1982 UK local government election
1982 Bath City Council election |
17 of 48 seats (one third plus one vacant seat) to Bath City Council 24 seats needed for a majority |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Bath_UK_local_election_1982_map.svg/300px-Bath_UK_local_election_1982_map.svg.png) Map showing the results of the 1982 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 1982 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1982 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 due to an extra vacancy occurring.
Results summary
Bath City Council election, 1982 |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | | 70.6% | 21 | 33 | 68.8% | 13,255 | 44.2% | 4% |
| Alliance | 3 | 3 | 17.6% | 1 | 4 | 8.3% | 9,713 | 32.4% | 20.1% |
| Labour | 2 | 3 | 11.8% | 9 | 11 | 22.9% | 6,318 | 21.1% | 14.1% |
| Ecology | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 438 | 1.5% | 2.4% |
| Independent | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 207 | 1.0% | N/A |
| Independent Alliance | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 47 | 0.2% | N/A |
Ward results
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1978, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1980 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Abbey
Abbey[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jeffrey William Higgins * | 862 | 58.0 | |
| Alliance | M. Macdonald | 340 | 22.9 | |
| Labour | S. Hamilton | 236 | 15.9 | |
| Ind. Alliance | P. Elcock | 47 | 3.2 | |
Majority | 522 | 35.2 | |
Turnout | | 36.0 | |
Registered electors | 4,294 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bathwick
Bathwick[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | H. Lanning | 1,259 | 65.4 | |
| Alliance | D. Tickell | 512 | 26.6 | |
| Labour | R. Cloet | 154 | 8.0 | |
Majority | 747 | 38.8 | |
Turnout | | 41.3 | |
Registered electors | 4,664 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bloomfield
Bloomfield[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. Burdett | 788 | 38.0 | |
| Labour | A. Whitehead * | 645 | 31.1 | |
| Alliance | David Treby | 638 | 30.8 | |
Majority | 143 | 6.9 | |
Turnout | | 49.8 | |
Registered electors | 4,156 | | |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Combe Down
Combe Down[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. Buchanan * | 1,021 | 53.1 | |
| Alliance | G. Mayer | 903 | 46.9 | |
Majority | 118 | 6.2 | |
Turnout | | 46.3 | |
Registered electors | 4,152 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kingsmead
Kingsmead[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Ann Newnham * | 881 | 52.0 | |
| Alliance | M. Jones | 429 | 25.3 | |
| Labour | L. Moreton | 384 | 22.7 | |
Majority | 452 | 26.7 | |
Turnout | | 41.5 | |
Registered electors | 4,079 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lambridge
Lambridge (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | D. McDaniel | 758 | 45.9 | |
| Conservative | H. McDermid | 662 | – | |
| Alliance | A. Hanham | 509 | 30.8 | |
| Alliance | A. Kerslake | 445 | – | |
| Labour | D. Pearce | 383 | 23.2 | |
| Labour | G. Wood | 340 | – | |
Turnout | | 55.2 | |
Registered electors | 3,087 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lansdown
Lansdown[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | P. Buckley * | 1,201 | 60.2 | |
| Alliance | Marian Hammond | 614 | 30.8 | |
| Labour | E. Crawley | 180 | 9.0 | |
Majority | 587 | 29.4 | |
Turnout | | 50.8 | |
Registered electors | 3,930 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lyncombe
Newbridge
Newbridge[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. Anton * | 898 | 45.0 | |
| Alliance | M. Holmes | 692 | 34.7 | |
| Labour | L. Skipper | 229 | 11.5 | |
| Independent | M. Beechinor | 178 | 8.9 | |
Majority | 206 | 10.3 | |
Turnout | | 47.4 | |
Registered electors | 4,211 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Oldfield
Southdown
Twerton
Twerton[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | I. Jefferies * | 1,004 | 66.4 | |
| Alliance | B. Potter | 284 | 18.8 | |
| Conservative | J. Popham | 225 | 14.9 | |
Majority | 720 | 47.6 | |
Turnout | | 37.9 | |
Registered electors | 3,995 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Walcot
Walcot[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | P. Goodhart | 600 | 37.6 | |
| Alliance | G. Plumbridge | 547 | 34.3 | |
| Labour | S. Sweeney | 418 | 26.2 | |
| Independent | J. Cruttwell | 29 | 1.8 | |
Majority | 53 | 3.3 | |
Turnout | | 41.7 | |
Registered electors | 3,827 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westmoreland
Westmoreland[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Denis Reginald Lovelace * | 865 | 50.6 | |
| Conservative | B. Redfearn | 457 | 26.7 | |
| Alliance | E. Bennett | 387 | 22.6 | |
Majority | 408 | 23.9 | |
Turnout | | 41.7 | |
Registered electors | 4,102 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Weston
Widcombe
Widcombe[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | S. Dunn * | 736 | 48.0 | |
| Alliance | J. Talbot | 336 | 21.9 | |
| Labour | D. Book | 320 | 20.9 | |
| Ecology | R. Carder | 142 | 9.3 | |
Majority | 400 | 26.1 | |
Turnout | | 39.0 | |
Registered electors | 3,935 | | |
| Conservative hold | 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 26 April 2020.