Camden London Borough Council election, 1986

Map of the results of the 1986 election to Camden London Borough Council. Labour (red) gained seats from the Conservatives (blue) in the south and north-east of the borough — taking all but one of them. Labour and the Liberal Democrats (yellow) also took wards off the Conservatives in the north-west.

The 1986 Camden Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election. Labour made big gains from the Conservatives across the borough: gaining Bloomsbury and one seat in Brunswick in the south, South End and the two remaining Highgate seats in the north-east, and Swiss Cottage in the north-west. The SDP–Liberal Alliance also won Fortune Green from the Conservatives.

Results

Camden local election results 1986
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 44 11 0 +11
  Conservative 13 0 13 −13
  SDP–Liberal Alliance 2 2 0 +2
  Tenants' Representative 0 0 0 0 0% 874
  Green 0 0 0 0 0% 857
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0% 178

Ward results

Adelaide (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julian Tobin 1,217
Conservative Stephen Moon 1,158
Conservative Ian Pasley-Tyler 1,155
Labour Brian Bell 939
Labour Bryan Blatch 929
Labour Anna Wernher 797
SDP–Liberal Alliance Vera Miles 487
SDP–Liberal Alliance Aubrey Sandman 421
SDP–Liberal Alliance Erich Wagner 400
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing
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Belsize (3)
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Bloomsbury (3)
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Brunswick (2)
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Camden (2)
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Castlehaven (2)
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Caversham (2)
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Chalk Farm (2)
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Fitzjohns (2)
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Fortune Green (2)
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Frognal (2)
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Gospel Oak (2)
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Grafton (2)
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Hampstead Town (2)
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Highgate (3)
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Holborn (2)
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Kilburn (3)
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King's Cross (2)
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Priory (2)
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Regent's Park (3)
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St John's (2)
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St Pancras (2)
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Somers Town (2)
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South End (2)
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Swiss Cottage (3)
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West End (2)
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References