1986 Lambeth London Borough Council election

The 1986 Lambeth London Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986. All 64 members of Lambeth London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.

In the 1986 elections, the Labour Party won 40 seats (up 8 from 1982), the Conservative Party won 21 (down 6), and the SDP–Liberal Alliance won 3 (down 2). Turnout was 43.0%.

Before the 1986 election, the district auditor had identified losses due to the late setting of council rates as part of the rate-capping rebellion, and surcharged the relevant councillors (half of the total), disqualifying them from office and barring them from standing again for five years. This reduced the Labour Group on the council from the 32 elected in 1982 to 3 going into the election.

Election result

Lambeth Local Election Result 1986^[1]
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %
Labour	40	+8	62.5	43.6
Conservative	21	-6	32.8	32.9
Alliance	3	-2	4.7	20.2

Ward results

Angell

Angell (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Bishop's

Bishop's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Clapham Park

Clapham Park (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Clapham Town

Clapham Town (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Ferndale

Ferndale (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Gipsy Hill

Gipsy Hill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Herne Hill

Herne Hill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Knight's Hill

Knight's Hill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Larkhall

Larkhall (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Oval

Oval (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Janet Crook	1,725
	Labour	Robert Colenutt	1,632
	Labour	Marilyn Evers	1,618
	Alliance	Mike Tuffrey	1,492
	Alliance	Bruce Darrington	1,357
	Alliance	Suresh Patel	1,261
	Conservative	Richard Oses	568
	Conservative	Martin Taylor	562
	Conservative	Mary Starling	545
	National Front	Barry Freestone	69
	National Front	William Young	60
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Prince's

Prince's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

St Leonard's

St Leonard's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mary Leigh	1,803
	Conservative	John Bercow	1,753
	Conservative	Hugh Jones	1,714
	Labour	Amanda Caulfield	995
	Labour	Raymond Chant	948
	Labour	Elizabeth White	924
	Liberal	Helen Bailey	886
	Liberal	Sheila Clarke	843
	Liberal	Alan Leaman	824
Majority			719
Turnout				47.7
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Martin's

St Martin's (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Stockwell

Stockwell (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Labour	Henry Bottomley	1,515
	Labour	Janet Boston	1,433
	Labour	Brian Hodge	1,371
	Alliance	P. Mitchell	1,059
	Alliance	A. Davis	1,048
	Alliance	G. Watson	931
	Conservative	A. Cooper	603
	Conservative	V. Taylor	550
	Conservative	L. Peachey	524
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Streatham Hill

Streatham Hill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Streatham South

Streatham South (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Streatham Wells

Streatham Wells (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Thornton

Thornton (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Thurlow Park

Thurlow Park (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Town Hall

Town Hall (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Tulse Hill

Tulse Hill (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

Vassall

Vassall (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%

References

^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.

[1] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1993). Local Elections in Britain: A Statistical Digest. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.

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