London local elections, 1986

London local elections, 1986
8 May 1986

All 1,914 on all 32 London boroughs
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Neil Kinnock Margaret Thatcher David Steel
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Leader since 2 October 1983 11 February 1975 7 July 1976
Councils 15 11 3
Councils +/– Increase3 Decrease6 Increase3
Councillors 957 685 249
Councillors +/– Increase176 Decrease295 Increase125
London borough councils by political control following election

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]

Council results

Council Previous control Result Details
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

Party Seats Net Gain/Loss
  Labour 957 +176
  Conservative 685 -295
  Liberal 249 +125
  Others 23 -6

References

  1. 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.