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Local elections to Northumberland County Council , a county council in the north east of England, were held on 7 May 1981, resulting in a council with Labour members forming a majority.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 34 |  13 | 51.5 | 38.0 | 38,724 | 4.4 | |||
| Liberal | 15 | 15 | 22.7 | 27.3 | 27,822 | 12.6 | |||
| Conservative | 14 |  6 | 21.2 | 26.2 | 26,678 | 1.6 | |||
| Independent | 3 | 12 | 4.5 | 8.2 | 8,302 | 8.1 | |||
| Ecology | 0 |  0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 94 | New | |||
| Independent Labour | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 185 | 6.8 | |||
| Independent Social Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 32 | New | |||
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