The1986 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members ofSt Albans City and District Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as otherlocal elections.

At the election, the SDP-Liberal Alliance displaced the Conservatives as the largest party for the first time since the council's creation in 1973.

1986 St Albans City and District Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Alliance	11	2	55.0	14	25	43.9	19,743	39.4	–1.9
	Conservative	6	2	30.0	17	23	40.4	18,776	37.5	–3.7
	Labour	3	1	15.0	5	8	14.0	9,620	19.2	+3.7
	Independent	0	1	0.0	1	1	1.8	1,067	2.1	+0.4
	Independent Labour	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	553	1.1	N/A
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	300	0.6	+0.4

Ashley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	T. Allison	1,157	48.5	–9.8
	Conservative	S. Capper	722	30.3	+2.8
	Labour	C. Leet	507	21.2	+7.0
Majority			435	18.2	N/A
Turnout			2,386	49.0	–7.4
Registered electors			4,869
	Alliancehold		Swing	6.3

Clarence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Burton	1,237	47.9	+8.0
	Conservative	J. Telfer	925	35.8	–10.4
	Labour	S. Seelig	421	16.3	+2.4
Majority			312	12.1	N/A
Turnout			2,583	59.0	+0.7
Registered electors			4,378
	Alliancehold		Swing	9.2

Colney Heath

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	B. Howard*	868	59.8	–2.3
	Conservative	R. Wakeley	369	25.4	–5.3
	Labour	D. Landman	215	14.8	+7.6
Majority			499	34.4	+3.1
Turnout			1,452	52.0	+0.4
Registered electors			2,792
	Alliancehold		Swing	1.5

Cunningham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	C. Gunner*	1,052	46.9	–12.2
	Conservative	C. Ellis	739	33.0	+5.6
	Labour	T. Jones	451	20.1	+6.6
Majority			313	14.0	–17.8
Turnout			2,242	47.0	–5.3
Registered electors			4,770
	Alliancehold		Swing	8.9

Harpenden East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	P. Burrows	1,283	44.1	–1.4
	Conservative	B. Bartman*	1,214	41.7	–3.7
	Labour	D. Crew	286	9.8	+0.7
	Green	J. Bishop	128	4.4	N/A
Majority			69	2.4	+2.3
Turnout			2,911	57.0	+4.7
Registered electors			5,107
	Alliancegain fromConservative		Swing	1.2

Harpenden North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. Haywood*	1,380	47.0	–5.0
	Alliance	D. Wright	1,066	36.3	+4.0
	Labour	B. Saffery	317	10.8	–0.4
	Green	H. Swailes	172	5.9	+1.3
Majority			314	10.7	–9.0
Turnout			2,935	51.0	+8.4
Registered electors			5,755
	Conservativehold		Swing	4.5

Harpenden South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K. McCaw*	1,434	56.7	–10.0
	Alliance	L. Johnstone	874	34.6	+11.6
	Labour	J. Bailey	220	8.7	+1.2
Majority			560	22.2	–21.5
Turnout			2,528	49.0	+6.8
Registered electors			5,159
	Conservativehold		Swing	10.8

Harpenden West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Roberts	1,461	54.8	–3.9
	Alliance	D. Groom	982	36.8	+3.1
	Labour	L. Fryd	225	8.4	+0.9
Majority			479	18.0	–7.0
Turnout			2,668	51.0	+2.7
Registered electors			5,231
	Conservativehold		Swing	3.5

London Colney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Ranstead	1,016	41.9	–18.3
	Conservative	T. Rodell	694	28.6	–11.2
	Independent Labour	F. Perham*	553	22.8	N/A
	Independent	I. Holt	161	6.6	N/A
Majority			322	13.3	–7.1
Turnout			2,424	43.0	+8.6
Registered electors			5,637
	Labourhold		Swing	3.6

Marshallwick North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	G. Churchard*	1,337	49.5	+0.2
	Conservative	L. Caims	1,095	40.6	–1.1
	Labour	C. Pearce	268	9.9	+0.8
Majority			242	9.0	+1.4
Turnout			2,762	53.0	–1.6
Registered electors			5,094
	Alliancehold		Swing	0.7

Marshallwick South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	A. Rowlands	1,285	44.4	+2.7
	Conservative	A. Hill	1,281	44.2	–4.9
	Labour	L. Adams	330	11.4	+2.2
Majority			4	0.2	N/A
Turnout			2,896	56.0	+3.8
Registered electors			5,171
	Alliancegain fromConservative		Swing	3.8

Park Street

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	W. Lawrence	935	51.9	–3.1
	Conservative	S. Biggs	581	32.3	–3.0
	Labour	J. Gipps	285	15.8	+6.1
Majority			354	19.7	±0.0
Turnout			1,801	42.0	–9.2
Registered electors			4,288
	Alliancehold		Swing	0.0

Sopwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Pollard*	1,245	48.1	+3.0
	Alliance	M. Saunders	784	30.3	+2.8
	Conservative	J. Rabuszko	562	21.7	–5.7
Majority			461	17.8	+0.3
Turnout			2,591	51.0	+5.3
Registered electors			5,080
	Labourhold		Swing	0.1

St. Peters

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	P. Thompson*	1,037	46.4	–1.1
	Labour	G. Powell	652	29.2	+2.9
	Conservative	F. Newton	547	24.5	–1.8
Majority			385	17.2	–4.0
Turnout			2,236	50.0	–2.7
Registered electors			4,472
	Alliancehold		Swing	2.0

Verulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Moss	1,404	49.1	–0.8
	Alliance	C. White	1,107	38.7	–2.1
	Labour	M. Bromberg	309	10.8	+1.5
	Independent	A. Clifford	37	1.3	N/A
Majority			297	10.4	+1.3
Turnout			2,857	55.0	–2.9
Registered electors			5,195
	Conservativegain fromAlliance		Swing	0.7

Wheathampstead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Whittaker	1,356	52.0	+0.8
	Conservative	R. Norsworthy	1,052	40.3	+0.7
	Labour	J. McPheat	200	7.7	–1.5
Majority			304	11.7	+0.1
Turnout			2,608	54.0	+5.5
Registered electors			4,830
	Alliancegain fromConservative		Swing	0.0

• 1986 English local elections
• St Albans City and District Council elections
• 1980s in Hertfordshire
• May 1986 in the United Kingdom

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