| Election Name: | 1985 East Sussex County Council election |
| Country: | East Sussex |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1981 East Sussex County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1981 |
| Next Election: | 1989 East Sussex County Council election |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
| Seats For Election: | All 70 seats to East Sussex County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 36 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 35 |
| Seat Change1: | 18 |
| Popular Vote1: | 92,754 |
| Percentage1: | 42.4% |
| Party2: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Seats2: | 21 |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| Popular Vote2: | 72,229 |
| Percentage2: | 33.0% |
| Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats4: | 14 |
| Popular Vote4: | 48,637 |
| Percentage4: | 22.2% |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Seats5: | 0 |
| Seat Change5: | 2 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,350 |
| Percentage5: | 0.6% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Party: | No overall control |
The 1985 East Sussex County Council election took place on 2 May 1985 to elect members to East Sussex County Council in East Sussex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
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| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | < | -- votes -->21,487 | < | -- pp -->43.6 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 4 | < | -- votes -->17,338 | < | -- pp -->35.2 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->10,099 | < | -- pp -->20.5 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->323 | < | -- pp -->0.7 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->19 | < | -- pp --><0.1 | < | -- change --> | |||
| Total | 15 | < | -- votes -->49,266 | < | -- pp -->44.2 | < | -- change --> | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->111,337 | – | < | -- change --> | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | < | -- votes -->13,687 | < | -- pp -->49.6 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 3 | < | -- votes -->11,337 | < | -- pp -->41.1 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->2,579 | < | -- pp -->9.3 | < | -- change --> | |||
| Total | 8 | < | -- votes -->27,603 | < | -- pp -->44.3 | < | -- change --> | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->62,355 | – | < | -- change --> | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | < | -- votes -->8,355 | < | -- pp -->42.4 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->5,854 | < | -- pp -->29.7 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->5,325 | < | -- pp -->27.0 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->111 | < | -- pp -->0.6 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->72 | < | -- pp -->0.4 | < | -- change --> | |||
| Total | 7 | < | -- votes -->19,717 | < | -- pp -->36.8 | < | -- change --> | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->53,575 | – | < | -- change --> | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | < | -- votes -->11,831 | < | -- pp -->44.3 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 2 | < | -- votes -->7,800 | < | -- pp -->29.2 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 2 | < | -- votes -->6,591 | < | -- pp -->24.7 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->352 | < | -- pp -->1.3 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->112 | < | -- pp -->0.4 | < | -- change --> | |||
| Total | 10 | < | -- votes -->26,686 | < | -- pp -->36.9 | < | -- change --> | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->72,348 | – | < | -- change --> | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | < | -- votes -->12,363 | < | -- pp -->41.6 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 3 | < | -- votes -->10,968 | < | -- pp -->36.9 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->5,186 | < | -- pp -->17.5 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->671 | < | -- pp -->2.3 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->523 | < | -- pp -->1.8 | < | -- change --> | |||
| Total | 8 | < | -- votes -->29,711 | < | -- pp -->45.4 | < | -- change --> | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->65,399 | – | < | -- change --> | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | < | -- votes -->14,548 | < | -- pp -->53.5 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 2 | < | -- votes -->7,148 | < | -- pp -->26.3 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->3,445 | < | -- pp -->12.7 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->1,298 | < | -- pp -->4.8 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->736 | < | -- pp -->2.7 | < | -- change --> | |||
| Total | 8 | < | -- votes -->27,175 | < | -- pp -->42.7 | < | -- change --> | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->63,647 | – | < | -- change --> | ||||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | < | -- votes -->20,012 | < | -- pp -->51.9 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->14,172 | < | -- pp -->36.7 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->3,495 | < | -- pp -->9.1 | < | -- change --> | |||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->897 | < | -- pp -->2.3 | < | -- change --> | |||
| Total | 12 | < | -- votes -->38,576 | < | -- pp -->39.6 | < | -- change --> | ||
| Registered electors | < | -- registered -->97,429 | – | < | -- change --> | ||||
Division results