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The fourth election to Central Regional Council was held on 8 May 1986 as part of the wider 1986 Scottish regional elections.
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The fourth election to Central Regional Council was held on 8 May 1986 as part of the wider 1986 Scottish regional elections.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Labour | 23 |  1 | 67.6 | 48.5 | 48,696 | 5.5 | |||
| SNP | 5 |  | 14.7 | 34.3 | 34,430 | 6.7 | |||
| Conservative | 4 | | 11.8 | 10.5 | 10,552 |  3.0 | |||
| Alliance | 1 | | 2.9 | 5.4 | 5,451 | 6.5 | |||
| Independent | 1 | 1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1,101 | 2.8 | |||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 117 | New | |
Source: [1]
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