1986 Islington London Borough Council election

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1986 Islington London Borough Council election
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All 52 council seats
27 seats needed for a majority
Registered119,144
Turnout47.1%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Alliance Conservative
Seats before 40 2 0
Seats after 36 16 0
Seat change Decrease 4 Increase 14 Steady
Popular vote 66,679 48,491 19,156
Percentage 48.26% 35.09% 13.87%
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

The 1986 Islington Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Background[edit]

Election result[edit]

1986 Islington London Borough Council election[2][3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 36 10 14 Decrease 4 69.23 48.26 66,679
  Alliance 16 14 0 Increase 14 30.77 35.09 48,491
  Conservative 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 13.87 19,156
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 2.60 3,599
  Communist 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 0.10 138
  Revolutionary Communist 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 0.04 58
  Humanist 0 0 0 Steady 0.00 0.03 37
Total 52 138,158

Ward results[edit]

(*) - Represents an incumbent Councillor

(†) - Represents a councillor who has swapped wards

Barnsbury[edit]

Barnsbury (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance George A. Lambillion* 1,659
Alliance Ann Brennan 1,507
Alliance Christopher Mularczyk 1,498
Labour Alexander J. Farrell* 1,291
Labour Derek R. Hines 1,264
Labour John A. Worker 1,178
Conservative Reginald H. Brown 260
Conservative Neil D. Kerr 240
Green Caroline M. Clayton 212
Conservative Mark A.H. Rittner 204
Communist John W. Jones 138
Registered electors 6,484
Turnout 52.5
Alliance hold
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour

Bunhill[edit]

Bunhill (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Joseph R. Trotter 1,371
Alliance Jonathon P. Smith 1,311
Labour Terence J. Herbert* 1,272
Labour Christopher T. Calnan* 1,264
Alliance Peter Loizos 1,181
Labour Margaret L. Oliver 1,179
Conservative Arthur H.S. Hull 473
Conservative Nicholas B. Baile 445
Conservative Louise E. Bush 441
Green Christopher Ashby 118
Registered electors 7,387
Turnout 45.6
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour
Labour hold

Canonbury East[edit]

Canonbury East (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance James Doyle 1,101
Alliance Doris L.R. Allen 1,026
Labour Philip J. Kelly 1,010
Labour Teresa E. Seabourne 870
Conservative Robinn J. Cave 255
Conservative James A. Rooke 214
Green Rosemary Guest 82
Registered electors 4,915
Turnout {{{votes}}} 50.7
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour

Canonbury West[edit]

Canonbury West (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Thomas J.W. Simpson 964
Labour Howard L. Mann 955
Alliance Trevor J. Davies 910
Alliance Jennifer A. Durlacher 867
Conservative Alan N. Spinney 487
Conservative Margaret D. Reese 464
Green Keith F. Towse 68
Registered electors 4,681
Turnout 53.6
Labour hold
Labour gain from Labour Co-op

Clerkenwell[edit]

Clerkenwell (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance David Hymns 1,990
Alliance Gerald D. Southgate 1,743
Alliance Sandra J. Brenner 1,739
Labour Paul Matthews 1,271
Labour Nicole E. Bishop 1,215
Labour Ian S. Wilson 1,046
Conservative Donald W. Bromfield 442
Conservative Rita Bromfield 376
Conservative Elizabeth M. Carlson 311
Green Elizabeth J. Arundel 190
Registered electors 7,490
Turnout 49.3
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance hold

Gillespie[edit]

Gillespie (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Diane L. Burridge 1,242
Labour Bob Crossman†[4] 1,196
Alliance Hilary J. Chell 400
Conservative Andrew G. Dekany 368
Alliance Charles M.W. Husbands 363
Conservative Adrianne L. Price-Thomas 353
Green Richard T. Halvorsen 208
Registered electors 4,312
Turnout 51.5
Labour hold
Labour hold

Highbury[edit]

Highbury (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Peter A. Broadbent* 1,514
Labour Michael J. Devenney 1,407
Labour Kevin S. Arthurs 1,369
Alliance William K. Harding 963
Alliance Stephen Hitchins 920
Alliance Patricia A. Tuson 905
Conservative Colin T. Dancer 426
Conservative Elizabeth B. Edmunds 408
Conservative Simon R. Matthews 398
Green Katharine L. Wicksteed 224
Registered electors 6,672
Turnout 45.8
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Labour Co-op

Highview[edit]

Highview (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Maureen M. Leigh* 936
Labour Valda L. James 872
Alliance Anthony D. Fenton 282
Alliance Joanne E. Michie 275
Conservative Clive D. Blackwood 198
Conservative Lucia G. Christodoulides 179
Green Roger B. Whitney 86
Registered electors 3,640
Turnout {{{votes}}} 43.4
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hillmarton[edit]

Hillmarton (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Arthur L. Bell* 1,043
Labour Janet H. Norden 973
Alliance Francis Vincent 645
Alliance Rosemary M. Caudwell 610
Conservative Oliver C. Carruthers 398
Conservative Roy P.C. Taft 337
Green Robert W. Latimer 115
Registered electors 4,888
Turnout {{{votes}}} 46.9
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hillrise[edit]

Hillrise (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Alan M. Clinton* 1,757
Labour Milton K. Babulall* 1,546
Labour Diana Coles 1,514
Alliance Geoffrey Hubbard 573
Alliance Daniel J.M. Janner 544
Alliance Sarah A. Ludford 522
Conservative Michael Dipre 413
Conservative Kenneth Hynes 389
Conservative Alexander B.G. Moody 338
Green Robin M. Macleod 187
Registered electors 6.974
Turnout {{{votes}}} 41.4
Labour hold
Labour gain from Labour Co-op
Labour hold

Holloway[edit]

Holloway (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Rosemary Dale* 1,377
Labour Norman R. Beddington 1,254
Labour David L. Yorath* 1,164
Alliance Patrick McCann 1,006
Alliance Simon P. Bryceson 932
Alliance Margot J. Dunn 919
Conservative Noel T. Farrow 352
Conservative Andrew J. McHallam 328
Conservative Rene Y.L. Wong 318
Green Andrew R. Myer 147
Registered electors 6,490
Turnout {{{votes}}} 45.3
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Junction[edit]

Junction (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Maurice J. Barnes 1,813
Labour Candy Atherton 1,748
Labour Taha T. Karim 1,669
Alliance Patricia A. Julian 600
Alliance Stephen G. Cope 594
Conservative David J. Nicholson 545
Alliance Errol R. Smalley 523
Conservative Kingsley G. Manning 516
Conservative Nigel P.G. Boardman 491
Green Mary H. Adshead 206
Registered electors 6,376
Turnout {{{votes}}} 48.3
Labour hold
Labour gain from Labour Co-op
Labour gain from Labour Co-op

Mildmay[edit]

Mildmay (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Patrick E. Haynes* 1,720
Labour Ayse Hasan 1,616
Labour Derek A. Sawyer 1,529
Alliance Anthony B.T. Davey 910
Alliance Sylvia M.L. Jones 890
Alliance Gretelmay A. Berent 874
Conservative Richard F. Hewitt 632
Conservative Margaret A. McCabe 575
Conservative Mahendra S. Oza 512
Green Sheila Freeman 334
Registered electors 8,322
Turnout {{{votes}}} 41.9
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Labour Co-op

Quadrant[edit]

Quadrant (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour David P. Barnes 1,111
Labour Anne Green 995
Alliance Mary I. Campbell 908
Alliance Doris K.A. Rogers 852
Conservative William D. Thomas 491
Conservative Jennifer Moody 484
Green Adrian R. Williams 123
Registered electors 5,330
Turnout {{{votes}}} 49.6
Labour hold
Labour gain from Labour Co-op

St George's[edit]

St George's (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Peter B.H. Rees 1,480
Labour Chris Adamson 1,444
Labour Peter J. Murray 1,391
Alliance John W. Bryan 658
Alliance Shamshad Cockcroft 616
Alliance Andrew J.H. Stevens 615
Conservative Kenneth E.J. Graham 531
Conservative Thomas Ramsey 488
Conservative Andrew W. Savage 463
Green Robert K. Turner 315
Registered electors 6,866
Turnout {{{votes}}} 42.9
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Mary's[edit]

St Mary (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Richard M.H. Heseltine 1,165
Alliance Jeffrey Kelson 1,112
Alliance Pier M. Herbert 1,107
Labour Damien F.J. Welfare 1,014
Labour Paul E. Convery 1,012
Labour William S. Young 1,005
Conservative Mark Eldridge 370
Conservative Mary M. Fagg 347
Conservative Hugo H. Summerson 323
Green Helen Bailey 178
Humanist Mitchel B. Wicking 37
Registered electors 5,546
Turnout {{{votes}}} 50.2
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour

St Peter[edit]

St Peter (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Maria Powell 1.613
Alliance Christopher J. Pryce 1,610
Alliance Eileen F. Czwartos 1,491
Labour George R. Hayes 1,142
Labour Clive Jackson 1,064
Labour Andrew Bosi 1,028
Conservative Leonard A. Hatcher 358
Conservative Charles A. Micklewright 343
Conservative Sarah G.M. Ross Goobey 271
Green Paula V. Neuss 183
Registered electors 6,574
Turnout {{{votes}}} 49.2
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour

Sussex[edit]

Sussex (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Margaret Hodge 1,209
Labour Christopher M.B. King 1,156
Alliance Howard Hyman 272
Alliance Eleftherios Georgoulas 240
Conservative Nigel V.A. Shervey 229
Conservative Elizabeth M. Stephens 206
Green Ann C. Wainwright 102
Revolutionary Communist Edward Branigan 58
Registered electors 4,312
Turnout {{{votes}}} 44.4
Labour gain from Labour Co-op
Labour gain from Labour Co-op

Thornhill[edit]

Thornhill (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Charles H. Chapman 1,130
Labour Saly E.A. Gilbert 1,027
Alliance Robert M. Bayliss 762
Alliance Patricia M. Peel 713
Conservative Stephen A. Kreppel 159
Conservative Irene Moore 157
Green Philip R. Lewis 79
Registered electors 4,632
Turnout {{{votes}}} 48.6
Labour hold
Labour hold

Tollington[edit]

Tollington (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Sandra Marks 1,860
Labour Frank C. Mort 1,839
Labour Eddie D.S. Niles 1,734
Alliance Matthew T.M. Ryan 921
Alliance Christopher B.D. Smith 890
Alliance Mark C. Thatcher 793
Conservative Diana Harrison 318
Conservative Foula Dancer 273
Conservative David R. Starkey 261
Green Janet L. Anderson 258
Registered electors 7,523
Turnout {{{votes}}} 46.4
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Labour Co-op

References[edit]

  1. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "London Borough Council Elections - 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 51–53, 126–127. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "London Borough of Islington Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  4. ^ was elected to Highview ward at the last election
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