1986 Strathclyde Regional Council election

The 1986 Strathclyde Regional Council election to the Strathclyde Regional Council was held on Thursday 8 May 1986, alongside regional elections across Scotland. All 103 of the council's seats were up for election.

Map showing results in Strathclyde Regional Council.

Aggregate results

Strathclyde Regional Council election, 1986[1][2]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Labour	87			8	85.4	52.6	429,046	6.8
Conservative	6			9	5.8	13.1	106,983	9.4
Alliance	5			1	4.9	14.2	116,182	2.9
Independent	3			1	2.9	1.9	15,890	0.2
SNP	2			1	1.9	17.5	143,033	5.0
Independent Labour	0				0.0	0.3	2,211	0.2
Green (UK)	0	0	0		0.0	0.2	1,810	0.1
Communist	0	0	0		0.0	0.3	975	0.2
Scottish Independence Party	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	169
Revolutionary Communist	0	0	0		0.0	0.0	74

References

"Scottish Elections :: Strathclyde 1986". scottishelections.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015.
"Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. The Glasgow Herald. p. 6.

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Links to elections for successor councils

Council elections in East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017 2022
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished
Cumnock and Doon Valley District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished

Council elections in East Dunbartonshire
East Dunbartonshire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished
Bearsden and Milngavie District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Strathkelvin District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished

Council elections in East Renfrewshire
East Renfrewshire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017 2022
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished
Eastwood District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Renfrew District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished

Elections in Glasgow
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Glasgow City Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017 2022
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished

Council elections in North Ayrshire
Cunninghame District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
North Ayrshire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017 2022
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished

Council elections in North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017 2022
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Motherwell District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Monklands District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
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Council elections in South Ayrshire
Kyle and Carrick District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
South Ayrshire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017 2022
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished

Council elections in South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017 2022
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished
Clydesdale District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
East Kilbride District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Hamilton District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished

Council elections in West Dunbartonshire
Clydebank District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
Dumbarton District Council	1974 1977 1980 1984 1988 1992 Abolished
West Dunbartonshire Council	1995 1999 2003 2007 2012 2017
Strathclyde Regional Council	1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 Abolished

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