Merton London Borough Council election, 1986
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Elections for the London Borough of Merton were held on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Merton London Borough Council in London, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England and Scotland.[1]
The whole council was up for election and the incumbent majority Conservative administration remained in overall control of the council, its majority reduced to one seat.[3]
Background
At the last election, the Conservatives had remained in overall majority control of the council, winning 44 seats. The Labour Party was returned as the only opposition party, with 13 seats.[3] In the same election, Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association lost all their three seats to the Conservatives.[2]
Following the death of Cllr. Michael Page, at a by-election in Longthornton on 15 March 1984, the Longthornton and Tamworth Residents Association regained one of their seats from the Conservatives.[2]
Results
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 29 | 0 | 15 | 50.9% | 41.1% | 69,161 | |||
Labour | 25 | 12 | 0 | 43.9% | 35.7% | 59,974 | |||
Longthornton and Tamworth Residents | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.3% | 2.3% | 3,919 | |||
SDP–Liberal Alliance | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 20.4% | 34,325 | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.4% | 630 | n/a | |
National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% | 154 |
In Durnsford, incumbent Conservative councillor and future Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May was elected for the Conservative Party.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Conservative | Geoffrey Gill | 857 | 36.7% | ||
Conservative | Theresa May | 818 | |||
Labour | Arthur Kennedy | 734 | 32.1% | ||
Liberal | Susan Knibbs | 731 | 31.2% | ||
Labour | Anthony Coleman | 730 | |||
Liberal | Richard Barraclough | 692 | |||
Turnout | 4,562 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Notes and references
Notes
References
- 1 2 3 4 London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986 (PDF). London Residuary Body - Research and Intelligence Unit. 1986.
- 1 2 3 "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982" (PDF). Greater London Council. 1982. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- 1 2 "Merton Council Election Results 1964-2012" (PDF). Merton Council. Retrieved 9 June 2018.