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Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1985.[1][2][3][4] The projected share of the vote was Labour 39%, Conservative 32%, Liberal-SDP Alliance 26%. Labour had the largest share of the vote in local council elections for the first time since 1981.
Both Conservatives and Labour lost some seats to the Liberal-SDP Alliance, who were rebuilding under the leadership of David Owen and enjoying strong showings (including a brief lead) in the opinion polls.
The overall results were as follows;
Conservative losses: 202
Number of Conservative councillors: 10,191
Labour losses: 124
Number of Labour councillors: 8,746
Liberal-SDP Alliance gains: 302
Number of Liberal-SDP Alliance councillors: 2,633
England
Non-metropolitan county councils
‡ New electoral division boundaries
Sui generis
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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| Isles of Scilly | Details | ||||
Northern Ireland
Main article: Northern Ireland local elections, 1985
Wales
County councils
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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| Clwyd | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
| Dyfed | No overall control | No overall control hold | Details | ||
| Gwent | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Gwynedd | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| Mid Glamorgan | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Powys | Independent | Independent hold | Details | ||
| South Glamorgan | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| West Glamorgan | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
References
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1985, Volume 1. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1985, Volume 2. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1985, Volume 3. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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