1986 Fife Regional Council election

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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.

Quick facts All 46 seats to Fife Regional Council 24 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
1986 Fife Regional Council election

 1982
8 May 1986 (1986-05-08)
1990 

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

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Aggregate results

More information Party, Seats ...
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
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