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1997 Cumbria County Council election

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1997 Cumbria County Council election[1]

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All 83 seats of Cumbria County Council
42 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 39 seats, 40.1% 28 seats, 38.9%
Seats won 44 22
Seat change Increase5 Decrease6
Popular vote 103,969 94,524
Percentage 40.4% 36.8%
Swing Increase0.3% Decrease2.1%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 13 seats, 18.0% 2 seats, 2.2%
Seats won 13 4
Seat change Steady Increase2
Popular vote 49,777 7,619
Percentage 19.4% 3.0%
Swing Increase1.4% Increase0.8%

The County of Cumbria within England

Council control before election


No overall control

Council control after election


Labour Party

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

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1997 Cumbria County Council election[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 44 Increase5 53.0 40.4 103,969 Increase0.3
  Conservative 22 Decrease6 26.5 36.8 94,524 Decrease2.1
  Liberal Democrats 13 Steady 15.7 19.4 49,777 Increase1.4
  Independent 4 Increase2 4.8 3.0 7,619 Increase0.8
  Liberal 0 Decrease1 0.0 0.2 551 Decrease0.6
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0.2 517 New
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 89 New

References

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  1. ^ a b "Local Election Summaries 1997". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 October 2019.