| Election Name: | 1986 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 1984 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1984 |
| Next Election: | 1987 North Hertfordshire District Council election |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
| Seats For Election: | 16 of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council |
| Majority Seats: | 26 |
| Image1: | Con |
| Leader1: | Bob Flatman |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats Before1: | 31 |
| Seats After1: | 26 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Leader2: | Audrey Carss |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats Before2: | 12 |
| Seats After2: | 14 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Image3: | All |
| Leader3: | Tony Quinn |
| Party3: | SDP–Liberal Alliance |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Seats After3: | 7 |
| Seat Change3: | 4 |
| Swing3: | |
| Image4: | RA |
| Party4: | Ratepayers Association |
| Seats Before4: | 3 |
| Seats After4: | 3 |
| Image5: | Ind |
| Party5: | Independent politician |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats After5: | 0 |
| Seat Change5: | 1 |
| Leader | |
| Before Election: | Bob Flatman |
| Before Party: | Conservative |
| Posttitle: | Leader after election |
| After Election: | Bob Flatman |
| After Party: | Conservative Party (UK) |
The 1986 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 8 May 1986, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 16 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.[1]
The Conservatives lost five seats and only narrowly retained their majority on the council. The SDP–Liberal Alliance took the most votes across the district, gaining four extra seats.[2]
The overall results were as follows:
The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.[3] [4]