The 1986 municipal election was held October 20, 1986 to elect a mayor and twelve aldermen to sit on Edmonton City Council, nine trustees to sit on the public school board, and seven trustees to sit on the separate school board. Party labels were dropped from the ballots by this time. This was the last election in which school trustees were elected at large. Beginning in 1989, both districts introduced a ward system. The fifty-seven candidates for the public school board remains the most in Edmonton's history.

Electoral system

Mayor was elected through first past the post. Councillors were elected through plurality block voting, two per ward, where each voter could cast up to two votes. School board positions also were filled through plurality block voting as well.

Voter turnout

There were 134020 ballots cast out of 396004 eligible voters, for a voter turnout of 33.8%.

Results

(bold indicates elected, italics indicate incumbent)

Mayor

Aldermen

Ward 1

Ward 2

Ward 3

Ward 4

Ward 5

Ward 6

Public school trustees

Each voter could cast nine votes.

Separate (Catholic) school trustees

Each voter could cast seven votes (plurality block voting).