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.
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All 52 seats to Highland Regional Council 27 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout was 42.1% in contested electoral districts. Only half of the regions electoral districts were contested.
Aggregate results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Independent | 36 | 6 | 73.0 | 22,884 | 2.1 | ||||
Labour | 7 | 2 | 14.4 | 4,510 | 0.3 | ||||
SNP | 3 | 1 | 6.4 | 1,993 | 3.1 | ||||
Alliance | 3 | 1 | 2.6 | 824 | 2.3 | ||||
Conservative | 2 | 1 | 2.2 | 700 | 2.2 | ||||
Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 1.3 | 422 | New |
Ward results
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