1991 UK local government election
1991 Bath City Council election |
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 1991 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing Liberal Democrats. |
Council control before election No overall control | Council control after election No overall control | |
The 1991 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 1991 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 Bathwick due to an extra vacancy occurring.
Results summary
Bath City Council election, 1991 |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | | 52.9% | 15 | 24 | 50% | 13,069 | 35.2% | 3.9% |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | | 41.2% | 6 | 13 | 27.1% | 13,609 | 36.7% | 7.6% |
| Labour | 1 | | 5.9% | 10 | 11 | 22.9% | 8,963 | 24.1% | 7.5% |
| Green | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1,355 | 3.7% | 2.7% |
| Liberal | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 65 | 0.2% | N/A |
| Independent | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 60 | 0.2% | |
Ward results
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1987, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1990 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Abbey
Abbey[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Elgar Spencer Jenkins * | 792 | 40.8 | +1.7 |
| Labour | B. Tonner | 532 | 27.4 | –4.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Feeny | 387 | 19.9 | +5.5 |
| Green | P. Andrews | 209 | 10.8 | +0.3 |
| Independent | R. Carder | 23 | 1.2 | N/A |
Majority | 260 | 13.4 | |
Turnout | | 49.8 | |
Registered electors | 3,901 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bathwick
Bathwick (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | G. O'Donovan * | 1,110 | 47.3 | –7.1 |
| Conservative | John Anthony Bailey | 1,042 | – | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Maurice Hogg | 701 | 29.9 | +15.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Adrienne Westbrook | 562 | – | |
| Green | N. Hall | 312 | 13.3 | +1.1 |
| Labour | C. Davis | 222 | 9.5 | –6.3 |
| Labour | J. Luck | 166 | – | |
Turnout | | 48.6 | |
Registered electors | 4,555 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bloomfield
Bloomfield[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Eric Jack Trevor Snook * | 1,106 | 44.0 | +14.0 |
| Labour | N. Rosser | 967 | 38.5 | –10.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | C. Bray | 438 | 17.4 | +0.1 |
Majority | 139 | 5.5 | |
Turnout | | 62.5 | |
Registered electors | 4,017 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Combe Down
Combe Down[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Alan Symonds | 1,117 | 43.9 | –5.0 |
| Conservative | H. Peters | 935 | 36.7 | +3.6 |
| Labour | C. James | 410 | 16.1 | +2.2 |
| Green | A. May | 84 | 3.3 | –0.8 |
Majority | 182 | 7.2 | |
Turnout | | 64.9 | |
Registered electors | 3,920 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Kingsmead
Kingsmead[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Hawkins * | 841 | 43.0 | +7.5 |
| Labour | M. McIntosh | 653 | 33.4 | –2.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | N. Sutherland | 369 | 18.9 | +3.6 |
| Green | L. Cockcroft | 92 | 4.7 | –4.0 |
Majority | 188 | 9.6 | |
Turnout | | 53.0 | |
Registered electors | 3,692 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lambridge
Lambridge[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | H. McDermid * | 612 | 36.2 | +1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ramon David Cliffe | 565 | 33.5 | +8.6 |
| Labour | I. Roker | 400 | 23.7 | –6.4 |
| Green | Jay Risbridger | 112 | 6.6 | –0.3 |
Majority | 47 | 2.7 | |
Turnout | | 56.8 | |
Registered electors | 2,972 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lansdown
Lansdown[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anne Maureen McDonagh * | 1,262 | 57.5 | +12.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | S. Gazeley | 552 | 25.1 | +5.3 |
| Labour | H. Lintell | 278 | 12.7 | –8.3 |
| Green | L. Tedman | 104 | 4.7 | –3.5 |
Majority | 710 | 32.4 | |
Turnout | | 56.6 | |
Registered electors | 3,877 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lyncombe
Lyncombe[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian James Hamlen * | 1,171 | 48.6 | +4.7 |
| Labour | D. Grant | 600 | 24.9 | –1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | A. O'Flaherty | 477 | 19.8 | –2.1 |
| Green | M. Deyes | 95 | 3.9 | –3.0 |
| Liberal | T. Powell | 65 | 2.7 | N/A |
Majority | 571 | 23.7 | |
Turnout | | 57.0 | |
Registered electors | 4,222 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Newbridge
Newbridge[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | S. Sutherland * | 1,301 | 50.4 | +7.0 |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Ann Newnham | 1,028 | 39.9 | +3.5 |
| Labour | S. Richards | 250 | 9.7 | –5.8 |
Majority | 273 | 10.5 | |
Turnout | | 60.8 | |
Registered electors | 4,241 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Oldfield
Oldfield[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | D. Book | 1,080 | 48.9 | –1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Usher | 678 | 30.7 | +0.5 |
| Conservative | R. Wilmington | 343 | 15.5 | +2.6 |
| Green | M. Davidson | 69 | 3.1 | –1.2 |
| Independent | N. Hales | 37 | 1.7 | –0.4 |
Majority | 402 | 18.2 | |
Turnout | | 54.9 | |
Registered electors | 4,018 | | |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Southdown
Southdown[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Angela Godfrey | 1,352 | 60.6 | +13.2 |
| Labour | K. Weston | 588 | 26.4 | –9.7 |
| Conservative | D. Bennett | 290 | 13.0 | –0.5 |
Majority | 764 | 34.2 | |
Turnout | | 54.0 | |
Registered electors | 4,126 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Twerton
Twerton[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim Ball | 940 | 49.3 | +29.5 |
| Labour | R. Padfield | 794 | 41.7 | –24.3 |
| Conservative | H. Pointer | 171 | 9.0 | –2.3 |
Majority | 146 | 7.6 | |
Turnout | | 52.2 | |
Registered electors | 3,651 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Walcot
Walcot[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | P. Goodhart * | 701 | 36.7 | +9.2 |
| Labour | A. Marjoram | 665 | 34.8 | –4.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Buhr | 369 | 19.3 | +3.1 |
| Green | P. Sherrard-Smith | 177 | 9.3 | –3.7 |
Majority | 36 | 1.9 | |
Turnout | | 52.6 | |
Registered electors | 3,633 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westmoreland
Westmoreland[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | John Bryant * | 1,241 | 53.1 | +20.0 |
| Labour | A. Pye | 798 | 34.2 | –14.2 |
| Conservative | A. Taylor | 297 | 12.7 | –1.4 |
Majority | 443 | 19.1 | |
Turnout | | 58.9 | |
Registered electors | 3,968 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Weston
Weston[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | R. Burden | 1,350 | 55.7 | +11.3 |
| Conservative | E. Hampton | 762 | 31.5 | –0.9 |
| Labour | S. Cottman | 310 | 12.8 | –6.7 |
Majority | 588 | 24.2 | |
Turnout | | 60.3 | |
Registered electors | 4,015 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Widcombe
Widcombe[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Clark * | 1,210 | 55.8 | +17.9 |
| Conservative | H. Cross | 606 | 28.0 | –5.0 |
| Labour | K. Bray | 250 | 11.5 | –5.8 |
| Green | S. Hack | 101 | 4.7 | –6.5 |
Majority | 604 | 27.8 | |
Turnout | | 57.0 | |
Registered electors | 3,802 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 18 April 2020.