# 1986 Lambeth London Borough Council election

The 1986 Lambeth London Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986. All 64 members of Lambeth London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
In the 1986 elections, the Labour Party won 40 seats (up 8 from 1982), the Conservative Party won 21 (down 6), and the SDP–Liberal Alliance won 3 (down 2). Turnout was 43.0%.
Before the 1986 election, the district auditor had identified losses due to the late setting of council rates as part of the rate-capping rebellion, and surcharged the relevant councillors (half of the total), disqualifying them from office and barring them from standing again for five years. This reduced the Labour Group on the council from the 32 elected in 1982 to 3 going into the election.

## Election result

Lambeth Local Election Result 1986 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % |
| Labour | 40 | +8 | 62.5 | 43.6 |
| Conservative | 21 | -6 | 32.8 | 32.9 |
| Alliance | 3 | -2 | 4.7 | 20.2 |

## Ward results
### Angell

Angell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Lesley Hammond | 2,049 |
| | Labour | Stephen French | 2,013 |
| | Labour | David Morgan | 1,886 |
| | Conservative | Constance HoImes | 499 |
| | Conservative | Frederick HoImes | 488 |
| | Conservative | Paul Williamson | 446 |
| | Alliance | Maureen Green | 317 |
| | Alliance | Christopher Berry | 311 |
| | Alliance | David Warner | 278 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Bishop's

Bishop's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Clapham Park

Clapham Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Clapham Town

Clapham Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Ferndale

Ferndale (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Gipsy Hill

Gipsy Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Herne Hill

Herne Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Knight's Hill

Knight's Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Larkhall

Larkhall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Oval

Oval (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Janet Crook | 1,725 |
| | Labour | Robert Colenutt | 1,632 |
| | Labour | Marilyn Evers | 1,618 |
| | Alliance | Mike Tuffrey | 1,492 |
| | Alliance | Bruce Darrington | 1,357 |
| | Alliance | Suresh Patel | 1,261 |
| | Conservative | Richard Oses | 568 |
| | Conservative | Martin Taylor | 562 |
| | Conservative | Mary Starling | 545 |
| | National Front | Barry Freestone | 69 |
| | National Front | William Young | 60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Prince's

Prince's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### St Leonard's

St Leonard's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mary Leigh | 1,803 | |
| | Conservative | John Bercow | 1,753 | |
| | Conservative | Hugh Jones | 1,714 | |
| | Labour | Amanda Caulfield | 995 | |
| | Labour | Raymond Chant | 948 | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth White | 924 | |
| | Liberal | Helen Bailey | 886 | |
| | Liberal | Sheila Clarke | 843 | |
| | Liberal | Alan Leaman | 824 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 719 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St Martin's

St Martin's (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Stockwell

Stockwell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Henry Bottomley | 1,515 |
| | Labour | Janet Boston | 1,433 |
| | Labour | Brian Hodge | 1,371 |
| | Alliance | P. Mitchell | 1,059 |
| | Alliance | A. Davis | 1,048 |
| | Alliance | G. Watson | 931 |
| | Conservative | A. Cooper | 603 |
| | Conservative | V. Taylor | 550 |
| | Conservative | L. Peachey | 524 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Streatham Hill

Streatham Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Streatham South

Streatham South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Streatham Wells

Streatham Wells (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Thornton

Thornton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Thurlow Park

Thurlow Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Town Hall

Town Hall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Tulse Hill

Tulse Hill (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |

### Vassall

Vassall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |