1982 Bath City Council election

1982 Bath City Council election
← 1980 6 May 1982 (1982-05-06) 1983 →
17 of 48 seats (one third plus one vacant seat) 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 33 14 1
Seats won 12 2 3
Seats after 33 11 4
Seat change Steady Decrease 3 Increase 3
Popular vote 13,255 6,318 9,713
Percentage 44.2% 21.1% 32.4%
Swing Decrease 4.0% Decrease 14.1% Increase 20.1%
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

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Bath City Council election, 1982
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 12 Steady 70.6% 21 33 68.8% 13,255 44.2% Decrease 4%
  Alliance 3 Increase 3 17.6% 1 4 8.3% 9,713 32.4% Increase 20.1%
  Labour 2 Decrease 3 11.8% 9 11 22.9% 6,318 21.1% Decrease 14.1%
  Ecology 0 Steady 0% 0 0 0% 438 1.5% Decrease 2.4%
  Independent 0 Steady 0% 0 0 0% 207 1.0% N/A
  Independent Alliance 0 Steady 0% 0 0 0% 47 0.2% N/A

Ward results

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Lyncombe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Henry Hall * 1,142 56.7
Alliance P. Davis 575 28.6
Ecology J. Brinnand 296 14.7
Majority 567 28.1
Turnout 44.2
Registered electors 4,555
Conservative hold Swing

Newbridge

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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

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Oldfield[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Brian Anthony Roper 647 37.2
Labour P. Grogan 635 36.6
Conservative D. Sykes 455 26.2
Majority 12 0.6
Turnout 40.7
Registered electors 4,271
Alliance gain from Labour Swing

Southdown

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Southdown[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Terry Edwards 631 42.4
Labour F. Hobbs * 525 35.3
Conservative T. Maginsky 333 22.4
Majority 106 7.1
Turnout 41.0
Registered electors 3,632
Alliance gain from Labour Swing

Twerton

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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

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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

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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

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Weston[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance Leon Pitt 1,224 55.6
Conservative J. Lee 977 44.4
Majority 247 11.2
Turnout 52.7
Registered electors 4,174
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Widcombe

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
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