1981 Suffolk County Council election

1981 UK local government election

← 1977

7 May 1981 (1981-05-07)

1985 →

All 82 seats to Suffolk County Council
42 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Conservative	Labour
Seats won	49	31
Seat change	21	22
Popular vote	88,115	78,895
Percentage	46.5%	41.6%
Swing	15.5%	10.0%

	Third party	Fourth party

Party	Independent	Liberal
Seats won	2	0
Seat change		1
Popular vote	5,283	13,114
Percentage	2.8%	6.9%
Swing	1.5%	5.5%

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1981 Suffolk County Council election took place on 7 May 1981 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1981 Suffolk County Council election
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	77	49			21	59.8	46.5	88,115	–15.5
	Labour	77	31			22	37.8	41.6	78,895	+10.0
	Independent	9	2				2.4	2.8	5,283	–1.5
	Liberal	19	0			1	0.0	6.9	13,114	+5.5
	Ecology	12	0				0.0	1.4	2,722	N/A
	Independent Liberal	1	0				0.0	0.4	821	N/A
	Independent Social Democrat	1	0				0.0	0.3	543	N/A

References

"Suffolk County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 September 2024.

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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