1986 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election information
Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
1986 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election
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8 May 1986 (1986-05-08)
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15 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council 22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
~35,150, 50.4%
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Labour
Conservative
Alliance
Last election
24 seats, 42.9%
19 seats, 38.2%
0 seats, 16.4%
Seats before
24
19
0
Seats after
24
17
2
Seat change
2
2
Popular vote
14,392
13,696
9,974
Percentage
37.8%
36.0%
26.2%
Swing
5.1
2.2
7.3
Council composition following the election.
The 1986 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the seats were contested. While Labour maintained their control of the council, two seats in Handside Ward went to the SDP-Liberal Alliance's candidates, marking the first time any party outside of Labour and the Conservatives won a seat in one of the council's local elections.
^"Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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