1986 London local elections

1986 London local elections
All 1,914 on all 32 London boroughs
Turnout	45.5%
	Results by Borough in 1986.

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 8 May 1986.

All London borough council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1982.^[1] The Labour Party won the most votes and seats in London for the first time since 1974. The party won the most seats in London in 7 out of the next 8 elections.

Results summary

style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" | style="width: 2px; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="SDP-Liberal Alliance" | style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" |

Party^[2]		Votes won	% votes	Change	Seats	% seats	Change	Councils	Change
	Labour	842,489	37.4	+7.2	957	50.0	+176	15	+3
Conservative	798,398	35.4	-6.8	684	35.7	-300	11	-6
Alliance	539,848	24.0	-0.6	249	13.0	+125	3	+3
	Others	72,269	3.2	+0.2	24	1.3	-1	0	±0
No overall control	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3	±0

Turnout: 2,312,939 voters cast ballots (45.5%).^[3]

Council results

Council	Previous control		Result
Barking and Dagenham style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Barnet style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Bexley style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Brent style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Bromley style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Camden style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Croydon style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Ealing style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Enfield style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Greenwich style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Hackney style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Hammersmith and Fulham style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Haringey style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Harrow style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Havering style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Hillingdon style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Hounslow style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Islington style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Kensington and Chelsea style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Kingston upon Thames style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control	Details
Lambeth style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Lewisham style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Merton style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Newham style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Redbridge style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Richmond upon Thames style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (UK)" \|	Liberal	Details
Southwark style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Sutton style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (UK)" \|	Liberal	Details
Tower Hamlets style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour style="width: 2px; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (UK)" \|	Liberal	Details
Waltham Forest style="width: 2px; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="No overall control" \|	No overall control style="width: 2px; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)" \|	Labour	Details
Wandsworth style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details
Westminster style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative style="width: 2px; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" \|	Conservative	Details

Overall councillor numbers

London local elections 1986 Councillor statistics
Party		Seats	Gain/loss
	Labour	957	+176
	Conservative	684	-300
	Alliance	249	+125
	Others	24	-1

Borough result maps

Barnet 1986 results map
Camden 1986 results map
Hammersmith and Fulham 1986 results map

References

^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
^ "Year Tables". 19 December 2015.
^ "LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL ELECTIONS" (PDF). londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com. 8 May 1986. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

[1] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). Demographic and Statistical Studies. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[2] "Year Tables". 19 December 2015.

[3] "LONDON BOROUGH COUNCIL ELECTIONS" (PDF). londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com. 8 May 1986. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

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v t e (1985 ←) 1986 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1987)
London boroughs	Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth Westminster
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