1985 Northumberland County Council election
1985 UK local government election
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All 66 seats to Northumberland County Council 34 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 41.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map of the results of the 1985 local election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Local elections to Northumberland County Council, a county council in the north east of England, were held on 2 May 1985. The Labour Party lost overall control of the council, which fell under no overall control.
Results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 30 | ![]() | 45.5 | 37.5 | 35,498 | ![]() | |||
Alliance | 20a | ![]() | 30.3 | 35.5b | 33,570 | ![]() | |||
Conservative | 12 | ![]() | 18.2 | 20.5 | 19,400 | ![]() | |||
Independent | 3 | ![]() | 4.5 | 6.4 | 5,097 | ![]() | |||
Ind. Conservative | 1 | ![]() | 1.5 | 0.9 | 851 | New | |||
Ecology | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.1 | 135 | ![]() |
References
External links
- Northumberland County Council
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