1986 London local elections

Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 8 May 1986.

1986 London local elections
8 May 1986

All 1,914 on all 32 London boroughs
Turnout45.5%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Neil Kinnock Margaret Thatcher David Steel (Lib.)
David Owen (SDP)
Party Labour Conservative SDPLiberal Alliance
Leader since 2 October 1983 11 February 1975 1976 (Steel), 1983 (Owen)
Popular vote 842,489 798,398 539,848
Percentage 37.4% 35.4% 24.0%
Swing 7.2% 6.8% 0.6%
Councils 15 11 3
Councils +/– 3 6 3
Councillors 957 685 249
Councillors +/– 176 300 125

Results by Borough in 1986.

All London borough council seats were up for election. The previous Borough elections in London were in 1982. 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.

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