1982 Bath City Council election

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1982 Bath City Council election
←  1980 6 May 1982 (1982-05-06) 1983  →
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
Lab
All
Party Conservative Labour Alliance
Seats before33141
Seats won1223
Seats after33114
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3
Popular vote13,2556,3189,713
Percentage44.2%21.1%32.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4.0%Decrease2.svg 14.1%Increase2.svg 20.1%
Bath UK local election 1982 map.svg
Map showing the results of the 1982 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 1982 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1982 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 due to an extra vacancy occurring.

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Results summary

Bath City Council election, 1982
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 12Steady2.svg70.6%213368.8%13,25544.2%Decrease2.svg 4%
  Alliance 3Increase2.svg 317.6%148.3%9,71332.4%Increase2.svg 20.1%
  Labour 2Decrease2.svg 311.8%91122.9%6,31821.1%Decrease2.svg 14.1%
  Ecology 0Steady2.svg0%000%4381.5%Decrease2.svg 2.4%
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0%000%2071.0%N/A
 Independent Alliance0Steady2.svg0%000%470.2%N/A

Ward results

Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1978, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1980 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

Abbey

Abbey [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeffrey William Higgins * 862 58.0
Alliance M. Macdonald34022.9
Labour S. Hamilton23615.9
Ind. AllianceP. Elcock473.2
Majority52235.2
Turnout 36.0
Registered electors 4,294
Conservative hold Swing

Bathwick

Bathwick [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Lanning 1,259 65.4
Alliance D. Tickell51226.6
Labour R. Cloet1548.0
Majority74738.8
Turnout 41.3
Registered electors 4,664
Conservative hold Swing

Bloomfield

Bloomfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Burdett 788 38.0
Labour A. Whitehead *64531.1
Alliance David Treby63830.8
Majority1436.9
Turnout 49.8
Registered electors 4,156
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Combe Down

Combe Down [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Buchanan * 1,021 53.1
Alliance G. Mayer90346.9
Majority1186.2
Turnout 46.3
Registered electors 4,152
Conservative hold Swing

Kingsmead

Kingsmead [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elizabeth Ann Newnham * 881 52.0
Alliance M. Jones42925.3
Labour L. Moreton38422.7
Majority45226.7
Turnout 41.5
Registered electors 4,079
Conservative hold Swing

Lambridge

Lambridge (2 seats) [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D. McDaniel 758 45.9
Conservative H. McDermid 662 –
Alliance A. Hanham50930.8
Alliance A. Kerslake445–
Labour D. Pearce38323.2
Labour G. Wood340–
Turnout 55.2
Registered electors 3,087
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Lansdown

Lansdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Buckley * 1,201 60.2
Alliance Marian Hammond61430.8
Labour E. Crawley1809.0
Majority58729.4
Turnout 50.8
Registered electors 3,930
Conservative hold Swing

Lyncombe

Lyncombe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Henry Hall * 1,142 56.7
Alliance P. Davis57528.6
Ecology J. Brinnand29614.7
Majority56728.1
Turnout 44.2
Registered electors 4,555
Conservative hold Swing

Newbridge

Newbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J. Anton * 898 45.0
Alliance M. Holmes69234.7
Labour L. Skipper22911.5
Independent M. Beechinor1788.9
Majority20610.3
Turnout 47.4
Registered electors 4,211
Conservative hold Swing

Oldfield

Oldfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Brian Anthony Roper 647 37.2
Labour P. Grogan63536.6
Conservative D. Sykes45526.2
Majority120.6
Turnout 40.7
Registered electors 4,271
Alliance gain from Labour Swing

Southdown

Southdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Terry Edwards 631 42.4
Labour F. Hobbs *52535.3
Conservative T. Maginsky33322.4
Majority1067.1
Turnout 41.0
Registered electors 3,632
Alliance gain from Labour Swing

Twerton

Twerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour I. Jefferies * 1,004 66.4
Alliance B. Potter28418.8
Conservative J. Popham22514.9
Majority72047.6
Turnout 37.9
Registered electors 3,995
Labour hold Swing

Walcot

Walcot [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative P. Goodhart 600 37.6
Alliance G. Plumbridge54734.3
Labour S. Sweeney41826.2
Independent J. Cruttwell291.8
Majority533.3
Turnout 41.7
Registered electors 3,827
Conservative hold Swing

Westmoreland

Westmoreland [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denis Reginald Lovelace * 865 50.6
Conservative B. Redfearn45726.7
Alliance E. Bennett38722.6
Majority40823.9
Turnout 41.7
Registered electors 4,102
Labour hold Swing

Weston

Weston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Alliance Leon Pitt 1,224 55.6
Conservative J. Lee97744.4
Majority24711.2
Turnout 52.7
Registered electors 4,174
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Widcombe

Widcombe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative S. Dunn * 736 48.0
Alliance J. Talbot33621.9
Labour D. Book32020.9
Ecology R. Carder1429.3
Majority40026.1
Turnout 39.0
Registered electors 3,935
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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