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1986 Bristol City Council election

1986 UK local government election

Field	Value
election_name	1986 Bristol City Council election
country	England
type	Parliamentary
ongoing	no
party_colour	yes
previous_election	1984 Bristol City Council election
previous_year	1984
next_election	1987 Bristol City Council election
next_year	1987
seats_for_election	24 of 68 seats (one third) to Bristol City Council
majority_seats	35
election_date	8 May 1986
party1	Labour Party (UK)
seats1	35
seat_change1	2
party2	Conservative Party (UK)
seats2	26
seat_change2	3
party3	SDP-Liberal Alliance
seats3	7
seat_change3	1
title	Council control
posttitle	Council control after election
before_election	No Overall Control
after_election	Labour Party (UK)

The 1986 Bristol City Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Bristol City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of seats in the 1986 Council Elections in the English city of Bristol were up for election. The election in Brislington West was a by-election. There was a small swing away from the Conservatives and Labour regained a majority on the Council, which they kept until 2003.

Ward results

The change is calculated using the 1983 election results.

Ashley

Avonmouth

Bedminster

Bishopston

Brislington West

Cabot

Clifton

Cotham

Easton

Eastville

Filwood

Frome Vale

Henbury

Henleaze

Hillfields

Horfield

Kingsweston

Lawrence Hill

Lockleaze

Redland

Southmead

Southville

Stoke Bishop

Westbury-on-Trym

Sources

Bristol Evening Post 9 May 1986

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