1991 Bath City Council election

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1991 Bath City Council election
←  1990 2 May 1991 (1991-05-02) 1992  →
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
LD
Lab
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats before241311
Seats won971
Seats after241311
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote13,06913,6098,963
Percentage35.2%36.7%24.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.9%Increase2.svg 7.6%Decrease2.svg 7.5%
Bath UK local election 1991 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 1991 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing Liberal Democrats.
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

No overall control

The 1991 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 1991 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 Bathwick due to an extra vacancy occurring.

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Results summary

Bath City Council election, 1991
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 9Steady2.svg52.9%152450%13,06935.2%Increase2.svg 3.9%
  Liberal Democrats 7Steady2.svg41.2%61327.1%13,60936.7%Increase2.svg 7.6%
  Labour 1Steady2.svg5.9%101122.9%8,96324.1%Decrease2.svg 7.5%
  Green 0Steady2.svg0%000%1,3553.7%Decrease2.svg 2.7%
  Liberal 0Steady2.svg0%000%650.2%N/A
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0%000%600.2%Steady2.svg

Ward results

Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1987, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1990 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

Abbey

Abbey [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elgar Spencer Jenkins * 792 40.8 +1.7
Labour B. Tonner53227.4–4.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Feeny 38719.9+5.5
Green P. Andrews20910.8+0.3
Independent R. Carder231.2N/A
Majority26013.4
Turnout 49.8
Registered electors 3,901
Conservative hold Swing

Bathwick

Bathwick (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. O'Donovan * 1,110 47.3 –7.1
Conservative John Anthony Bailey 1,042 –
Liberal Democrats Stephen Maurice Hogg70129.9+15.3
Liberal Democrats Adrienne Westbrook562–
Green N. Hall31213.3+1.1
Labour C. Davis2229.5–6.3
Labour J. Luck166–
Turnout 48.6
Registered electors 4,555
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bloomfield

Bloomfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Jack Trevor Snook * 1,106 44.0 +14.0
Labour N. Rosser96738.5–10.0
Liberal Democrats C. Bray43817.4+0.1
Majority1395.5
Turnout 62.5
Registered electors 4,017
Conservative hold Swing

Combe Down

Combe Down [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Roger Alan Symonds 1,117 43.9 –5.0
Conservative H. Peters93536.7+3.6
Labour C. James41016.1+2.2
Green A. May843.3–0.8
Majority1827.2
Turnout 64.9
Registered electors 3,920
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kingsmead

Kingsmead [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Hawkins * 841 43.0 +7.5
Labour M. McIntosh65333.4–2.7
Liberal Democrats N. Sutherland36918.9+3.6
Green L. Cockcroft924.7–4.0
Majority1889.6
Turnout 53.0
Registered electors 3,692
Conservative hold Swing

Lambridge

Lambridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. McDermid * 612 36.2 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Ramon David Cliffe56533.5+8.6
Labour I. Roker40023.7–6.4
Green Jay Risbridger1126.6–0.3
Majority472.7
Turnout 56.8
Registered electors 2,972
Conservative hold Swing

Lansdown

Lansdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Maureen McDonagh * 1,262 57.5 +12.1
Liberal Democrats S. Gazeley55225.1+5.3
Labour H. Lintell27812.7–8.3
Green L. Tedman1044.7–3.5
Majority71032.4
Turnout 56.6
Registered electors 3,877
Conservative hold Swing

Lyncombe

Lyncombe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian James Hamlen * 1,171 48.6 +4.7
Labour D. Grant60024.9–1.4
Liberal Democrats A. O'Flaherty47719.8–2.1
Green M. Deyes953.9–3.0
Liberal T. Powell652.7N/A
Majority57123.7
Turnout 57.0
Registered electors 4,222
Conservative hold Swing

Newbridge

Newbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats S. Sutherland * 1,301 50.4 +7.0
Conservative Elizabeth Ann Newnham1,02839.9+3.5
Labour S. Richards2509.7–5.8
Majority27310.5
Turnout 60.8
Registered electors 4,241
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Oldfield

Oldfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Book 1,080 48.9 –1.5
Liberal Democrats D. Usher67830.7+0.5
Conservative R. Wilmington34315.5+2.6
Green M. Davidson693.1–1.2
Independent N. Hales371.7–0.4
Majority40218.2
Turnout 54.9
Registered electors 4,018
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Southdown

Southdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Angela Godfrey 1,352 60.6 +13.2
Labour K. Weston58826.4–9.7
Conservative D. Bennett29013.0–0.5
Majority76434.2
Turnout 54.0
Registered electors 4,126
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Twerton

Twerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Ball 940 49.3 +29.5
Labour R. Padfield79441.7–24.3
Conservative H. Pointer1719.0–2.3
Majority1467.6
Turnout 52.2
Registered electors 3,651
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Walcot

Walcot [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Goodhart * 701 36.7 +9.2
Labour A. Marjoram66534.8–4.7
Liberal Democrats M. Buhr36919.3+3.1
Green P. Sherrard-Smith1779.3–3.7
Majority361.9
Turnout 52.6
Registered electors 3,633
Conservative hold Swing

Westmoreland

Westmoreland [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Bryant * 1,241 53.1 +20.0
Labour A. Pye79834.2–14.2
Conservative A. Taylor29712.7–1.4
Majority44319.1
Turnout 58.9
Registered electors 3,968
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Weston

Weston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats R. Burden 1,350 55.7 +11.3
Conservative E. Hampton76231.5–0.9
Labour S. Cottman31012.8–6.7
Majority58824.2
Turnout 60.3
Registered electors 4,015
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Widcombe

Widcombe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Clark * 1,210 55.8 +17.9
Conservative H. Cross60628.0–5.0
Labour K. Bray25011.5–5.8
Green S. Hack1014.7–6.5
Majority60427.8
Turnout 57.0
Registered electors 3,802
Liberal Democrats hold 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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