The 1986 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 8 May 1986 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.
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16 of 48 seats (one third) to Bath City Council 24 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1986 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing SDP–Liberal Alliance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results summary edit
Bath City Council election, 1986 | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 7 | 5 | 43.8% | 19 | 26 | 54.2% | 11,429 | 36.0% | 6.5% | |
Alliance | 6 | 4 | 37.5% | 4 | 10 | 20.8% | 11,508 | 36.3% | 9.1% | |
Labour | 3 | 1 | 18.8% | 9 | 12 | 25% | 8,771 | 27.7% | 2.7% |
Ward results edit
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1982, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1984 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Abbey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jeffrey William Higgins * | 819 | 45.9 | –11.4 | |
Alliance | Adrian Pegg | 562 | 31.5 | +9.7 | |
Labour | G. Stevens | 403 | 22.6 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 257 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 41.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,340 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bathwick edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. Lanning * | 1,145 | 60.4 | –4.8 | |
Alliance | Peter Winston Gordon Duguid | 532 | 28.1 | +6.6 | |
Labour | F. Burdett | 219 | 11.6 | –1.6 | |
Majority | 613 | 32.3 | |||
Turnout | 41.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,532 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bloomfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Burdett * | 812 | 40.0 | +7.4 | |
Labour | S. Lydiard | 741 | 36.5 | –10.5 | |
Alliance | R. Grundy | 476 | 23.5 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 71 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 48.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,153 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Combe Down edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | A. Meacock | 1,031 | 47.4 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | David Hawkins | 793 | 36.5 | –10.2 | |
Labour | D. Nicoll | 349 | 16.1 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 238 | 10.9 | |||
Turnout | 53.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,038 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing |
Kingsmead edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Elizabeth Ann Newnham * | 750 | 45.3 | –4.1 | |
Alliance | Kenneth Drain | 476 | 28.7 | +5.7 | |
Labour | S. King | 430 | 26.0 | –1.5 | |
Majority | 274 | 16.6 | |||
Turnout | 39.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,166 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lambridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. McDaniel * | 732 | 40.7 | –18.2 | |
Labour | A. Marjoram | 547 | 30.4 | +9.8 | |
Alliance | Paul Crossley | 521 | 28.9 | +8.5 | |
Majority | 185 | 10.3 | |||
Turnout | 57.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,109 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lansdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Buckley * | 1,098 | 50.8 | –6.6 | |
Alliance | P. Buckingham | 704 | 32.6 | +4.0 | |
Labour | H. Lintell | 360 | 16.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 394 | 18.2 | |||
Turnout | 52.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,149 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lyncombe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Henry Hall * | 1,058 | 47.2 | –8.9 | |
Alliance | C. Matthews | 899 | 40.1 | +14.6 | |
Labour | N. Carter | 283 | 12.6 | –5.8 | |
Majority | 159 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 49.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,524 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Newbridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Dawn Stollar | 991 | 42.2 | +14.1 | |
Conservative | J. Skeet | 974 | 41.5 | –8.9 | |
Labour | J. Miles | 382 | 16.3 | –5.2 | |
Majority | 17 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 53.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,386 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing |
Oldfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Brian Anthony Roper * | 1,171 | 50.7 | +19.1 | |
Labour | B. Wotley | 847 | 36.7 | –9.6 | |
Conservative | D. Gunstone | 293 | 12.7 | –9.4 | |
Majority | 324 | 14.0 | |||
Turnout | 55.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,167 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Southdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Marian Frances Hammond | 899 | 46.5 | +3.2 | |
Labour | R. Padfield | 755 | 39.1 | +1.4 | |
Conservative | M. Sykes | 278 | 14.4 | –4.5 | |
Majority | 144 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 48.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,986 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Twerton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. Baber | 957 | 65.3 | –3.9 | |
Alliance | E. Bennett | 297 | 20.3 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | A. Wilson | 212 | 14.5 | –0.8 | |
Majority | 660 | 45.0 | |||
Turnout | 36.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,980 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Walcot edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | J. Borl | 825 | 41.9 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | P. Goodhart * | 666 | 33.8 | –3.6 | |
Alliance | Margaret Feeny | 480 | 24.4 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 159 | 8.1 | |||
Turnout | 54.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,648 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Westmoreland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Denis Reginald Lovelace * | 956 | 54.1 | –7.3 | |
Alliance | John Bryant | 484 | 27.4 | +12.4 | |
Conservative | A. Buchanan | 327 | 18.5 | –5.1 | |
Majority | 472 | 26.7 | |||
Turnout | 44.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,943 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Weston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Leon Pitt * | 1,150 | 50.2 | +5.8 | |
Conservative | P. Blair | 816 | 35.6 | –1.0 | |
Labour | A. Watts | 326 | 14.2 | –4.9 | |
Majority | 334 | 14.6 | |||
Turnout | 55.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,166 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Widcombe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | J. Talbot | 835 | 44.4 | +18.8 | |
Conservative | C. Sellick | 656 | 34.9 | –17.6 | |
Labour | J. Chalmers | 391 | 20.8 | –1.1 | |
Majority | 179 | 9.5 | |||
Turnout | 48.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,887 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing |