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.
Results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 44 |  5
|
53.0 | 40.4 | 103,969 | 0.3
| |||
| Conservative | 22 |  6
|
26.5 | 36.8 | 94,524 | 2.1
| |||
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | 
|
15.7 | 19.4 | 49,777 | 1.4
| |||
| Independent | 4 | 2
|
4.8 | 3.0 | 7,619 | 0.8
| |||
| Liberal | 0 | 1
|
0.0 | 0.2 | 551 | 0.6
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| Green | 0 |
|
0.0 | 0.2 | 517 | New | |||
| UKIP | 0 |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 89 | New | |||
References
- ^ a b "Local Election Summaries 1997". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
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