1986 Strathclyde Regional Council election

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

Map showing results in Strathclyde Regional Council.

Aggregate results
Strathclyde Regional Council election, 1986[1][2]
Party 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 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
  1. http://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lold/scl1986.php
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19860510&printsec=frontpage&hl=en p.6
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