2 May 1985 (England & Wales) 15 May 1985 (Northern Ireland)
1986 →
All 39 non-metropolitan counties, 1 sui generis authority, all 26 Northern Irish districts and all 8 Welsh counties
Majority party
Minority party
Third party
Leader
Margaret Thatcher
Neil Kinnock
David Steel and David Owen
Party
Conservative
Labour
Alliance
Leader since
11 February 1975
2 October 1983
7 July 1976 and 21 June 1983
Percentage
32%
39%
26%
Councillors
10,191
8,746
2,633
Councillors +/-
202
124
302
Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
The 1985 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 2 May 1985 in England and Wales, and Wednesday 15 May 1985 in Northern Ireland.[1][2][3][4] 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.
^Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1985, Volume 1. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1985, Volume 2. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Local Elections Handbook 1985, Volume 3. The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^"Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
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