1986 Camden London Borough Council election
# 1986 Camden London Borough Council election

The 1986 Camden Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Camden London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election.

Labour made big gains from the Conservatives across the borough: gaining Bloomsbury and one seat in Brunswick in the south, South End and the two remaining Highgate seats in the north-east, and Swiss Cottage in the north-west. The SDP–Liberal Alliance also won Fortune Green from the Conservatives.

## Election result

Camden local election results 1986 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Labour | 44 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 74.6 | 50.0 | 30,337 | +9.3 |
| Conservative | 13 | 0 | 13 | −13 | 22.0 | 26.9 | 16,357 | -6.4 |
| Alliance | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3.4 | 19.8 | 12,040 | -5.1 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 857 | +1.1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 178 | -0.1 |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 958 | +1.2 |

## Ward results

### Adelaide

Adelaide (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Julian Tobin | 1,217 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Moon | 1,158 |
| | Conservative | Ian Pasley-Tyler | 1,155 |
| | Labour | Brian Bell | 939 |
| | Labour | Bryan Blatch | 929 |
| | Labour | Anna Wernher | 797 |
| | Alliance | Vera Miles | 487 |
| | Alliance | Aubrey Sandman | 421 |
| | Alliance | Erich Wagner | 400 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Belsize

Belsize (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Colin Glover | 1,055 |
| | Conservative | Huntly Spence | 1,039 |
| | Conservative | Judith Barnes | 1,005 |
| | Labour | Margaret McPhee | 888 |
| | Labour | Malcolm Bull | 875 |
| | Labour | Ramendra Bhattacharyya | 841 |
| | Alliance | David Davies | 818 |
| | Alliance | Pauline Marriott | 788 |
| | Alliance | Dudley Miles | 756 |
| | Green | Philippa Draper | 236 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Bloomsbury

Bloomsbury (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Michael Kirk | 1,307 |
| | Labour | Nicola Kutapan | 1,302 |
| | Labour | William Budd | 1,263 |
| | Conservative | William Trite | 1,158 |
| | Conservative | Martine Moon | 1,069 |
| | Conservative | Mark Whitfield | 1,033 |
| | Alliance | James Morris | 447 |
| | Alliance | Geoffrey Sell | 413 |
| | Alliance | Felicity Watkin | 387 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Brunswick

Brunswick (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Peter Skolar | 757 |
| | Labour | Karen Newbury | 675 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Avery | 672 |
| | Labour | John White | 652 |
| | Alliance | Douglas Medhurst | 383 |
| | Alliance | Kevin Cahill | 367 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Camden

Camden (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Sheila Field | 1,258 |
| | Labour | Satnam Gill | 1,173 |
| | Alliance | Jonathon Owen | 765 |
| | Alliance | David Simmons | 753 |
| | Conservative | Doris Davis | 269 |
| | Conservative | Toby Corder | 253 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Castlehaven

Castlehaven (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Graham Good | 1,485 |
| | Labour | Jasper Williams | 1,238 |
| | Alliance | Jennifer Horne | 274 |
| | Alliance | Keith Roberts | 262 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Soskin | 221 |
| | Conservative | Carl Teper | 187 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Caversham

Caversham (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Gareth Smyth | 1,458 |
| | Labour | Mary Cane | 1,441 |
| | Conservative | Mark Hapgood | 348 |
| | Conservative | Mark Stuart-Smith | 315 |
| | Alliance | Jennifer Kavanagh | 313 |
| | Alliance | Richard Thompson | 265 |
| | Humanist | Stephen McConnell | 84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Chalk Farm

Chalk Farm (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Julie Fitzgerald | 1,124 |
| | Labour | Janet Pope | 1,048 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kemp | 584 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Blackburn | 582 |
| | Alliance | David Casey | 431 |
| | Alliance | Stephen White | 391 |
| | Green | Elizabeth Noyes | 129 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Fitzjohns

Fitzjohns (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ronald King | 735 |
| | Conservative | Cathleen Mainds | 697 |
| | Labour | Ian Swain | 451 |
| | Labour | Sambhu Banik | 445 |
| | Alliance | David Radford | 332 |
| | Alliance | John Howson | 324 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Fortune Green

Fortune Green (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Alliance | Flick Rea | 677 |
| | Alliance | Roger Billins | 627 |
| | Conservative | Paul Crossman | 578 |
| | Labour | Catherine Joseph | 577 |
| | Conservative | Ian Tomisson | 567 |
| | Labour | Eric Kaill | 551 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Frognal

Frognal (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Alan Greengross | 930 |
| | Conservative | Gwyneth Williams | 905 |
| | Labour | Amber Dobson | 479 |
| | Labour | David Richter | 446 |
| | Alliance | Nicola-Jane Taylor | 401 |
| | Alliance | Hilary Billins | 383 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Gospel Oak

Gospel Oak (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Rose Head | 1,455 |
| | Labour | Graham Shurety | 1,429 |
| | Conservative | John Livingston | 410 |
| | Conservative | Peter Somerville | 372 |
| | Alliance | David Birkett | 283 |
| | Alliance | Patricia Gros | 279 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Grafton

Grafton (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roy Shaw | 1,313 |
| | Labour | Patrick Denny | 1,190 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Dilnott-Cooper | 245 |
| | Alliance | Jane Atkinson | 228 |
| | Conservative | Peter Golds | 223 |
| | Alliance | Mary Gillie | 212 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Hampstead Town

Hampstead Town (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Jones | 788 |
| | Conservative | Selina Gee | 787 |
| | Alliance | David Brierley | 695 |
| | Alliance | David Aarons | 672 |
| | Labour | David Bookless | 564 |
| | Labour | Heather Kenmure | 517 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Highgate

Highgate (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Barbara Beck | 1,966 |
| | Labour | Margaret Cosin | 1,844 |
| | Labour | John Wakeham | 1,739 |
| | Conservative | Martin Morton | 1,185 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Fields | 1,129 |
| | Conservative | Peter Horne | 1,109 |
| | Alliance | James McKinley | 901 |
| | Alliance | Christina Schopflin | 896 |
| | Alliance | Margaret Jackson-Roberts | 890 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Holborn

Holborn (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Benjamin Griffith | 1,013 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Hulme | 951 |
| | Tenants' Representative | Ralph Barrett | 548 |
| | Conservative | Peter Smaill | 533 |
| | Conservative | Piers Wauchope | 458 |
| | Alliance | Trevor Davis | 271 |
| | Alliance | Robert Forrest | 210 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Kilburn

Kilburn (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Angela Birtill | 1,925 |
| | Labour | Katherine Allen | 1,866 |
| | Labour | Alan Wood | 1,788 |
| | Conservative | William Smith | 578 |
| | Conservative | Alexandra Lawrie | 565 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Shapland | 558 |
| | Alliance | Jeremy Allen | 518 |
| | Alliance | James Allman | 515 |
| | Alliance | Heather Thompson | 432 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### King's Cross

King's Cross (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Barbara Hughes | 1,113 |
| | Labour | Anthony Dykes | 1,094 |
| | Conservative | George Glossop | 402 |
| | Conservative | James Turner | 382 |
| | Alliance | Thomas Hibbert | 282 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Priory

Priory (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Jacqueline Peacock | 1,621 |
| | Labour | Phil Turner | 1,600 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Lavy | 648 |
| | Conservative | Marilyn Halberstam | 600 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Regent's Park

Regent's Park (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Robert Latham | 1,554 |
| | Labour | David Horan | 1,489 |
| | Labour | Gillian Green | 1,442 |
| | Alliance | William Jones | 1,293 |
| | Alliance | Lee Barr | 1,257 |
| | Alliance | Kenneth Rolph | 1,197 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Robin | 658 |
| | Conservative | Noel Moncaster | 635 |
| | Conservative | Peter Slade | 617 |
| | Tenants' Representative | Terence Hargrave | 326 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### St John's

St John's (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Hilary Lowe | 1,469 |
| | Labour | Richard Sumray | 1,462 |
| | Alliance | Heather Hullah | 311 |
| | Alliance | Soren Agerholm | 295 |
| | Conservative | George Emsden | 271 |
| | Conservative | Sinclair Webster | 254 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### St Pancras

St Pancras (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Stephen Bevington | 1,078 |
| | Labour | Sandra Plummer | 917 |
| | Conservative | Esther Bateman | 241 |
| | Conservative | June Moncaster | 241 |
| | Alliance | John Davidson | 212 |
| | Alliance | Catherine Meehan | 197 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Somers Town

Somers Town (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Thomas Devine | 1,195 |
| | Labour | Alfred Saunders | 1,130 |
| | Alliance | Betty Wilson | 288 |
| | Alliance | Elizabeth Blundell | 278 |
| | Conservative | David Harris | 214 |
| | Conservative | Esther Mundlak | 212 |
| | Independent | Keith Armstrong | 178 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### South End

South End (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Paul Orrett | 1,115 |
| | Labour | Nirmal Roy | 1,064 |
| | Conservative | Inge Reed | 635 |
| | Conservative | Michael Farrer | 633 |
| | Alliance | Jennifer Hall | 347 |
| | Alliance | Sandra Lawman | 342 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Swiss Cottage

Swiss Cottage (3) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Gloria Lazenby | 1,326 |
| | Labour | Alan Rippington | 1,307 |
| | Labour | Adrian Van States | 1,155 |
| | Conservative | Robert Graham | 1,140 |
| | Conservative | David Stone | 1,136 |
| | Conservative | Roberta Robson | 1,103 |
| | Alliance | Ian Bond | 637 |
| | Alliance | Roderick Atkin | 613 |
| | Alliance | Clive Pembridge | 569 |
| | Green | Janet Crawford | 280 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |

### West End

West End (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Kevin McDonnell | 1,089 |
| | Labour | Julia Devot | 1,087 |
| | Conservative | Michael Flynn | 557 |
| | Conservative | Harry Whitcut | 513 |
| | Alliance | Peter Hatton | 446 |
| | Alliance | Brian Sugden | 430 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
