EXHIBIT 23

           
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



The Board of Directors
DDL Electronics, Inc.


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration 
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-02969) and the Registration Statements on 
Form S-8 (Nos. 33-18356, 33-45102, 33-74400 and 333-08689) of DDL 
Electronics, Inc. of our report dated September 6, 1996, except for the 
last paragraph of Note 12, which is as of October 9, 1996, relating to 
the consolidated balance sheets of DDL Electronics, Inc. and 
subsidiaries as of June 30, 1996 and 1995 and the related consolidated 
statements of operations, cash flows and stockholders' equity (deficit) 
for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 1996,
 which report appears in the June 30, 1996 Annual Report on
 Form 10-K of DDL Electronics, Inc.




/s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

Los Angeles, California
October 9, 1996