| Election Name: | 1986 Islington London Borough Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Country: | London |
| Previous Year: | 1982 |
| Previous Election: | 1982 Islington London Borough Council election |
| Next Election: | 1990 Islington London Borough Council election |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Seats For Election: | All 52 council seats |
| Majority Seats: | 27 |
| Turnout: | 47.1% |
| Registered: | 119,144 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Party2: | SDP-Liberal Alliance |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 40 |
| Seats After1: | 36 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Seats Before2: | 2 |
| Seats After2: | 16 |
| Seat Change2: | 14 |
| Seats Before3: | 0 |
| Seats After3: | 0 |
| Popular Vote3: | 19,156 |
| Percentage3: | 13.87% |
| Popular Vote1: | 66,679 |
| Percentage1: | 48.26% |
| Popular Vote2: | 48,491 |
| Percentage2: | 35.09% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| After Election: | Labour |
| Before Election: | Labour |
The 1986 Islington Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Islington London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
(*) - Represents an incumbent Councillor
(†) - Represents a councillor who has swapped wards