The 1988 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 1988 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.
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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 1988 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing Social and Liberal Democrats. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results summary edit
Bath City Council election, 1988 | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 11 | 2 | 68.8 | 15 | 26 | 54.2 | 13,741 | 42.7 | 2.7 | |
Labour | 4 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 16.7 | 8,546 | 26.6 | 5.6 | ||
SLD | 1 | 2 | 6.3 | 13 | 14 | 29.2 | 7,882 | 24.1 | 12.7 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,003 | 6.2 | 4.5 |
Ward results edit
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1984, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1987 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Abbey edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Laurence John Harris Coombs * | 998 | 55.1 | +4.8 | |
Labour | P. Ward | 422 | 23.3 | +7.3 | |
SLD | M. Finch | 250 | 13.8 | –15.6 | |
Green | A. Egmore | 142 | 7.8 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 576 | 31.8 | |||
Turnout | 42.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,297 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bathwick edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Branford * | 1,187 | 57.9 | –3.0 | |
Green | G. Withers | 441 | 21.5 | +17.1 | |
SLD | S. Gazeley | 236 | 11.5 | –13.8 | |
Labour | W. Tonner | 185 | 9.0 | –0.4 | |
Majority | 746 | 36.4 | |||
Turnout | 45.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,542 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bloomfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | S. Lydiard | 900 | 43.5 | +10.3 | |
Conservative | J. Hogan | 899 | 43.4 | –3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | N. Sutherland | 204 | 9.9 | –10.2 | |
Green | T. Oswald-Bannister | 67 | 3.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 50.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,095 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Combe Down edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Leila Margaret Wishart | 1,068 | 44.6 | +3.1 | |
SLD | Jeffrey Stephen Manning | 1,032 | 43.1 | –7.3 | |
Labour | D. Nicoll | 232 | 9.7 | +1.6 | |
Green | T. Young | 140 | 8.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 36 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 60.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,973 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kingsmead edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Mill * | 790 | 47.2 | +1.7 | |
Labour | P. Hardy | 465 | 27.8 | +8.5 | |
SLD | Kenneth Drain | 280 | 16.7 | –18.5 | |
Green | P. Hardman | 140 | 8.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 325 | 19.4 | |||
Turnout | 41.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,086 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lambridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony John Rhymes * | 850 | 51.0 | +10.8 | |
SLD | Ramon David Cliffe | 367 | 22.0 | –12.1 | |
Labour | W. Chivers | 323 | 19.4 | –4.3 | |
Green | E. Sparrow | 126 | 7.6 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 483 | 29.0 | |||
Turnout | 55.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,007 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lansdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Blair | 1,240 | 63.4 | +4.4 | |
SLD | M. Le Grice | 371 | 19.0 | –10.1 | |
Labour | D. Davis | 190 | 9.7 | +1.2 | |
Green | C. French | 155 | 7.9 | +4.4 | |
Majority | 869 | 44.4 | |||
Turnout | 48.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,018 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lyncombe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Hemmings * | 1,229 | 55.1 | +5.6 | |
SLD | M. Mackintosh | 427 | 19.2 | –19.8 | |
Labour | A. Whitehead | 411 | 18.4 | +9.5 | |
Green | M. Deyes | 162 | 7.3 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 802 | 36.0 | |||
Turnout | 51.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,345 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Newbridge edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edwina Harding Bradley * | 1,149 | 47.2 | +3.8 | |
SLD | Ruth Malloy | 999 | 41.0 | –8.5 | |
Labour | C. Whitmarsh | 207 | 8.5 | +1.4 | |
Green | Duncan McCanlis | 81 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 150 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 55.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,395 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Oldfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Pamela Richards * | 1,142 | 53.3 | +15.5 | |
SLD | S. Ible | 482 | 22.5 | –20.9 | |
Conservative | D. Hucklesby | 449 | 21.0 | +2.2 | |
Green | N. Hall | 70 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 660 | 30.8 | |||
Turnout | 51.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,129 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Southdown edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SLD | Paul Crossley | 724 | 37.7 | –12.6 | |
Labour | S. Weston | 712 | 37.1 | +7.7 | |
Conservative | M. Sykes | 438 | 22.8 | +2.5 | |
Green | K. Bateup | 44 | 2.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 12 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 46.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,147 | ||||
SLD hold | Swing |
Twerton edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | L. Harrington * | 1,072 | 71.8 | +10.6 | |
Conservative | J. Cameron | 264 | 17.7 | –0.5 | |
SLD | G. Scaggs | 132 | 8.8 | –10.1 | |
Green | L. Jopling | 24 | 1.6 | –0.1 | |
Majority | 808 | 54.1 | |||
Turnout | 37.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,947 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Walcot edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Howard William Routledge * | 793 | 41.6 | +5.4 | |
Labour | Hilary Fraser | 723 | 38.0 | +9.9 | |
Green | Derek Wall | 224 | 11.8 | +4.2 | |
SLD | Michael James Kelleher | 165 | 8.7 | –19.4 | |
Majority | 70 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 49.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,848 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Westmoreland edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Leslie Albert William Ridd * | 922 | 51.9 | +14.4 | |
SLD | Michael Twohig | 431 | 22.5 | –16.3 | |
Conservative | M. Lodge | 416 | 21.7 | –2.0 | |
Green | A. Baker | 74 | 3.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 561 | 29.4 | |||
Turnout | 57.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,050 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Weston edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Sparrow | 1,111 | 46.2 | +10.0 | |
SLD | Colin Luckhurst * | 972 | 40.4 | –16.1 | |
Labour | S. Cottman | 241 | 10.0 | +4.2 | |
Green | A. Marchant | 79 | 3.3 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 139 | 5.8 | |||
Turnout | 57.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,185 | ||||
Conservative gain from SLD | Swing |
Widcombe edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | N. Guy * | 860 | 40.8 | –0.2 | |
SLD | Charles Grundy | 810 | 38.4 | –7.3 | |
Labour | W. Chalmers | 329 | 15.6 | +4.1 | |
Green | C. Harrison | 111 | 5.3 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 50 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 54.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,896 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |