Elections to Southwark Council were held in May 1986. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 36.7%.
| Southwark Local Election Result 1986[1] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
| Labour | 43 | -10 | 67.2 | 50.4 | ||||||
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | 15 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 23.4 | 29.1 | ||||
| Conservative | 6 | -2 | 9.4 | 18.0 | ||||||
| Others | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | ||||||
| Preceded by Southwark Council election, 1982 |
Southwark local elections | Succeeded by Southwark Council election, 1990 |