1978 Bath City Council election

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1978 Bath City Council election
  1976 4 May 1978 (1978-05-04) 1979  

16 of 48 seats (one third) to Bath City Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Con
Lab
Party Conservative Labour
Seats before3513
Seats won115
Seats after3414
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote12,9638,435
Percentage50.4%32.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg 5.0%Increase2.svg 2.3%

Bath UK local election 1978 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 1978 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative and Red showing Labour.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

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.

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Results summary

Bath City Council election, 1978
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 11Decrease2.svg 168.8133470.812,96350.4Decrease2.svg 5%
  Labour 5Increase2.svg 131.391429.28,43532.8Increase2.svg 2.3%
  Liberal 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03,49613.6Increase2.svg 0.3%
  Ecology 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05522.1N/A
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02591.0Increase2.svg 0.2%

Ward results

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

Abbey [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeffrey William Higgins * 856 64.5 –10.2
Labour M. Rose35526.7+1.4
Liberal A. Fox1178.8N/A
Majority 50037.8N/A
Turnout 34.2–5.2
Registered electors 3,884
Conservative hold Swing

Bathwick

Bathwick [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Gees * 1,112 71.9 –12.4
Liberal P. Nancarrow22214.4N/A
Labour B. Carlin21213.7–2.0
Majority 1,81057.5N/A
Turnout 40.7–10.4
Registered electors 3,803
Conservative hold Swing

Bloomfield

Bloomfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A. Whitehead 812 51.9 –0.6
Conservative J. Jones75248.1+0.6
Majority 603.8N/A
Turnout 37.7–13.5
Registered electors 4,145
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Combe Down

Combe Down [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Buchanan 1,135 65.2 –6.5
Labour C. Dore49828.6+0.3
Liberal Kenneth Drain1076.1N/A
Majority 63736.6N/A
Turnout 42.0–8.1
Registered electors 4,138
Conservative hold Swing

Kingsmead

Kingsmead [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Ann Newnham 1,011 58.3 +0.3
Labour Hilary Fraser72341.7–0.3
Majority 28816.6N/A
Turnout 45.1–5.3
Registered electors 3,845
Conservative hold Swing

Lambridge

Lambridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Mower * 821 52.7 –1.3
Liberal A. Hanham42727.4+3.6
Labour N. Whiskin30919.8–2.5
Majority 39425.3N/A
Turnout 51.7–7.1
Registered electors 3,012
Conservative hold Swing

Lansdown

Lansdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Buckley * 1,012 59.1 +9.2
Liberal R. Wardle48528.3–10.7
Labour B. Lock21612.6+1.5
Majority 52730.8N/A
Turnout 46.3–13.2
Registered electors 3,702
Conservative hold Swing

Lyncombe

Lyncombe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Dawson * 1,139 59.1 –21.2
Labour J. Hornblower38020.7+1.0
Ecology Don Grimes31317.7N/A
Majority 75941.4N/A
Turnout 42.1–5.4
Registered electors 4,354
Conservative hold Swing

Newbridge

Newbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Anton 1,018 69.7 +27.7
Labour S. Paine22515.4+6.2
Liberal Adrian Pegg21814.9–12.7
Majority 79354.3N/A
Turnout 37.1–16.9
Registered electors 3,938
Conservative hold Swing

Oldfield

Oldfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour G. Whitty 879 46.0 –19.4
Conservative M. Beckett48325.3–9.3
Liberal E. Andrews29015.2N/A
Independent F. Gilbert *25913.6N/A
Majority 39620.7N/A
Turnout 44.6+0.5
Registered electors 4,284
Labour hold Swing

Southdown

Southdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Hobbs * 694 54.6 N/A
Conservative M. Maidment43033.8N/A
Liberal B. Potter14811.6N/A
Majority 26420.8N/A
Turnout 38.0N/A
Registered electors 3,351
Labour hold Swing

Twerton

Twerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I. Jefferies 1,001 64.9 –5.4
Conservative M. Price35923.3N/A
Liberal C. Ferris18211.8–17.9
Majority 64241.6N/A
Turnout 39.7–7.1
Registered electors 3,886
Labour hold Swing

Walcot

Walcot [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. Organ * 618 44.0 –4.5
Liberal G. Plumbridge40729.0–3.5
Labour S. Sweeney37927.0+8.0
Majority 21115.0N/A
Turnout 36.7–6.1
Registered electors 3,830
Conservative hold Swing

Westmoreland

Westmoreland [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denis Reginald Lovelace * 1,085 62.5 +2.0
Conservative G. O'Donovan45326.1–13.4
Liberal H. Nash19911.5N/A
Majority 63236.4N/A
Turnout 42.8+0.4
Registered electors 4,056
Labour hold Swing

Weston

Weston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Stebbings * 919 49.0 +6.7
Liberal John James Malloy69437.0+1.5
Labour L. Harrington26414.1–8.1
Majority 22512.0N/A
Turnout 45.7–9.9
Registered electors 4,111
Conservative hold Swing

Widcombe

Widcombe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. Elliott * 835 56.5 –13.2
Labour P. Shelton40327.3–3.0
Ecology R. Carder23916.2N/A
Majority 43229.2N/A
Turnout 37.2–7.2
Registered electors 3,968
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 28 April 2020.