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All 1,914 on all 32 London boroughs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 45.5% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by Borough in 1986. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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] 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.
| Party [2] | Votes won | % votes | Change | Seats | % seats | Change | Councils | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 842,489 | 37.4 | +7.2 | 957 | 50.0 | +176 | 15 | +3 | |
| Conservative | 798,398 | 35.4 | -6.8 | 684 | 35.7 | -300 | 11 | -6 | |
| Alliance | 539,848 | 24.0 | -0.6 | 249 | 13.0 | +125 | 3 | +3 | |
| Others | 72,269 | 3.2 | +0.2 | 24 | 1.3 | -1 | 0 | ±0 | |
| No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3 | ±0 | |
| London local elections 1986 Councillor statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gain/loss | |
| Labour | 957 | +176 | |
| Conservative | 684 | -300 | |
| Alliance | 249 | +125 | |
| Others | 24 | -1 | |
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