1983 UK local government election
1983 Bath City Council election |
18 of 48 seats (one third plus two vacant seats) to Bath City Council 24 seats needed for a majority |
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Map showing the results of the 1983 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 1983 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 1983 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 Twerton and Widcombe due to extra vacancies occurring.
Results summary
Bath City Council election, 1984 |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | | 66.7% | 21 | 33 | 68.8% | 15,563 | 45.6% | 1.4% |
| Labour | 5 | | 27.8% | 6 | 11 | 22.9% | 9,114 | 26.7% | 5.6% |
| Alliance | 1 | | 5.6% | 3 | 4 | 8.3% | 8,451 | 24.8% | 7.6% |
| Independent | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 596 | 1.7% | 0.7% |
| Ecology | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 419 | 1.2% | 0.3% |
Ward results
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1979, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1982 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Abbey
Abbey[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Elgar Spencer Jenkins * | 1,021 | 58.8 | |
| Labour | S. Phillips | 298 | 17.2 | |
| Alliance | C. Hussey | 298 | 17.2 | |
| Ecology | T. Oswald-Bannister | 67 | 3.9 | |
| Independent | P. Elcock | 52 | 3.0 | |
Majority | 723 | 41.6 | |
Turnout | | 40.4 | |
Registered electors | 4,294 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bathwick
Bathwick[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | G. O'Donovan * | 1,338 | 67.7 | |
| Alliance | G. Abbott | 414 | 21.0 | |
| Labour | P. Mosley | 223 | 11.3 | |
Majority | 924 | 46.7 | |
Turnout | | 42.0 | |
Registered electors | 4,703 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bloomfield
Bloomfield[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Eric Jack Trevor Snook * | 977 | 44.3 | |
| Labour | J. Dowling | 641 | 29.1 | |
| Alliance | J. McNeilage | 585 | 26.6 | |
Majority | 336 | 15.2 | |
Turnout | | 52.6 | |
Registered electors | 4,186 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Combe Down
Combe Down[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Leila Margaret Wishart | 1,077 | 51.5 | |
| Alliance | G. Mayer | 708 | 33.8 | |
| Labour | P. Meads | 307 | 14.7 | |
Majority | 369 | 17.7 | |
Turnout | | 50.0 | |
Registered electors | 4,181 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kingsmead
Kingsmead[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. Atkinson * | 842 | 51.8 | |
| Labour | M. Macrae | 429 | 26.4 | |
| Alliance | A. Pearce | 356 | 21.9 | |
Majority | 413 | 25.4 | |
Turnout | | 40.8 | |
Registered electors | 3,990 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lambridge
Lambridge[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | H. McDermid * | 795 | 46.6 | |
| Alliance | A. Kerslake | 597 | 26.4 | |
| Labour | A. Hannam | 314 | 18.4 | |
Majority | 198 | 11.6 | |
Turnout | | 55.1 | |
Registered electors | 3,099 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lansdown
Lansdown[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anne Maureen McDonagh * | 1,367 | 65.3 | |
| Alliance | Margaret Ann Roper | 486 | 23.2 | |
| Labour | E. Crawley | 242 | 11.6 | |
Majority | 881 | 42.1 | |
Turnout | | 52.8 | |
Registered electors | 3,971 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lyncombe
Lyncombe[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian James Hamlen * | 1,337 | 58.8 | |
| Alliance | G. Lambert | 418 | 18.4 | |
| Labour | D. Haigh | 337 | 14.8 | |
| Ecology | Don Grimes | 180 | 7.9 | |
Majority | 919 | 40.4 | |
Turnout | | 50.2 | |
Registered electors | 4,524 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Newbridge
Oldfield
Oldfield[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Pearce | 917 | 42.0 | |
| Conservative | M. Wheadon | 646 | 29.6 | |
| Alliance | Marian Hammond | 619 | 28.4 | |
Majority | 271 | 12.4 | |
Turnout | | 51.3 | |
Registered electors | 4,256 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Southdown
Southdown[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | S. Weston * | 647 | 37.9 | |
| Alliance | C. South | 618 | 36.2 | |
| Conservative | D. Sykes | 444 | 26.0 | |
Majority | 29 | 1.7 | |
Turnout | | 46.7 | |
Registered electors | 3,660 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Twerton
Twerton (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alec Louis Ricketts * | 1,075 | 63.7 | |
| Labour | L. Harrington | 965 | – | |
| Conservative | J. Popham | 308 | 18.2 | |
| Alliance | B. Potter | 305 | 18.1 | |
| Conservative | J. Mill | 268 | – | |
| Alliance | J. Marigold | 196 | – | |
Turnout | | 42.3 | |
Registered electors | 3,995 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Walcot
Walcot[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Howard William Routledge * | 711 | 40.1 | |
| Labour | J. Linden | 580 | 32.7 | |
| Alliance | G. Plumbridge | 484 | 27.3 | |
Majority | 131 | 7.4 | |
Turnout | | 47.6 | |
Registered electors | 3,732 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westmoreland
Westmoreland[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Book | 912 | 48.0 | |
| Conservative | A. Buchanan | 646 | 34.0 | |
| Alliance | E. Bennett | 341 | 18.0 | |
Majority | 266 | 14.0 | |
Turnout | | 46.7 | |
Registered electors | 4,070 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Weston
Widcombe
Widcombe (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | H. Cross * | 812 | 41.7 | |
| Conservative | C. Patterson | 794 | – | |
| Independent | D. Collyer | 346 | 17.8 | |
| Labour | G. Evans | 342 | 17.6 | |
| Labour | G. West | 278 | – | |
| Alliance | A. Bennett | 273 | 14.0 | |
| Alliance | John Ozimek | 217 | – | |
| Ecology | R. Carder | 172 | 8.8 | |
Turnout | | 49.6 | |
Registered electors | 3,924 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| 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.