1992 Bath City Council election

The 1992 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 7 May 1992 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 Kingsmead due to an extra vacancy occurring.

1992 Bath City Council election

7 May 1992
17 of 48 seats (one third plus one vacant seat) to Bath City Council 25 seats needed for a majority
Con LD Lab Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Seats before 24 13 11 Seats won 11 5 1 Seats after 24 17 7 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 14,367 12,361 5,941 Percentage 43.5% 37.4% 18.0% Swing 8.3% 0.7% 6.1%
Map showing the results of the 1992 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

Results summary

Bath City Council election, 1992
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	11		64.7%	13	24	50%	14,367	43.5%	8.3%
	Liberal Democrats	5	4	29.4%	12	17	35.4%	12,361	37.4%	0.7%
	Labour	1	4	5.9%	6	7	14.6%	5,941	18.0%	6.1%
	Green	0		0%	0	0	0%	346	1.0%	2.7%
	Liberal	0		0%	0	0	0%	37	0.1%	0.1%

Ward results

Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1988, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1991 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

Abbey

Abbey[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Laurence John Harris Coombs *	855	51.1	+10.3
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Feeny	560	33.5	+13.6
	Labour	Gilbert Young	259	15.5	–11.9
Majority			295	17.6
Turnout				40.7
Registered electors			4,128
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bathwick

Bathwick[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Delany	1,280	58.8	+11.5
	Liberal Democrats	S. Hogg	740	34.0	+4.1
	Labour	P. Young	156	7.2	–2.3
Majority			540	24.8
Turnout				45.2
Registered electors			4,813
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bloomfield

Bloomfield[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Lodge	900	43.9	–0.1
	Labour	S. Lydiard *	762	37.2	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats	C. Bray	387	18.9	+1.5
Majority			138	6.7
Turnout				51.2
Registered electors			4,011
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Combe Down

Combe Down[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Leila Margaret Wishart *	1,241	51.9	+15.2
	Liberal Democrats	D. Usher	1,005	42.0	–1.9
	Labour	C. James	146	6.1	–10.0
Majority			236	9.9
Turnout				61.4
Registered electors			3,900
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingsmead

Kingsmead (2 seats)[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Ann Newnham	874	42.7	–0.3
	Conservative	J. Mill *	807	–
	Liberal Democrats	L. Burden	453	22.2	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Smith	387	–
	Labour	D. Hurst	372	18.2	–15.2
	Labour	M. McIntosh	367	–
	Green	P. Hardman	346	16.9	+12.2
Turnout				48.7
Registered electors			3,847
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Lambridge

Lambridge[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony John Rhymes *	855	51.7	+15.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ramon David Cliffe	618	37.4	+3.9
	Labour	I. Roker	180	10.9	–12.8
Majority			237	14.3
Turnout				55.1
Registered electors			3,005
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lansdown

Lansdown[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sheila Sheppard	1,244	67.1	+9.6
	Liberal Democrats	S. Gazeley	479	25.8	+0.7
	Labour	J. Vernon	131	7.1	–5.6
Majority			765	41.3
Turnout				46.7
Registered electors			3,947
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lyncombe

Lyncombe[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hemmings *	1,297	60.0	+11.4
	Liberal Democrats	C. Doberska	534	24.7	+4.9
	Labour	D. Grant	294	13.6	–11.3
	Liberal	T. Powell	37	1.7	–1.0
Majority			763	35.3
Turnout				50.9
Registered electors			4,264
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newbridge

Newbridge[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edwina Harding Bradley *	1,188	49.7	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	D. Lossl	1,083	45.3	–5.1
	Labour	N. Rosser	120	5.0	–4.7
Majority			105	4.4
Turnout				56.4
Registered electors			4,233
	Conservative hold		Swing

Oldfield

Oldfield[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pamela Richards *	934	51.5	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	R. Ashworth	476	26.1	–4.7
	Conservative	J. Hogan	405	22.3	+6.8
Majority			458	25.4
Turnout				43.9
Registered electors			4,135
	Labour hold		Swing

Southdown

Southdown[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Crossley *	1,176	64.9	+4.3
	Conservative	D. Bennett	400	22.1	+9.1
	Labour	J. Ross	236	13.0	–13.4
Majority			776	42.8
Turnout				44.0
Registered electors			4,118
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Twerton

Twerton[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Sheppard	935	55.3	+6.0
	Labour	L. Harrington *	535	31.7	–10.0
	Conservative	H. Pointer	220	13.0	+4.0
Majority			400	23.7
Turnout				45.4
Registered electors			3,728
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Walcot

Walcot[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Howard William Routledge *	709	39.5	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	A. Greig	648	36.1	+16.8
	Labour	B. Barrett	440	24.5	–10.3
Majority			61	3.4
Turnout				47.5
Registered electors			3,789
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westmoreland

Westmoreland[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Roberts	929	48.1	–5.0
	Labour	Leslie Albert William Ridd *	676	35.0	+0.8
	Conservative	V. Oliver	325	16.8	+4.1
Majority			253	13.1
Turnout				47.2
Registered electors			4,086
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Weston

Weston[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bennett	1,003	48.2	–7.5
	Conservative	E. Hampton	922	44.3	+12.8
	Labour	M. Davis	156	7.5	–5.3
Majority			81	3.9
Turnout				51.2
Registered electors			4,063
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Widcombe

Widcombe[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter John Metcalfe	948	48.1	–7.7
	Conservative	N. Guy *	845	42.9	+14.9
	Labour	J. Luck	177	9.0	–2.5
Majority			103	5.2
Turnout				48.9
Registered electors			4,022
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

References

1. "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 17 April 2020.