1994 Bath City Council election

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1994 Bath City Council election
←  1992 5 May 1994 (1994-05-05)
18 of 48 seats (one third plus two vacant seats) to Bath City Council
25 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LD
Con
Lab
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Labour
Seats before17247
Seats won1710
Seats after29172
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 12Decrease2.svg 7Decrease2.svg 5
Popular vote19,02510,3645,006
Percentage54.3%29.6%14.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 16.9%Decrease2.svg 13.9%Decrease2.svg 3.7%
Bath UK local election 1994 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 1994 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative and Orange showing Liberal Democrats.
Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

The 1994 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 1994 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 Lambridge and Lansdown due to extra vacancies occurring.

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These were the final elections of the city council, before its abolition on 1 April 1996 when it was merged with Wansdyke District Council to form Bath and North East Somerset Council.

The 1994 election saw the Liberal Democrats take a majority of seats on the Council for the first time, winning 17 of the 18 seats up for election.

Results summary

Bath City Council election, 1994
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Liberal Democrats 17Increase2.svg 1294.4%122960.4%19,02554.3%Increase2.svg 16.9%
  Conservative 1Decrease2.svg 75.6%161735.4%10,36429.6%Decrease2.svg 13.9%
  Labour 0Decrease2.svg 50%224.2%5,00614.3%Decrease2.svg 3.7%
  Green 0Steady2.svg0%000%6301.8%Increase2.svg 0.8%
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0%000%280.1%N/A

Ward results

Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1990, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1992 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

Abbey

Abbey [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Feeny 1,105 57.3 +23.8
Conservative Jeffrey William Higgins *59030.6–20.5
Labour Gilbert Young23512.2–3.3
Majority51526.7
Turnout 46.4
Registered electors 4,169
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Bathwick

Bathwick [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Anthony Bailey 1,030 50.6 –8.2
Liberal Democrats B. Bodle82240.4+6.4
Labour A. Hatwal1135.5–1.7
Green M. Deyes723.5N/A
Majority20810.2
Turnout 45.0
Registered electors 4,539
Conservative hold Swing

Bloomfield

Bloomfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Maurice Hogg 994 43.4 +24.5
Labour D. Davis *70030.5–6.7
Conservative A. Dodgson59826.1–17.8
Majority29412.8
Turnout 58.0
Registered electors 3,951
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Combe Down

Combe Down [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jeffrey Stephen Manning * 1,341 59.8 +17.8
Conservative S. Edwards73132.6–19.3
Labour S. Richards1295.8–0.3
Green S. Oswald-Bannister421.9N/A
Majority61027.2
Turnout 61.3
Registered electors 3,668
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kingsmead

Kingsmead [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Furse 868 51.3 +29.1
Conservative J. Hogan58434.5–8.2
Labour C. Foreman24014.2–4.0
Majority28416.8
Turnout 45.3
Registered electors 3,755
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Lambridge

Lambridge (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ramon David Cliffe 868 48.7 +24.0
Liberal Democrats Michael James Kelleher 691 –
Conservative D. McDaniel *54130.4–21.3
Conservative D. Snook470–
Labour I. Roker21712.2–1.4
Green J. Rust1568.8N/A
Turnout 58.8
Registered electors 2,836
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Lansdown

Lansdown (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jeff Kenyon 957 44.3 +18.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Allan 924 –
Conservative P. Buckley *90842.0–25.1
Conservative L. Hayes842–
Labour M. Parr1657.6+0.5
Green P. Andrews1326.1N/A
Turnout 53.7
Registered electors 3,824
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Lyncombe

Lyncombe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ann Harding 1,250 52.6 +27.9
Conservative George Henry Hall *93439.3–20.7
Labour C. Godwin1938.1–5.5
Majority31613.3
Turnout 58.9
Registered electors 4,039
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Newbridge

Newbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dawn Stollar * 1,349 58.3 +13.0
Conservative Evelyn Hampton77033.3–16.4
Labour Neil Rosser1938.3+3.3
Majority57925.0
Turnout 55.4
Registered electors 4,179
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Oldfield

Oldfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ruth Griffiths 941 48.1 +22.0
Labour Hilary Fraser *79440.6–10.9
Conservative H. Pointer1939.9–12.4
Independent N. Hales281.4N/A
Majority1477.5
Turnout 50.2
Registered electors 3,907
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Southdown

Southdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marian Hammond * 1,342 74.8 +9.9
Labour H. Lear29916.7+3.7
Conservative J. Corson1548.6–13.5
Majority1,04358.1
Turnout 43.8
Registered electors 4,103
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Twerton

Twerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Lunt 1,061 67.4 +12.1
Labour Kathleen Salt *40825.9–5.8
Conservative V. Oliver1066.7–6.3
Majority65341.5
Turnout 44.7
Registered electors 3,527
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Walcot

Walcot [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Eddie Forrester 734 41.4 +5.3
Conservative Ahmedus Samad Chowdhury52029.3–10.2
Labour B. Barrett41723.5–1.0
Green Richard Scrase1015.7N/A
Majority21412.1
Turnout 49.2
Registered electors 3,605
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Westmoreland

Westmoreland [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats N. Winch 1,164 59.3 +11.2
Labour Gillian Wendy Pitman57129.1–7.0
Conservative Susan Gillian Henley Green22911.7–5.1
Majority59330.2
Turnout 49.4
Registered electors 3,982
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Weston

Weston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marthe Cairns * 1,468 61.9 +13.7
Conservative A. Charlton-Porter69829.4–14.9
Labour J. Ross1436.0–1.5
Green S. Bradley642.7N/A
Majority77032.4
Turnout 60.0
Registered electors 3,985
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Widcombe

Widcombe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Richard Grundy * 1,146 61.5 +13.4
Conservative M. Adams46625.0–17.9
Labour J. Campbell18910.1–1.1
Green S. Hack633.4N/A
Majority68036.5
Turnout 52.0
Registered electors 3,587
Liberal Democrats 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 16 April 2020.
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