1985 Cornwall County Council election
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All 79 seats of Cornwall County Council 40 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The County of Cornwall within England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance
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30 |  18
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38.0 | 32.7 | 35,064 | 10.9
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Independent
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27 |  16
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34.2 | 30.6 | 32,850 | 12.1
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| Conservative | 16 | 
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20.3 | 23.7 | 25,382 | 7.2
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| Labour | 5 | 1
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6.3 | 9.2 | 9,842 | 1.4
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| Mebyon Kernow | 1 | 1
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1.3 | 2.0 | 2,134 | 1.4
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Residents
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0 |
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0.0 | 1.1 | 1,196 | 0.5
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Ecology
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0 | 1
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0.0 | 0.2 | 791 | 0.6
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| Cornish Nationalist Party | 0 |
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0.0 | 0.3 | 305 | New | |||
Ind. Conservative
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0 |
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0.0 | 0.2 | 183 | New | |||
| Independent Liberal | 0 |
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0.0 | 0.1 | 93 | New | |||
| BNP | 0 |
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0.0 | 0.1 | 70 | New | |||
References
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1985". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ a b Local Election Results 1985: Cornwall, p.127
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