1986 UK local government election
1986 Bath City Council election |
16 of 48 seats (one third) to Bath City Council 24 seats needed for a majority |
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Map showing the results of the 1986 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing SDP–Liberal Alliance. |
Council control before election Conservative | Council control after election Conservative | |
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.
Results summary
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% |
Ward results
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
Abbey[1] 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 | | |
Bathwick
Bathwick[1] 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 | | |
Bloomfield
Bloomfield[1] 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 | | |
Combe Down
Combe Down[1] 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 | | |
Kingsmead
Kingsmead[1] 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 | | |
Lambridge
Lambridge[1] 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 | | |
Lansdown
Lansdown[1] 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 | | |
Lyncombe
Lyncombe[1] 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 | | |
Newbridge
Newbridge[1] 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 | | |
Oldfield
Oldfield[1] 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 | | |
Southdown
Southdown[1] 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 | | |
Twerton
Twerton[1] 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 | | |
Walcot
Westmoreland
Westmoreland[1] 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 | | |
Weston
Widcombe
Widcombe[1] 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 | | |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 19 April 2020.