1986 Liverpool City Council election
Elections to Liverpool City Council were held on 1 May 1986. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Ward results
Childwall
Fazakerley
Picton
Warbreck
By Elections
On 12 March 1987 16 Militant and 31 non-Militant Labour Councillors were disbarred from office| Name | Ward | Elected |
| Heather Adams | Netherley | 8 May 1986 |
| Paul Astbury | Valley | 8 May 1986 |
| Mike Black | Pirrie | 5 May 1983 |
| Dominic Brady | Everton | 5 May 1983 |
| Tony Byrne | Valley | 5 May 1983 |
| Eddie Burke | Dovecot | 3 May 1984 |
| Jackie Crowley | Anfield | 3 May 1984 |
| Hugh Dalton | Pirrie | 3 May 1984 |
| Joe Devaney | Abercromby | 3 May 1984 |
| Jimmy Dillon | Broadgreen | 5 May 1983 |
| Alex Doswell | Granby | 3 May 1984 |
| Felicity Dowling | Speke | 8 May 1986 |
| Steve Ellison | Breckfield | 3 May 1984 |
| Peter Ferguson | Dingle | 3 May 1984 |
| Alan Fogg | Kensington | 3 May 1984 |
| Alex Gamble | Smithdown | 8 May 1986 |
| Roy Gladden | Clubmoor | 8 May 1986 |
| Jimmy Hackett | Warbreck | 5 May 1983 |
| John Hamilton | Granby | 5 May 1983 |
| Willy Harper | Netherley | 3 May 1984 |
| Derek Hatton | Netherley | 5 May 1983 |
| John Humphries | St. Mary's | 5 May 1983 |
| Tony Hood | Abercromby | 6 May 1982 |
| Steve Jenkins | Smithdown | 5 May 1983 |
| Paul Lafferty | Clubmoor | 5 May 1983 |
| Bob Lancaster | Melrose | 5 May 1983 |
| Dave Leach | Granby | 8 May 1986 |
| John Linden | Fazakerley | 8 May 1986 |
| Dave Lloyd | Fazakerley | 3 May 1984 |
| George Lloyd | Old Swan | 5 May 1983 |
| Pauline Lowes | Melrose | 5 May 1983 |
| Paul Luckock | Vauxhall | 5 May 1983 |
| John Mackintosh | Breckfield | 5 May 1983 |
| Dorothy Mathews | Smithdown | 3 May 1984 |
| Frank Mills | County | 5 May 1983 |
| Tony Mulhearn | St. Mary's | 3 May 1984 |
| John Nelson | Fazakerley | 5 May 1983 |
| John Ord | Speke | 3 May 1984 |
| Peter Owens | Pirrie | 8 May 1986 |
| Jimmy Parry | Everton | 3 May 1984 |
| Terry Prout | Dingle | By election |
| Tony Rimmer | Gillmoss | 3 May 1984 |
| Jimmy Rutledge | Abercromby | 5 May 1983 |
| Harry Smith | Valley | 3 May 1984 |
| Vinny Wagner | Melrose | 3 May 1984 |
| Bill Westbury | Dovecot | 1 May 1986 |
| Franny Wiles | Everton | 6 May 1982 |