1985 Cornwall County Council election

1985 Cornwall County Council election[1]
2 May 1985
All 79 seats of Cornwall County Council
40 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Alliance Independent Conservative
Last election 12 seats, 21.8% 43 seats, 42.7% 16 seats, 18.3%
Seats won 30 27 16
Seat change 18 16
Popular vote 35,064 32,850 25,382
Percentage 32.7% 30.6% 23.7%
Swing 10.9% 12.1% 5.4%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Mebyon Kernow
Last election 6 seats, 10.9% N/A
Seats won 5 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 9,842 2,134
Percentage 9.2% 2.0%
Swing 1.7% 1.4%
The County of Cornwall within England
Council control before election

Independent

 Council control after election

No overall control

The 1985 Cornwall County Council election for the Cornwall County Council was held on 2 May 1985, as part of the wider 1985 local elections.[2]

Results

Result of 1985 Cornwall County Council election[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Alliance 30 18 38.0 32.7 35,064 10.9
  Independent 27 16 34.2 30.6 32,850 12.1
  Conservative 16 20.3 23.7 25,382 7.2
  Labour 5 1 6.3 9.2 9,842 1.4
  Mebyon Kernow 1 1 1.3 2.0 2,134 1.4
  Residents 0 0.0 1.1 1,196 0.5
  Ecology 0 1 0.0 0.2 791 0.6
  Cornish Nationalist Party 0 0.0 0.3 305 New
  Ind. Conservative 0 0.0 0.2 183 New
  Independent Liberal 0 0.0 0.1 93 New
  BNP 0 0.0 0.1 70 New

References

  1. ^ "Local Election Summaries 1985". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b Local Election Results 1985: Cornwall, p.127


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