| Election Name: | 1985 Suffolk County Council election |
| Country: | Suffolk |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1981 Suffolk County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1981 |
| Next Election: | 1989 Suffolk County Council election |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
| Seats For Election: | All 80 seats to Suffolk County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 41 |
| Registered: | 454,835 |
| Turnout: | 38.6% |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 50 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 76,050 |
| Percentage1: | 42.9% |
| Swing1: | 3.6% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 23 |
| Seat Change2: | 8 |
| Popular Vote2: | 60,371 |
| Percentage2: | 34.0% |
| Swing2: | 7.6% |
| Party4: | Independent politician |
| Seats4: | 4 |
| Seat Change4: | 2 |
| Popular Vote4: | 5,915 |
| Percentage4: | 3.3% |
| Swing4: | 0.5% |
| Party5: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Seats5: | 3 |
| Seat Change5: | 3 |
| Popular Vote5: | 32,339 |
| Percentage5: | 18.2% |
| Swing5: | 11.3% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 1985 Suffolk County Council election took place on 2 May 1985 to elect members of Suffolk County Council in Suffolk, England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.
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| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | < | -- votes -->11,036 | < | -- pp -->44.3 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 2 | < | -- votes -->7,533 | < | -- pp -->30.2 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->5,092 | < | -- pp -->20.4 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->960 | < | -- pp -->3.9 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->311 | < | -- pp -->1.2 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| Total | 10 | < | -- votes -->24,932 | < | -- pp -->42.5 | < | -- change --> | |||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | < | -- votes -->5,491 | < | -- pp -->50.1 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->1,146 | < | -- pp -->10.4 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->3,430 | < | -- pp -->31.3 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->903 | < | -- pp -->8.3 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| Total | 6 | < | -- votes -->10,970 | < | -- pp -->35.0 | < | -- change --> | |||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | < | -- votes -->16,946 | < | -- pp -->52.1 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 4 | < | -- votes -->11,429 | < | -- pp -->35.1 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->4,167 | < | -- pp -->12.8 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| Total | 16 | < | -- votes -->32,542 | < | -- pp -->36.0 | < | -- change --> | |||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | < | -- votes -->9,907 | < | -- pp -->47.0 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->5,412 | < | -- pp -->25.7 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->1,234 | < | -- pp -->5.9 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->3,726 | < | -- pp -->17.7 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->811 | < | -- pp -->3.8 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| Total | 10 | < | -- votes -->21,090 | < | -- pp -->37.6 | < | -- change --> | |||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | < | -- votes -->15,673 | < | -- pp -->48.1 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->8,941 | < | -- pp -->27.4 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->6,541 | < | -- pp -->20.1 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->1,434 | < | -- pp -->4.4 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| Total | 13 | < | -- votes -->32,589 | < | -- pp -->44.1 | < | -- change --> | |||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | < | -- votes -->11,079 | < | -- pp -->45.1 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 2 | < | -- votes -->7,174 | < | -- pp -->29.2 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 2 | < | -- votes -->4,841 | < | -- pp -->19.7 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->1,154 | < | -- pp -->4.7 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->340 | < | -- pp -->1.4 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| Total | 11 | < | -- votes -->24,588 | < | -- pp -->38.3 | < | -- change --> | |||
Division results
| Party | Seats | +/- | Votes | % | +/- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | < | -- votes -->11,428 | < | -- pp -->37.3 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 6 | < | -- votes -->13,335 | < | -- pp -->43.5 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 1 | < | -- votes -->801 | < | -- pp -->2.6 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->4,671 | < | -- pp -->15.2 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| 0 | < | -- votes -->413 | < | -- pp -->1.3 | < | -- change --> | ||||
| Total | 14 | < | -- votes -->30,648 | < | -- pp -->38.2 | < | -- change --> | |||
Division results