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.
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All 66 seats to Northumberland County Council 34 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of the results of the 1981 local election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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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 |
References
edit- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1981". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ p.16