Elections to Trafford Council were held on 8 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election, with each successful candidate to serve a four-year term of office, expiring in 1990. The Conservative Party lost overall control of the council, to no overall control."Trafford M. B. C. Election Results Sheet, 9 May 1986", Trafford M.B.C.(1986).
Because the Conservative Candidate for Priory ward, G. V. Burrows, (presumably inadvertently) wrote his occupation in the description box of his nomination paper, his party allegiance is listed on all official records and press coverage of this election as "Taxi Driver". However, as he was, in fact, the official Conservative Candidate, and therefore would doubtless have taken the Conservative whip had he been elected, he is listed on this page as a Conservative, rather than an Independent.
Election result
PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilLabour Party31,703 (39.6%) 3.914 (60.9%) 9 30 (47.6%)Conservative Party30,087 (37.6%) 4.66 (26.1%) 1024 (38.1%)Alliance17,808 (22.3%) 2.0 3 (13.0%) 1 9 (14.3%)Green Party358 (0.4%) 0.3 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)Independent13 (0.0%) 1.1 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%)
+ ↓ 30 9 24
Ward results
Altrincham
Bowdon
Broadheath
Brooklands
Bucklow
Clifford
Davyhulme East
Davyhulme West
Flixton
Hale
Longford
Mersey-St. Mary's
Park
Priory
Sale Moor
St. Martin's
Stretford
Talbot
Timperley
Urmston
Village
By-elections between 1986 and 1987
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