1979 Bath City Council election

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1979 Bath City Council election
  1978 3 May 1979 (1979-05-03) 1980  

16 of 48 seats (one third) to Bath City Council
24 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Con
Lab
Lib
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Seats before34140
Seats won1141
Seats after33141
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote22,69315,0858,019
Percentage46.7%31.0%16.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.7%Decrease2.svg 1.8%Increase2.svg 2.9%

Bath UK local election 1979 map.svg
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.

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Results summary

Bath City Council election, 1979
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 11Decrease2.svg 168.8%223368.8%22,69346.7%Decrease2.svg 3.7%
  Labour 4Steady2.svg25%101429.2%15,08531.0%Decrease2.svg 1.8%
  Liberal 1Increase2.svg 16.3%012.1%8,01916.5%Increase2.svg 2.9%
  Ecology 0Steady2.svg0%000%1,6743.4%Increase2.svg 1.3%
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0%000%1,1382.3%Increase2.svg 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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Elgar Spencer Jenkins * 1,507 57.0
Independent R. Oswick76128.8
Independent L. Pitt37714.3
Majority74628.2
Turnout 68.4
Registered electors 3,867
Conservative hold Swing

Bathwick

Bathwick [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative G. O'Donovan 2,032 57.9
Liberal P. Nancarrow97827.9
Labour M. Scotford49914.2
Majority1,05430.0
Turnout 69.9
Registered electors 5,020
Conservative hold Swing

Bloomfield

Bloomfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Jack Trevor Snook * 1,726 52.4
Labour N. Martin1,56547.6
Majority1614.8
Turnout 79.6
Registered electors 4,137
Conservative hold Swing

Combe Down

Combe Down [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Charles Dewey * 1,647 50.9
Liberal Rob Greig80724.9
Labour P. Grogan78224.2
Majority84026.0
Turnout 78.4
Registered electors 4,126
Conservative hold Swing

Kingsmead

Kingsmead [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R. Atkinson * 1,409 49.5
Labour A. Day68524.1
Liberal Adrian Pegg51017.9
Ecology D. Taylor2408.4
Majority72425.4
Turnout 71.3
Registered electors 3,989
Conservative hold Swing

Lambridge

Lambridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Underhay * 1,235 52.0
Labour N. Whiskin66227.9
Liberal N. Davies47720.1
Majority57324.1
Turnout 78.2
Registered electors 3,036
Conservative hold Swing

Lansdown

Lansdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Maureen McDonagh * 1,764 57.2
Liberal Kenneth Drain82626.8
Labour D. Holley49216.0
Majority93830.4
Turnout 81.8
Registered electors 3,769
Conservative hold Swing

Lyncombe

Lyncombe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian James Hamlen * 2,072 59.6
Ecology Don Grimes84824.4
Labour B. Lock55916.1
Majority1,22435.2
Turnout 76.8
Registered electors 4,532
Conservative hold Swing

Newbridge

Newbridge [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robin Nicholas Lane Agg-Manning *1,625 53.0
Liberal M. McCartney95331.1
Labour Pamela Richards48715.9
Majority67221.9
Turnout 76.3
Registered electors 4,019
Conservative hold Swing

Oldfield

Oldfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Roy Gordon Hiscocks * 2,163 67.0
Conservative M. Price1,06533.0
Majority1,09834.0
Turnout 76.0
Registered electors 4,247
Labour hold Swing

Southdown

Southdown [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour William Percy Johns * 1,297 49.5
Conservative P. Price73227.9
Liberal G. Lambert59022.5
Majority56521.6
Turnout 77.6
Registered electors 3,375
Labour hold Swing

Twerton

Twerton [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alec Louis Ricketts * 1,718 58.2
Conservative T. Simpson63921.6
Liberal B. Potter59620.2
Majority1,07936.6
Turnout 73.1
Registered electors 3,972
Labour hold Swing

Walcot

Walcot [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Howard William Routledge 1,144 41.5
Liberal R. Wardle83030.1
Labour S. Sweeney78128.3
Majority31411.4
Turnout 69.6
Registered electors 3,956
Conservative hold Swing

Westmoreland

Westmoreland [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Baber * 2,046 63.3
Conservative H. Peters1,18636.7
Majority86026.6
Turnout 78.8
Registered electors 4,099
Labour hold Swing

Weston

Weston [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John James Malloy 1,452 42.7
Conservative George Henry Hall *1,39140.9
Labour S. Paine56016.5
Majority611.8
Turnout 81.4
Registered electors 4,180
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing

Widcombe

Widcombe [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative H. Cross * 1,519 52.5
Labour I. Morgan78927.3
Ecology R. Carder58620.2
Majority73025.2
Turnout 74.1
Registered electors 3,907
Conservative hold Swing

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 27 April 2020.