1983 Bath City Council election

The 1983 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 1983 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 Twerton and Widcombe due to extra vacancies occurring.

1983 Bath City Council election

5 May 1983
18 of 48 seats (one third plus two vacant seats) to Bath City Council 24 seats needed for a majority
Con Lab All Party Conservative Labour Alliance Seats before 33 11 4 Seats won 12 5 1 Seats after 33 11 4 Seat change Popular vote 15,563 9,114 8,451 Percentage 45.6% 26.7% 24.8% Swing 1.4% 5.6% 7.6%
Map showing the results of the 1983 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

Results summary

Bath City Council election, 1984
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	12		66.7%	21	33	68.8%	15,563	45.6%	1.4%
	Labour	5		27.8%	6	11	22.9%	9,114	26.7%	5.6%
	Alliance	1		5.6%	3	4	8.3%	8,451	24.8%	7.6%
	Independent	0		0%	0	0	0%	596	1.7%	0.7%
	Ecology	0		0%	0	0	0%	419	1.2%	0.3%

Ward results

Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1979, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1982 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

Abbey

Abbey[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elgar Spencer Jenkins *	1,021	58.8
	Labour	S. Phillips	298	17.2
	Alliance	C. Hussey	298	17.2
	Ecology	T. Oswald-Bannister	67	3.9
	Independent	P. Elcock	52	3.0
Majority			723	41.6
Turnout				40.4
Registered electors			4,294
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bathwick

Bathwick[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. O'Donovan *	1,338	67.7
	Alliance	G. Abbott	414	21.0
	Labour	P. Mosley	223	11.3
Majority			924	46.8
Turnout				42.0
Registered electors			4,703
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bloomfield

Bloomfield[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Jack Trevor Snook *	977	44.3
	Labour	J. Dowling	641	29.1
	Alliance	J. McNeilage	585	26.6
Majority			336	15.3
Turnout				52.6
Registered electors			4,186
	Conservative hold		Swing

Combe Down

Combe Down[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leila Margaret Wishart	1,077	51.5
	Alliance	G. Mayer	708	33.8
	Labour	P. Meads	307	14.7
Majority			369	17.6
Turnout				50.0
Registered electors			4,181
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingsmead

Kingsmead[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Atkinson *	842	51.8
	Labour	M. Macrae	429	26.4
	Alliance	A. Pearce	356	21.9
Majority			413	25.4
Turnout				40.8
Registered electors			3,990
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lambridge

Lambridge[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. McDermid *	795	46.6
	Alliance	A. Kerslake	597	26.4
	Labour	A. Hannam	314	18.4
Majority			198	11.6
Turnout				55.1
Registered electors			3,099
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lansdown

Lansdown[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Maureen McDonagh *	1,367	65.3
	Alliance	Margaret Ann Roper	486	23.2
	Labour	E. Crawley	242	11.6
Majority			881	42.1
Turnout				52.8
Registered electors			3,971
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lyncombe

Lyncombe[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian James Hamlen *	1,337	58.8
	Alliance	G. Lambert	418	18.4
	Labour	D. Haigh	337	14.8
	Ecology	Don Grimes	180	7.9
Majority			919	40.4
Turnout				50.2
Registered electors			4,524
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newbridge

Newbridge[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Mundy	1,139	56.4
	Alliance	B. Durand	409	20.3
	Labour	J. Miles	273	13.5
	Independent	M. Beechinor	198	9.8
Majority			730	36.2
Turnout				47.2
Registered electors			4,281
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oldfield

Oldfield[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Pearce	917	42.0
	Conservative	M. Wheadon	646	29.6
	Alliance	Marian Hammond	619	28.4
Majority			271	12.4
Turnout				51.3
Registered electors			4,256
	Labour hold		Swing

Southdown

Southdown[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Weston *	647	37.9
	Alliance	C. South	618	36.2
	Conservative	D. Sykes	444	26.0
Majority			29	1.7
Turnout				46.7
Registered electors			3,660
	Labour hold		Swing

Twerton

Twerton (2 seats)[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alec Louis Ricketts *	1,075	63.7
	Labour	L. Harrington	965	–
	Conservative	J. Popham	308	18.2
	Alliance	B. Potter	305	18.1
	Conservative	J. Mill	268	–
	Alliance	J. Marigold	196	–
Turnout				42.3
Registered electors			3,995
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Walcot

Walcot[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Howard William Routledge *	711	40.1
	Labour	J. Linden	580	32.7
	Alliance	G. Plumbridge	484	27.3
Majority			131	7.4
Turnout				47.6
Registered electors			3,732
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westmoreland

Westmoreland[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Book	912	48.0
	Conservative	A. Buchanan	646	34.0
	Alliance	E. Bennett	341	18.0
Majority			266	14.0
Turnout				46.7
Registered electors			4,070
	Labour hold		Swing

Weston

Weston[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	John James Malloy *	1,127	45.0
	Conservative	T. Broadwith	1,041	41.6
	Labour	T. Murphy	334	13.3
Majority			86	3.4
Turnout				59.3
Registered electors			4,220
	Alliance hold		Swing

Widcombe

Widcombe (2 seats)[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Cross *	812	41.7
	Conservative	C. Patterson	794	–
	Independent	D. Collyer	346	17.8
	Labour	G. Evans	342	17.6
	Labour	G. West	278	–
	Alliance	A. Bennett	273	14.0
	Alliance	J. Ozimek	217	–
	Ecology	R. Carder	172	8.8
Turnout				49.6
Registered electors			3,924
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 26 April 2020.