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1986 Bath City Council election
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1986 UK local government election
April 2022
1986 Bath City Council election parliamentary no 1986 05 08 y 1984 Bath City Council election 1984 1987 Bath City Council election 1987 16 of 48 seats (one third) to Bath City Council 25 Con Conservative Party (UK) 31 7 26 5 11,429 36.0% 6.5% Lab Labour Party (UK) 11 3 12 1 8,771 27.7% 2.7% All SDP–Liberal Alliance 6 6 10 4 11,508 36.3% 9.1% Bath UK local election 1986 map.svg Map showing the results of the 1986 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 1986 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 8 May 1986 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, 1986
Conservative Party (UK)
7
5
19
26
11,429
36.0
%
SDP–Liberal Alliance
6
4
4
10
11,508
36.3
%
Labour Party (UK)
3
1
9
12
8,771
27.7
%
Ward results
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1982, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1984 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) 19 April 2020
Conservative Party (UK)
Jeffrey William Higgins *
819
45.9
–11.4
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Adrian Pegg
562
31.5
+9.7
Labour Party (UK)
G. Stevens
403
22.6
+1.7
257
14.4
41.1
4,340
Conservative Party (UK)
Bathwick
Bathwick
Conservative Party (UK)
H. Lanning *
1,145
60.4
–4.8
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Peter Winston Gordon Duguid
532
28.1
+6.6
Labour Party (UK)
F. Burdett
219
11.6
–1.6
613
32.3
41.8
4,532
Conservative Party (UK)
Bloomfield
Bloomfield
Conservative Party (UK)
R. Burdett *
812
40.0
+7.4
Labour Party (UK)
S. Lydiard
741
36.5
–10.5
SDP–Liberal Alliance
R. Grundy
476
23.5
+3.2
71
3.5
48.9
4,153
Conservative Party (UK)
Combe Down
Combe Down
SDP–Liberal Alliance
A. Meacock
1,031
47.4
+8.2
Conservative Party (UK)
David Hawkins
793
36.5
–10.2
Labour Party (UK)
D. Nicoll
349
16.1
+2.1
238
10.9
53.8
4,038
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Conservative Party (UK)
Kingsmead
Kingsmead
Conservative Party (UK)
Elizabeth Ann Newnham *
750
45.3
–4.1
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Kenneth Drain
476
28.7
+5.7
Labour Party (UK)
S. King
430
26.0
–1.5
274
16.6
39.8
4,166
Conservative Party (UK)
Lambridge
Lambridge
Conservative Party (UK)
D. McDaniel *
732
40.7
–18.2
Labour Party (UK)
A. Marjoram
547
30.4
+9.8
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Paul Crossley
521
28.9
+8.5
185
10.3
57.9
3,109
Conservative Party (UK)
Lansdown
Lansdown
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Buckley *
1,098
50.8
–6.6
SDP–Liberal Alliance
P. Buckingham
704
32.6
+4.0
Labour Party (UK)
H. Lintell
360
16.7
+2.7
394
18.2
52.1
4,149
Conservative Party (UK)
Lyncombe
Lyncombe
Conservative Party (UK)
George Henry Hall *
1,058
47.2
–8.9
SDP–Liberal Alliance
C. Matthews
899
40.1
+14.6
Labour Party (UK)
N. Carter
283
12.6
–5.8
159
7.1
49.5
4,524
Conservative Party (UK)
Newbridge
Newbridge
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Dawn Stollar
991
42.2
+14.1
Conservative Party (UK)
J. Skeet
974
41.5
–8.9
Labour Party (UK)
J. Miles
382
16.3
–5.2
17
0.7
53.5
4,386
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Conservative Party (UK)
Oldfield
Oldfield
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Brian Anthony Roper *
1,171
50.7
+19.1
Labour Party (UK)
B. Wotley
847
36.7
–9.6
Conservative Party (UK)
D. Gunstone
293
12.7
–9.4
324
14.0
55.5
4,167
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Southdown
Southdown
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Marian Frances Hammond
899
46.5
+3.2
Labour Party (UK)
R. Padfield
755
39.1
+1.4
Conservative Party (UK)
M. Sykes
278
14.4
–4.5
144
7.4
48.5
3,986
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Twerton
Twerton
Labour Party (UK)
M. Baber
957
65.3
–3.9
SDP–Liberal Alliance
E. Bennett
297
20.3
+4.8
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Wilson
212
14.5
–0.8
660
45.0
36.8
3,980
Labour Party (UK)
Walcot
Walcot
Labour Party (UK)
J. Borl
825
41.9
+1.0
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Goodhart *
666
33.8
–3.6
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Margaret Feeny
480
24.4
+2.6
159
8.1
54.0
3,648
Labour Party (UK)
Conservative Party (UK)
Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Labour Party (UK)
Denis Reginald Lovelace *
956
54.1
–7.3
SDP–Liberal Alliance
John Bryant
484
27.4
+12.4
Conservative Party (UK)
A. Buchanan
327
18.5
–5.1
472
26.7
44.8
3,943
Labour Party (UK)
Weston
Weston
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Leon Pitt *
1,150
50.2
+5.8
Conservative Party (UK)
P. Blair
816
35.6
–1.0
Labour Party (UK)
A. Watts
326
14.2
–4.9
334
14.6
55.0
4,166
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Widcombe
Widcombe
SDP–Liberal Alliance
J. Talbot
835
44.4
+18.8
Conservative Party (UK)
C. Sellick
656
34.9
–17.6
Labour Party (UK)
J. Chalmers
391
20.8
–1.1
179
9.5
48.4
3,887
SDP–Liberal Alliance
Conservative Party (UK)
References
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