The 1991 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 1991 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 Bathwick 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 1991 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing Liberal Democrats. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results summary
editBath City Council election, 1991 | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 9 | 52.9% | 15 | 24 | 50% | 13,069 | 35.2% | 3.9% | ||
Liberal Democrats | 7 | 41.2% | 6 | 13 | 27.1% | 13,609 | 36.7% | 7.6% | ||
Labour | 1 | 5.9% | 10 | 11 | 22.9% | 8,963 | 24.1% | 7.5% | ||
Green | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1,355 | 3.7% | 2.7% | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 65 | 0.2% | N/A | ||
Independent | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 60 | 0.2% |
Ward results
editSitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1987, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1990 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Abbey
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Elgar Spencer Jenkins * | 792 | 40.8 | +1.7 | |
Labour | B. Tonner | 532 | 27.4 | –4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Feeny | 387 | 19.9 | +5.5 | |
Green | P. Andrews | 209 | 10.8 | +0.3 | |
Independent | R. Carder | 23 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 260 | 13.4 | |||
Turnout | 49.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,901 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bathwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | G. O'Donovan * | 1,110 | 47.3 | –7.1 | |
Conservative | John Anthony Bailey | 1,042 | – | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Maurice Hogg | 701 | 29.9 | +15.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Adrienne Westbrook | 562 | – | ||
Green | N. Hall | 312 | 13.3 | +1.1 | |
Labour | C. Davis | 222 | 9.5 | –6.3 | |
Labour | J. Luck | 166 | – | ||
Turnout | 48.6 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,555 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bloomfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Eric Jack Trevor Snook * | 1,106 | 44.0 | +14.0 | |
Labour | N. Rosser | 967 | 38.5 | –10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | C. Bray | 438 | 17.4 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 139 | 5.5 | |||
Turnout | 62.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,017 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Combe Down
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Roger Alan Symonds | 1,117 | 43.9 | –5.0 | |
Conservative | H. Peters | 935 | 36.7 | +3.6 | |
Labour | C. James | 410 | 16.1 | +2.2 | |
Green | A. May | 84 | 3.3 | –0.8 | |
Majority | 182 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 64.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,920 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Kingsmead
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | David Hawkins * | 841 | 43.0 | +7.5 | |
Labour | M. McIntosh | 653 | 33.4 | –2.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | N. Sutherland | 369 | 18.9 | +3.6 | |
Green | L. Cockcroft | 92 | 4.7 | –4.0 | |
Majority | 188 | 9.6 | |||
Turnout | 53.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,692 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lambridge
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | H. McDermid * | 612 | 36.2 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ramon David Cliffe | 565 | 33.5 | +8.6 | |
Labour | I. Roker | 400 | 23.7 | –6.4 | |
Green | Jay Risbridger | 112 | 6.6 | –0.3 | |
Majority | 47 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 56.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 2,972 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lansdown
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anne Maureen McDonagh * | 1,262 | 57.5 | +12.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Gazeley | 552 | 25.1 | +5.3 | |
Labour | H. Lintell | 278 | 12.7 | –8.3 | |
Green | L. Tedman | 104 | 4.7 | –3.5 | |
Majority | 710 | 32.4 | |||
Turnout | 56.6 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,877 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lyncombe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Brian James Hamlen * | 1,171 | 48.6 | +4.7 | |
Labour | D. Grant | 600 | 24.9 | –1.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. O'Flaherty | 477 | 19.8 | –2.1 | |
Green | M. Deyes | 95 | 3.9 | –3.0 | |
Liberal | T. Powell | 65 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 571 | 23.7 | |||
Turnout | 57.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,222 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Newbridge
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | S. Sutherland * | 1,301 | 50.4 | +7.0 | |
Conservative | Elizabeth Ann Newnham | 1,028 | 39.9 | +3.5 | |
Labour | S. Richards | 250 | 9.7 | –5.8 | |
Majority | 273 | 10.5 | |||
Turnout | 60.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,241 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Oldfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | D. Book | 1,080 | 48.9 | –1.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Usher | 678 | 30.7 | +0.5 | |
Conservative | R. Wilmington | 343 | 15.5 | +2.6 | |
Green | M. Davidson | 69 | 3.1 | –1.2 | |
Independent | N. Hales | 37 | 1.7 | –0.4 | |
Majority | 402 | 18.2 | |||
Turnout | 54.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,018 | ||||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Southdown
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Angela Godfrey | 1,352 | 60.6 | +13.2 | |
Labour | K. Weston | 588 | 26.4 | –9.7 | |
Conservative | D. Bennett | 290 | 13.0 | –0.5 | |
Majority | 764 | 34.2 | |||
Turnout | 54.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,126 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Twerton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Tim Ball | 940 | 49.3 | +29.5 | |
Labour | R. Padfield | 794 | 41.7 | –24.3 | |
Conservative | H. Pointer | 171 | 9.0 | –2.3 | |
Majority | 146 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 52.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,651 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Walcot
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | P. Goodhart * | 701 | 36.7 | +9.2 | |
Labour | A. Marjoram | 665 | 34.8 | –4.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | M. Buhr | 369 | 19.3 | +3.1 | |
Green | P. Sherrard-Smith | 177 | 9.3 | –3.7 | |
Majority | 36 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 52.6 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,633 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Westmoreland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John Bryant * | 1,241 | 53.1 | +20.0 | |
Labour | A. Pye | 798 | 34.2 | –14.2 | |
Conservative | A. Taylor | 297 | 12.7 | –1.4 | |
Majority | 443 | 19.1 | |||
Turnout | 58.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,968 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Weston
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | R. Burden | 1,350 | 55.7 | +11.3 | |
Conservative | E. Hampton | 762 | 31.5 | –0.9 | |
Labour | S. Cottman | 310 | 12.8 | –6.7 | |
Majority | 588 | 24.2 | |||
Turnout | 60.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,015 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Widcombe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Tony Clark * | 1,210 | 55.8 | +17.9 | |
Conservative | H. Cross | 606 | 28.0 | –5.0 | |
Labour | K. Bray | 250 | 11.5 | –5.8 | |
Green | S. Hack | 101 | 4.7 | –6.5 | |
Majority | 604 | 27.8 | |||
Turnout | 57.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,802 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |