1985 Cornwall County Council election
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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1985 Cornwall County Council election{{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydR2QyaGIwSTY0UFE/view | title=Local Election Summaries 1985| publisher=The Elections Centre|accessdate=21 June 2019}}
| country = Cornwall
| type = Parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour = yes
| previous_election = 1981 Cornwall County Council election
| previous_year = 1981
| next_election = 1989 Cornwall County Council election
| next_year = 1989
| seats_for_election = All 79 seats of Cornwall County Council
| majority_seats = 40
| election_date = 2 May 1985
| image1 = File:No image wide.svg
| party1 = SDP-Liberal Alliance
| last_election1 = 12 seats, 21.8%
| seats_before1 =
| seats1 = 30
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}18
| popular_vote1 = 35,064
| percentage1 = 32.7%
| swing1 = {{increase}}10.9%
| image2 = File:No image wide.svg
| party2 = Independent (politician)
| last_election2 = 43 seats, 42.7%
| seats_before2 =
| seats2 = 27
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}16
| popular_vote2 = 32,850
| percentage2 = 30.6%
| swing2 = {{decrease}}12.1%
| image3 = File:No image wide.svg
| party3 = Conservative Party (UK)
| last_election3 = 16 seats, 18.3%
| seats_before3 =
| seats3 = 16
| seat_change3 = {{nochange}}
| popular_vote3 = 25,382
| percentage3 = 23.7%
| swing3 = {{increase}}5.4%
| image4 = File:No image wide.svg
| party4 = Labour Party (UK)
| last_election4 = 6 seats, 10.9%
| seats_before4 =
| seats4 = 5
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}}1
| popular_vote4 = 9,842
| percentage4 = 9.2%
| swing4 = {{decrease}}1.7%
| image5 = File:No image wide.svg
| party5 = Mebyon Kernow
| last_election5 = N/A
| seats_before5 =
| seats5 = 1
| seat_change5 = {{increase}}1
| popular_vote5 = 2,134
| percentage5 = 2.0%
| swing5 = {{decrease}}1.4%
| map_image = Cornwall UK locator map 2010.svg
| map_size =
| map_caption = The County of Cornwall within England
| title = Council control
| posttitle = Council control after election
| before_election = Independent
| before_party =
| after_election = No overall control
| after_party =
}}
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.[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0V1MW1lr1Z3WloxUjlzRXV2ZUU/view Local Election Results 1985: Cornwall, p.127]
Results
{{Election summary begin|title = Result of 1985 Cornwall County Council election}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
|seats = 30
|gain =
|loss =
|net = {{increase}}18
|seats % = 38.0
|votes % = 32.7
|votes = 35,064
|plus/minus = {{increase}}10.9
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 27
|gain =
|loss =
|net = {{decrease}}16
|seats % = 34.2
|votes % = 30.6
|votes = 32,850
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}12.1
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 16
|gain =
|loss =
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 20.3
|votes % = 23.7
|votes = 25,382
|plus/minus = {{increase}}7.2
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 5
|gain =
|loss =
|net = {{decrease}}1
|seats % = 6.3
|votes % = 9.2
|votes = 9,842
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}1.4
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Mebyon Kernow
|seats = 1
|gain =
|loss =
|net = {{increase}}1
|seats % = 1.3
|votes % = 2.0
|votes = 2,134
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}1.4
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Residents Association
|seats = 0
|gain =
|loss =
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 1.1
|votes = 1,196
|plus/minus = {{increase}}0.5
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Ecology Party
|seats = 0
|gain =
|loss =
|net = {{decrease}}1
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.2
|votes = 791
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}0.6
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Cornish Nationalist Party
|seats = 0
|gain =
|loss =
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.3
|votes = 305
|plus/minus = New
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Independent Conservative
|seats = 0
|gain =
|loss =
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.2
|votes = 183
|plus/minus = New
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Independent Liberal
|seats = 0
|gain =
|loss =
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.1
|votes = 93
|plus/minus = New
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = British National Party
|seats = 0
|gain =
|loss =
|net = {{nochange}}
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.1
|votes = 70
|plus/minus = New
}}
|}
References
{{Portal|Cornwall}}
{{reflist}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1985}}
{{Cornish elections}}
{{Cornwall-stub}}
{{UK-election-stub}}