The 1982 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1982 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 Lambridge due to an extra vacancy occurring.
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17 of 48 seats (one third plus one vacant seat) to Bath City Council 24 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1982 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing SDP–Liberal Alliance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results summary edit
Bath City Council election, 1982 | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 12 | 70.6% | 21 | 33 | 68.8% | 13,255 | 44.2% | 4% | ||
Alliance | 3 | 3 | 17.6% | 1 | 4 | 8.3% | 9,713 | 32.4% | 20.1% | |
Labour | 2 | 3 | 11.8% | 9 | 11 | 22.9% | 6,318 | 21.1% | 14.1% | |
Ecology | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 438 | 1.5% | 2.4% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 207 | 1.0% | N/A | ||
Independent Alliance | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 47 | 0.2% | N/A |
Ward results edit
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1978, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1980 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Abbey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jeffrey William Higgins * | 862 | 58.0 | ||
Alliance | M. Macdonald | 340 | 22.9 | ||
Labour | S. Hamilton | 236 | 15.9 | ||
Ind. Alliance | P. Elcock | 47 | 3.2 | ||
Majority | 522 | 35.2 | |||
Turnout | 36.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,294 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bathwick edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. Lanning | 1,259 | 65.4 | ||
Alliance | D. Tickell | 512 | 26.6 | ||
Labour | R. Cloet | 154 | 8.0 | ||
Majority | 747 | 38.8 | |||
Turnout | 41.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,664 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bloomfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Burdett | 788 | 38.0 | ||
Labour | A. Whitehead * | 645 | 31.1 | ||
Alliance | David Treby | 638 | 30.8 | ||
Majority | 143 | 6.9 | |||
Turnout | 49.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,156 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Combe Down edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | R. Buchanan * | 1,021 | 53.1 | ||
Alliance | G. Mayer | 903 | 46.9 | ||
Majority | 118 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 46.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,152 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kingsmead edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Elizabeth Ann Newnham * | 881 | 52.0 | ||
Alliance | M. Jones | 429 | 25.3 | ||
Labour | L. Moreton | 384 | 22.7 | ||
Majority | 452 | 26.7 | |||
Turnout | 41.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,079 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lambridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | D. McDaniel | 758 | 45.9 | ||
Conservative | H. McDermid | 662 | – | ||
Alliance | A. Hanham | 509 | 30.8 | ||
Alliance | A. Kerslake | 445 | – | ||
Labour | D. Pearce | 383 | 23.2 | ||
Labour | G. Wood | 340 | – | ||
Turnout | 55.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,087 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lansdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Buckley * | 1,201 | 60.2 | ||
Alliance | Marian Hammond | 614 | 30.8 | ||
Labour | E. Crawley | 180 | 9.0 | ||
Majority | 587 | 29.4 | |||
Turnout | 50.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,930 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lyncombe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | George Henry Hall * | 1,142 | 56.7 | ||
Alliance | P. Davis | 575 | 28.6 | ||
Ecology | J. Brinnand | 296 | 14.7 | ||
Majority | 567 | 28.1 | |||
Turnout | 44.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,555 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Newbridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Anton * | 898 | 45.0 | ||
Alliance | M. Holmes | 692 | 34.7 | ||
Labour | L. Skipper | 229 | 11.5 | ||
Independent | M. Beechinor | 178 | 8.9 | ||
Majority | 206 | 10.3 | |||
Turnout | 47.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,211 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Oldfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Brian Anthony Roper | 647 | 37.2 | ||
Labour | P. Grogan | 635 | 36.6 | ||
Conservative | D. Sykes | 455 | 26.2 | ||
Majority | 12 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 40.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,271 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing |
Southdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Terry Edwards | 631 | 42.4 | ||
Labour | F. Hobbs * | 525 | 35.3 | ||
Conservative | T. Maginsky | 333 | 22.4 | ||
Majority | 106 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 41.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,632 | ||||
Alliance gain from Labour | Swing |
Twerton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | I. Jefferies * | 1,004 | 66.4 | ||
Alliance | B. Potter | 284 | 18.8 | ||
Conservative | J. Popham | 225 | 14.9 | ||
Majority | 720 | 47.6 | |||
Turnout | 37.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,995 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Walcot edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Goodhart | 600 | 37.6 | ||
Alliance | G. Plumbridge | 547 | 34.3 | ||
Labour | S. Sweeney | 418 | 26.2 | ||
Independent | J. Cruttwell | 29 | 1.8 | ||
Majority | 53 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 41.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,827 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Westmoreland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Denis Reginald Lovelace * | 865 | 50.6 | ||
Conservative | B. Redfearn | 457 | 26.7 | ||
Alliance | E. Bennett | 387 | 22.6 | ||
Majority | 408 | 23.9 | |||
Turnout | 41.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,102 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Weston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance | Leon Pitt | 1,224 | 55.6 | ||
Conservative | J. Lee | 977 | 44.4 | ||
Majority | 247 | 11.2 | |||
Turnout | 52.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,174 | ||||
Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing |
Widcombe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | S. Dunn * | 736 | 48.0 | ||
Alliance | J. Talbot | 336 | 21.9 | ||
Labour | D. Book | 320 | 20.9 | ||
Ecology | R. Carder | 142 | 9.3 | ||
Majority | 400 | 26.1 | |||
Turnout | 39.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,935 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |