1986 West Lancashire District Council election
1986 UK local government election
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The 1986 West Lancashire District Council election took place on 1 May 1986 to elect members of West Lancashire District Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party lost overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 27 | -3 | |
| Labour | 21 | +2 | |
| Social Democrat | 3 | +1 | |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | |
| Independent | 3 | 0 | |
Ward results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Raymond Wardle | 1,041 | |||
| SDP | Grace Wyatt | 345 | |||
| Labour | Judith Pickthall | 290 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Anne Maguire | 806 | |||
| Conservative | Ronald Barker | 721 | |||
| SDP | Margaret McCain | 161 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP | Robert Jermyn | 1,108 | |||
| Conservative | William Rigby | 984 | |||
| Labour | Maurice George | 647 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| SDP gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alexander Chadwick | 294 | |||
| SDP | Andrew Johnson | 91 | |||
| Labour | Christopher Sawyer | 53 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Val Hopley | 902 | |||
| SDP | Matthew Cochrane | 753 | |||
| Labour | Bernard Brown | 323 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Malcolm Gibbons | 877 | |||
| Labour | John Draper | 450 | |||
| SDP | Carol Jermyn | 100 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kenneth Vincent | 559 | |||
| Labour | Cynthia Dereli | 154 | |||
| SDP | Louise Randall | 146 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Ryding | 515 | |||
| Conservative | David Bintcliffe | 500 | |||
| Labour | Peter Wynn | 281 | |||
| Labour | Joan Draper | 280 | |||
| SDP | Andrew Cowley | 90 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Turner | 968 | |||
| SDP | David Pryer | 423 | |||
| Labour | Patricia Carson | 208 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Margaret Edwards | 561 | |||
| Labour | Victor Coman | 125 | |||
| SDP | Mark Winstanley | 110 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ash Martin | 1,045 | |||
| Conservative | Anthony Toal | 885 | |||
| SDP | Jill Cochrane | 291 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Barry Gannaway-Jones | 803 | |||
| SDP | Roy Hiscock | 314 | |||
| Labour | Wayne Marland | 182 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||