1994_Bath_City_Council_election

1994 Bath City Council election
18 of 48 seats (one third plus two vacant seats) to Bath City Council; 25 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1994 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative and Orange showing Liberal Democrats.
Council control before election; No overall control;	Council control after election ; Liberal Democrats;

1994 Bath City Council election

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The 1994 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 1994 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. Two seats were contested in Lambridge and Lansdown due to extra vacancies occurring.

Quick Facts 18 of 48 seats (one third plus two vacant seats) to Bath City Council 25 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

These were the final elections of the city council, before its abolition on 1 April 1996 when it was merged with Wansdyke District Council to form Bath and North East Somerset Council.

The 1994 election saw the Liberal Democrats take a majority of seats on the Council for the first time, winning 17 of the 18 seats up for election.

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"Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 16 April 2020.

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Bath City Council election, 1994
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	17	12	94.4%	12	29	60.4%	19,025	54.3%	16.9%
	Conservative	1	7	5.6%	16	17	35.4%	10,364	29.6%	13.9%
	Labour	0	5	0%	2	2	4.2%	5,006	14.3%	3.7%
	Green	0		0%	0	0	0%	630	1.8%	0.8%
	Independent	0		0%	0	0	0%	28	0.1%	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Feeny	1,105	57.3	+23.8
	Conservative	Jeffrey William Higgins *	590	30.6	–20.5
	Labour	Gilbert Young	235	12.2	–3.3
Majority			515	26.7
Turnout				46.4
Registered electors			4,169
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Anthony Bailey	1,030	50.6	–8.2
	Liberal Democrats	B. Bodle	822	40.4	+6.4
	Labour	A. Hatwal	113	5.5	–1.7
	Green	M. Deyes	72	3.5	N/A
Majority			208	10.2
Turnout				45.0
Registered electors			4,539
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Maurice Hogg	994	43.4	+24.5
	Labour	D. Davis *	700	30.5	–6.7
	Conservative	A. Dodgson	598	26.1	–17.8
Majority			294	12.8
Turnout				58.0
Registered electors			3,951
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeffrey Stephen Manning *	1,341	59.8	+17.8
	Conservative	S. Edwards	731	32.6	–19.3
	Labour	S. Richards	129	5.8	–0.3
	Green	S. Oswald-Bannister	42	1.9	N/A
Majority			610	27.2
Turnout				61.3
Registered electors			3,668
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

1994_Bath_City_Council_election

1994 Bath City Council election

Results summary

Ward results

Abbey

Bathwick

Bloomfield

Combe Down

Kingsmead

Lambridge

Lansdown

Lyncombe

Newbridge

Oldfield

Southdown

Twerton

Walcot

Westmoreland

Weston

Widcombe

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Furse	868	51.3	+29.1
	Conservative	J. Hogan	584	34.5	–8.2
	Labour	C. Foreman	240	14.2	–4.0
Majority			284	16.8
Turnout				45.3
Registered electors			3,755
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ramon David Cliffe	868	48.7	+24.0
	Liberal Democrats	Michael James Kelleher	691	–
	Conservative	D. McDaniel *	541	30.4	–21.3
	Conservative	D. Snook	470	–
	Labour	I. Roker	217	12.2	–1.4
	Green	J. Rust	156	8.8	N/A
Turnout				58.8
Registered electors			2,836
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeff Kenyon	957	44.3	+18.5
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Allan	924	–
	Conservative	P. Buckley *	908	42.0	–25.1
	Conservative	L. Hayes	842	–
	Labour	M. Parr	165	7.6	+0.5
	Green	P. Andrews	132	6.1	N/A
Turnout				53.7
Registered electors			3,824
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Harding	1,250	52.6	+27.9
	Conservative	George Henry Hall *	934	39.3	–20.7
	Labour	C. Godwin	193	8.1	–5.5
Majority			316	13.3
Turnout				58.9
Registered electors			4,039
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dawn Stollar *	1,349	58.3	+13.0
	Conservative	Evelyn Hampton	770	33.3	–16.4
	Labour	Neil Rosser	193	8.3	+3.3
Majority			579	25.0
Turnout				55.4
Registered electors			4,179
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth Griffiths	941	48.1	+22.0
	Labour	Hilary Fraser *	794	40.6	–10.9
	Conservative	H. Pointer	193	9.9	–12.4
	Independent	N. Hales	28	1.4	N/A
Majority			147	7.5
Turnout				50.2
Registered electors			3,907
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Marian Hammond *	1,342	74.8	+9.9
	Labour	H. Lear	299	16.7	+3.7
	Conservative	J. Corson	154	8.6	–13.5
Majority			1,043	58.1
Turnout				43.8
Registered electors			4,103
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Keith Lunt	1,061	67.4	+12.1
	Labour	Kathleen Salt *	408	25.9	–5.8
	Conservative	V. Oliver	106	6.7	–6.3
Majority			653	41.5
Turnout				44.7
Registered electors			3,527
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Eddie Forrester	734	41.4	+5.3
	Conservative	Ahmedus Samad Chowdhury	520	29.3	–10.2
	Labour	B. Barrett	417	23.5	–1.0
	Green	Richard Scrase	101	5.7	N/A
Majority			214	12.1
Turnout				49.2
Registered electors			3,605
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	N. Winch	1,164	59.3	+11.2
	Labour	Gillian Wendy Pitman	571	29.1	–7.0
	Conservative	Susan Gillian Henley Green	229	11.7	–5.1
Majority			593	30.2
Turnout				49.4
Registered electors			3,982
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Marthe Cairns *	1,468	61.9	+13.7
	Conservative	A. Charlton-Porter	698	29.4	–14.9
	Labour	J. Ross	143	6.0	–1.5
	Green	S. Bradley	64	2.7	N/A
Majority			770	32.4
Turnout				60.0
Registered electors			3,985
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Grundy *	1,146	61.5	+13.4
	Conservative	M. Adams	466	25.0	–17.9
	Labour	J. Campbell	189	10.1	–1.1
	Green	S. Hack	63	3.4	N/A
Majority			680	36.5
Turnout				52.0
Registered electors			3,587
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing