United Kingdom local elections, 1985
Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1985. 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: 202Number of Conservative councillors: 10,191
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United Kingdom local elections, 1985
Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1985. 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: 202Number of Conservative councillors: 10,191
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Local elections were held in t ...... DP Alliance councillors: 2,633
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1985-05-02
1985-05-15
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United Kingdom local elections, 1985
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United Kingdom
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Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
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United Kingdom local elections, 1986
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Conservative Party
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United Kingdom local elections, 1984
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All 39 non-metropolitan counties, 1 sui generis authority,
all 26 Northern Irish districts and all 8 Welsh counties
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Local elections were held in t ...... nservative councillors: 10,191
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United Kingdom local elections, 1985
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