| Election Name: | 1986 Sheffield City Council election |
| Country: | England |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1984 Sheffield City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1984 |
| Next Election: | 1987 Sheffield City Council election |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
| Seats For Election: | 30 of 87 seats to Sheffield City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 44 |
| Election Date: | 8 May 1986 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Seats1: | 22 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Party3: | SDP–Liberal Alliance |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 0 |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Majority party | |
| Posttitle: | Majority party after election |
| Before Election: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Election: | Labour Party (UK) |
Elections to Sheffield City Council were held on 8 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election. Since the 1984 election, the Conservatives had successfully defended two seats in Broomhill and Labour had held one of their Park seats in by-elections the following year.[1]
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This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the Council after the elections:
| valign=top colspan="2" style="width: 230px" | Party | valign=top style="width: 30px" | Previous council | valign=top style="width: 30px" | New council |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 61 | 63 | |||
| Conservatives | 17 | 15 | |||
| SDP–Liberal Alliance | 9 | 9 | |||
| Total | 87 | 87 | |||
| Working majority | |||||
George Munn was a sitting councillor for Darnall ward
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