1986 Highland Regional Council election
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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
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent
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36 | ![]() |
73.0 | 22,884 | ![]() | ||||
Labour
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7 | ![]() |
14.4 | 4,510 | ![]() | ||||
SNP | 3 | ![]() |
6.4 | 1,993 | ![]() | ||||
Alliance
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3 | ![]() |
2.6 | 824 | ![]() | ||||
Conservative
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2 | ![]() |
2.2 | 700 | ![]() | ||||
Independent Labour
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1 | ![]() |
1.3 | 422 | New |
Ward results
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