Elections to Stockport Council were held on Thursday, 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 council remained under no overall control.Stockport, Manchester Evening News, May 9, 1986, p.37
Election result
PartyVotesSeatsFull CouncilConservative Party32,052 (31.6%) 6.97 (33.3%) 424 (38.1%)Alliance37,476 (37.0%) 4.7 7 (33.3%) 3 18 (28.6%)Labour Party27,186 (26.8%) 0.76 (28.6%) 1 16 (25.4%)Heald Green Ratepayers2,834 (2.8%) 0.2 1 (4.8%) 3 (4.8%)Independent Labour0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%) 2 (3.2%)Green Party1,764 (1.7%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)Revolutionary Communist59 (0.1%) N/A 0 (0.0%) N/A 0 (0.0%)
+ ↓ 2 16 18 3 24
Ward results
Bredbury
Brinnington
Cale Green
Cheadle
Cheadle Hulme North
Cheadle Hulme South
Davenport
East Bramhall
Edgeley
Great Moor
Hazel Grove
Heald Green
Heaton Mersey
Heaton Moor
Manor
North Marple
North Reddish
Romiley
South Marple
South Reddish
West Bramhall
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