1991 Bath City Council election

1991 Bath City Council election
← 1990 2 May 1991 (1991-05-02) 1992 →
17 of 48 seats (one third plus one vacant seat) to Bath City Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
LD
Lab
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats before 24 13 11
Seats won 9 7 1
Seats after 24 13 11
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 13,069 13,609 8,963
Percentage 35.2% 36.7% 24.1%
Swing Increase 3.9% Increase 7.6% Decrease 7.5%
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 Steady 52.9% 15 24 50% 13,069 35.2% Increase 3.9%
  Liberal Democrats 7 Steady 41.2% 6 13 27.1% 13,609 36.7% Increase 7.6%
  Labour 1 Steady 5.9% 10 11 22.9% 8,963 24.1% Decrease 7.5%
  Green 0 Steady 0% 0 0 0% 1,355 3.7% Decrease 2.7%
  Liberal 0 Steady 0% 0 0 0% 65 0.2% N/A
  Independent 0 Steady 0% 0 0 0% 60 0.2% Steady

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

  1. ^ 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.