| Election Name: | 1986 Camden Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Previous Election: | 1982 Camden London Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1982 |
| Next Election: | 1990 Camden London Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Seats For Election: | All 59 seats to Camden Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 30 |
| Election Date: | 8 May 1986 |
| Leader1: | Phil Turner |
| Leader Since1: | 1982 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat1: | Represented St Pancras Stood in Priory |
| Last Election1: | 33 seats, 40.7% |
| Seats1: | 44 |
| Seat Change1: | 11 |
| Popular Vote1: | 30,337 |
| Percentage1: | 50.0% |
| Swing1: | 9.3% |
| Leader2: | Stephen Moon |
| Leader Since2: | 1985 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Adelaide |
| Last Election2: | 26 seats, 33.3% |
| Seats2: | 13 |
| Seat Change2: | 13 |
| Popular Vote2: | 16,357 |
| Percentage2: | 26.9% |
| Swing2: | 6.4% |
| Party3: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Last Election3: | 0 seats, 24.9% |
| Seats3: | 2 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Popular Vote3: | 12,040 |
| Percentage3: | 19.8% |
| Swing3: | 5.1% |
| Map Size: | 380px |
| Leader | |
| Posttitle: | Leader |
| Before Election: | Phil Turner |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Tony Dykes |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
The 1986 Camden Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election.
Labour made big gains from the Conservatives across the borough: gaining Bloomsbury and one seat in Brunswick in the south, South End and the two remaining Highgate seats in the north-east, and Swiss Cottage in the north-west. The SDP–Liberal Alliance also won Fortune Green from the Conservatives.
Phil Turner announced before the election that he was stepping down as Leader of the Council to focus on fighting Hampstead and Highgate at the general election. Turner also moved wards from St Pancras to Kilburn Priory which was one of the safest Labour parts of the Hampstead and Highgate Parliamentary Constituency.
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