1981 Northumberland County Council election

1981 Northumberland County Council election^[1]

← 1977 7 May 1981 (1981-05-07) 1985 →
All 66 seats to Northumberland County Council 34 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Liberal Last election 21 0 Seats won 34 15 Seat change 13 15 Popular vote 38,724 27,822 Percentage 38.0% 27.3%   Third party Fourth party   Party Conservative Independent Last election 20 15 Seats won 14 3 Seat change 6 12 Popular vote 26,678 8,302 Percentage 26.2% 8.2%
Map of the results of the 1981 local election.
Control of Council before election No overall control Control of Council after election Labour Party

Local elections to Northumberland County Council, a county council in the north east of England, were held on 7 May 1981, resulting in a council with Labour members forming a majority.

Results

Northumberland County Council election, 1981^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	34			13	51.5	38.0	38,724	4.4
	Liberal	15			15	22.7	27.3	27,822	12.6
	Conservative	14			6	21.2	26.2	26,678	1.6
	Independent	3			12	4.5	8.2	8,302	8.1
	Ecology	0			0	0.0	0.1	94	New
	Independent Labour	0			4	0.0	0.2	185	6.8
	Independent Social Democrat	0			0	0.0	0.0	32	New

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