1986 North Hertfordshire District Council election

The 1986 North Hertfordshire District Council election was held on 8 May 1986, at the same time as other local elections across England and Scotland. There were 16 out of 50 seats on North Hertfordshire District Council up for election, being the usual third of the council.

The Conservatives lost five seats and only narrowly retained their majority on the council. The SDP–Liberal Alliance took the most votes across the district, gaining four extra seats.

Overall results
The overall results were as follows:

Ward results
The results for each ward were as follows. An asterisk(*) indicates a sitting councillor standing for re-election.