Essex County Council election, 1985

Essex County Council election, 1985
England
2 May 1985

  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour SDP–Liberal Alliance
Seats won 45 29 23
Seat change Decrease6 Decrease3 Increase10
Swing Decrease2.7% Decrease4.5% Increase9.1%

Majority party before election

Conservative

Majority party after election

No Overall Control

Results

Essex County Council election, 1985[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 45 -6 39.8 176168
  Labour 29 -3 29.6 131019
  SDP–Liberal Alliance 23 +10 29.2 129371
  Residents' Association 1 0.7 3215
  Ecology 0 0.1 439
  Others 0 0.5 2335
Total 98 442547

Results by Electoral Divisions

Colchester

Constable division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Clover 2711
SDP–Liberal Alliance Michael H Cook 1154
Labour Jennifer A Church 693
Majority 1557
Turnout 43.4
Conservative hold Swing
Drury division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek A P Lamberth 2706
SDP–Liberal Alliance Westley E Sandford 2546
Labour Jane A V Beer 748
Majority 160
Turnout 46.2
Conservative hold Swing
Maypole division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP–Liberal Alliance Mark Campbell 1936
Labour Gillian A Bober 1765
Conservative Michael J Last 755
Majority 171
Turnout 36.7
SDP–Liberal Alliance hold Swing
Mersea and Stanway division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard G Fairhead 3076
SDP–Liberal Alliance David L Goss 1244
Labour Andrew F Fieldsend 838
Majority 1832
Turnout 39.4
Conservative hold Swing
Old Heath division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP–Liberal Alliance Ann Stevens 2398
Labour Douglas M Williams 1900
Conservative Patricia M Bowdidge 1047
Majority 498
Turnout 45.9
SDP–Liberal Alliance gain from Labour Swing
Park division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edna M Gawthrop 1814
SDP–Liberal Alliance Christopher B Hall 1523
Labour Martin J Smith 1227
Majority 291
Turnout 44.7
Conservative hold Swing
Parsons Heath division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP–Liberal Alliance Alan G Hayman 1679
Conservative Michael D C Roots 1541
Labour Sydney T Kent 1485
Majority 138
Turnout 41.8
SDP–Liberal Alliance gain from Labour Swing
Tiptree division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Innes 1880
SDP–Liberal Alliance Andrew S Hatton 1244
Labour Stevan M Slodzik 693
Majority 636
Turnout 33.4
Conservative hold Swing
Wivenhoe St Andrew division
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian L Stapleton 1772
Conservative Roger G Lord 1325
SDP–Liberal Alliance Yvonne M Holley 645
Majority 447
Turnout 30.8
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Elections". Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  2. "Elections". Retrieved 2014-02-11.
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