1983 Bath City Council election

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1983 Bath City Council election
←  1982 5 May 1983 (1983-05-05) 1984  →
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
All
Party Conservative Labour Alliance
Seats before33114
Seats won1251
Seats after33114
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote15,5639,1148,451
Percentage45.6%26.7%24.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.4%Increase2.svg 5.6%Decrease2.svg 7.6%
Bath UK local election 1983 map.svg
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.

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Results summary

Bath City Council election, 1984
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 12Steady2.svg66.7%213368.8%15,56345.6%Increase2.svg 1.4%
  Labour 5Steady2.svg27.8%61122.9%9,11426.7%Increase2.svg 5.6%
  Alliance 1Steady2.svg5.6%348.3%8,45124.8%Decrease2.svg 7.6%
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0%000%5961.7%Increase2.svg 0.7%
  Ecology 0Steady2.svg0%000%4191.2%Decrease2.svg 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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elgar Spencer Jenkins * 1,021 58.8
Labour S. Phillips29817.2
Alliance C. Hussey29817.2
Ecology T. Oswald-Bannister673.9
Independent P. Elcock523.0
Majority72341.6
Turnout 40.4
Registered electors 4,294
Conservative hold Swing

Bathwick

Bathwick [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. O'Donovan * 1,338 67.7
Alliance G. Abbott41421.0
Labour P. Mosley22311.3
Majority92446.7
Turnout 42.0
Registered electors 4,703
Conservative hold Swing

Bloomfield

Bloomfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Jack Trevor Snook * 977 44.3
Labour J. Dowling64129.1
Alliance J. McNeilage58526.6
Majority33615.2
Turnout 52.6
Registered electors 4,186
Conservative hold Swing

Combe Down

Combe Down [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leila Margaret Wishart 1,077 51.5
Alliance G. Mayer70833.8
Labour P. Meads30714.7
Majority36917.7
Turnout 50.0
Registered electors 4,181
Conservative hold Swing

Kingsmead

Kingsmead [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Atkinson * 842 51.8
Labour M. Macrae42926.4
Alliance A. Pearce35621.9
Majority41325.4
Turnout 40.8
Registered electors 3,990
Conservative hold Swing

Lambridge

Lambridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. McDermid * 795 46.6
Alliance A. Kerslake59726.4
Labour A. Hannam31418.4
Majority19811.6
Turnout 55.1
Registered electors 3,099
Conservative hold Swing

Lansdown

Lansdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Maureen McDonagh * 1,367 65.3
Alliance Margaret Ann Roper48623.2
Labour E. Crawley24211.6
Majority88142.1
Turnout 52.8
Registered electors 3,971
Conservative hold Swing

Lyncombe

Lyncombe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian James Hamlen * 1,337 58.8
Alliance G. Lambert41818.4
Labour D. Haigh33714.8
Ecology Don Grimes1807.9
Majority91940.4
Turnout 50.2
Registered electors 4,524
Conservative hold Swing

Newbridge

Newbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative C. Mundy 1,139 56.4
Alliance B. Durand40920.3
Labour J. Miles27313.5
Independent M. Beechinor1989.8
Majority73036.1
Turnout 47.2
Registered electors 4,281
Conservative hold Swing

Oldfield

Oldfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Pearce 917 42.0
Conservative M. Wheadon64629.6
Alliance Marian Hammond61928.4
Majority27112.4
Turnout 51.3
Registered electors 4,256
Labour hold Swing

Southdown

Southdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Weston * 647 37.9
Alliance C. South61836.2
Conservative D. Sykes44426.0
Majority291.7
Turnout 46.7
Registered electors 3,660
Labour hold Swing

Twerton

Twerton (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alec Louis Ricketts * 1,075 63.7
Labour L. Harrington 965 –
Conservative J. Popham30818.2
Alliance B. Potter30518.1
Conservative J. Mill268–
Alliance J. Marigold196–
Turnout 42.3
Registered electors 3,995
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Walcot

Walcot [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Howard William Routledge * 711 40.1
Labour J. Linden58032.7
Alliance G. Plumbridge48427.3
Majority1317.4
Turnout 47.6
Registered electors 3,732
Conservative hold Swing

Westmoreland

Westmoreland [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Book 912 48.0
Conservative A. Buchanan64634.0
Alliance E. Bennett34118.0
Majority26614.0
Turnout 46.7
Registered electors 4,070
Labour hold Swing

Weston

Weston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance John James Malloy * 1,127 45.0
Conservative T. Broadwith1,04141.6
Labour T. Murphy33413.3
Majority863.4
Turnout 59.3
Registered electors 4,220
Alliance hold Swing

Widcombe

Widcombe (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Cross * 812 41.7
Conservative C. Patterson 794 –
Independent D. Collyer34617.8
Labour G. Evans34217.6
Labour G. West278–
Alliance A. Bennett27314.0
Alliance John Ozimek217–
Ecology R. Carder1728.8
Turnout 49.6
Registered electors 3,924
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 26 April 2020.
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