1987 Bath City Council election

1987 UK local government election April 2022 1987 Bath City Council election parliamentary no 1987 05 07 y 1986 Bath City Council election 1986 1988 Bath City Council election 1988 17 of 48 seats (one third plus one vacant seat) to Bath City Council 25 Con Conservative Party (UK) 26 9 24 2 15,053 40.0% 4.0% All SDP–Liberal Alliance 10 7 16 6 13,993 37.2% 0.9% Lab Labour Party (UK) 12 1 8 4 7,885 21.0% 6.7% Bath UK local election 1987 map.svg Map showing the results of the 1987 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing SDP–Liberal Alliance. Council control Council control after election Conservative No overall control The 1987 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 7 May 1987 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 Walcot due to an extra vacancy occurring. Results summary Bath City Council election, 1987 Conservative Party (UK) 9 2 % 15 24 % 15,053 40.0% % SDP–Liberal Alliance 7 6 % 9 16 % 13,993 37.2% 0.9% Labour Party (UK) 1 4 % 7 8 % 7,885 21.0% % Ward results Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1983, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1986 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) 18 April 2020 Conservative Party (UK) Elgar Spencer Jenkins * 1,036 50.3 +4.4 SDP–Liberal Alliance Adrian Pegg 606 29.4 –2.1 Labour Party (UK) G. Stevens 330 16.0 –6.6 Green Party (UK) K. Bateup 86 4.2 N/A 430 20.9 46.2 4,458 Conservative Party (UK) Bathwick Bathwick Conservative Party (UK) G. O'Donovan * 1,309 60.9 +0.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance Kenneth Drain 545 25.3 –2.8 Labour Party (UK) H. Hornblower 202 9.4 –2.2 Green Party (UK) J. Goodyer 95 4.4 N/A 764 35.5 46.2 4,651 Conservative Party (UK) Bloomfield Bloomfield Conservative Party (UK) Eric Jack Trevor Snook * 1,097 46.7 +6.7 Labour Party (UK) S. Lydiard 779 33.2 –3.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance M. Le Grice 471 20.1 –3.4 318 13.5 57.3 4,097 Conservative Party (UK) Combe Down Combe Down SDP–Liberal Alliance Jane Tyler 1,286 50.4 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Leila Margaret Wishart * 1,057 41.5 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) D. Davis 207 8.1 –8.0 229 9.0 62.7 4,067 SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Kingsmead Kingsmead Conservative Party (UK) David Hawkins 858 45.5 +0.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance F. Bovett 664 35.2 +6.7 Labour Party (UK) P. Hardy 365 19.3 –6.7 194 10.3 45.8 4,118 Conservative Party (UK) Lambridge Lambridge Conservative Party (UK) H. McDermid * 770 40.2 –0.5 SDP–Liberal Alliance Paul Crossley 652 34.1 +5.2 Labour Party (UK) N. Carter 453 23.7 –6.7 Green Party (UK) C. Turner 39 2.0 N/A 118 6.2 62.5 3,061 Conservative Party (UK) Lansdown Lansdown Conservative Party (UK) Anne Maureen McDonagh * 1,383 59.0 +8.2 SDP–Liberal Alliance P. Buckingham 682 29.1 –3.5 Labour Party (UK) E. Crawley 200 8.5 –8.2 Green Party (UK) M. Gordon 81 3.5 N/A 701 29.9 58.2 4,032 Conservative Party (UK) Lyncombe Lyncombe Conservative Party (UK) Brian James Hamlen * 1,296 49.5 +2.3 SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Ible 1,020 39.0 –1.1 Labour Party (UK) D. Robinson 232 8.9 –3.7 Green Party (UK) L. Jopling 70 2.7 N/A 276 10.5 59.9 4,372 Conservative Party (UK) Newbridge Newbridge SDP–Liberal Alliance S. Sutherland 1,312 49.5 +7.3 Conservative Party (UK) D. Book 1,150 43.4 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) C. Whitmarsh 188 7.1 –9.2 162 6.1 60.0 4,418 SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) Oldfield Oldfield SDP–Liberal Alliance D. Gregory 1,059 43.4 –7.3 Labour Party (UK) D. Pearce * 924 37.8 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) R. Hall 459 18.8 +6.1 135 5.5 57.5 4,154 SDP–Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) Southdown Southdown SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Bovett 1,078 50.3 +3.8 Labour Party (UK) S. Weston * 631 29.4 –9.7 Conservative Party (UK) M. Sykes 436 20.3 +5.9 447 20.8 53.2 4,033 SDP–Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) Twerton Twerton Labour Party (UK) Alec Louis Ricketts * 1,013 61.2 –4.1 SDP–Liberal Alliance Michael Twohig 312 18.9 –1.4 Conservative Party (UK) J. Cameron 302 18.2 +3.7 Green Party (UK) B. Searle 28 1.7 N/A 701 42.4 41.8 3,969 Labour Party (UK) Walcot Walcot (2 seats) Conservative Party (UK) P. Goodhart 847 36.2 +2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Howard William Routledge * 792 – Labour Party (UK) S. King 659 28.1 –13.8 SDP–Liberal Alliance Margaret Feeny 657 28.1 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Nicoll 594 – SDP–Liberal Alliance A. Stevenson 492 – Green Party (UK) Derek Wall 179 7.6 N/A 61.6 3,805 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Westmoreland Westmoreland SDP–Liberal Alliance John Bryant 732 38.8 +11.4 Labour Party (UK) D. Book * 709 37.5 –16.6 Conservative Party (UK) D. Ashdown 448 23.7 +5.2 23 1.2 48.3 3,915 SDP–Liberal Alliance Labour Party (UK) Weston Weston SDP–Liberal Alliance John James Malloy * 1,414 56.5 +6.3 Conservative Party (UK) P. Blair 906 36.2 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) W. Chivers 144 5.8 –8.4 Green Party (UK) L. Barnes 39 1.6 N/A 508 20.3 60.1 4,168 SDP–Liberal Alliance Widcombe Widcombe SDP–Liberal Alliance Tony Clark 1,011 45.7 +1.3 Conservative Party (UK) H. Cross * 907 41.0 +6.1 Labour Party (UK) I. Roker 255 11.5 –9.3 Green Party (UK) P. Hardman 40 1.8 N/A 104 4.7 57.2 3,870 SDP–Liberal Alliance Conservative Party (UK) References Category:1987 English local elections 1987