Local Elections 1986
Local Elections 1986 was held on 8 May 1986. 2,123 seats were filled across 4,199 wards and divisions in 276 councils, from 17,781 candidates. The Labour Party won 1,046, Conservative Party won 558 and Independent won 186.
- Date
- 8 May 1986
- Seats filled
- 2,123
- Candidates
- 17,781
- Councils
- 276
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Labour Party | 5,522 | 1,046 | 6,547,143 | 39.8% |
| Conservative Party | 5,249 | 558 | 5,168,596 | 31.5% |
| Independent | 536 | 186 | 195,787 | 1.2% |
| SDP-Liberal Alliance | 708 | 97 | 547,918 | 3.3% |
| Lib/Sdp | 3,267 | 85 | 2,474,612 | 15.1% |
| The Liberal Party | 137 | 39 | 148,953 | 0.9% |
| Scottish National Party | 332 | 37 | 309,122 | 1.9% |
| Other | 98 | 11 | 28,687 | 0.2% |
| SDPLIB | 139 | 9 | 86,701 | 0.5% |
| Alliance For Local Living (ALL) | 431 | 8 | 286,482 | 1.7% |
| RES | 51 | 8 | 43,147 | 0.3% |
| Residents | 17 | 8 | 19,631 | 0.1% |
| Social Democratic Party | 114 | 7 | 108,477 | 0.7% |
| LIBAFT | 185 | 6 | 182,647 | 1.1% |
| INDRA | 10 | 4 | 9,686 | 0.1% |
| REA | 14 | 3 | 16,018 | 0.1% |
| Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 18 | 2 | 7,764 | 0.0% |
| Ind Con | 15 | 2 | 5,064 | 0.0% |
| WS | 2 | 2 | 1,896 | 0.0% |
| Independent / other | 2 | 2 | 1,686 | 0.0% |
| Ind Lab | 35 | 1 | 19,248 | 0.1% |
| All | 25 | 1 | 15,747 | 0.1% |
| MOD LAB | 1 | 1 | 779 | 0.0% |
| Green Party | 513 | 0 | 77,948 | 0.5% |
| SDPAFT | 38 | 0 | 29,770 | 0.2% |
| LIBFT | 20 | 0 | 21,218 | 0.1% |
| RATE | 13 | 0 | 18,828 | 0.1% |
| Lab/Coop | 5 | 0 | 5,263 | 0.0% |
| INDNBA | 12 | 0 | 4,665 | 0.0% |
| COMM | 41 | 0 | 4,022 | 0.0% |
| LIBACT | 2 | 0 | 3,414 | 0.0% |
| Prog | 5 | 0 | 3,330 | 0.0% |
| LIB | 5 | 0 | 3,208 | 0.0% |
| NF | 28 | 0 | 2,691 | 0.0% |
| LIBAST | 4 | 0 | 2,180 | 0.0% |
| IIND | 3 | 0 | 2,090 | 0.0% |
| DC | 28 | 0 | 2,074 | 0.0% |
| NHLF | 9 | 0 | 2,058 | 0.0% |
| Con DEM | 3 | 0 | 2,000 | 0.0% |
| INDRE | 3 | 0 | 1,916 | 0.0% |