The 1986 Havering Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of

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, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went in no to overall control.

Electoral arrangements

The 1986 election used the ward boundaries established in 1978 for the third time. 63 councillors were elected from 25 wards. Each ward returned two or three councillors. Polling took place on 8 May 1986.

Results

The Conservative Party lost nine seats and their majority on the council. Eight seats went from Conservative to Labour in

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, Hylands, Mawney and Oldchurch wards. Residents gained two seats from the Conservatives in

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and one seat went the other way in

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. This gave the Conservative Party 28 councillors, the Labour Party 20, and the Residents Association 10 councillors, with an increase of one seat. The

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candidates held their five seats in Chase Cross and Rainham wards.

Ward results

Airfield

Ardleigh Green

Brooklands

Chase Cross

Collier Row

Cranham East

Cranham West

Elm Park

Emerson Park

Gidea Park

Gooshays

Hacton

Harold Wood

Heath Park

Heaton

Hilldene

Hylands

Mawney

Oldchurch

Rainham

Rise Park

St Andrew's

St Edward's

South Hornchurch

Upminster

By-elections

The following by-elections took place between the 1986 and 1990 elections: * 1988 Chase Cross by-election * 1988 Gidea Park by-election * 1988 Hacton by-election * 1989 Rainham by-election

Notes

References

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