1986 Lothian Regional Council election

1986 Scottish local government election April 2022 thumb|Map showing results by Lothian Regional Electoral District. The fourth election to Lothian Regional Council was held on 8 May 1986 as part of the wider 1986 Scottish regional elections. The Lothian result was little different from the wider Scottish results, which saw Labour making strong gains across Scotland. In Lothian this allowed Labour to secure their majority on the 49-seat council. Turnout was 47.33%; the highest in Scotland. Aggregate results Lothian Regional election, 1986Regional elections '86 (p.12) https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19860509&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 8 July 2015 The Glasgow Herald 9 May 1986How the Parties Fared Region by Region(p.12) https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19860510&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 8 July 2015 The Glasgow Herald 10 May 1986 Scottish Labour Party 30 7 46.35 17.4 Scottish Conservative Party 13 8 22.04 11.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance 3 0 16.10 10.8 Scottish National Party 2 1 10.52 0.2 Independent (politician) 1 0 4.99 4.2 References Lothian 1986