1986 Bath City Council election

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.

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

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 11.0
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 K. Drain 476 28.7 +5.7
Labour S. King 430 26.0 –1.5
Majority 274 16.5
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 7.5
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.
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