1986 Islington London Borough Council election

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1986 Islington London Borough Council election
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All 52 council seats
27 seats needed for a majority
Registered119,144
Turnout47.1%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Alliance Conservative
Seats before4020
Seats after36160
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 14Steady2.svg
Popular vote66,67948,49119,156
Percentage48.26%35.09%13.87%
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

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]

Contents

Background

Election result

1986 Islington London Borough Council election [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 361014Decrease2.svg 469.2348.2666,679
  Alliance 16140Increase2.svg 1430.7735.0948,491
  Conservative 000Steady2.svg0.0013.8719,156
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.002.603,599
  Communist 000Steady2.svg0.000.10138
  Revolutionary Communist 000Steady2.svg0.000.0458
  Humanist 000Steady2.svg0.000.0337
Total52 138,158

Ward results

(*) - Represents an incumbent Councillor

(†) - Represents a councillor who has swapped wards

Barnsbury

Barnsbury (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
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. Hines1,264
Labour John A. Worker1,178
Conservative Reginald H. Brown260
Conservative Neil D. Kerr240
Green Caroline M. Clayton212
Conservative Mark A.H. Rittner204
Communist John W. Jones138
Registered electors 6,484
Turnout 52.5
Alliance hold
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour

Bunhill

Bunhill (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
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 Loizos1,181
Labour Margaret L. Oliver1,179
Conservative Arthur H.S. Hull473
Conservative Nicholas B. Baile445
Conservative Louise E. Bush441
Green Christopher Ashby118
Registered electors 7,387
Turnout 45.6
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour
Labour hold

Canonbury East

Canonbury East (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Alliance James Doyle 1,101
Alliance Doris L.R. Allen 1,026
Labour Philip J. Kelly1,010
Labour Teresa E. Seabourne870
Conservative Robinn J. Cave255
Conservative James A. Rooke214
Green Rosemary Guest82
Registered electors 4,915
Turnout  50.7
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour

Canonbury West

Canonbury West (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Thomas J.W. Simpson 964
Labour Howard L. Mann 955
Alliance Trevor J. Davies910
Alliance Jennifer A. Durlacher867
Conservative Alan N. Spinney487
Conservative Margaret D. Reese464
Green Keith F. Towse68
Registered electors 4,681
Turnout 53.6
Labour hold
Labour gain from Labour Co-op

Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Alliance David Hymns 1,990
Alliance Gerald D. Southgate 1,743
Alliance Sandra J. Brenner 1,739
Labour Paul Matthews1,271
Labour Nicole E. Bishop1,215
Labour Ian S. Wilson1,046
Conservative Donald W. Bromfield442
Conservative Rita Bromfield376
Conservative Elizabeth M. Carlson311
Green Elizabeth J. Arundel190
Registered electors 7,490
Turnout 49.3
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance hold

Gillespie

Gillespie (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Diane L. Burridge 1,242
Labour Bob Crossman† [4] 1,196
Alliance Hilary J. Chell400
Conservative Andrew G. Dekany368
Alliance Charles M.W. Husbands363
Conservative Adrianne L. Price-Thomas353
Green Richard T. Halvorsen208
Registered electors 4,312
Turnout 51.5
Labour hold
Labour hold

Highbury

Highbury (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Peter A. Broadbent* 1,514
Labour Michael J. Devenney 1,407
Labour Kevin S. Arthurs 1,369
Alliance William K. Harding963
Alliance Stephen Hitchins920
Alliance Patricia A. Tuson905
Conservative Colin T. Dancer426
Conservative Elizabeth B. Edmunds408
Conservative Simon R. Matthews398
Green Katharine L. Wicksteed224
Registered electors 6,672
Turnout 45.8
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Labour Co-op

Highview

Highview (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Maureen M. Leigh* 936
Labour Valda L. James 872
Alliance Anthony D. Fenton282
Alliance Joanne E. Michie275
Conservative Clive D. Blackwood198
Conservative Lucia G. Christodoulides179
Green Roger B. Whitney86
Registered electors 3,640
Turnout  43.4
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hillmarton

Hillmarton (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Arthur L. Bell* 1,043
Labour Janet H. Norden 973
Alliance Francis Vincent645
Alliance Rosemary M. Caudwell610
Conservative Oliver C. Carruthers398
Conservative Roy P.C. Taft337
Green Robert W. Latimer115
Registered electors 4,888
Turnout  46.9
Labour hold
Labour hold

Hillrise

Hillrise (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alan M. Clinton* 1,757
Labour Milton K. Babulall* 1,546
Labour Diana Coles 1,514
Alliance Geoffrey Hubbard573
Alliance Daniel J.M. Janner544
Alliance Sarah A. Ludford522
Conservative Michael Dipre413
Conservative Kenneth Hynes389
Conservative Alexander B.G. Moody338
Green Robin M. Macleod187
Registered electors 6.974
Turnout  41.4
Labour hold
Labour gain from Labour Co-op
Labour hold

Holloway

Holloway (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Rosemary Dale* 1,377
Labour Norman R. Beddington 1,254
Labour David L. Yorath* 1,164
Alliance Patrick McCann1,006
Alliance Simon P. Bryceson932
Alliance Margot J. Dunn919
Conservative Noel T. Farrow352
Conservative Andrew J. McHallam328
Conservative Rene Y.L. Wong318
Green Andrew R. Myer147
Registered electors 6,490
Turnout  45.3
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Junction

Junction (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Maurice J. Barnes 1,813
Labour Candy Atherton 1,748
Labour Taha T. Karim 1,669
Alliance Patricia A. Julian600
Alliance Stephen G. Cope594
Conservative David J. Nicholson545
Alliance Errol R. Smalley523
Conservative Kingsley G. Manning516
Conservative Nigel P.G. Boardman491
Green Mary H. Adshead206
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Patrick E. Haynes* 1,720
Labour Ayse Hasan 1,616
Labour Derek A. Sawyer 1,529
Alliance Anthony B.T. Davey910
Alliance Sylvia M.L. Jones890
Alliance Gretelmay A. Berent874
Conservative Richard F. Hewitt632
Conservative Margaret A. McCabe575
Conservative Mahendra S. Oza512
Green Sheila Freeman334
Registered electors 8,322
Turnout  41.9
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Labour Co-op

Quadrant

Quadrant (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David P. Barnes 1,111
Labour Anne Green 995
Alliance Mary I. Campbell908
Alliance Doris K.A. Rogers852
Conservative William D. Thomas491
Conservative Jennifer Moody484
Green Adrian R. Williams123
Registered electors 5,330
Turnout  49.6
Labour hold
Labour gain from Labour Co-op

St George's

St George's (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Peter B.H. Rees 1,480
Labour Chris Adamson 1,444
Labour Peter J. Murray 1,391
Alliance John W. Bryan658
Alliance Shamshad Cockcroft616
Alliance Andrew J.H. Stevens615
Conservative Kenneth E.J. Graham531
Conservative Thomas Ramsey488
Conservative Andrew W. Savage463
Green Robert K. Turner315
Registered electors 6,866
Turnout  42.9
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Mary's

St Mary (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Alliance Richard M.H. Heseltine 1,165
Alliance Jeffrey Kelson 1,112
Alliance Pier M. Herbert 1,107
Labour Damien F.J. Welfare1,014
Labour Paul E. Convery1,012
Labour William S. Young1,005
Conservative Mark Eldridge370
Conservative Mary M. Fagg347
Conservative Hugo H. Summerson323
Green Helen Bailey178
Humanist Mitchel B. Wicking37
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Alliance Maria Powell 1.613
Alliance Christopher J. Pryce 1,610
Alliance Eileen F. Czwartos 1,491
Labour George R. Hayes1,142
Labour Clive Jackson1,064
Labour Andrew Bosi1,028
Conservative Leonard A. Hatcher358
Conservative Charles A. Micklewright343
Conservative Sarah G.M. Ross Goobey271
Green Paula V. Neuss183
Registered electors 6,574
Turnout  49.2
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour
Alliance gain from Labour

Sussex

Sussex (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Margaret Hodge 1,209
Labour Christopher M.B. King 1,156
Alliance Howard Hyman272
Alliance Eleftherios Georgoulas240
Conservative Nigel V.A. Shervey229
Conservative Elizabeth M. Stephens206
Green Ann C. Wainwright102
Revolutionary Communist Edward Branigan58
Registered electors 4,312
Turnout  44.4
Labour gain from Labour Co-op
Labour gain from Labour Co-op

Thornhill

Thornhill (2) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Charles H. Chapman 1,130
Labour Saly E.A. Gilbert 1,027
Alliance Robert M. Bayliss762
Alliance Patricia M. Peel713
Conservative Stephen A. Kreppel159
Conservative Irene Moore157
Green Philip R. Lewis79
Registered electors 4,632
Turnout  48.6
Labour hold
Labour hold

Tollington

Tollington (3) [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sandra Marks 1,860
Labour Frank C. Mort 1,839
Labour Eddie D.S. Niles 1,734
Alliance Matthew T.M. Ryan921
Alliance Christopher B.D. Smith890
Alliance Mark C. Thatcher793
Conservative Diana Harrison318
Conservative Foula Dancer273
Conservative David R. Starkey261
Green Janet L. Anderson258
Registered electors 7,523
Turnout  46.4
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour gain from Labour Co-op

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  4. ↑ was elected to Highview ward at the last election
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