1986 Highland Regional Council election

1986 Scottish local government election April 2022 1986 Highland Regional Council election Scotland parliamentary no 1982 Highland Regional Council election 1982 1986 5 8 y 1990 Highland Regional Council election 1990 All 52 seats to Highland Regional Council 27 115x50px|Blank Independent (politician) 42 seats, 70.9% 36 6 22,884 73.0% 2.1% 115x50px|Blank Scottish Labour Party 5 seats, 14.7% 7 2 4,510 14.4% 0.3% 115x50px|Blank Scottish National Party 2 seat, 9.5% 3 1 1,993 6.4% 3.1% 115x50px|Blank SDP-Liberal Alliance 2 seats, 4.9% 3 1 824 2.6% 2.3% 115x50px|Blank Scottish Conservative Party 1 seat, 0.0% 2 1 700 2.2% 2.2% 115x50px|Blank Independent Labour Did Not Stand 1 1 422 1.3% New Council Convener Ian Campbell Independent (politician) Council Convener after election Sandy Russell SDP-Liberal Alliance The 1986 Highland Regional Council election to the Highland Regional Council was held on 8 May 1986 as part of the wider 1986 Scottish regional elections. The election saw Independents win control of 36 of the council's 52 seats. Turnout was 42.1% in contested electoral districts. Only half of the regions electoral districts were contested. Aggregate results Highland Regional election, 1986pp.37-148Turnout: 42.1% Independent (politician) 36 6 73.0 22,884 2.1 Scottish Labour Party 7 2 14.4 4,510 0.3 Scottish National Party 3 1 6.4 1,993 3.1 SDP-Liberal Alliance 3 1 2.6 824 2.3 Scottish Conservative Party 2 1 2.2 700 2.2 Independent Labour 1 1 1.3 422 New Ward results February 2017 References Highland 1986