The 1987 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 7 May 1987 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 Walcot due to an extra vacancy occurring.
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17 of 48 seats (one third plus one vacant seat) to Bath City Council 24 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1987 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, 1987 | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 9 | 2 | 52.9% | 15 | 24 | 50% | 15,053 | 40.0% | 4% | |
Alliance | 7 | 6 | 41.2% | 9 | 16 | 33.3% | 13,993 | 37.2% | 0.9% | |
Labour | 1 | 4 | 5.9% | 7 | 8 | 16.7% | 7,885 | 21.0% | 6.7% |
Ward results edit
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1983, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1986 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Abbey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Elgar Spencer Jenkins * | 1,036 | 50.3 | +4.4 | |
Alliance | Adrian Pegg | 606 | 29.4 | –2.1 | |
Labour | G. Stevens | 330 | 16.0 | –6.6 | |
Green | K. Bateup | 86 | 4.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 430 | 20.9 | |||
Turnout | 46.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,458 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bathwick edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. O'Donovan * | 1,309 | 60.9 | +0.5 | |
Alliance | Kenneth Drain | 545 | 25.3 | –2.8 | |
Labour | H. Hornblower | 202 | 9.4 | –2.2 | |
Green | J. Goodyer | 95 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 764 | 35.5 | |||
Turnout | 46.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,651 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bloomfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Eric Jack Trevor Snook * | 1,097 | 46.7 | +6.7 | |
Labour | S. Lydiard | 779 | 33.2 | –3.3 | |
Alliance | M. Le Grice | 471 | 20.1 | –3.4 | |
Majority | 318 | 13.5 | |||
Turnout | 57.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,097 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Combe Down edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Jane Tyler | 1,286 | 50.4 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Leila Margaret Wishart * | 1,057 | 41.5 | +5.0 | |
Labour | D. Davis | 207 | 8.1 | –8.0 | |
Majority | 229 | 9.0 | |||
Turnout | 62.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,067 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing |
Kingsmead edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Hawkins | 858 | 45.5 | +0.2 | |
Alliance | F. Bovett | 664 | 35.2 | +6.7 | |
Labour | P. Hardy | 365 | 19.3 | –6.7 | |
Majority | 194 | 10.3 | |||
Turnout | 45.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,118 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lambridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. McDermid * | 770 | 40.2 | –0.5 | |
Alliance | Paul Crossley | 652 | 34.1 | +5.2 | |
Labour | N. Carter | 453 | 23.7 | –6.7 | |
Green | C. Turner | 39 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 118 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 62.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,061 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lansdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anne Maureen McDonagh * | 1,383 | 59.0 | +8.2 | |
Alliance | P. Buckingham | 682 | 29.1 | –3.5 | |
Labour | E. Crawley | 200 | 8.5 | –8.2 | |
Green | M. Gordon | 81 | 3.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 701 | 29.9 | |||
Turnout | 58.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,032 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lyncombe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Brian James Hamlen * | 1,296 | 49.5 | +2.3 | |
Alliance | S. Ible | 1,020 | 39.0 | –1.1 | |
Labour | D. Robinson | 232 | 8.9 | –3.7 | |
Green | L. Jopling | 70 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 276 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 59.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,372 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Newbridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | S. Sutherland | 1,312 | 49.5 | +7.3 | |
Conservative | D. Book | 1,150 | 43.4 | +1.9 | |
Labour | C. Whitmarsh | 188 | 7.1 | –9.2 | |
Majority | 162 | 6.1 | |||
Turnout | 60.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,418 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing |
Oldfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | D. Gregory | 1,059 | 43.4 | –7.3 | |
Labour | D. Pearce * | 924 | 37.8 | +1.1 | |
Conservative | R. Hall | 459 | 18.8 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 135 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 57.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,154 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing |
Southdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | A. Bovett | 1,078 | 50.3 | +3.8 | |
Labour | S. Weston * | 631 | 29.4 | –9.7 | |
Conservative | M. Sykes | 436 | 20.3 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 447 | 20.8 | |||
Turnout | 53.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,033 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing |
Twerton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Alec Louis Ricketts * | 1,013 | 61.2 | –4.1 | |
Alliance | Michael Twohig | 312 | 18.9 | –1.4 | |
Conservative | J. Cameron | 302 | 18.2 | +3.7 | |
Green | B. Searle | 28 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 701 | 42.4 | |||
Turnout | 41.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,969 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Walcot edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Goodhart | 847 | 36.2 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Howard William Routledge * | 792 | – | ||
Labour | S. King | 659 | 28.1 | –13.8 | |
Alliance | Margaret Feeny | 657 | 28.1 | +3.7 | |
Labour | D. Nicoll | 594 | – | ||
Alliance | A. Stevenson | 492 | – | ||
Green | Derek Wall | 179 | 7.6 | N/A | |
Turnout | 61.6 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,805 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Westmoreland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | John Bryant | 732 | 38.8 | +11.4 | |
Labour | D. Book * | 709 | 37.5 | –16.6 | |
Conservative | D. Ashdown | 448 | 23.7 | +5.2 | |
Majority | 23 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 48.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,915 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing |
Weston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | John James Malloy * | 1,414 | 56.5 | +6.3 | |
Conservative | P. Blair | 906 | 36.2 | +0.6 | |
Labour | W. Chivers | 144 | 5.8 | –8.4 | |
Green | L. Barnes | 39 | 1.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 508 | 20.3 | |||
Turnout | 60.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,168 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Widcombe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Tony Clark | 1,011 | 45.7 | +1.3 | |
Conservative | H. Cross * | 907 | 41.0 | +6.1 | |
Labour | I. Roker | 255 | 11.5 | –9.3 | |
Green | P. Hardman | 40 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 104 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 57.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,870 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing |