Election Name: | 1997 Cumbria County Council election[1] |
Country: | Cumbria |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 1993 Cumbria County Council election |
Previous Year: | 1993 |
Next Election: | 2001 Cumbria County Council election |
Next Year: | 2001 |
Seats For Election: | All 83 seats of Cumbria County Council |
Majority Seats: | 42 |
Election Date: | 1 May 1997 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 39 seats, 40.1% |
Seats1: | 44 |
Seat Change1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 103,969 |
Percentage1: | 40.4% |
Swing1: | 0.3% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 28 seats, 38.9% |
Seats2: | 22 |
Seat Change2: | 6 |
Popular Vote2: | 94,524 |
Percentage2: | 36.8% |
Swing2: | 2.1% |
Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election4: | 13 seats, 18.0% |
Seats4: | 13 |
Popular Vote4: | 49,777 |
Percentage4: | 19.4% |
Swing4: | 1.4% |
Party5: | Independent (politician) |
Last Election5: | 2 seats, 2.2% |
Seats5: | 4 |
Seat Change5: | 2 |
Popular Vote5: | 7,619 |
Percentage5: | 3.0% |
Swing5: | 0.8% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Party: | No overall control |
After Party: | 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.