1990 Bath City Council election

1990 Bath City Council election

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16 of 48 seats (one third) to Bath City Council 24 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Con LD Lab Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Seats before 26 14 8 Seats won 5 5 6 Seats after 24 13 11 Seat change 2 1 3 Popular vote 11,411 10,609 11,530 Percentage 31.3% 29.1% 31.6% Swing 11.4% 4.6% 5.0%
Map showing the results of the 1990 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing Liberal Democrats.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election No overall control

The 1990 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1990 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.

Results summary

Bath City Council election, 1990
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	6	3	37.5%	5	11	22.9%	11,530	31.6%	5%
	Conservative	5	2	31.3%	19	24	50%	11,411	31.3%	11.4%
	Liberal Democrats	5	1	31.3%	8	13	27.1%	10,609	29.1%	4.6%
	Green	0		0%	0	0	0%	2,316	6.4%	0.2%
	Association of Bath Citizens	0		0%	0	0	0%	507	1.4%	N/A
	Independent	0		0%	0	0	0%	88	0.2%	N/A

Ward results

Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1986, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1988 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

Abbey

Abbey ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeffrey William Higgins *	741	39.1	–16.0
	Labour	B. Tonner	600	31.6	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Maurice Hogg	273	14.4	+0.6
	Green	L. Thompson	200	10.5	+2.7
	Association of Bath Citizens	N. Menneer	45	2.4	N/A
	Independent	P. Beeching	37	2.0	N/A
Majority			142	7.5
Turnout				46.6
Registered electors			4,083
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bathwick

Bathwick ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Lanning *	1,245	54.4	–3.5
	Labour	J. Luck	362	15.8	+6.8
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Twohig	333	14.6	+3.1
	Green	N. Hall	280	12.2	–9.3
	Association of Bath Citizens	F. Moore	68	3.0	N/A
Majority			883	38.6
Turnout				52.4
Registered electors			4,369
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bloomfield

Bloomfield ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Davis	1,193	48.5	+5.0
	Conservative	J. Hogan	737	30.0	–13.4
	Liberal Democrats	C. Bray	425	17.3	+7.4
	Green	T. Oswald-Bannister	103	4.2	+1.0
Majority			456	18.5
Turnout				60.5
Registered electors			4,065
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Combe Down

Combe Down ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeffrey Stephen Manning	1,315	48.9	+5.8
	Conservative	R. Thomas	889	33.1	–11.5
	Labour	N. Rosser	375	13.9	+4.2
	Green	A. May	110	4.1	+1.5
Majority			426	15.8
Turnout				68.3
Registered electors			3,938
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kingsmead

Kingsmead ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Sinclair-Ross	724	36.1	+8.3
	Conservative	Elizabeth Ann Newnham *	712	35.5	–11.7
	Liberal Democrats	F. Bovett	307	15.3	–1.4
	Green	Duncan McCanlis	175	8.7	+0.3
	Association of Bath Citizens	T. Newman	88	4.4	N/A
Majority			12	0.6
Turnout				52.0
Registered electors			3,867
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Lambridge

Lambridge ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	D. McDaniel *	653	35.1	–15.9
	Labour	I. Roker	560	30.1	+10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Michael James Kelleher	463	24.9	+2.9
	Green	J. Frecheville	128	6.9	–0.7
	Association of Bath Citizens	V. Reed	57	3.1	N/A
Majority			93	5.0
Turnout				61.8
Registered electors			3,023
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lansdown

Lansdown ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Buckley *	1,047	45.4	–18.0
	Labour	C. Davis	484	21.0	+11.3
	Liberal Democrats	S. Gazeley	457	19.8	+0.8
	Green	L. Cockcroft	190	8.2	+0.3
	Association of Bath Citizens	A. Mockler	128	5.6	N/A
Majority			563	24.4
Turnout				58.3
Registered electors			3,959
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lyncombe

Lyncombe ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Henry Hall *	1,101	43.9	–11.2
	Labour	D. Grant	660	26.3	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats	A. O'Flaherty	549	21.9	+2.7
	Green	T. Morgan	172	6.9	–0.4
	Association of Bath Citizens	G. Wheatcroft	26	1.0	N/A
Majority			441	17.6
Turnout				57.8
Registered electors			4,345
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newbridge

Newbridge ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dawn Stollar *	1,125	43.4	+2.4
	Conservative	C. Mundy	944	36.4	–10.8
	Labour	S. Richards	403	15.5	+7.0
	Green	C. Hiron	122	4.7	+1.4
Majority			181	7.0
Turnout				59.1
Registered electors			4,394
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Oldfield

Oldfield ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hilary Fraser	1,212	50.4	–2.9
	Liberal Democrats	D. Usher	725	30.2	+7.7
	Conservative	E. Hamlen	311	12.9	–8.1
	Green	M. Deyes	104	4.3	+1.0
	Independent	N. Hales	51	2.1	N/A
Majority			487	20.2
Turnout				58.7
Registered electors			4,101
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Southdown

Southdown ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Marian Frances Hammond *	1,166	47.4	+9.7
	Labour	S. Weston	888	36.1	–1.0
	Conservative	D. Bennett	332	13.5	–9.3
	Green	S. Pierce	72	2.9	+0.6
Majority			278	11.3
Turnout				58.7
Registered electors			4,190
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Twerton

Twerton ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kathleen Salt	1,264	66.0	–5.8
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Godfrey	379	19.8	+11.0
	Conservative	H. Pointer	216	11.3	–6.4
	Green	T. Wilcox	57	3.0	+1.4
Majority			885	46.2
Turnout				49.8
Registered electors			3,858
	Labour hold		Swing

Walcot

Walcot ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. Hardy	828	39.5	+1.5
	Conservative	J. Herod	577	27.5	–14.1
	Liberal Democrats	D. Blesto	340	16.2	+7.5
	Green	Jay Risbridger	272	13.0	+1.2
	Association of Bath Citizens	G. McEwen	81	3.9	N/A
Majority			251	12.0
Turnout				55.0
Registered electors			3,819
	Labour hold		Swing

Westmoreland

Westmoreland ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denis Reginald Lovelace *	1,078	48.4	–3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Ball	738	33.1	+10.6
	Conservative	S. Green	315	14.1	–7.6
	Green	J. Kohler	97	4.4	+0.5
Majority			340	15.3
Turnout				55.0
Registered electors			4,062
	Labour hold		Swing

Weston

Weston ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Marthe Cairns	1,173	44.4	+4.0
	Conservative	F. Howarth	856	32.4	–13.8
	Labour	M. Hefferman	515	19.5	+9.5
	Green	A. Marchant	96	3.6	+0.3
Majority			317	12.0
Turnout				63.7
Registered electors			4,147
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Widcombe

Widcombe ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Grundy	841	37.9	–0.5
	Conservative	J. Harrison	734	33.0	–7.8
	Labour	N. Swatton	384	17.3	+1.7
	Green	S. Hack	248	11.2	+5.9
	Association of Bath Citizens	A. Hobbs-Burfitt	14	0.6	N/A
Majority			107	4.9
Turnout				57.7
Registered electors			3,859
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

1. "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 18 April 2020.