1986 Stevenage Borough Council election explained

Election Name:1986 Stevenage Borough Council election[1] [2]
Country:England
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:1984 Stevenage Borough Council election
Previous Year:1984
Next Election:1987 Stevenage Borough Council election
Next Year:1987
Seats For Election:13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
Majority Seats:20
Election Date:8 May 1986
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Seats Before1:26
Seats1:9
Seat Change1:3
Seats After1:29
Popular Vote1:11,497
Percentage1:46.9%
Party2:SDP–Liberal Alliance
Seats Before2:11
Seats2:4
Seat Change2:2
Seats After2:9
Popular Vote2:8,512
Percentage2:34.7%
Party3:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before3:2
Seats3:0
Seat Change3:1
Seats After3:1
Popular Vote3:4,472
Percentage3:18.2%
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Labour
After Election:Labour

The 1986 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1982. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.

Overall results

|-bgcolor=#F6F6F6| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 13| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 24,535| style="text-align: right;" | |-|colspan="11" style="color:inherit;background:"||-| style="color:inherit;background:"|| colspan="10"| Labour holdAll comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1982 election.

Ward results

Symonds Green

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Council compositions by year. The Elections Centre.
  2. Web site: Local Election Summaries 1986. The Elections Centre.