12.3 Conservative Party (UK) 35 17 42.2 40.4 61,242 11.7 Liberal Party (UK) 3 3 3.6 8.6 13,053 6.6 Independent (politician) 3 4 3.6 1.5 2,242 7.7 Ecology Party 0 0.0 0.5 683 New PARA 0 0.0 0.1 134 New National Front (UK) 0 0.0 0.0 59 New References Cumbria 1981 Category:1980s in Cumbria