1988 Bath City Council election
The 1988 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 1988 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 1988 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing Social and Liberal Democrats. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results summary
Bath City Council election, 1988 | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 11 | 2 | 68.8% | 15 | 26 | 54.2% | 13,741 | 42.7% | 2.7% | |
Labour | 4 | 25% | 4 | 8 | 16.7% | 8,546 | 26.6% | 5.6% | ||
SLD | 1 | 2 | 6.3% | 13 | 14 | 29.2% | 7,882 | 24.1% | 12.7% | |
Green | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2,003 | 6.2% | 4.5% |
Ward results
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1984, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1987 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Abbey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Laurence John Harris Coombs * | 998 | 55.1 | +4.8 | |
Labour | P. Ward | 422 | 23.3 | +7.3 | |
SLD | M. Finch | 250 | 13.8 | –15.6 | |
Green | A. Egmore | 142 | 7.8 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 576 | 31.8 | |||
Turnout | 42.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,297 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bathwick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Branford * | 1,187 | 57.9 | –3.0 | |
Green | G. Withers | 441 | 21.5 | +17.1 | |
SLD | S. Gazeley | 236 | 11.5 | –13.8 | |
Labour | W. Tonner | 185 | 9.0 | –0.4 | |
Majority | 746 | 36.4 | |||
Turnout | 45.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,542 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bloomfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. Lydiard | 900 | 43.5 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | J. Hogan | 899 | 43.4 | –3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | N. Sutherland | 204 | 9.9 | –10.2 | |
Green | T. Oswald-Bannister | 67 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1 | 0.0 | |||
Turnout | 50.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,095 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Combe Down
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Leila Margaret Wishart | 1,068 | 44.6 | +3.1 | |
SLD | Jeffrey Stephen Manning | 1,032 | 43.1 | –7.3 | |
Labour | D. Nicoll | 232 | 9.7 | +1.6 | |
Green | T. Young | 140 | 8.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 36 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 60.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,973 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kingsmead
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Mill * | 790 | 47.2 | +1.7 | |
Labour | P. Hardy | 465 | 27.8 | +8.5 | |
SLD | K. Drain | 280 | 16.7 | –18.5 | |
Green | P. Hardman | 140 | 8.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 325 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 41.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,086 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lambridge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony John Rhymes * | 850 | 51.0 | +10.8 | |
SLD | Ramon David Cliffe | 367 | 22.0 | –12.1 | |
Labour | W. Chivers | 323 | 19.4 | –4.3 | |
Green | E. Sparrow | 126 | 7.6 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 483 | 29.0 | |||
Turnout | 55.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,007 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lansdown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Blair | 1,240 | 63.4 | +4.4 | |
SLD | M. Le Grice | 371 | 19.0 | –10.1 | |
Labour | D. Davis | 190 | 9.7 | +1.2 | |
Green | C. French | 155 | 7.9 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 869 | 44.4 | |||
Turnout | 48.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,018 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lyncombe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Hemmings * | 1,229 | 55.1 | +5.6 | |
SLD | M. Mackintosh | 427 | 19.2 | –19.8 | |
Labour | A. Whitehead | 411 | 18.4 | +9.5 | |
Green | M. Deyes | 162 | 7.3 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 802 | 36.0 | |||
Turnout | 51.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,345 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Newbridge
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edwina Harding Bradley * | 1,149 | 47.2 | +3.8 | |
SLD | Ruth Malloy | 999 | 41.0 | –8.5 | |
Labour | C. Whitmarsh | 207 | 8.5 | +1.4 | |
Green | Duncan McCanlis | 81 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 150 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 55.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,395 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Oldfield
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Pamela Richards * | 1,142 | 53.3 | +15.5 | |
SLD | S. Ible | 482 | 22.5 | –20.9 | |
Conservative | D. Hucklesby | 449 | 21.0 | +2.2 | |
Green | N. Hall | 70 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 660 | 30.8 | |||
Turnout | 51.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,129 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Southdown
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SLD | Paul Crossley | 724 | 37.7 | –12.6 | |
Labour | S. Weston | 712 | 37.1 | +7.7 | |
Conservative | M. Sykes | 438 | 22.8 | +2.5 | |
Green | K. Bateup | 44 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 12 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 46.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,147 | ||||
SLD hold | Swing |
Twerton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | L. Harrington * | 1,072 | 71.8 | +10.6 | |
Conservative | J. Cameron | 264 | 17.7 | –0.5 | |
SLD | G. Scaggs | 132 | 8.8 | –10.1 | |
Green | L. Jopling | 24 | 1.6 | –0.1 | |
Majority | 808 | 54.2 | |||
Turnout | 37.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,947 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Walcot
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Howard William Routledge * | 793 | 41.6 | +5.4 | |
Labour | Hilary Fraser | 723 | 38.0 | +9.9 | |
Green | Derek Wall | 224 | 11.8 | +4.2 | |
SLD | Michael James Kelleher | 165 | 8.7 | –19.4 | |
Majority | 70 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 49.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,848 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Westmoreland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Leslie Albert William Ridd * | 922 | 51.9 | +14.4 | |
SLD | M. Twohig | 431 | 22.5 | –16.3 | |
Conservative | M. Lodge | 416 | 21.7 | –2.0 | |
Green | A. Baker | 74 | 3.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 561 | 29.3 | |||
Turnout | 57.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,050 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Weston
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Sparrow | 1,111 | 46.2 | +10.0 | |
SLD | Colin Luckhurst * | 972 | 40.4 | –16.1 | |
Labour | S. Cottman | 241 | 10.0 | +4.2 | |
Green | A. Marchant | 79 | 3.3 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 139 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 57.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,185 | ||||
Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | ||||
Widcombe
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | N. Guy * | 860 | 40.8 | –0.2 | |
SLD | Charles Grundy | 810 | 38.4 | –7.3 | |
Labour | W. Chalmers | 329 | 15.6 | +4.1 | |
Green | C. Harrison | 111 | 5.3 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 50 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 54.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,896 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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