Local Elections 1985
Local Elections 1985 was held on 2 May 1985. 773 seats were filled across 3,525 wards and divisions in 94 councils, from 10,055 candidates. The Labour Party won 271, Conservative Party won 258 and Independent won 104.
- Date
- 2 May 1985
- Seats filled
- 773
- Candidates
- 10,055
- Councils
- 94
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Labour Party | 3,212 | 271 | 3,170,320 | 31.6% |
| Conservative Party | 3,027 | 258 | 3,635,834 | 36.2% |
| Independent | 590 | 104 | 350,089 | 3.5% |
| Lib/Sdp | 2,469 | 82 | 2,496,581 | 24.9% |
| SDP-Liberal Alliance | 69 | 25 | 58,225 | 0.6% |
| Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 126 | 11 | 84,665 | 0.8% |
| LIB | 44 | 6 | 33,214 | 0.3% |
| The Liberal Party | 9 | 5 | 7,233 | 0.1% |
| Residents | 5 | 3 | 6,336 | 0.1% |
| SDP | 42 | 2 | 24,380 | 0.2% |
| Other | 16 | 2 | 8,991 | 0.1% |
| RES | 39 | 1 | 42,279 | 0.4% |
| Sdp/All | 25 | 1 | 25,668 | 0.3% |
| Ind Con | 30 | 1 | 15,333 | 0.2% |
| Ind Lab | 16 | 1 | 13,654 | 0.1% |
| Ecol | 240 | 0 | 33,421 | 0.3% |
| Lib/All | 14 | 0 | 7,302 | 0.1% |
| RATE | 8 | 0 | 6,800 | 0.1% |
| All | 5 | 0 | 4,694 | 0.0% |
| Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 5 | 0 | 4,185 | 0.0% |
| COMM | 19 | 0 | 3,428 | 0.0% |
| PABAG | 3 | 0 | 2,805 | 0.0% |
| MK | 3 | 0 | 2,134 | 0.0% |
| Green Party | 10 | 0 | 1,500 | 0.0% |
| IC | 1 | 0 | 1,253 | 0.0% |
| Ndm | 1 | 0 | 1,101 | 0.0% |
| Ind So | 2 | 0 | 743 | 0.0% |
| NF | 11 | 0 | 608 | 0.0% |
| Grag | 1 | 0 | 558 | 0.0% |
| Cnp | 2 | 0 | 305 | 0.0% |
| Nbp | 1 | 0 | 259 | 0.0% |
| BNP | 7 | 0 | 206 | 0.0% |
| Ind Li | 1 | 0 | 93 | 0.0% |
| British National Party | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0.0% |
| Rev Re | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.0% |
| Council | Wards / divisions | Seats filled | Largest party | Its seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | 76 | 35 | Labour | 19 |
| Barking and Dagenham | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Barnsley | 2 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Bath | 2 | 1 | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1 |
| Bedford | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Bedfordshire | 11 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Bedfordshire | 62 | 12 | Conservative | 5 |
| Berkshire | 28 | 4 | Conservative | 2 |
| Berkshire County Council | 47 | 5 | Labour | 3 |
| Bolsover | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 72 | 17 | Conservative | 12 |
| Bury | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Cambridge | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 77 | 16 | Lib/Sdp | 6 |
| Cannock Chase | 1 | 1 | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1 |
| Cheshire | 15 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Cheshire | 56 | 5 | Conservative | 2 |
| Cleveland | 48 | 5 | Labour | 3 |
| Cleveland | 29 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Clwyd | 47 | 10 | Independent | 4 |
| Clwyd | 7 | 4 | Conservative | 2 |
| Colchester | 2 | 2 | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 2 |
| Cornwall | 79 | 26 | Independent | 11 |
| County Durham | 25 | 4 | Labour | 2 |
| Cumbria | 83 | 12 | Conservative | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 84 | 6 | Labour | 4 |
| Devon | 85 | 21 | Conservative | 8 |
| Dorset | 76 | 8 | Conservative | 4 |
| Durham | 35 | 6 | Labour | 5 |
| Durham | 12 | 1 | Lib/Sdp | 1 |
| Dyfed | 72 | 52 | Labour | 21 |
| East Sussex | 70 | 15 | Lib/Sdp | 6 |
| Elmbridge | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Essex | 98 | 15 | Conservative | 9 |
| Fenland | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gloucestershire | 64 | 11 | Conservative | 5 |
| Gwent | 66 | 16 | Labour | 15 |
| Gwynedd | 64 | 32 | Independent | 22 |
| Hackney | 2 | 2 | Labour | 1 |
| Hambleton | 1 | 1 | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1 |
| Hampshire | 103 | 10 | Conservative | 5 |
| Harborough | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Harrow | 1 | 1 | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1 |
| Hereford & Worcester | 76 | 17 | Conservative | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 77 | 16 | Conservative | 10 |
| High Peak | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Horsham | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Humberside | 66 | 16 | Labour | 10 |
| Ipswich | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Isle Of Wight | 43 | 2 | Lib/Sdp | 2 |
| Kent | 99 | 41 | Conservative | 27 |
| Lancashire | 99 | 13 | Conservative | 10 |
| Leicestershire | 85 | 17 | Labour | 8 |
| Lincolnshire | 82 | 8 | Conservative | 4 |
| Macclesfield | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Mansfield | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 1 | 1 | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1 |
| Mid Glamorgan | 68 | 38 | Labour | 34 |
| Mid Sussex | 1 | 1 | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1 |
| Mid Sussex | 1 | 1 | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1 |
| Milton Keynes | 1 | 1 | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 1 | 1 | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1 |
| Norfolk | 84 | 5 | Conservative | 4 |
| North Yorkshire | 96 | 11 | Conservative | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 68 | 8 | Conservative | 5 |
| Northumberland | 66 | 7 | Labour | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 88 | 15 | Labour | 8 |
| Oxfordshire | 70 | 5 | Labour | 2 |
| Peterborough | 1 | 1 | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1 |
| Poole | 1 | 1 | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1 |
| Powys | 53 | 38 | Independent | 30 |
| Rossendale | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Rushcliffe | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Shrewsbury and Atcham | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Shropshire | 66 | 14 | Conservative | 7 |
| Solihull | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Somerset | 57 | 7 | Conservative | 4 |
| South Glamorgan | 62 | 24 | Labour | 12 |
| Southampton | 1 | 1 | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1 |
| St. Albans | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 80 | 5 | Conservative | 3 |
| Stevenage | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Suffolk | 80 | 11 | Conservative | 10 |
| Surrey | 76 | 7 | Conservative | 4 |
| Swale | 1 | 1 | SDP-Liberal Alliance | 1 |
| Tameside | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Thamesdown | 2 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Tynedale | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Warwickshire | 62 | 3 | Conservative | 2 |
| West Glamorgan | 34 | 27 | Labour | 25 |
| West Lindsey | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| West Sussex | 71 | 10 | Conservative | 8 |
| West Wiltshire | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 75 | 11 | Conservative | 5 |