1986 Wandsworth London Borough Council election

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

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Background

Election result

Ward results

Balham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Bedford (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Earlsfield (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Loveland 1,364
Conservative Angela Graham 1,292
Conservative John Grimshaw1,251
Labour Enley Taylor1,184
Alliance David Patterson1,038
Alliance Martin Morris888
East Putney (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Fairfield (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Furzedown (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Graveney (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Latchmere (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nightingale (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Northcote (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Parkside (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Queenstown (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Roehampton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
St John (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
St Mary's Park (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Shaftesbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Southfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Burnett 2,431
Conservative Peter Slater 2,371
Conservative Christine Thompson 2,356
Labour John Gibbs2,213
Labour Stephen Gibbons2,197
Labour Jacqueline Pearce2,184
Alliance Jeremy Ambache1,046
Alliance Andrew Greenfield1,001
Alliance Gerard Walter970
IndependentEdward Larkin118
IndependentTerence Black65
Springfield (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Thamesfield (3)
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Tooting (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
West Hill (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
West Putney (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%

By-elections (1982-1986)

13 October 1983

Earlsfield (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance David Patterson (councillor) 1,263
Labour Patrick Roche1,058
Conservative Angela Graham658
Independent LiberalEdward Larkin50
Ecology (Green)Elizabeth Shaw30

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References

  1. "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 29 March 2015.