1986_Bath_City_Council_election
The 1986 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 8 May 1986 to elect councillors to Bath City Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom. One third of seats were up for election.
Quick Facts 16 of 48 seats (one third) to Bath City Council 24 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 of 48 seats (one third) to Bath City Council 24 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Map showing the results of the 1986 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing SDP–Liberal Alliance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Close
More information Bath City Council election, 1986, Party ...
Bath City Council election, 1986 | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 7 | 5 | 43.8% | 19 | 26 | 54.2% | 11,429 | 36.0% | 6.5% | |
Alliance | 6 | 4 | 37.5% | 4 | 10 | 20.8% | 11,508 | 36.3% | 9.1% | |
Labour | 3 | 1 | 18.8% | 9 | 12 | 25% | 8,771 | 27.7% | 2.7% | |
Close
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1982, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1984 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Abbey
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeffrey William Higgins * | 819 | 45.9 | –11.4 | |
Alliance | Adrian Pegg | 562 | 31.5 | +9.7 | |
Labour | G. Stevens | 403 | 22.6 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 257 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 41.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,340 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Bathwick
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | H. Lanning * | 1,145 | 60.4 | –4.8 | |
Alliance | Peter Winston Gordon Duguid | 532 | 28.1 | +6.6 | |
Labour | F. Burdett | 219 | 11.6 | –1.6 | |
Majority | 613 | 32.3 | |||
Turnout | 41.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,532 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Bloomfield
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R. Burdett * | 812 | 40.0 | +7.4 | |
Labour | S. Lydiard | 741 | 36.5 | –10.5 | |
Alliance | R. Grundy | 476 | 23.5 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 71 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 48.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,153 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Combe Down
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | A. Meacock | 1,031 | 47.4 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | David Hawkins | 793 | 36.5 | –10.2 | |
Labour | D. Nicoll | 349 | 16.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 238 | 10.9 | |||
Turnout | 53.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,038 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Close
Kingsmead
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth Ann Newnham * | 750 | 45.3 | –4.1 | |
Alliance | Kenneth Drain | 476 | 28.7 | +5.7 | |
Labour | S. King | 430 | 26.0 | –1.5 | |
Majority | 274 | 16.6 | |||
Turnout | 39.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,166 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Lambridge
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | D. McDaniel * | 732 | 40.7 | –18.2 | |
Labour | A. Marjoram | 547 | 30.4 | +9.8 | |
Alliance | Paul Crossley | 521 | 28.9 | +8.5 | |
Majority | 185 | 10.3 | |||
Turnout | 57.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,109 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Lansdown
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | P. Buckley * | 1,098 | 50.8 | –6.6 | |
Alliance | P. Buckingham | 704 | 32.6 | +4.0 | |
Labour | H. Lintell | 360 | 16.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 394 | 18.2 | |||
Turnout | 52.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,149 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Lyncombe
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Henry Hall * | 1,058 | 47.2 | –8.9 | |
Alliance | C. Matthews | 899 | 40.1 | +14.6 | |
Labour | N. Carter | 283 | 12.6 | –5.8 | |
Majority | 159 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 49.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,524 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Newbridge
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Dawn Stollar | 991 | 42.2 | +14.1 | |
Conservative | J. Skeet | 974 | 41.5 | –8.9 | |
Labour | J. Miles | 382 | 16.3 | –5.2 | |
Majority | 17 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 53.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,386 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Close
Oldfield
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Brian Anthony Roper * | 1,171 | 50.7 | +19.1 | |
Labour | B. Wotley | 847 | 36.7 | –9.6 | |
Conservative | D. Gunstone | 293 | 12.7 | –9.4 | |
Majority | 324 | 14.0 | |||
Turnout | 55.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,167 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Southdown
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Marian Frances Hammond | 899 | 46.5 | +3.2 | |
Labour | R. Padfield | 755 | 39.1 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | M. Sykes | 278 | 14.4 | –4.5 | |
Majority | 144 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 48.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,986 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Twerton
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Baber | 957 | 65.3 | –3.9 | |
Alliance | E. Bennett | 297 | 20.3 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | A. Wilson | 212 | 14.5 | –0.8 | |
Majority | 660 | 45.0 | |||
Turnout | 36.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,980 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Walcot
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | J. Borl | 825 | 41.9 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | P. Goodhart * | 666 | 33.8 | –3.6 | |
Alliance | Margaret Feeny | 480 | 24.4 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 159 | 8.1 | |||
Turnout | 54.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,648 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Close
Westmoreland
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Denis Reginald Lovelace * | 956 | 54.1 | –7.3 | |
Alliance | John Bryant | 484 | 27.4 | +12.4 | |
Conservative | A. Buchanan | 327 | 18.5 | –5.1 | |
Majority | 472 | 26.7 | |||
Turnout | 44.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,943 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Weston
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Leon Pitt * | 1,150 | 50.2 | +5.8 | |
Conservative | P. Blair | 816 | 35.6 | –1.0 | |
Labour | A. Watts | 326 | 14.2 | –4.9 | |
Majority | 334 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 55.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,166 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
Close
Widcombe
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | J. Talbot | 835 | 44.4 | +18.8 | |
Conservative | C. Sellick | 656 | 34.9 | –17.6 | |
Labour | J. Chalmers | 391 | 20.8 | –1.1 | |
Majority | 179 | 9.5 | |||
Turnout | 48.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,887 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Close
- "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 19 April 2020.