1978 Bath City Council election
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![]() Map showing the results of the 1978 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative and Red showing Labour. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 4 May 1978 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
[edit]Bath City Council election, 1978 | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 11 | ![]() | 68.8% | 13 | 34 | 70.8% | 12,963 | 50.4% | ![]() | |
Labour | 5 | ![]() | 31.3% | 9 | 14 | 29.2% | 8,435 | 32.8% | ![]() | |
Liberal | 0 | ![]() | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3,496 | 13.6% | ![]() | |
Ecology | 0 | ![]() | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 552 | 2.1% | N/A | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 259 | 1.0% | ![]() |
Ward results
[edit]Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1976, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1976 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Abbey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jeffrey William Higgins * | 856 | 64.5 | –10.2 | |
Labour | M. Rose | 355 | 26.7 | +1.4 | |
Liberal | A. Fox | 117 | 8.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 500 | 37.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 34.2 | –5.2 | |||
Registered electors | 3,884 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bathwick
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Gees * | 1,112 | 71.9 | –12.4 | |
Liberal | P. Nancarrow | 222 | 14.4 | N/A | |
Labour | B. Carlin | 212 | 13.7 | –2.0 | |
Majority | 1,810 | 57.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40.7 | –10.4 | |||
Registered electors | 3,803 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bloomfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | A. Whitehead | 812 | 51.9 | –0.6 | |
Conservative | J. Jones | 752 | 48.1 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 60 | 3.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37.7 | –13.5 | |||
Registered electors | 4,145 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Combe Down
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Buchanan | 1,135 | 65.2 | –6.5 | |
Labour | C. Dore | 498 | 28.6 | +0.3 | |
Liberal | Kenneth Drain | 107 | 6.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 637 | 36.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42.0 | –8.1 | |||
Registered electors | 4,138 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kingsmead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Elizabeth Ann Newnham | 1,011 | 58.3 | +0.3 | |
Labour | Hilary Fraser | 723 | 41.7 | –0.3 | |
Majority | 288 | 16.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45.1 | –5.3 | |||
Registered electors | 3,845 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lambridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. Mower * | 821 | 52.7 | –1.3 | |
Liberal | A. Hanham | 427 | 27.4 | +3.6 | |
Labour | N. Whiskin | 309 | 19.8 | –2.5 | |
Majority | 394 | 25.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 51.7 | –7.1 | |||
Registered electors | 3,012 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lansdown
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Buckley * | 1,012 | 59.1 | +9.2 | |
Liberal | R. Wardle | 485 | 28.3 | –10.7 | |
Labour | B. Lock | 216 | 12.6 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 527 | 30.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 46.3 | –13.2 | |||
Registered electors | 3,702 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lyncombe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Dawson * | 1,139 | 59.1 | –21.2 | |
Labour | J. Hornblower | 380 | 20.7 | +1.0 | |
Ecology | Don Grimes | 313 | 17.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 759 | 41.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42.1 | –5.4 | |||
Registered electors | 4,354 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Newbridge
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Anton | 1,018 | 69.7 | +27.7 | |
Labour | S. Paine | 225 | 15.4 | +6.2 | |
Liberal | Adrian Pegg | 218 | 14.9 | –12.7 | |
Majority | 793 | 54.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37.1 | –16.9 | |||
Registered electors | 3,938 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Oldfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | G. Whitty | 879 | 46.0 | –19.4 | |
Conservative | M. Beckett | 483 | 25.3 | –9.3 | |
Liberal | E. Andrews | 290 | 15.2 | N/A | |
Independent | F. Gilbert * | 259 | 13.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 396 | 20.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44.6 | +0.5 | |||
Registered electors | 4,284 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Southdown
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | F. Hobbs * | 694 | 54.6 | N/A | |
Conservative | M. Maidment | 430 | 33.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | B. Potter | 148 | 11.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 264 | 20.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 38.0 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 3,351 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Twerton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | I. Jefferies | 1,001 | 64.9 | –5.4 | |
Conservative | M. Price | 359 | 23.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | C. Ferris | 182 | 11.8 | –17.9 | |
Majority | 642 | 41.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39.7 | –7.1 | |||
Registered electors | 3,886 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Walcot
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. Organ * | 618 | 44.0 | –4.5 | |
Liberal | G. Plumbridge | 407 | 29.0 | –3.5 | |
Labour | S. Sweeney | 379 | 27.0 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 211 | 15.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 36.7 | –6.1 | |||
Registered electors | 3,830 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Westmoreland
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Denis Reginald Lovelace * | 1,085 | 62.5 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | G. O'Donovan | 453 | 26.1 | –13.4 | |
Liberal | H. Nash | 199 | 11.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 632 | 36.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 42.8 | +0.4 | |||
Registered electors | 4,056 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Weston
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | C. Stebbings * | 919 | 49.0 | +6.7 | |
Liberal | John James Malloy | 694 | 37.0 | +1.5 | |
Labour | L. Harrington | 264 | 14.1 | –8.1 | |
Majority | 225 | 12.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 45.7 | –9.9 | |||
Registered electors | 4,111 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Widcombe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. Elliott * | 835 | 56.5 | –13.2 | |
Labour | P. Shelton | 403 | 27.3 | –3.0 | |
Ecology | R. Carder | 239 | 16.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 432 | 29.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 37.2 | –7.2 | |||
Registered electors | 3,968 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |