1993_Avon_County_Council_election

1993 Avon County Council election
All 76 seats to Avon County Council; 39 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the composition of Avon County Council following the election. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and orange showing Liberal Democrats.
Council control before election; No overall control;	Council control after election ; No overall control;

1993 Avon County Council election

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The 1993 Avon County Council election took place on 6 May 1993 to elect members of Avon County Council in England. This was on the same day as other nationwide local elections. The Liberal Democrats made a number of gains, mainly at the expense of the Conservatives. Labour remained the largest group on the council, but were 6 seats short of gaining a majority.^[1]

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This was the last election for Avon County, which was abolished in 1996 and replaced with four new unitary authorities: Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

Electoral division results

The electoral division results listed below are based on the changes from the 1989 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections. Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).

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"Avon County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 17 April 2020.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. John *	1,416	56.5	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Wilkinson	376	15.0	+5.7
	Green	D. Simpson	360	14.4	–5.3
	Conservative	J. Eastwood	356	14.2	–1.1
Majority			1,040	41.5
Turnout				31.5
Registered electors			7,961
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Bristow *	2,120	61.6	+2.9
	Conservative	N. Tolchard	955	27.8	–7.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Lloyd	366	10.6	N/A
Majority			1,165	33.9
Turnout				46.2
Registered electors			7,443
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Wheadon *	1,273	40.6	–6.4
	Liberal Democrats	K. Keenan	1,205	38.4	+24.8
	Labour	M. Davis	516	16.5	–4.9
	Green	J. Risbridger	140	4.5	–13.5
Majority			68	2.2
Turnout				35.5
Registered electors			8,825
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	L. Price *	1,275	36.9	–3.8
	Liberal Democrats	K. Lunt	1,213	35.1	+20.8
	Labour	B. Barrett	810	23.5	–9.9
	Green	J. Rust	155	4.5	–7.1
Majority			62	1.8
Turnout				42.7
Registered electors			8,089
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Allan	2,256	47.4	+10.8
	Conservative	I. Dewey *	1,971	41.4	–4.4
	Labour	P. Sas	362	7.6	–1.6
	Green	S. Bradley	169	3.6	–4.8
Majority			285	6.0
Turnout				50.0
Registered electors			9,519
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Willetts	1,992	49.2	+18.5
	Conservative	M. Adams	1,648	40.7	–5.9
	Labour	M. Dodsworth	405	10.0	–5.1
Majority			344	8.5
Turnout				51.1
Registered electors			7,923
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Pascoe *	1,436	45.4	–6.7
	Liberal Democrats	B. Bodle	1,415	44.7	+28.4
	Labour	J. Campbell	315	9.9	+0.7
Majority			21	0.7
Turnout				37.5
Registered electors			8,436
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Hogg	1,856	42.0	+26.8
	Labour	D. Nicoll *	1,662	37.6	–7.6
	Conservative	K. Day	866	19.6	–11.1
	Independent	N. Hales	40	0.9	N/A
Majority			194	4.4
Turnout				45.8
Registered electors			9,661
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	T. Ball	2,568	59.9	+35.5
	Labour	S. Lydiard	1,273	29.7	–25.2
	Conservative	V. Oliver	372	8.7	–7.1
	Green	S. Walker	72	1.7	–3.2
Majority			1,295	30.2
Turnout				42.9
Registered electors			9,978
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Miles *	1,432	43.4	–8.0
	Liberal Democrats	G. Buckley	1,396	42.3	+15.3
	Labour	H. Strong	469	14.2	+4.7
Majority			36	1.1
Turnout				40.7
Registered electors			8,095
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Hodkinson	1,754	60.2	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. Hughes	669	22.9	+15.4
	Conservative	J. Lopresti	390	13.4	–17.2
	Green	A. Lewis	103	3.5	–1.7
Majority			1,085	37.2
Turnout				34.4
Registered electors			8,486
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Keefe *	1,844	46.6	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Primmett	935	23.6	+1.2
	Conservative	W. Brown	886	22.4	–8.1
	Independent	P. Miller	147	3.7	N/A
	Green	J. Quinnell	146	3.7	–4.8
Majority			909	23.0
Turnout				45.2
Registered electors			8,758
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Dunmore *	1,656	52.5	+0.9
	Conservative	M. Jarrett	1,114	35.3	–1.5
	Liberal Democrats	M. Sykes	295	9.4	+5.2
	Green	B. Lewis	89	2.8	–0.4
Majority			542	17.2
Turnout				42.8
Registered electors			7,375
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Downie	2,656	51.6	+9.1
	Conservative	P. Formela-Osborne	1,554	30.2	–7.8
	Labour	A. Coales	939	18.2	–1.3
Majority			1,102	21.4
Turnout				46.1
Registered electors			11,161
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Martin	1,967	52.8	+2.7
	Conservative	C. Bretherton	1,228	32.9	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Freeman	440	11.8	+6.4
	Green	D. Eadon	92	2.5	–2.1
Majority			739	19.8
Turnout				46.1
Registered electors			8,919
	Labour hold		Swing

Chew Valley^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. Telling	2,410	56.5	+3.3
	Labour	J. Carter	1,276	29.9	+6.2
	Green	S. Scott	577	13.5	+4.6
Majority			1,134	26.6
Turnout				38.3
Registered electors			11,133
	Conservative hold		Swing

Clevedon^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. Morris *	1,482	36.8	–7.3
	Independent	D. Shopland	1,221	30.3	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	B. Chislett	865	21.5	N/A
	Labour	B. Cooper	460	11.4	+1.3
Majority			261	6.5
Turnout				39.0
Registered electors			10,337
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cotham^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Cobbold	1,202	35.9	–5.2
	Labour	J. Wakeham	1,193	35.6	+9.4
	Liberal Democrats	M. Bosel	786	23.5	+9.4
	Green	G. Collard	170	5.1	–13.5
Majority			9	0.3
Turnout				39.6
Registered electors			8,471
	Conservative hold		Swing

Downend^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. King	2,392	55.4	+10.2
	Conservative	G. Wells	1,386	32.1	–9.6
	Liberal Democrats	E. Verso	537	12.4	–0.7
Majority			1,006	23.3
Turnout				44.9
Registered electors			9,622
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Clarke *	1,244	35.6	–10.0
	Labour	D. Norris	1,210	34.7	+5.1
	Conservative	I. Millard	911	26.1	+1.4
	Green	P. Braithwaite	127	3.6	N/A
Majority			34	1.0
Turnout				42.8
Registered electors			8,166
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Williams	1,450	46.7	+11.8
	Labour	L. Akehurst	938	30.2	+4.4
	Conservative	A. Field-Thorne	560	18.0	–6.9
	Green	A. Clarke	158	5.1	–9.3
Majority			512	16.5
Turnout				35.6
Registered electors			8,725
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Withers *	1,434	42.0	–0.6
	Liberal Democrats	B. Price	1,270	37.2	+19.7
	Labour	N. Steven	545	16.0	–2.0
	Green	N. Campion	165	4.8	–14.4
Majority			164	4.8
Turnout				38.2
Registered electors			8,939
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Smith	1,685	52.7	+23.0
	Labour	J. Nicholson	1,305	40.8	–11.0
	Conservative	I. Vickery	207	6.5	–6.6
Majority			380	11.9
Turnout				42.1
Registered electors			7,599
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Lanchbury	1,524	45.7	+1.0
	Conservative	S. Vickery	1,293	38.7	–1.1
	Liberal Democrats	G. Williams	411	12.3	+4.5
	Green	S. Jeffrey	109	3.3	–4.4
Majority			231	6.9
Turnout				39.7
Registered electors			8,397
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Tayler *	2,213	51.1	–2.2
	Conservative	A. Castle	1,483	34.2	–12.5
	Liberal Democrats	S. Young	634	14.6	N/A
Majority			730	16.9
Turnout				40.0
Registered electors			10,828
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Grant *	1,087	74.7	–5.3
	Conservative	C. Simpson	166	11.4	–1.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Knight	152	10.4	+5.7
	Green	J. Edmunds	51	3.5	+0.7
Majority			921	63.3
Turnout				21.5
Registered electors			6,775
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Becker	2,198	53.1	–1.4
	Conservative	V. Eaglestone	1,415	34.2	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	R. Windmill	528	12.8	+7.0
Majority			783	18.9
Turnout				45.8
Registered electors			9,037
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Burden	1,863	48.0	–9.9
	Labour	J. Clark	1,412	36.4	+22.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Morgan	608	15.7	–1.2
Majority			451	11.6
Turnout				38.1
Registered electors			10,190
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Chalmers *	1,412	59.4	–0.8
	Conservative	D. Robinson	561	23.6	–4.0
	Liberal Democrats	J. Grant	332	14.0	+6.8
	Green	C. Bolton	73	3.1	–1.8
Majority			851	35.8
Turnout				29.0
Registered electors			8,198
	Labour hold		Swing

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Electoral division results

Ashley

Avonmouth

Bath Central

Bath North East

Bath North West

Bath South

Bath South East

Bath South West

Bath West

Bathavon

Bedminster

Bishopston

Bishopsworth

Bitton

Brislington East

Brislington West

Cabot

Chew Valley

Clevedon

Clifton

Cotham

Downend

Easton

Eastville

Filton

Filwood

Frome Vale

Gordano Valley

Hartcliffe

Henbury

Hengrove

Henleaze

Hillfields

Horfield

Keynsham East

Keynsham West

Kings Chase

Kingsweston

Knowle

Ladden Brook

Lawrence Hill

Lockleaze

Longwell Green

Midsomer Norton

Mount Hill

Nailsea

Patchway

Portishead

Priory

Radstock

Redland

Rodway

Severn Vale

Siston

Sodbury

Southmead

Southville

St George East

St George West

Stockwood

Stoke Bishop

The Combe

Thornbury

Westbury-on-Trym

Weston East

Weston North

Weston South

Weston West

Whitchurch Park

Wick

Windmill Hill

Winscombe & Wrington Vale

Winterbourne

Worle

Yate

Yatton & Yeo Moor

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R Pyle	1,872	52.7	+1.9
	Conservative	A. Low	1,233	34.7	–2.1
	Liberal Democrats	J Taylor	447	12.6	+4.2
Majority			639	18.0
Turnout				46.1
Registered electors			7,701
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Webb *	2,508	59.1	+21.3
	Conservative	S. Willis	938	22.1	–11.3
	Labour	R. Lomas	740	17.4	–8.7
	Green	G. Davey	56	1.3	–1.4
Majority			1,570	37.0
Turnout				41.8
Registered electors			10,138
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Portch *	2,021	49.1	–9.1
	Liberal Democrats	R. Brown	1,436	34.9	+20.2
	Labour	K. Evans	482	11.7	–0.6
	Green	D. Wall	154	3.7	+1.0
	Independent	S Carter	20	0.5	N/A
Majority			585	14.2
Turnout				47.7
Registered electors			8,615
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Marshall *	1,618	60.0	+2.6
	Conservative	J. Wilkins	621	23.0	–5.4
	Liberal Democrats	S. Hender	459	17.0	+12.3
Majority			997	37.0
Turnout				34.0
Registered electors			7,930
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Reed *	1,509	43.9	–0.7
	Labour	M. Richardson	1,426	41.5	–0.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. Hollyman	483	14.1	+5.2
	Green	P. Scott	18	0.5	–3.9
Majority			83	2.4
Turnout				44.1
Registered electors			7,793
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	K Nicholls *	2,178	57.0	–0.4
	Liberal Democrats	G. Roberts	1,200	31.4	+3.7
	Labour	A. Buckle	446	11.7	–3.2
Majority			978	25.6
Turnout				41.3
Registered electors			9,257
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Lingard *	2,014	47.0	–8.4
	Conservative	R. Abram	1,377	32.1	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	A. Crouch	898	20.9	+12.8
Majority			637	14.9
Turnout				44.8
Registered electors			9,573
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	T. Walker *	1,979	66.5	+2.1
	Conservative	F. Birch	610	20.5	–7.0
	Liberal Democrats	P. Barrow	388	13.0	+4.9
Majority			1,369	46.0
Turnout				36.0
Registered electors			8,271
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	K. Walker *	1,848	57.2	+5.2
	Conservative	J. Veale	984	30.5	–6.0
	Liberal Democrats	F. Young	397	12.3	+5.6
Majority			864	26.8
Turnout				41.8
Registered electors			7,732
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Davey *	1,629	61.2	+2.9
	Conservative	T. Skipp	667	25.1	–3.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Gammon	200	7.5	–0.2
	Green	J. Barraclough	164	6.2	+0.7
Majority			962	36.2
Turnout				35.8
Registered electors			7,438
	Labour hold		Swing