| Election Name: | 1986 Auckland City local elections |
| Flag Image: | Coat of arms of Auckland.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1983 Auckland City local elections |
| Previous Year: | 1983 |
| Next Election: | 1989 Auckland City local elections |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
| Seats For Election: | All 21 seats on the Auckland City Council |
| Election Date: | 11 October 1986 |
| Party1: | Citizens & Ratepayers |
| Last Election1: | 20 |
| Seats1: | 15 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Party2: | New Zealand Labour Party |
| Last Election2: | 1 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
The 1986 Auckland local elections were part of the 1986 New Zealand local elections, to elect members to sub-national councils and boards. The Auckland elections covered one regional council (the Auckland Regional Council), city council, hospital board, and various local boards and licensing trusts. The polling was conducted using the standard first-past-the-post electoral method.
The Auckland City Council consisted of a mayor and twenty-one councillors elected from ten wards (Avondale, Blockhouse Bay, Central, Eastern Bays, Grey Lynn, Meadowbank, Point Chevalier, Ponsonby, Remuera and Tamaki).
See main article: 1986 Auckland City mayoral election.
The Avondale Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
The Blockhouse Bay Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
The Central Ward elects three members to the Auckland City Council
The Eastern Bays Ward elects three members to the Auckland City Council
The Grey Lynn Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
The Meadowbank Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
The Point Chevalier Ward elects one member to the Auckland City Council
The Ponsonby Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
The Remuera Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
The Tamaki Ward elects two members to the Auckland City Council
The City of Auckland and Waiheke Ward elects four members to the Auckland Harbour Board
The City of Auckland and Waiheke Ward elects two members to the Auckland Hospital Board