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1982 UK local government election
April 2022
1982 Bath City Council election parliamentary no 1982 05 06 y 1980 Bath City Council election 1980 1983 Bath City Council election 1983 17 of 48 seats (one third plus one vacant seat) to Bath City Council 25 Con Conservative Party (UK) 33 12 33 13,255 44.2% 4.0% Lab Labour Party (UK) 14 2 11 3 6,318 21.1% 14.1% All SDP–Liberal Alliance 1 3 4 3 9,713 32.4% 20.1% Bath UK local election 1982 map.svg Map showing the results of the 1982 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing SDP–Liberal Alliance. Council control Council control after election Conservative Conservative
The 1982 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1982 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 Lambridge due to an extra vacancy occurring.
Results summary
Bath City Council election, 1982
Conservative Party (UK)
12
21
33
13,255
44.2%
%
SDP–Liberal Alliance
3
3
1
4
9,713
32.4%
%
Labour Party (UK)
2
3
9
11
6,318
21.1%
%
Ecology Party
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
438
1.5%
%
Independent politician
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
207
1.0%
N/A
Independent Alliance
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
47
0.2%
N/A
Ward results
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1978, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1980 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Abbey
AbbeyBath 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) 26 April 2020
Conservative Party (UK)
Jeffrey William Higgins *
862
58.0
SDP–Liberal Alliance
M. Macdonald
340
22.9
Labour Party (UK)
S. Hamilton
236
15.9
Ind. Alliance
P. Elcock
47
3.2
522
35.2
36.0
4,294
Conservative Party (UK)
Bathwick
Bathwick
Conservative Party (UK)
H. Lanning
1,259
65.4
SDP–Liberal Alliance
D. Tickell
512
26.6
Labour Party (UK)
R. Cloet
154
8.0
747
38.8
41.3
4,664
Conservative Party (UK)
Bloomfield
Bloomfield
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Burdett
788
38.0
Labour Party (UK)
A. Whitehead *
645
31.1
SDP–Liberal Alliance
David Treby
638
30.8
143
6.9
49.8
4,156
Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Combe Down
Combe Down
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Buchanan *
1,021
53.1
SDP–Liberal Alliance
G. Mayer
903
46.9
118
6.2
46.3
4,152
Conservative Party (UK)
Kingsmead
Kingsmead
Conservative Party (UK)
Elizabeth Ann Newnham *
881
52.0
SDP–Liberal Alliance
M. Jones
429
25.3
Labour Party (UK)
L. Moreton
384
22.7
452
26.7
41.5
4,079
Conservative Party (UK)
Lambridge
Lambridge (2 seats)
Conservative Party (UK)
D. McDaniel
758
45.9
Conservative Party (UK)
H. McDermid
662
–
SDP–Liberal Alliance
A. Hanham
509
30.8
SDP–Liberal Alliance
A. Kerslake
445
–
Labour Party (UK)
D. Pearce
383
23.2
Labour Party (UK)
G. Wood
340
–
55.2
3,087
Conservative Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Lansdown
Lansdown
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Buckley *
1,201
60.2
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Marian Hammond
614
30.8
Labour Party (UK)
E. Crawley
180
9.0
587
29.4
50.8
3,930
Conservative Party (UK)
Lyncombe
Lyncombe
Conservative Party (UK)
George Henry Hall *
1,142
56.7
SDP–Liberal Alliance
P. Davis
575
28.6
Ecology Party
J. Brinnand
296
14.7
567
28.1
44.2
4,555
Conservative Party (UK)
Newbridge
Newbridge
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Anton *
898
45.0
SDP–Liberal Alliance
M. Holmes
692
34.7
Labour Party (UK)
L. Skipper
229
11.5
Independent politician
M. Beechinor
178
8.9
206
10.3
47.4
4,211
Conservative Party (UK)
Oldfield
Oldfield
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Brian Anthony Roper
647
37.2
Labour Party (UK)
P. Grogan
635
36.6
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Sykes
455
26.2
12
0.6
40.7
4,271
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Labour Party (UK)
Southdown
Southdown
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Terry Edwards
631
42.4
Labour Party (UK)
F. Hobbs *
525
35.3
Conservative Party (UK)
T. Maginsky
333
22.4
106
7.1
41.0
3,632
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Labour Party (UK)
Twerton
Twerton
Labour Party (UK)
I. Jefferies *
1,004
66.4
SDP–Liberal Alliance
B. Potter
284
18.8
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Popham
225
14.9
720
47.6
37.9
3,995
Labour Party (UK)
Walcot
Walcot
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Goodhart
600
37.6
SDP–Liberal Alliance
G. Plumbridge
547
34.3
Labour Party (UK)
S. Sweeney
418
26.2
Independent politician
J. Cruttwell
29
1.8
53
3.3
41.7
3,827
Conservative Party (UK)
Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Labour Party (UK)
Denis Reginald Lovelace *
865
50.6
Conservative Party (UK)
B. Redfearn
457
26.7
SDP–Liberal Alliance
E. Bennett
387
22.6
408
23.9
41.7
4,102
Labour Party (UK)
Weston
Weston
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Leon Pitt
1,224
55.6
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Lee
977
44.4
247
11.2
52.7
4,174
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Conservative Party (UK)
Widcombe
Widcombe
Conservative Party (UK)
S. Dunn *
736
48.0
SDP–Liberal Alliance
J. Talbot
336
21.9
Labour Party (UK)
D. Book
320
20.9
Ecology Party
R. Carder
142
9.3
400
26.1
39.0
3,935
Conservative Party (UK)
References
Bath
1982