1980 Bath City Council election

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1980 Bath City Council election
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18 of 48 seats (one third plus two vacant seats) to Bath City Council
24 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
Lab
Lib
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Seats before33141
Seats won1350
Seats after33141
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote14,37210,4903,678
Percentage48.2%35.2%12.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.9%Increase2.svg 4.2%Decrease2.svg 4.2%
Bath UK local election 1980 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 1980 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative and Red showing Labour.
Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

The 1980 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 1 May 1980 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 Lyncombe and Widcombe due to extra vacancies occurring.

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Results summary

Bath City Council election, 1980
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 13Steady2.svg72.2%203368.8%14,37248.2%Increase2.svg 1.5%
  Labour 5Steady2.svg27.8%91429.2%10,49035.2%Increase2.svg 4.2%
  Liberal 0Steady2.svg0%112.1%3,67812.3%Decrease2.svg 4.2%
  Ecology 0Steady2.svg0%000%1,1733.9%Increase2.svg 0.5%
  World Government 0Steady2.svg0%000%1020.3%N/A

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 1979 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

Abbey

Abbey [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Laurence John Harris Coombs * 1,009 65.2
Labour A. Spiller43728.2
World Government Gilbert Young1026.6
Majority57237.0
Turnout 38.4
Registered electors 4,033
Conservative hold Swing

Bathwick

Bathwick [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Elizabeth Rawlings * 1,155 60.9
Liberal Rob Greig54428.7
Labour T. Smithin19710.4
Majority61132.2
Turnout 38.3
Registered electors 4,950
Conservative hold Swing

Bloomfield

Bloomfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samuel Leslie Jane * 1,082 63.2
Conservative J. Jones63036.8
Majority45226.4
Turnout 42.1
Registered electors 4,062
Labour hold Swing

Combe Down

Combe Down [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Attwood * 1,024 70.6
Labour A. Whitehouse42629.4
Majority59841.2
Turnout 34.8
Registered electors 4,169
Conservative hold Swing

Kingsmead

Kingsmead [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Durant Kersley * 914 52.2
Labour J. Hornblower55131.5
Liberal Adrian Pegg1719.8
Ecology D. Taylor1146.5
Majority36320.7
Turnout 43.3
Registered electors 4,042
Conservative hold Swing

Lambridge

Lambridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony John Rhymes * 779 47.6
Labour D. Pearce45828.0
Liberal A. Kerslake39824.3
Majority32119.6
Turnout 52.9
Registered electors 3,089
Conservative hold Swing

Lansdown

Lansdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative M. Cheek * 936 54.3
Liberal P. Davis40223.3
Labour D. Holley25714.9
Ecology A. Gimingham1307.5
Majority53431.0
Turnout 44.1
Registered electors 3,908
Conservative hold Swing

Lyncombe

Lyncombe (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Sellick 1,213 54.7
Conservative George Henry Hall 1,140 –
Ecology Don Grimes58026.2
Labour P. Underdown42319.1
Labour S. King303–
Turnout 49.2
Registered electors 4,501
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Newbridge

Newbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Edwina Harding Bradley * 991 55.9
Liberal L. Corner49628.0
Labour C. Whitmarsh28616.1
Majority49527.9
Turnout 44.2
Registered electors 4,009
Conservative hold Swing

Oldfield

Oldfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pamela Richards 979 62.2
Conservative H. Jennings42927.3
Liberal S. Jones16610.5
Majority55034.9
Turnout 37.1
Registered electors 4,245
Labour hold Swing

Southdown

Southdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour R. Padfield * 794 56.4
Conservative E. Holloway38827.6
Liberal B. Potter22616.1
Majority40628.8
Turnout 40.7
Registered electors 3,458
Labour hold Swing

Twerton

Twerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Charles Rosewarn * 1,585 86.6
Conservative T. Simpson24613.4
Majority1,33973.2
Turnout 46.1
Registered electors 3,972
Labour hold Swing

Walcot

Walcot [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Humphrey Lyons * 623 46.9
Labour S. Sweeney40930.8
Liberal R. Wardle18714.1
Ecology R. Oldfield1108.3
Majority21416.1
Turnout 35.1
Registered electors 3,790
Conservative hold Swing

Westmoreland

Westmoreland [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leslie Albert William Ridd * 1,203 75.6
Conservative T. Maginsky38924.4
Majority81451.2
Turnout 38.8
Registered electors 4,101
Labour hold Swing

Weston

Weston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative T. Vaughan * 961 45.6
Liberal Leon Pitt75435.8
Labour J. Waters39118.6
Majority2079.8
Turnout 49.7
Registered electors 4,239
Conservative hold Swing

Widcombe

Widcombe (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeannette Farley Hole * 792 49.7
Conservative S. Dunn 753 –
Labour D. Book38524.2
Labour P. Grogan324–
Ecology R. Carder23915.0
Liberal D. England17711.1
Liberal Kenneth Drain157–
Turnout 35.8
Registered electors 3,946
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

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  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 27 April 2020.
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