1976 Bath City Council election

1976 UK local government election April 2022 1976 Bath City Council election parliamentary no 1976 05 06 y 1973 Bath City Council election 1973 1978 Bath City Council election 1978 All 48 seats to Bath City Council 25 Con Conservative Party (UK) 19 seats, 31.1% 35 16 42,100 55.4% 24.3% Lab Labour Party (UK) 17 seats, 33.5% 13 4 23,201 30.5% 3.0% Lib Liberal Party (UK) 9 seats, 33.3% 0 9 10,079 13.3% 20.0% Bath UK local election 1976 map.svg Map showing the results of the 1976 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative and Red showing Labour. Council control Council control after election No overall control Conservative The 1976 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1976 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. The entire council was up for election. Following boundary changes the number of wards was increased by one, and the number of seats increased from 45 to 48.The City of Bath (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/11503/17-bath.pdf Report No. 17 (Bath) Local Government Boundary Commission for England 6 February 1975 18 April 2020 28 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200828022228/https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/11503/17-bath.pdf dead This was the second election to the district council, the election saw terms of councillors extended from three to four years. Subsequent elections for the council would be elected by thirds following the passing a resolution under section 7 (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972. The 1976 election saw the Conservatives take majority control of the City Council. Election results Bath City Council election, 1976 Conservative Party (UK) 40 35 – – 16 55.4 42,100 % Labour Party (UK) 42 13 – – 4 30.5 23,201 % Liberal Party (UK) 18 0 – – 9 0.0 13.3 10,079 % Independent politician 1 0 – – 0.0 0.8 583 N/A Ward results Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1973, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1973 elections where boundary changes have not taken place, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections. Abbey Abbey (3 seats)Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bath-1973-1994.pdf The Elections Centre (Plymouth University) 28 April 2020 Conservative Party (UK) Laurence John Harris Coombs * 1,067 74.7 +26.0 Conservative Party (UK) Elgar Spencer Jenkins * 1,059 – Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey William Higgins * 1,006 – Labour Party (UK) A. Keighley 362 25.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) T. Doe 360 – 39.4 –5.0 3,866 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bathwick Bathwick (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Mary Elizabeth Rawlings * 1,652 84.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Kenneth John Holloway * 1,495 – Conservative Party (UK) P. Gees * 1,460 – Labour Party (UK) W. Carlin 308 15.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) R. Scotford 294 – Labour Party (UK) M. Roberts 282 – 51.1 N/A 3,886 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bloomfield Bloomfield (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Samuel Leslie Jane * 1,094 52.5 –6.9 Conservative Party (UK) Eric Jack Trevor Snook 988 47.5 +6.9 Conservative Party (UK) J. Dawson 922 – Labour Party (UK) D. Holley 909 – Conservative Party (UK) P. Moore 901 – Labour Party (UK) M. Scotford 871 – 51.2 +11.6 4,062 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Combe Down Combe Down (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) J. Attwood * 1,420 71.7 +19.7 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Charles Dewey * 1,398 – Conservative Party (UK) W. Podger * 1,341 – Labour Party (UK) C. Dore 560 28.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) M. Dunford 519 – 50.1 +3.0 4,159 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kingsmead Kingsmead (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) George Durant Kersley * 1,145 58.0 +9.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Atkinson 1,083 – Conservative Party (UK) P. Scott 953 – Labour Party (UK) Hilary Fraser * 830 42.0 –9.8 Labour Party (UK) R. Morgan 650 – Labour Party (UK) I. Jefferies 605 – 50.4 +7.3 3,870 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Lambridge Lambridge (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Anthony John Rhymes * 1,104 54.0 +8.9 Conservative Party (UK) H. Underhay * 862 – Conservative Party (UK) G. Mower * 822 – Liberal Party (UK) A. Hanham 486 23.8 –7.2 Labour Party (UK) R. Cambourne 456 22.3 –1.6 Labour Party (UK) R. Vine 315 – Labour Party (UK) G. Hobson 306 – Liberal Party (UK) J. Longley 181 – Liberal Party (UK) Kenneth Drain 164 – 58.8 +1.0 2,869 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Lansdown Lansdown (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) M. Cheek * 1,089 49.9 +10.8 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Maureen McDonagh 1,080 – Conservative Party (UK) P. Buckley 1,031 – Liberal Party (UK) Marianna Clark * 852 39.0 –21.9 Liberal Party (UK) Walter Gower Huggett * 846 – Liberal Party (UK) R. Berry 682 – Labour Party (UK) J. Whitehead 242 11.1 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Day 237 – 59.5 +12.9 3,569 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Lyncombe Lyncombe (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Thomas John Cornish * 1,584 80.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Brian James Hamlen * 1,547 – Conservative Party (UK) H. Crallan * 1,542 – Labour Party (UK) S. Reed 388 19.7 N/A Labour Party (UK) B. Lock 368 – 47.5 N/A 4,328 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Newbridge Newbridge (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Edwina Harding Bradley 1,152 42.0 –1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Robin Nicholas Lane Agg-Manning 869 – Conservative Party (UK) L. Rittner 817 – Liberal Party (UK) Peter Downey * 756 27.6 –29.3 Liberal Party (UK) L. Corner * 628 – Independent politician P. Fussell 583 21.3 N/A Liberal Party (UK) D. Lincoln * 466 – Labour Party (UK) M. Petri 252 9.2 N/A Labour Party (UK) A. Davis 244 – 54.0 +9.3 3,944 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Oldfield Oldfield (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) L. Ashman * 1,076 65.4 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) Roy Gordon Hiscocks * 1,065 – Labour Party (UK) F. Gilbert * 1,004 – Conservative Party (UK) M. Beckett 570 34.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) J. Cruickshank 559 – Conservative Party (UK) A. Campbell-Macinnes 549 – 44.1 +5.2 4,140 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Southdown Southdown (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) R. Padfield * unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) William Percy Johns * unopposed N/A N/A Labour Party (UK) F. Hobbs * unopposed N/A N/A 3,339 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Twerton Twerton (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Raymond Charles Rosewarn * 1,190 70.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) Alec Louis Ricketts * 905 – Labour Party (UK) J. Halpin 828 – Liberal Party (UK) B. Potter 503 29.7 N/A Liberal Party (UK) R. Ferris 498 – Liberal Party (UK) P. Webster 437 – 46.8 3,851 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Walcot Walcot (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) John Humphrey Lyons * 930 48.5 +9.9 Conservative Party (UK) R. Hall 672 – Conservative Party (UK) G. Organ 666 – Liberal Party (UK) G. Plumbridge * 623 32.5 –3.1 Liberal Party (UK) D. Lush 425 – Liberal Party (UK) G. Whiteley 409 – Labour Party (UK) B. Smith 364 19.0 –6.8 Labour Party (UK) D. Halpin 361 – 42.8 –5.4 3,858 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) Westmoreland Westmoreland (3 seats) Labour Party (UK) Leslie Albert William Ridd * 1,059 60.5 N/A Labour Party (UK) M. Baber 1,016 – Labour Party (UK) Denis Reginald Lovelace * 999 – Conservative Party (UK) J. Jones 692 39.5 N/A 42.4 N/A 4,114 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Weston Weston (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) T. Vaughan * 939 42.3 N/A Conservative Party (UK) George Henry Hall 934 – Conservative Party (UK) C. Stebbings 917 – Liberal Party (UK) Brian Randall Pamplin 788 35.5 N/A Liberal Party (UK) J. Coates 711 – Liberal Party (UK) Adrian Pegg 624 – Labour Party (UK) C. Rolfe 492 22.2 Labour Party (UK) D. Turner 483 – Labour Party (UK) G. Whitty 454 – 55.6 N/A 4,008 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Widcombe Widcombe (3 seats) Conservative Party (UK) Jeannette Farley Hole * 1,141 69.7 N/A Conservative Party (UK) H. Cross 1,088 – Conservative Party (UK) D. Elliott * 1,064 – Labour Party (UK) C. Morgan 495 30.3 N/A Labour Party (UK) P. Mason 494 – Labour Party (UK) J. Quin 464 – 44.4 N/A 3,919 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Party (UK) References Bath 1976