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
editBath 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
editSitting 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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
editParty | 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 |