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Local elections to Northumberland County Council , a county council in the north east of England, were held on 2 May 1985. The Labour Party lost overall control of the council, which fell under no overall control.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 30 |  4 | 45.5 | 37.5 | 35,498 | 0.5 | |||
| Alliance | 20 a |  5 | 30.3 | 35.5 b | 33,570 | 8.2 | |||
| Conservative | 12 | 2 | 18.2 | 20.5 | 19,400 | 5.7 | |||
| Independent | 3 | 1 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 5,097 | 2.1 | |||
| Ind. Conservative | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 851 | New | |||
| Ecology | 0 |  0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 135 | 0.0 | |||
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