1986 London local elections
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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
Party[2] | Votes won | % votes | Change | Seats | % seats | Change | Councils | Change | |
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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 | Details | ||
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Barking and Dagenham | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Barnet | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Bexley | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Brent | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Bromley | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Camden | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Croydon | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Ealing | Conservative | Labour | Details | ||
Enfield | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Greenwich | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Hackney | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Hammersmith and Fulham | No overall control | Labour | Details | ||
Haringey | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Harrow | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Havering | Conservative | No overall control | Details | ||
Hillingdon | Conservative | No overall control | Details | ||
Hounslow | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Islington | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Kensington and Chelsea | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Kingston upon Thames | Conservative | No overall control | Details | ||
Lambeth | No overall control | Labour | Details | ||
Lewisham | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Merton | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Newham | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Redbridge | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Richmond upon Thames | Conservative | Liberal | Details | ||
Southwark | Labour | Labour | Details | ||
Sutton | Conservative | Liberal | Details | ||
Tower Hamlets | Labour | Liberal | Details | ||
Waltham Forest | No overall control | Labour | Details | ||
Wandsworth | Conservative | Conservative | Details | ||
Westminster | Conservative | Conservative | Details |
Overall councillor numbers
London local elections 1986 Councillor statistics | |||
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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.
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