1991 Bath City Council election

1991 Bath City Council election
17 of 48 seats (one third plus one vacant seat) to Bath City Council; 24 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 1991 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing Liberal Democrats.
Council control before election; No overall control;	Council control after election ; No overall control;

The 1991 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 1991 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 Bathwick due to an extra vacancy occurring.

Results summary

Bath City Council election, 1991
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	9		52.9%	15	24	50%	13,069	35.2%	3.9%
	Liberal Democrats	7		41.2%	6	13	27.1%	13,609	36.7%	7.6%
	Labour	1		5.9%	10	11	22.9%	8,963	24.1%	7.5%
	Green	0		0%	0	0	0%	1,355	3.7%	2.7%
	Liberal	0		0%	0	0	0%	65	0.2%	N/A
	Independent	0		0%	0	0	0%	60	0.2%

Ward results

Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1987, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1990 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

Abbey

Abbey^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Elgar Spencer Jenkins *	792	40.8	+1.7
	Labour	B. Tonner	532	27.4	–4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Feeny	387	19.9	+5.5
	Green	P. Andrews	209	10.8	+0.3
	Independent	R. Carder	23	1.2	N/A
Majority			260	13.4
Turnout				49.8
Registered electors			3,901
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bathwick

Bathwick (2 seats)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	G. O'Donovan *	1,110	47.3	–7.1
	Conservative	John Anthony Bailey	1,042	–
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Maurice Hogg	701	29.9	+15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Adrienne Westbrook	562	–
	Green	N. Hall	312	13.3	+1.1
	Labour	C. Davis	222	9.5	–6.3
	Labour	J. Luck	166	–
Turnout				48.6
Registered electors			4,555
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Bloomfield

Bloomfield^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Jack Trevor Snook *	1,106	44.0	+14.0
	Labour	N. Rosser	967	38.5	–10.0
	Liberal Democrats	C. Bray	438	17.4	+0.1
Majority			139	5.5
Turnout				62.5
Registered electors			4,017
	Conservative hold		Swing

Combe Down

Combe Down^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Roger Alan Symonds	1,117	43.9	–5.0
	Conservative	H. Peters	935	36.7	+3.6
	Labour	C. James	410	16.1	+2.2
	Green	A. May	84	3.3	–0.8
Majority			182	7.2
Turnout				64.9
Registered electors			3,920
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Kingsmead

Kingsmead^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Hawkins *	841	43.0	+7.5
	Labour	M. McIntosh	653	33.4	–2.7
	Liberal Democrats	N. Sutherland	369	18.9	+3.6
	Green	L. Cockcroft	92	4.7	–4.0
Majority			188	9.6
Turnout				53.0
Registered electors			3,692
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lambridge

Lambridge^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. McDermid *	612	36.2	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ramon David Cliffe	565	33.5	+8.6
	Labour	I. Roker	400	23.7	–6.4
	Green	Jay Risbridger	112	6.6	–0.3
Majority			47	2.7
Turnout				56.8
Registered electors			2,972
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lansdown

Lansdown^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anne Maureen McDonagh *	1,262	57.5	+12.1
	Liberal Democrats	S. Gazeley	552	25.1	+5.3
	Labour	H. Lintell	278	12.7	–8.3
	Green	L. Tedman	104	4.7	–3.5
Majority			710	32.4
Turnout				56.6
Registered electors			3,877
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lyncombe

Lyncombe^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brian James Hamlen *	1,171	48.6	+4.7
	Labour	D. Grant	600	24.9	–1.4
	Liberal Democrats	A. O'Flaherty	477	19.8	–2.1
	Green	M. Deyes	95	3.9	–3.0
	Liberal	T. Powell	65	2.7	N/A
Majority			571	23.7
Turnout				57.0
Registered electors			4,222
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newbridge

Newbridge^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Sutherland *	1,301	50.4	+7.0
	Conservative	Elizabeth Ann Newnham	1,028	39.9	+3.5
	Labour	S. Richards	250	9.7	–5.8
Majority			273	10.5
Turnout				60.8
Registered electors			4,241
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Oldfield

Oldfield^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Book	1,080	48.9	–1.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Usher	678	30.7	+0.5
	Conservative	R. Wilmington	343	15.5	+2.6
	Green	M. Davidson	69	3.1	–1.2
	Independent	N. Hales	37	1.7	–0.4
Majority			402	18.2
Turnout				54.9
Registered electors			4,018
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Southdown

Southdown^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Angela Godfrey	1,352	60.6	+13.2
	Labour	K. Weston	588	26.4	–9.7
	Conservative	D. Bennett	290	13.0	–0.5
Majority			764	34.2
Turnout				54.0
Registered electors			4,126
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Twerton

Twerton^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Ball	940	49.3	+29.5
	Labour	R. Padfield	794	41.7	–24.3
	Conservative	H. Pointer	171	9.0	–2.3
Majority			146	7.6
Turnout				52.2
Registered electors			3,651
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Walcot

Walcot^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Goodhart *	701	36.7	+9.2
	Labour	A. Marjoram	665	34.8	–4.7
	Liberal Democrats	M. Buhr	369	19.3	+3.1
	Green	P. Sherrard-Smith	177	9.3	–3.7
Majority			36	1.9
Turnout				52.6
Registered electors			3,633
	Conservative hold		Swing

Westmoreland

Westmoreland^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Bryant *	1,241	53.1	+20.0
	Labour	A. Pye	798	34.2	–14.2
	Conservative	A. Taylor	297	12.7	–1.4
Majority			443	19.1
Turnout				58.9
Registered electors			3,968
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Weston

Weston^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Burden	1,350	55.7	+11.3
	Conservative	E. Hampton	762	31.5	–0.9
	Labour	S. Cottman	310	12.8	–6.7
Majority			588	24.2
Turnout				60.3
Registered electors			4,015
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Widcombe

Widcombe^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Clark *	1,210	55.8	+17.9
	Conservative	H. Cross	606	28.0	–5.0
	Labour	K. Bray	250	11.5	–5.8
	Green	S. Hack	101	4.7	–6.5
Majority			604	27.8
Turnout				57.0
Registered electors			3,802
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 18 April 2020.

[Elections_Centre-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 18 April 2020.

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