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1986 St Albans City and District Council election
The 1986 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
The 1986 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of St Albans City and District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections .
At the election, the SDP-Liberal Alliance displaced the Conservatives as the largest party for the first time since the council's creation in 1973.
1986 St Albans City and District Council election
Alliance 11 2 55.0 14 25 43.9 19,743 39.4 –1.9 Conservative 6 2 30.0 17 23 40.4 18,776 37.5 –3.7 Labour 3 1 15.0 5 8 14.0 9,620 19.2 +3.7 Independent 0 1 0.0 1 1 1.8 1,067 2.1 +0.4 Independent Labour 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 553 1.1 N/A Green 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 300 0.6 +0.4
Party Candidate Votes % .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
Alliance 1,157 48.5 –9.8 Conservative 722 30.3 +2.8 Labour 507 21.2 +7.0 435 18.2 N/A 2,386 49.0 –7.4 4,869 Alliance hold 6.3
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour 955 38.1 Alliance 939 37.5 Labour 930 37.1 Alliance 873 34.8 Conservative 613 24.5 Conservative 545 21.7 2,507 49.0 5,116 Labour gain from Alliance
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 1,237 47.9 +8.0 Conservative 925 35.8 –10.4 Labour 421 16.3 +2.4 312 12.1 N/A 2,583 59.0 +0.7 4,378 Alliance hold 9.2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 868 59.8 –2.3 Conservative 369 25.4 –5.3 Labour 215 14.8 +7.6 499 34.4 +3.1 1,452 52.0 +0.4 2,792 Alliance hold 1.5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 1,052 46.9 –12.2 Conservative 739 33.0 +5.6 Labour 451 20.1 +6.6 313 14.0 –17.8 2,242 47.0 –5.3 4,770 Alliance hold 8.9
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 1,283 44.1 –1.4 Conservative 1,214 41.7 –3.7 Labour 286 9.8 +0.7 Green 128 4.4 N/A 69 2.4 +2.3 2,911 57.0 +4.7 5,107 Alliance gain from Conservative 1.2
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,380 47.0 –5.0 Alliance 1,066 36.3 +4.0 Labour 317 10.8 –0.4 Green 172 5.9 +1.3 314 10.7 –9.0 2,935 51.0 +8.4 5,755 Conservative hold 4.5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,434 56.7 –10.0 Alliance 874 34.6 +11.6 Labour 220 8.7 +1.2 560 22.2 –21.5 2,528 49.0 +6.8 5,159 Conservative hold 10.8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,461 54.8 –3.9 Alliance 982 36.8 +3.1 Labour 225 8.4 +0.9 479 18.0 –7.0 2,668 51.0 +2.7 5,231 Conservative hold 3.5
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,016 41.9 –18.3 Conservative 694 28.6 –11.2 Independent Labour 553 22.8 N/A Independent 161 6.6 N/A 322 13.3 –7.1 2,424 43.0 +8.6 5,637 Labour hold 3.6
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 1,337 49.5 +0.2 Conservative 1,095 40.6 –1.1 Labour 268 9.9 +0.8 242 9.0 +1.4 2,762 53.0 –1.6 5,094 Alliance hold 0.7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 1,285 44.4 +2.7 Conservative 1,281 44.2 –4.9 Labour 330 11.4 +2.2 4 0.2 N/A 2,896 56.0 +3.8 5,171 Alliance gain from Conservative 3.8
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 935 51.9 –3.1 Conservative 581 32.3 –3.0 Labour 285 15.8 +6.1 354 19.7 ±0.0 1,801 42.0 –9.2 4,288 Alliance hold 0.0
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,065 46.9 +5.5 Alliance 759 33.4 N/A Labour 447 19.7 +4.3 306 13.5 N/A 2,271 51.0 +3.9 4,453 Conservative hold N/A
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,245 48.1 +3.0 Alliance 784 30.3 +2.8 Conservative 562 21.7 –5.7 461 17.8 +0.3 2,591 51.0 +5.3 5,080 Labour hold 0.1
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 1,037 46.4 –1.1 Labour 652 29.2 +2.9 Conservative 547 24.5 –1.8 385 17.2 –4.0 2,236 50.0 –2.7 4,472 Alliance hold 2.0
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,093 35.1 –8.1 Independent 869 27.9 N/A Alliance 812 26.1 –20.6 Labour 341 10.9 +0.8 224 7.2 N/A 3,115 54.0 –0.9 5,769 Conservative hold N/A
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 1,404 49.1 –0.8 Alliance 1,107 38.7 –2.1 Labour 309 10.8 +1.5 Independent 37 1.3 N/A 297 10.4 +1.3 2,857 55.0 –2.9 5,195 Conservative gain from Alliance 0.7
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance 1,356 52.0 +0.8 Conservative 1,052 40.3 +0.7 Labour 200 7.7 –1.5 304 11.7 +0.1 2,608 54.0 +5.5 4,830 Alliance gain from Conservative 0.0
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