Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 1986
After the election, the composition of the council was:
PartySeats ± Labour 54 -3SDP-Liberal Alliance 37 +9Conservative Party (UK) 7 -6
Election result
Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 1986
Ward results
Abercromby
Aigburth
Allerton
Anfield
Arundel
Breckfield
Broadgreen
Childwall
Church
Clubmoor
County
Croxteth
Dingle
Dovecot
Everton
Fazakerley
Gillmoss
Granby
Grassendale
Kensington
Melrose
Netherley
Old Swan
Picton
Pirrie
St. Mary's
Smithdown
Speke
Tuebrook
Valley
Vauxhall
Warbreck
Woolton
Liverpool Daily Post 2 May 1986
By Elections
On 12 March 1987 16 Militant and 31 non-Militant Labour Councillors were disbarred from office
NameWardElected Heather Adams Netherley 8 May 1986 Paul Astbury Valley 8 May 1986 Mike Black Pirrie 5 May 1983 Dominic Brady Everton 5 May 1983 Tony Byrne Valley 5 May 1983 Eddie Burke Dovecot 3 May 1984 Jackie Crowley Anfield 3 May 1984 Hugh Dalton Pirrie 3 May 1984 Joe Devaney Abercromby 3 May 1984 Jimmy Dillon Broadgreen 5 May 1983 Alex Doswell Granby 3 May 1984 Felicity Dowling Speke 8 May 1986 Steve Ellison Breckfield 3 May 1984 Peter Ferguson Dingle 3 May 1984 Alan Fogg Kensington 3 May 1984 Alex Gamble Smithdown 8 May 1986 Roy Gladden Clubmoor 8 May 1986 Jimmy Hackett Warbreck 5 May 1983 John Hamilton Granby 5 May 1983 Willy Harper Netherley 3 May 1984 Derek Hatton Netherley 5 May 1983 John Humphries St. Mary's 5 May 1983 Tony Hood Abercromby 6 May 1982 Steve Jenkins Smithdown 5 May 1983 Paul Lafferty Clubmoor 5 May 1983 Bob Lancaster Melrose 5 May 1983 Dave Leach Granby 8 May 1986 John Linden Fazakerley 8 May 1986 Dave Lloyd Fazakerley 3 May 1984 George Lloyd Old Swan 5 May 1983 Pauline Lowes Melrose 5 May 1983 Paul Luckock Vauxhall 5 May 1983 John Mackintosh Breckfield 5 May 1983 Dorothy Mathews Smithdown 3 May 1984 Frank Mills County 5 May 1983 Tony Mulhearn St. Mary's 3 May 1984 John Nelson Fazakerley 5 May 1983 John Ord Speke 3 May 1984 Peter Owens Pirrie 8 May 1986 Jimmy Parry Everton 3 May 1984 Terry Prout Dingle By election Tony Rimmer Gillmoss 3 May 1984 Jimmy Rutledge Abercromby 5 May 1983 Harry Smith Valley 3 May 1984 Vinny Wagner Melrose 3 May 1984 Bill Westbury Dovecot 1 May 1986 Franny Wiles Everton 6 May 1982
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