1979 UK local government election
1979 Bath City Council election |
16 of 48 seats (one third) to Bath City Council 24 seats needed for a majority |
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Map showing the results of the 1979 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing Liberal. |
Council control before election Conservative | Council control after election Conservative | |
The 1979 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1979 to elect councillors to Bath City Council in England. It took place on the same day as the general election and other district council elections in the United Kingdom. One third of seats were up for election.
Results summary
Bath City Council election, 1979 |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Conservative | 11 | 1 | 68.8% | 22 | 33 | 68.8% | 22,693 | 46.7% | 3.7% |
| Labour | 4 | | 25% | 10 | 14 | 29.2% | 15,085 | 31.0% | 1.8% |
| Liberal | 1 | 1 | 6.3% | 0 | 1 | 2.1% | 8,019 | 16.5% | 2.9% |
| Ecology | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1,674 | 3.4% | 1.3% |
| Independent | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1,138 | 2.3% | 1.3% |
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 1978 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Abbey
Abbey[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Elgar Spencer Jenkins * | 1,507 | 57.0 | |
| Independent | R. Oswick | 761 | 28.8 | |
| Independent | L. Pitt | 377 | 14.3 | |
Majority | 746 | 28.2 | |
Turnout | | 68.4 | |
Registered electors | 3,867 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bathwick
Bathwick[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | G. O'Donovan | 2,032 | 57.9 | |
| Liberal | P. Nancarrow | 978 | 27.9 | |
| Labour | M. Scotford | 499 | 14.2 | |
Majority | 1,054 | 30.0 | |
Turnout | | 69.9 | |
Registered electors | 5,020 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bloomfield
Bloomfield[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Eric Jack Trevor Snook * | 1,726 | 52.4 | |
| Labour | N. Martin | 1,565 | 47.6 | |
Majority | 161 | 4.8 | |
Turnout | | 79.6 | |
Registered electors | 4,137 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Combe Down
Combe Down[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Charles Dewey * | 1,647 | 50.9 | |
| Liberal | Rob Greig | 807 | 24.9 | |
| Labour | P. Grogan | 782 | 24.2 | |
Majority | 840 | 26.0 | |
Turnout | | 78.4 | |
Registered electors | 4,126 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Kingsmead
Kingsmead[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. Atkinson * | 1,409 | 49.5 | |
| Labour | A. Day | 685 | 24.1 | |
| Liberal | Adrian Pegg | 510 | 17.9 | |
| Ecology | D. Taylor | 240 | 8.4 | |
Majority | 724 | 25.4 | |
Turnout | | 71.3 | |
Registered electors | 3,989 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lambridge
Lambridge[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | H. Underhay * | 1,235 | 52.0 | |
| Labour | N. Whiskin | 662 | 27.9 | |
| Liberal | N. Davies | 477 | 20.1 | |
Majority | 573 | 24.1 | |
Turnout | | 78.2 | |
Registered electors | 3,036 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lansdown
Lansdown[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anne Maureen McDonagh * | 1,764 | 57.2 | |
| Liberal | Kenneth Drain | 826 | 26.8 | |
| Labour | D. Holley | 492 | 16.0 | |
Majority | 938 | 30.4 | |
Turnout | | 81.8 | |
Registered electors | 3,769 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lyncombe
Lyncombe[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian James Hamlen * | 2,072 | 59.6 | |
| Ecology | Don Grimes | 848 | 24.4 | |
| Labour | B. Lock | 559 | 16.1 | |
Majority | 1,224 | 35.2 | |
Turnout | | 76.8 | |
Registered electors | 4,532 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Newbridge
Newbridge[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robin Nicholas Lane Agg-Manning * | 1,625 | 53.0 | |
| Liberal | M. McCartney | 953 | 31.1 | |
| Labour | Pamela Richards | 487 | 15.9 | |
Majority | 672 | 21.9 | |
Turnout | | 76.3 | |
Registered electors | 4,019 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Oldfield
Oldfield[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Roy Gordon Hiscocks * | 2,163 | 67.0 | |
| Conservative | M. Price | 1,065 | 33.0 | |
Majority | 1,098 | 34.0 | |
Turnout | | 76.0 | |
Registered electors | 4,247 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Southdown
Southdown[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | William Percy Johns * | 1,297 | 49.5 | |
| Conservative | P. Price | 732 | 27.9 | |
| Liberal | G. Lambert | 590 | 22.5 | |
Majority | 565 | 21.6 | |
Turnout | | 77.6 | |
Registered electors | 3,375 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Twerton
Twerton[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alec Louis Ricketts * | 1,718 | 58.2 | |
| Conservative | T. Simpson | 639 | 21.6 | |
| Liberal | B. Potter | 596 | 20.2 | |
Majority | 1,079 | 36.6 | |
Turnout | | 73.1 | |
Registered electors | 3,972 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Walcot
Walcot[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Howard William Routledge | 1,144 | 41.5 | |
| Liberal | R. Wardle | 830 | 30.1 | |
| Labour | S. Sweeney | 781 | 28.3 | |
Majority | 314 | 11.4 | |
Turnout | | 69.6 | |
Registered electors | 3,956 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westmoreland
Westmoreland[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | M. Baber * | 2,046 | 63.3 | |
| Conservative | H. Peters | 1,186 | 36.7 | |
Majority | 860 | 26.6 | |
Turnout | | 78.8 | |
Registered electors | 4,099 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Weston
Weston[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | John James Malloy | 1,452 | 42.7 | |
| Conservative | George Henry Hall * | 1,391 | 40.9 | |
| Labour | S. Paine | 560 | 16.5 | |
Majority | 61 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | | 81.4 | |
Registered electors | 4,180 | | |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Widcombe
Widcombe[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | H. Cross * | 1,519 | 52.5 | |
| Labour | I. Morgan | 789 | 27.3 | |
| Ecology | R. Carder | 586 | 20.2 | |
Majority | 730 | 25.2 | |
Turnout | | 74.1 | |
Registered electors | 3,907 | | |
| 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 27 April 2020.