1981_Cumbria_County_Council_election

1981 Cumbria County Council election^[1]
All 83 seats of Cumbria County Council; 42 seats needed for a majority
	The County of Cumbria within England
Council control before election; ; Conservative Party	Council control after election ; ; Labour Party

1981 Cumbria County Council election

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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.^[2] The Labour Party gained control of the council from the Conservative Party.

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	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	42	19	50.6	49.0	74,286	12.3
Conservative	35	17	42.2	40.4	61,242	11.7
Liberal	3	3	3.6	8.6	13,053	6.6
Independent	3	4	3.6	1.5	2,242	7.7
Ecology	0		0.0	0.5	683	New
PARA	0		0.0	0.1	134	New
National Front	0		0.0	0.0	59	New

1981 Cumbria County Council election