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Regional elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 8 May 1986, under the terms of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The previous elections had been held in 1982. The elections took place a year before the Conservative's third general election victory. Elections took place in England and Wales on the same day.
National results
| Parties | Votes | Votes % | +/- | Wards | Net Gain/Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 43.9 | 223 | ||||
| SNP | 18.2 | 36 | ||||
| Conservative | 16.9 | 65 | ||||
| Alliance | 15.1 | 40 | ||||
| Independent | 4.8 | 79 | ||||
| Total | 45.2 | ?? | 524 | |||
Party performance
Labour continued to make gains, increasing their number of councillors in most of the areas contested. The Conservatives suffered heavy losses, losing control of Lothian council to Labour and Grampian and Tayside councils to no overall control. They lost all their Councillors in Dumfries and Galloway. The SNP vote failed to recover from its decline since 1980.
Results by council area
| Council | Lab | Con | All | SNP | Other | Total seats | Turnout | Control |
Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borders | 0 | 6 (-2) | 2 (-1) | 2 (+1) | 14 (+1) | 23 | 37.02% | Independent hold | Details | |
| Central | 23 (+1) | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 (-1) | 34 | 47.49% | Labour hold | Details | |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 7 (+3) | 0 (-4) | 4 (+2) | 5 (+2) | 19 (-3) | 35 | 40.66% | Independent hold | Details | |
| Fife | 30 (+3) | 4 (-5) | 8 (+3) | 2 (+1) | 2 (-1) | 46 | 46.74% | Labour hold | Details | |
| Grampian | 18 (+2) | 15 (-11) | 12 (+7) | 9 (+5) | 3 | 57 | 35.61% | No overall control gain from Conservatives | Details | |
| Highland | 6 (+1) | 2 (+1) | 2 (-1) | 2 (+1) | 40 (-2) | 52 | 41.85% | Independent Hold | Details | |
| Lothian | 30 (+7) | 13 (-8) | 3 | 2 (+1) | 1 | 49 | 49.21% | Labour gain from NOC | Details | |
| Orkney | 0 | - | - | - | 24 | 24 | ??% | Independent Hold | Details | |
| Shetland | 4 (+1) | - | - | - | 21 (-1) | 25 | ??% | Independent Hold | Details | |
| Strathclyde | 88 (+8) | 6 (-8) | 5 (+1) | 1 (-1) | 3 | 103 | 45.46% | Labour hold | Details | |
| Tayside | 20 (+8) | 14 (-13) | 1 (+1) | 9 (+4) | 2 | 46 | 47.64% | No overall control gain from Conservative | Details | |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) | 0 | - | - | - | 30 | 30 | ??% | Independent Hold | Details | |
References
- ^ McConnell, Alan (2004), Scottish Local Government, Edinburgh University Press, ISBN 978-0-7486-2005-0
- ^ "How the parties fared region by region". The Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1986. p. 6. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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