1986 Fife Regional Council election

8 May 1986 (1986-05-08)

All 46 seats to Fife Regional Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Alliance Conservative
Last election 27 4 10
Seats won 30 8 4
Seat change Increase3 Increase4 Decrease6
Popular vote 56,383 22,075 15,063
Percentage 46.4% 18.2% 12.4%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Party SNP Communist Independent
Last election 1 1 2
Seats won 2 1 1
Seat change Increase1 Steady0 Decrease1
Popular vote 22,369 2,210 2,003
Percentage 18.4% 1.8% 1.6%

Results by electoral division.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

The 1986 Fife Regional Council election, the fourth election to Fife Regional Council, was held on 8 May 1986 as part of the wider 1986 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Labour maintaining their control of the regions 46 seat council.

Aggregate results

Fife Regional election, 1986[1]
Turnout: 46.9%
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 30 Increase3 65.2 46.4 56,383
  Alliance 8 Increase4 17.4 18.2 22,075
  Conservative 4 Decrease6 8.7 12.4 15,063
  SNP 2 Increase1 4.3 18.4 22,369
  Communist 1 Steady0 Steady0 Steady0 2.2 1.8 2,210
  Independent 1 Steady0 Steady0 Steady0 2.2 1.6 2,003
  Independent Labour 0 Steady0 Decrease1 Decrease1 0.0 2.4 719
  Green 0 Steady0 Steady0 Steady0 0.0 0.6 671 New

Ward results

References

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