1981 Cumbria County Council election
1981 UK local government election
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All 83 seats of Cumbria County Council 42 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The County of Cumbria within England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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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 |
References
- ^ a b "Local Election Summaries 1981". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ The County of Cumbria (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1981
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