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The1986 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 8 May 1986.[1][2][3] There was a 3% reduction in the number of councillors, owing to the abolition of the Greater London Council and the Metropolitan County Councils.
The national projected share of the vote was Labour 37%, Conservative 34%, Liberal-SDP Alliance 26%. The Conservatives lost 975 seats, Labour gained 13 seats and the Liberal-SDP Alliance gained 338 seats.
Two parliamentary by-elections were also held on the same day in theWest Derbyshire andRyedale constituencies. The Conservatives held West Derbyshire, though only by 100 votes. The Alliance gained Ryedale from the Conservatives.
The elections were delayed a week from the usual date of the first Thursday in May, due to 1 May 1986 falling withinPassover.[4][5]
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In all 32 London boroughs the whole council was up for election.
All 36 metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election.
In 2 districts the whole council was up for election.
In 2 districts there were new ward boundaries, following further electoral boundary reviews by theLocal Government Boundary Commission for England.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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| Halton ‡ | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
| Thamesdown ‡ | Labour | Labour hold | Details | ||
‡ New ward boundaries
In 121 districts one third of the council was up for election.
This was the first and only election to the directly elected local education authority established by theLocal Government Act 1985. However, it was short-lived, being abolished four years later by theEducation Reform Act 1988.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
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| Inner London Education Authority | New Council | Labour | Details | ||
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