1984 UK local government election
1984 Bath City Council election |
16 of 48 seats (one third) to Bath City Council 24 seats needed for a majority |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Bath_UK_local_election_1984_map.svg/300px-Bath_UK_local_election_1984_map.svg.png) Map showing the results of the 1984 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing SDP–Liberal Alliance. |
Council control before election Conservative | Council control after election Conservative | |
The 1984 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1984 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, 1984 |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Conservative | 9 | 2 | 56.3% | 22 | 31 | 64.6% | 12,145 | 42.5% | 3.1% |
| Labour | 5 | | 31.3% | 6 | 11 | 22.9% | 8,686 | 30.4% | 3.7% |
| Alliance | 2 | 2 | 12.5% | 4 | 6 | 12.5% | 7,769 | 27.2% | 2.4% |
Ward results
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1980, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1983 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Abbey
Abbey[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Laurence John Harris Coombs * | 979 | 57.3 | |
| Alliance | Adrian Pegg | 372 | 21.8 | |
| Labour | G. Stevens | 357 | 20.9 | |
Majority | 607 | 35.5 | |
Turnout | | 37.1 | |
Registered electors | 4,599 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bathwick
Bathwick[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. Branford | 1,136 | 65.2 | |
| Alliance | Kenneth Drain | 375 | 21.5 | |
| Labour | S. Lydiard | 230 | 13.2 | |
Majority | 761 | 43.7 | |
Turnout | | 36.7 | |
Registered electors | 4,750 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bloomfield
Bloomfield[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Samuel Leslie Jane * | 886 | 47.0 | +17.9 |
| Conservative | A. Dilly | 615 | 32.6 | –11.7 |
| Alliance | A. Stevenson | 383 | 20.3 | –6.3 |
Majority | 271 | 14.4 | |
Turnout | | 44.9 | |
Registered electors | 4,200 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Combe Down
Combe Down[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. Attwood * | 859 | 46.7 | –4.8 |
| Alliance | Jeffrey Stephen Manning | 721 | 39.2 | –5.4 |
| Labour | D. Nicoll | 258 | 14.0 | –0.7 |
Majority | 138 | 7.5 | |
Turnout | | 44.7 | |
Registered electors | 4,110 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kingsmead
Kingsmead[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | J. Mill | 752 | 49.4 | –2.4 |
| Labour | S. King | 419 | 27.5 | +1.1 |
| Alliance | B. Quibell | 350 | 23.0 | +1.1 |
Majority | 333 | 21.9 | |
Turnout | | 37.4 | |
Registered electors | 4,067 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lambridge
Lambridge[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony John Rhymes * | 876 | 58.9 | |
| Labour | P. Meads | 307 | 20.6 | |
| Alliance | B. Durand | 304 | 20.4 | |
Majority | 569 | 38.3 | |
Turnout | | 48.1 | |
Registered electors | 3,089 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lansdown
Lansdown[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Charles Dewey | 1,100 | 57.4 | –7.9 |
| Alliance | Margaret Ann Roper | 549 | 28.6 | +5.4 |
| Labour | E. Crawley | 269 | 14.0 | +2.4 |
Majority | 551 | 28.8 | |
Turnout | | 45.8 | |
Registered electors | 4,184 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lyncombe
Lyncombe[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | M. Hemmings | 1,131 | 56.1 | –2.7 |
| Alliance | G. Lambert | 514 | 25.5 | +7.1 |
| Labour | D. Haigh | 372 | 18.4 | +3.6 |
Majority | 617 | 30.6 | |
Turnout | | 43.4 | |
Registered electors | 4,650 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Newbridge
Newbridge[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Edwina Harding Bradley * | 998 | 50.4 | –6.0 |
| Alliance | Dawn Stollar | 557 | 28.1 | +7.8 |
| Labour | J. Miles | 425 | 21.5 | +8.0 |
Majority | 441 | 22.3 | |
Turnout | | 44.6 | |
Registered electors | 4,441 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Oldfield
Oldfield[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Pamela Richards * | 933 | 46.3 | +4.3 |
| Alliance | M. Mackintosh | 636 | 31.6 | +3.2 |
| Conservative | M. Wheadon | 445 | 22.1 | –7.5 |
Majority | 297 | 14.7 | |
Turnout | | 47.3 | |
Registered electors | 4,261 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Southdown
Southdown[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | C. South | 728 | 43.3 | +7.1 |
| Labour | R. Padfield * | 634 | 37.7 | –0.2 |
| Conservative | J. Willis | 318 | 18.9 | –7.1 |
Majority | 94 | 5.6 | |
Turnout | | 44.1 | |
Registered electors | 3,811 | | |
| Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Twerton
Twerton[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | L. Harrington * | 1,060 | 69.2 | +5.5 |
| Alliance | M. Le Grice | 237 | 15.5 | –2.6 |
| Conservative | D. Legge | 235 | 15.3 | –2.9 |
Majority | 823 | 53.7 | |
Turnout | | 37.8 | |
Registered electors | 4,053 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Walcot
Walcot[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Linden | 719 | 40.9 | +8.2 |
| Conservative | John Humphrey Lyons * | 658 | 37.4 | –2.7 |
| Alliance | R. Grundy | 383 | 21.8 | –5.5 |
Majority | 61 | 3.5 | |
Turnout | | 47.5 | |
Registered electors | 3,704 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Westmoreland
Westmoreland[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Leslie Albert William Ridd * | 1,045 | 61.4 | +13.4 |
| Conservative | N. Davison | 402 | 23.6 | –10.4 |
| Alliance | John Ozimek | 255 | 15.0 | –3.0 |
Majority | 643 | 37.8 | |
Turnout | | 42.1 | |
Registered electors | 4,040 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Weston
Weston[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Alliance | Colin Luckhurst | 1,011 | 44.4 | –0.6 |
| Conservative | D. Cassell | 833 | 36.6 | –5.0 |
| Labour | T. Hanlon | 434 | 19.1 | +5.8 |
Majority | 178 | 7.8 | |
Turnout | | 53.7 | |
Registered electors | 4,244 | | |
| Alliance hold | Swing | | |
Widcombe
Widcombe[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jeannette Farley Hole * | 808 | 52.5 | +10.8 |
| Alliance | M. Denoon | 394 | 25.6 | +11.6 |
| Labour | G. West | 338 | 21.9 | +4.3 |
Majority | 414 | 26.9 | |
Turnout | | 39.0 | |
Registered electors | 3,944 | | |
| Conservative 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 19 April 2020.