1986 Islington London Borough Council election

1986 Islington London Borough Council election
All 52 council seats; 27 seats needed for a majority
Registered	119,144
Turnout	47.1%
Council control before election; Labour ;	Council control after election; Labour ;

Last updated October 14, 2025

The 1986 Islington Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.^[1]

Background

Election result

1986 Islington London Borough Council election^[2]^[3]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes
	Labour	36	10	14	4	69.23	48.26	66,679
	Alliance	16	14	0	14	30.77	35.09	48,491
	Conservative	0	0	0		0.00	13.87	19,156
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	2.60	3,599
	Communist	0	0	0		0.00	0.10	138
	Revolutionary Communist	0	0	0		0.00	0.04	58
	Humanist	0	0	0		0.00	0.03	37
Total		52						138,158

Ward results

(*) - Represents an incumbent Councillor

(†) - Represents a councillor who has swapped wards

Barnsbury

Barnsbury (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	George A. Lambillion*	1,659
	Alliance	Ann Brennan	1,507
	Alliance	Christopher Mularczyk	1,498
	Labour	Alexander J. Farrell*	1,291
	Labour	Derek R. Hines	1,264
	Labour	John A. Worker	1,178
	Conservative	Reginald H. Brown	260
	Conservative	Neil D. Kerr	240
	Green	Caroline M. Clayton	212
	Conservative	Mark A.H. Rittner	204
	Communist	John W. Jones	138
Registered electors			6,484
Turnout				52.5
	Alliance hold
	Alliance gain from Labour
	Alliance gain from Labour

Bunhill

Bunhill (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Joseph R. Trotter	1,371
	Alliance	Jonathon P. Smith	1,311
	Labour	Terence J. Herbert*	1,272
	Labour	Christopher T. Calnan*	1,264
	Alliance	Peter Loizos	1,181
	Labour	Margaret L. Oliver	1,179
	Conservative	Arthur H.S. Hull	473
	Conservative	Nicholas B. Baile	445
	Conservative	Louise E. Bush	441
	Green	Christopher Ashby	118
Registered electors			7,387
Turnout				45.6
	Alliance gain from Labour
	Alliance gain from Labour
	Labour hold

Canonbury East

Canonbury East (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	James Doyle	1,101
	Alliance	Doris L.R. Allen	1,026
	Labour	Philip J. Kelly	1,010
	Labour	Teresa E. Seabourne	870
	Conservative	Robinn J. Cave	255
	Conservative	James A. Rooke	214
	Green	Rosemary Guest	82
Registered electors			4,915
Turnout				50.7
	Alliance gain from Labour
	Alliance gain from Labour

Canonbury West

Canonbury West (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Thomas J.W. Simpson	964
	Labour	Howard L. Mann	955
	Alliance	Trevor J. Davies	910
	Alliance	Jennifer A. Durlacher	867
	Conservative	Alan N. Spinney	487
	Conservative	Margaret D. Reese	464
	Green	Keith F. Towse	68
Registered electors			4,681
Turnout				53.6
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Labour Co-op

Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	David Hymns	1,990
	Alliance	Gerald D. Southgate	1,743
	Alliance	Sandra J. Brenner	1,739
	Labour	Paul Matthews	1,271
	Labour	Nicole E. Bishop	1,215
	Labour	Ian S. Wilson	1,046
	Conservative	Donald W. Bromfield	442
	Conservative	Rita Bromfield	376
	Conservative	Elizabeth M. Carlson	311
	Green	Elizabeth J. Arundel	190
Registered electors			7,490
Turnout				49.3
	Alliance gain from Labour
	Alliance gain from Labour
	Alliance hold

Gillespie

Gillespie (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Diane L. Burridge	1,242
	Labour	Bob Crossman†^[4]	1,196
	Alliance	Hilary J. Chell	400
	Conservative	Andrew G. Dekany	368
	Alliance	Charles M.W. Husbands	363
	Conservative	Adrianne L. Price-Thomas	353
	Green	Richard T. Halvorsen	208
Registered electors			4,312
Turnout				51.5
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Highbury

Highbury (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter A. Broadbent*	1,514
	Labour	Michael J. Devenney	1,407
	Labour	Kevin S. Arthurs	1,369
	Alliance	William K. Harding	963
	Alliance	Stephen Hitchins	920
	Alliance	Patricia A. Tuson	905
	Conservative	Colin T. Dancer	426
	Conservative	Elizabeth B. Edmunds	408
	Conservative	Simon R. Matthews	398
	Green	Katharine L. Wicksteed	224
Registered electors			6,672
Turnout				45.8
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Labour Co-op

Highview

Highview (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Maureen M. Leigh*	936
	Labour	Valda L. James	872
	Alliance	Anthony D. Fenton	282
	Alliance	Joanne E. Michie	275
	Conservative	Clive D. Blackwood	198
	Conservative	Lucia G. Christodoulides	179
	Green	Roger B. Whitney	86
Registered electors			3,640
Turnout				43.4
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hillmarton

Hillmarton (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Arthur L. Bell*	1,043
	Labour	Janet H. Norden	973
	Alliance	Francis Vincent	645
	Alliance	Rosemary M. Caudwell	610
	Conservative	Oliver C. Carruthers	398
	Conservative	Roy P.C. Taft	337
	Green	Robert W. Latimer	115
Registered electors			4,888
Turnout				46.9
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hillrise

Hillrise (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alan M. Clinton*	1,757
	Labour	Milton K. Babulall*	1,546
	Labour	Diana Coles	1,514
	Alliance	Geoffrey Hubbard	573
	Alliance	Daniel J.M. Janner	544
	Alliance	Sarah A. Ludford	522
	Conservative	Michael Dipre	413
	Conservative	Kenneth Hynes	389
	Conservative	Alexander B.G. Moody	338
	Green	Robin M. Macleod	187
Registered electors			6.974
Turnout				41.4
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Labour Co-op
	Labour hold

Holloway

Holloway (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Rosemary Dale*	1,377
	Labour	Norman R. Beddington	1,254
	Labour	David L. Yorath*	1,164
	Alliance	Patrick McCann	1,006
	Alliance	Simon P. Bryceson	932
	Alliance	Margot J. Dunn	919
	Conservative	Noel T. Farrow	352
	Conservative	Andrew J. McHallam	328
	Conservative	Rene Y.L. Wong	318
	Green	Andrew R. Myer	147
Registered electors			6,490
Turnout				45.3
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Junction

Junction (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Maurice J. Barnes	1,813
	Labour	Candy Atherton	1,748
	Labour	Taha T. Karim	1,669
	Alliance	Patricia A. Julian	600
	Alliance	Stephen G. Cope	594
	Conservative	David J. Nicholson	545
	Alliance	Errol R. Smalley	523
	Conservative	Kingsley G. Manning	516
	Conservative	Nigel P.G. Boardman	491
	Green	Mary H. Adshead	206
Registered electors			6,376
Turnout				48.3
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Labour Co-op
	Labour gain from Labour Co-op

Mildmay

Mildmay (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Patrick E. Haynes*	1,720
	Labour	Ayse Hasan	1,616
	Labour	Derek A. Sawyer	1,529
	Alliance	Anthony B.T. Davey	910
	Alliance	Sylvia M.L. Jones	890
	Alliance	Gretelmay A. Berent	874
	Conservative	Richard F. Hewitt	632
	Conservative	Margaret A. McCabe	575
	Conservative	Mahendra S. Oza	512
	Green	Sheila Freeman	334
Registered electors			8,322
Turnout				41.9
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Labour Co-op

Quadrant

Quadrant (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David P. Barnes	1,111
	Labour	Anne Green	995
	Alliance	Mary I. Campbell	908
	Alliance	Doris K.A. Rogers	852
	Conservative	William D. Thomas	491
	Conservative	Jennifer Moody	484
	Green	Adrian R. Williams	123
Registered electors			5,330
Turnout				49.6
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Labour Co-op

St George's

St George's (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter B.H. Rees	1,480
	Labour	Chris Adamson	1,444
	Labour	Peter J. Murray	1,391
	Alliance	John W. Bryan	658
	Alliance	Shamshad Cockcroft	616
	Alliance	Andrew J.H. Stevens	615
	Conservative	Kenneth E.J. Graham	531
	Conservative	Thomas Ramsey	488
	Conservative	Andrew W. Savage	463
	Green	Robert K. Turner	315
Registered electors			6,866
Turnout				42.9
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St Mary's

St Mary (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Richard M.H. Heseltine	1,165
	Alliance	Jeffrey Kelson	1,112
	Alliance	Pier M. Herbert	1,107
	Labour	Damien F.J. Welfare	1,014
	Labour	Paul E. Convery	1,012
	Labour	William S. Young	1,005
	Conservative	Mark Eldridge	370
	Conservative	Mary M. Fagg	347
	Conservative	Hugo H. Summerson	323
	Green	Helen Bailey	178
	Humanist	Mitchel B. Wicking	37
Registered electors			5,546
Turnout				50.2
	Alliance gain from Labour
	Alliance gain from Labour
	Alliance gain from Labour

St Peter

St Peter (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Maria Powell	1.613
	Alliance	Christopher J. Pryce	1,610
	Alliance	Eileen F. Czwartos	1,491
	Labour	George R. Hayes	1,142
	Labour	Clive Jackson	1,064
	Labour	Andrew Bosi	1,028
	Conservative	Leonard A. Hatcher	358
	Conservative	Charles A. Micklewright	343
	Conservative	Sarah G.M. Ross Goobey	271
	Green	Paula V. Neuss	183
Registered electors			6,574
Turnout				49.2
	Alliance gain from Labour
	Alliance gain from Labour
	Alliance gain from Labour

Sussex

Sussex (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Margaret Hodge	1,209
	Labour	Christopher M.B. King	1,156
	Alliance	Howard Hyman	272
	Alliance	Eleftherios Georgoulas	240
	Conservative	Nigel V.A. Shervey	229
	Conservative	Elizabeth M. Stephens	206
	Green	Ann C. Wainwright	102
	Revolutionary Communist	Edward Branigan	58
Registered electors			4,312
Turnout				44.4
	Labour gain from Labour Co-op
	Labour gain from Labour Co-op

Thornhill

Thornhill (2)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Charles H. Chapman	1,130
	Labour	Saly E.A. Gilbert	1,027
	Alliance	Robert M. Bayliss	762
	Alliance	Patricia M. Peel	713
	Conservative	Stephen A. Kreppel	159
	Conservative	Irene Moore	157
	Green	Philip R. Lewis	79
Registered electors			4,632
Turnout				48.6
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Tollington

Tollington (3)^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sandra Marks	1,860
	Labour	Frank C. Mort	1,839
	Labour	Eddie D.S. Niles	1,734
	Alliance	Matthew T.M. Ryan	921
	Alliance	Christopher B.D. Smith	890
	Alliance	Mark C. Thatcher	793
	Conservative	Diana Harrison	318
	Conservative	Foula Dancer	273
	Conservative	David R. Starkey	261
	Green	Janet L. Anderson	258
Registered electors			7,523
Turnout				46.4
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Labour Co-op

References

↑ "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "London Borough Council Elections - 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 51–53, 126–127. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "London Borough of Islington Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
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[London_1986_election-1] "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[elect1986-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "London Borough Council Elections - 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 51–53, 126–127. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[ElectionsCentre-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "London Borough of Islington Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Plymouth University. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

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