1986 Stevenage Borough Council election

1986 Stevenage Borough Council election^[1][2]

8 May 1986
13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Alliance Conservative Seats before 26 11 2 Seats won 9 4 0 Seats after 29 9 1 Seat change 3 2 1 Popular vote 11,497 8,512 4,472 Percentage 46.9% 34.7% 18.2%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1986 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control 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.

1986 Stevenage Borough Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	9	3	0	1	69.2	46.9	11,497	8.6
	Alliance	4	0	2	2	30.8	34.7	8,512	1.3
	Conservative	0	0	1	1	0.0	18.2	4,472	7.6
	Green	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	54	New
Total		13						24,535
	Labour hold

All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1982 election.