1985_Cumbria_County_Council_election

1985 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; ; Labour Party	Council control after election ; ; No overall control

1985 Cumbria County Council election

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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.

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	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	39	3	47.0	41.5	59,045	7.5
Conservative	36	1	43.4	38.9	55,398	3.0
Alliance	5	2	6.0	15.4	21,928	6.8
Independent	3	0	3.6	3.5	4,975	2.0
Ecology	0	0	0.0	0.5	704	0.0
Independent Labour	0	0	0.0	0.3	389	New

1985 Cumbria County Council election