Greater London Council election, 1981
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| Political Party | Votes | Share of Vote (%) | % Change | Seats Won | Seats Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 939,457 | 41.8 | +8.9 | 50 | +22 | |
| Conservative | 894,234 | 39.7 | -12.8 | 41 | -23 | |
| Liberal | 323,856 | 14.4 | +6.6 | 1 | +1 | |
| National Front | 21,582 | 1.0 | -4.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Social Democratic | 21,582 | 1.0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| Ecology | 17,515 | 0.8 | +0.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 7,763 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 0 | 0 | |
| New National Front | 5,877 | 0.3 | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| Communist | 5,275 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Front Constitutional Movement | 4,857 | 0.2 | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
| Workers' Revolutionary | 2,753 | 0.1 | N/A | 0 | 0 | |
Turnout: 2,250,118 people voted. All parties with more than 2,000 votes shown.
This was the last election to the GLC. The Conservative government of Margaret Thatcher took the decision to abolish the council in the mid-80s. For more information on this see the article, Greater London Council. Following the abolition of the GLC, there were direct elections to the Inner London Education Authority in 1986.
| 1977 election | 1981 election | No elections thereafter |
