| Election Name: | 1986 Western Isles Islands Council election |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Flag Image: | Western Isles Council Flag.svg |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1982 Western Isles Area Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1982 |
| Next Election: | 1990 Western Isles Area Council election |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Seats For Election: | All 30 seats to Western Isles Council |
| Majority Seats: | 16 |
| Party1: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election1: | 30 seats, 100.0% |
| Leader1: | Sandy Matheson |
| Leaders Seat1: | Newton |
| Seats Before1: | 30 |
| Seats1: | 30 |
| Popular Vote1: | 5,443 |
| Percentage1: | 99.7% |
| Seat Change1: | 0 |
| Swing1: | 0.3% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Sandy Matheson |
| Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
| After Election: | Sandy Matheson |
| After Party: | Independent (politician) |
The fourth election to Western Isles Islands Council was held on 8 May 1986 as part of the wider 1986 Scottish regional elections.
The election was the first Western Isles council election to be contested by a political party, with the Scottish Labour Party putting up a single candidate in the Northbay ward. The Labour candidate was unsuccessful, gaining 5.2% of the vote in the ward.