1986 Bath City Council election

1986 Bath City Council election

8 May 1986 (1986-05-08)
16 of 48 seats (one third) to Bath City Council 24 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Con Lab All Party Conservative Labour Alliance Seats before 31 11 6 Seats won 7 3 6 Seats after 26 12 10 Seat change 5 1 4 Popular vote 11,429 8,771 11,508 Percentage 36.0% 27.7% 36.3% Swing 6.5% 2.7% 9.1%
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

Walcot^[1]

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

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

Weston^[1]

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

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

1. "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 19 April 2020.