South Yorkshire County Council election, 1981
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Local elections to South Yorkshire County Council, a metropolitan county council in the north east of England, were held on 7 May 1981, resulting in a council with Labour members forming a majority.
This was the last election to the South Yorkshire county council, as metropolitan county councils were abolished in 1985.
Results
South Yorkshire County Council election, 1981[1] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Labour | 82 | 58.8 | ![]() |
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Conservative | 14 | 23.1 | ![]() |
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Liberal Democrat | 3 | 13.3 | ![]() |
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Green | 0 | 0.1 | ![]() |
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Independent | 0 | 0.5 | ![]() |
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Others | 1 | 4.2 | ![]() |