1981 Cornwall County Council election
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All 79 seats of Cornwall County Council 40 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Cornwall County Council were held on 7 May 1981.[2]
Results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent | 43 | 54.4 | 42.7 | 41,847 | ![]() | ||||
Conservative | 16 | 20.3 | 18.3 | 17,924 | ![]() | ||||
Alliance | 12 | 15.2 | 21.8 | 21,363 | ![]() | ||||
Labour | 6 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 10,639 | ![]() | ||||
Ecology | 1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 791 | ![]() | ||||
Voice of the People | 1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1,498 | New | ||||
Mebyon Kernow | 0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 3,331 | ![]() | ||||
Residents | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 592 | ![]() |
References
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1981". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Local Elections Handbook 1981". pp. 6–7.