1978 Bath City Council election

1978 UK local government election April 2022 1978 Bath City Council election parliamentary no 1978 05 04 y 1976 Bath City Council election 1976 1979 Bath City Council election 1979 16 of 48 seats (one third) to Bath City Council 25 Con Conservative Party (UK) 35 11 34 1 12,963 50.4% 5.0% Lab Labour Party (UK) 13 5 14 1 8,435 32.8% 2.3% Bath UK local election 1978 map.svg Map showing the results of the 1978 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative and Red showing Labour. Council control Council control after election Conservative Conservative The 1978 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 4 May 1978 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. Results summary Bath City Council election, 1978 Conservative Party (UK) 11 1 13 34 12,963 50.4 % Labour Party (UK) 5 1 9 14 8,435 32.8 % Liberal Party (UK) 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,496 13.6 % Ecology Party 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 552 2.1 N/A Independent politician 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 259 1.0 % Ward results Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1976, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1976 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) 28 April 2020 Conservative Party (UK) Jeffrey William Higgins * 856 64.5 –10.2 Labour Party (UK) M. Rose 355 26.7 +1.4 Liberal Party (UK) A. Fox 117 8.8 N/A 500 37.8 N/A 34.2 –5.2 3,884 Conservative Party (UK) Bathwick Bathwick Conservative Party (UK) P. Gees * 1,112 71.9 –12.4 Liberal Party (UK) P. Nancarrow 222 14.4 N/A Labour Party (UK) B. Carlin 212 13.7 –2.0 1,810 57.5 N/A 40.7 –10.4 3,803 Conservative Party (UK) Bloomfield Bloomfield Labour Party (UK) A. Whitehead 812 51.9 –0.6 Conservative Party (UK) J. Jones 752 48.1 +0.6 60 3.8 N/A 37.7 –13.5 4,145 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Combe Down Combe Down Conservative Party (UK) R. Buchanan 1,135 65.2 –6.5 Labour Party (UK) C. Dore 498 28.6 +0.3 Liberal Party (UK) Kenneth Drain 107 6.1 N/A 637 36.6 N/A 42.0 –8.1 4,138 Conservative Party (UK) Kingsmead Kingsmead Conservative Party (UK) Elizabeth Ann Newnham 1,011 58.3 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Hilary Fraser 723 41.7 –0.3 288 16.6 N/A 45.1 –5.3 3,845 Conservative Party (UK) Lambridge Lambridge Conservative Party (UK) G. Mower * 821 52.7 –1.3 Liberal Party (UK) A. Hanham 427 27.4 +3.6 Labour Party (UK) N. Whiskin 309 19.8 –2.5 394 25.3 N/A 51.7 –7.1 3,012 Conservative Party (UK) Lansdown Lansdown Conservative Party (UK) P. Buckley * 1,012 59.1 +9.2 Liberal Party (UK) R. Wardle 485 28.3 –10.7 Labour Party (UK) B. Lock 216 12.6 +1.5 527 30.8 N/A 46.3 –13.2 3,702 Conservative Party (UK) Lyncombe Lyncombe Conservative Party (UK) J. Dawson * 1,139 59.1 –21.2 Labour Party (UK) J. Hornblower 380 20.7 +1.0 Ecology Party Don Grimes 313 17.7 N/A 759 41.4 N/A 42.1 –5.4 4,354 Conservative Party (UK) Newbridge Newbridge Conservative Party (UK) J. Anton 1,018 69.7 +27.7 Labour Party (UK) S. Paine 225 15.4 +6.2 Liberal Party (UK) Adrian Pegg 218 14.9 –12.7 793 54.3 N/A 37.1 –16.9 3,938 Conservative Party (UK) Oldfield Oldfield Labour Party (UK) G. Whitty 879 46.0 –19.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Beckett 483 25.3 –9.3 Liberal Party (UK) E. Andrews 290 15.2 N/A Independent politician F. Gilbert * 259 13.6 N/A 396 20.7 N/A 44.6 +0.5 4,284 Labour Party (UK) Southdown Southdown Labour Party (UK) F. Hobbs * 694 54.6 N/A Conservative Party (UK) M. Maidment 430 33.8 N/A Liberal Party (UK) B. Potter 148 11.6 N/A 264 20.8 N/A 38.0 N/A 3,351 Labour Party (UK) Twerton Twerton Labour Party (UK) I. Jefferies 1,001 64.9 –5.4 Conservative Party (UK) M. Price 359 23.3 N/A Liberal Party (UK) C. Ferris 182 11.8 –17.9 642 41.6 N/A 39.7 –7.1 3,886 Labour Party (UK) Walcot Walcot Conservative Party (UK) G. Organ * 618 44.0 –4.5 Liberal Party (UK) G. Plumbridge 407 29.0 –3.5 Labour Party (UK) S. Sweeney 379 27.0 +8.0 211 15.0 N/A 36.7 –6.1 3,830 Conservative Party (UK) Westmoreland Westmoreland Labour Party (UK) Denis Reginald Lovelace * 1,085 62.5 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) G. O'Donovan 453 26.1 –13.4 Liberal Party (UK) H. Nash 199 11.5 N/A 632 36.4 N/A 42.8 +0.4 4,056 Labour Party (UK) Weston Weston Conservative Party (UK) C. Stebbings * 919 49.0 +6.7 Liberal Party (UK) John James Malloy 694 37.0 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) L. Harrington 264 14.1 –8.1 225 12.0 N/A 45.7 –9.9 4,111 Conservative Party (UK) Widcombe Widcombe Conservative Party (UK) D. Elliott * 835 56.5 –13.2 Labour Party (UK) P. Shelton 403 27.3 –3.0 Ecology Party R. Carder 239 16.2 N/A 432 29.2 N/A 37.2 –7.2 3,968 Conservative Party (UK) References Bath 1978