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. 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.
Results summary
Party Votes won % votes Change Seats % seats Change Councils Change Labour 842,489 37.4 +7.2 957 50.0 +176 15 +3 798,398 35.4 -6.8 684 35.7 -300 11 -6 539,848 24.0 -0.6 249 13.0 +125 3 +3 Others72,269 3.2 +0.2 24 1.3 -1 0 ±0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 3 ±0
Turnout: 2,312,939 voters cast ballots (45.5%).
Council results Council Previous control Result Details Barking and Dagenham Details Barnet Details Bexley Details Brent Details Bromley Details Camden Details Croydon Details Ealing Details Enfield Details Greenwich Details Hackney Details Hammersmith and Fulham Details Haringey Details Harrow Details Havering Details Hillingdon Details Hounslow Details Islington Details Kensington and Chelsea Details Kingston upon Thames Details Lambeth Details Lewisham Details Merton Details Newham Details Redbridge Details Richmond upon Thames Details Southwark Details Sutton Details Tower Hamlets Details Waltham Forest Details Wandsworth Details Westminster Details
Overall councillor numbers
Borough result maps
References