1997 Cumbria County Council election
1997 UK local government election
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All 83 seats of Cumbria County Council 42 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The County of Cumbria within England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Cumbria County Council were held on 1 May 1997. This was on the same day as other UK county council elections. The Labour Party gained control of the council, which had been under no overall control.
Results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 44 | 5 | 53.0 | 40.4 | 103,969 | 0.3 | |||
Conservative | 22 | 6 | 26.5 | 36.8 | 94,524 | 2.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 13 | 15.7 | 19.4 | 49,777 | 1.4 | ||||
Independent | 4 | 2 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 7,619 | 0.8 | |||
Liberal | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 551 | 0.6 | |||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 517 | New | ||||
UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 89 | New |
References
- ^ a b "Local Election Summaries 1997". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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