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15 out of 43 seats to Welwyn Hatfield District Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | ~35,150, 50.4% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Council composition following the election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1986 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield District Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the seats were contested. While Labour maintained their control of the council, two seats in Handside Ward went to the SDP-Liberal Alliance's candidates, marking the first time any party outside of Labour and the Conservatives won a seat in one of the council's local elections.
Summary
Election results
| 1986 Welwyn Hatfield District Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 8 | 
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55.3 | 16 | 24 | 55.8 | 14,392 | 37.8 | –5.1 | |
| Conservative | 5 |  2
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33.3 | 12 | 17 | 39.5 | 13,696 | 36.0 | –2.2 | |
| Alliance | 2 |  2
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13.3 | 0 | 2 | 4.7 | 9,974 | 26.2 | +7.3 | |
References
- "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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