1987 Bath City Council election

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1987 Bath City Council election
←  1986 7 May 1987 (1987-05-07) 1988  →
17 of 48 seats (one third plus one vacant seat) to Bath City Council
24 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
All
Lab
Party Conservative Alliance Labour
Seats before261012
Seats won971
Seats after24168
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 6Decrease2.svg 4
Popular vote15,05313,9937,885
Percentage40.0%37.2%21.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.0%Increase2.svg 0.9%Decrease2.svg 6.7%
Bath UK local election 1987 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 1987 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

No overall control

The 1987 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 7 May 1987 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 Walcot due to an extra vacancy occurring.

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Results summary

Bath City Council election, 1987
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 9Decrease2.svg 252.9%152450%15,05340.0%Increase2.svg 4%
  Alliance 7Increase2.svg 641.2%91633.3%13,99337.2%Increase2.svg 0.9%
  Labour 1Decrease2.svg 45.9%7816.7%7,88521.0%Decrease2.svg 6.7%

Ward results

Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1983, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1986 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

Abbey

Abbey [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elgar Spencer Jenkins * 1,036 50.3 +4.4
Alliance Adrian Pegg60629.4–2.1
Labour G. Stevens33016.0–6.6
Green K. Bateup864.2N/A
Majority43020.9
Turnout 46.2
Registered electors 4,458
Conservative hold Swing

Bathwick

Bathwick [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. O'Donovan * 1,309 60.9 +0.5
Alliance Kenneth Drain54525.3–2.8
Labour H. Hornblower2029.4–2.2
Green J. Goodyer954.4N/A
Majority76435.5
Turnout 46.2
Registered electors 4,651
Conservative hold Swing

Bloomfield

Bloomfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Jack Trevor Snook * 1,097 46.7 +6.7
Labour S. Lydiard77933.2–3.3
Alliance M. Le Grice47120.1–3.4
Majority31813.5
Turnout 57.3
Registered electors 4,097
Conservative hold Swing

Combe Down

Combe Down [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Jane Tyler 1,286 50.4 +3.0
Conservative Leila Margaret Wishart *1,05741.5+5.0
Labour D. Davis2078.1–8.0
Majority2299.0
Turnout 62.7
Registered electors 4,067
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Kingsmead

Kingsmead [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Hawkins 858 45.5 +0.2
Alliance F. Bovett66435.2+6.7
Labour P. Hardy36519.3–6.7
Majority19410.3
Turnout 45.8
Registered electors 4,118
Conservative hold Swing

Lambridge

Lambridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. McDermid * 770 40.2 –0.5
Alliance Paul Crossley65234.1+5.2
Labour N. Carter45323.7–6.7
Green C. Turner392.0N/A
Majority1186.2
Turnout 62.5
Registered electors 3,061
Conservative hold Swing

Lansdown

Lansdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Maureen McDonagh * 1,383 59.0 +8.2
Alliance P. Buckingham68229.1–3.5
Labour E. Crawley2008.5–8.2
Green M. Gordon813.5N/A
Majority70129.9
Turnout 58.2
Registered electors 4,032
Conservative hold Swing

Lyncombe

Lyncombe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian James Hamlen * 1,296 49.5 +2.3
Alliance S. Ible1,02039.0–1.1
Labour D. Robinson2328.9–3.7
Green L. Jopling702.7N/A
Majority27610.5
Turnout 59.9
Registered electors 4,372
Conservative hold Swing

Newbridge

Newbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance S. Sutherland 1,312 49.5 +7.3
Conservative D. Book1,15043.4+1.9
Labour C. Whitmarsh1887.1–9.2
Majority1626.1
Turnout 60.0
Registered electors 4,418
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Oldfield

Oldfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance D. Gregory 1,059 43.4 –7.3
Labour D. Pearce *92437.8+1.1
Conservative R. Hall45918.8+6.1
Majority1355.5
Turnout 57.5
Registered electors 4,154
Alliance gain from Labour Swing

Southdown

Southdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance A. Bovett 1,078 50.3 +3.8
Labour S. Weston *63129.4–9.7
Conservative M. Sykes43620.3+5.9
Majority44720.8
Turnout 53.2
Registered electors 4,033
Alliance gain from Labour Swing

Twerton

Twerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alec Louis Ricketts * 1,013 61.2 –4.1
Alliance Michael Twohig31218.9–1.4
Conservative J. Cameron30218.2+3.7
Green B. Searle281.7N/A
Majority70142.4
Turnout 41.8
Registered electors 3,969
Labour hold Swing

Walcot

Walcot (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Goodhart 847 36.2 +2.4
Conservative Howard William Routledge * 792 –
Labour S. King65928.1–13.8
Alliance Margaret Feeny 65728.1+3.7
Labour D. Nicoll594–
Alliance A. Stevenson492–
Green Derek Wall 1797.6N/A
Turnout 61.6
Registered electors 3,805
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Westmoreland

Westmoreland [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance John Bryant 732 38.8 +11.4
Labour D. Book *70937.5–16.6
Conservative D. Ashdown44823.7+5.2
Majority231.2
Turnout 48.3
Registered electors 3,915
Alliance gain from Labour Swing

Weston

Weston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance John James Malloy * 1,414 56.5 +6.3
Conservative P. Blair90636.2+0.6
Labour W. Chivers1445.8–8.4
Green L. Barnes391.6N/A
Majority50820.3
Turnout 60.1
Registered electors 4,168
Alliance hold Swing

Widcombe

Widcombe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Tony Clark 1,011 45.7 +1.3
Conservative H. Cross *90741.0+6.1
Labour I. Roker25511.5–9.3
Green P. Hardman401.8N/A
Majority1044.7
Turnout 57.2
Registered electors 3,870
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

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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 18 April 2020.
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