1984 Bath City Council election

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.

1984 Bath City Council election

3 May 1984
16 of 48 seats (one third) to Bath City Council 24 seats needed for a majority
Con Lab All Party Conservative Labour Alliance Seats before 33 11 4 Seats won 9 5 2 Seats after 31 11 6 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 12,145 8,686 7,769 Percentage 42.5% 30.4% 27.2% Swing 3.1% 3.7% 2.4%
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

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	K. 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	28.7
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	J. 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

1. "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 19 April 2020.