Nottinghamshire County Council election, 1981

Nottinghamshire County Council election, 1981

← 1977 7 May 1981 1985 →
All 88 seats to Nottinghamshire County Council 45 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative RA Seats before 20 66 2 Seats won 55 32 1 Seat change 35 34 1 Popular vote 150,910 121,675 5,504 Percentage 46.95% 37.85% 1.71%
Map of the results of the election in each division. Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Labour

Conservative

Labour

The 1981 Nottinghamshire County Council election was held on Thursday, 7 May 1981, following boundary changes to the county's electoral divisions. The whole council of eighty-eight members was up for election and the election resulted in the Labour Party regaining control from the Conservatives, winning fifty-five seats. The Conservatives won thirty-two councillors and one Residents' association councillor was elected in the Hucknall East division.

Each electoral division returned one county councillor. The candidate elected to the council in each electoral division is shown in the table below.