1979 Bath City Council election#Lansdown
{{Short description|1979 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1979 Bath City Council election
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| election_date = {{Start date|1979|05|03|df=y}}
| previous_election = 1978 Bath City Council election
| previous_year = 1978
| next_election = 1980 Bath City Council election
| next_year = 1980
| seats_for_election= 16 of 48 seats (one third) to Bath City Council
| majority_seats = 25
| image1 =
| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)
| seats_before1 = 34
| seats1 = 11
| seats_after1 = 33
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 1
| popular_vote1 = 22,693
| percentage1 = 46.7%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 3.7%
| image2 =
| party2 = Labour Party (UK)
| seats_before2 = 14
| seats2 = 4
| seats_after2 = 14
| seat_change2 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote2 = 15,085
| percentage2 = 31.0%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 1.8%
| image3 =
| party3 = Liberal Party (UK)
| seats_before3 = 0
| seats3 = 1
| seats_after3 = 1
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 1
| popular_vote3 = 8,019
| percentage3 = 16.5%
| swing3 = {{increase}} 2.9%
| map_image = Bath UK local election 1979 map.svg
| map_caption = Map showing the results of the 1979 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing Liberal.
| title = Council control
| posttitle = Council control after election
| before_election = Conservative
| 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.
Results summary
{{Election summary partial council net begin|title = Bath City Council election, 1979}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 11
|net = {{decrease}} 1
|seats % = {{#expr: 100*11/16 round 1}}%
|other seats = 22
|total seats = 33
|total seats % = {{#expr: 100*33/48 round 1}}%
|votes = 22,693
|votes % = 46.7
|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{decrease}} {{#expr: 50.4-46.7}}%}}
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 4
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = {{#expr: 100*4/16 round 1}}%
|other seats = 10
|total seats = 14
|total seats % = {{#expr: 100*14/48 round 1}}%
|votes = 15,085
|votes % = 31.0
|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{decrease}} {{#expr: 32.8-31.0}}%}}
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|seats = 1
|net = {{increase}} 1
|seats % = {{#expr: 100*1/16 round 1}}%
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 1
|total seats % = {{#expr: 100*1/48 round 1}}%
|votes = 8,019
|votes % = 16.5
|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{increase}} {{#expr: 16.5-13.6}}%}}
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Ecology Party
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0%
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0%
|votes = 1,674
|votes % = 3.4
|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{increase}} {{#expr: 3.4-2.1}}%}}
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Independent politician
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0%
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0%
|votes = 1,138
|votes % = 2.3
|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{increase}} {{#expr: 2.3-1.0}}%}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
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=
{{Election box begin | title=Abbey{{cite web|title=Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994|url= http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bath-1973-1994.pdf |publisher=The Elections Centre (Plymouth University) |accessdate=27 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Elgar Spencer Jenkins *
|votes = 1,507
|percentage = 57.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = R. Oswick
|votes = 761
|percentage = 28.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = L. Pitt
|votes = 377
|percentage = 14.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 746
|percentage = 28.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 68.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,867
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Bathwick=
{{Election box begin | title=Bathwick}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. O'Donovan
|votes = 2,032
|percentage = 57.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Nancarrow
|votes = 978
|percentage = 27.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Scotford
|votes = 499
|percentage = 14.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,054
|percentage = 30.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 69.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 5,020
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Bloomfield=
{{Election box begin | title=Bloomfield}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Eric Jack Trevor Snook *
|votes = 1,726
|percentage = 52.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = N. Martin
|votes = 1,565
|percentage = 47.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 161
|percentage = 4.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 79.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,137
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Combe Down=
{{Election box begin | title=Combe Down}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Charles Dewey *
|votes = 1,647
|percentage = 50.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Rob Greig
|votes = 807
|percentage = 24.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Grogan
|votes = 782
|percentage = 24.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 840
|percentage = 26.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 78.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,126
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Kingsmead=
{{Election box begin | title=Kingsmead}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Atkinson *
|votes = 1,409
|percentage = 49.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Day
|votes = 685
|percentage = 24.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Adrian Pegg
|votes = 510
|percentage = 17.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ecology Party
|candidate = D. Taylor
|votes = 240
|percentage = 8.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 724
|percentage = 25.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 71.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,989
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Lambridge=
{{Election box begin | title=Lambridge}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Underhay *
|votes = 1,235
|percentage = 52.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = N. Whiskin
|votes = 662
|percentage = 27.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = N. Davies
|votes = 477
|percentage = 20.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 573
|percentage = 24.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 78.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,036
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Lansdown=
{{Election box begin | title=Lansdown}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Anne Maureen McDonagh *
|votes = 1,764
|percentage = 57.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate =Kenneth Drain
|votes = 826
|percentage = 26.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Holley
|votes = 492
|percentage = 16.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 938
|percentage = 30.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 81.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,769
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Lyncombe=
{{Election box begin | title=Lyncombe}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Brian James Hamlen *
|votes = 2,072
|percentage = 59.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ecology Party
|candidate = Don Grimes
|votes = 848
|percentage = 24.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Lock
|votes = 559
|percentage = 16.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,224
|percentage = 35.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 76.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,532
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Newbridge=
{{Election box begin | title=Newbridge}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = {{nowrap|Robin Nicholas Lane Agg-Manning *}}
|votes = 1,625
|percentage = 53.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = M. McCartney
|votes = 953
|percentage = 31.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Pamela Richards
|votes = 487
|percentage = 15.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 672
|percentage = 21.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 76.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,019
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Oldfield=
{{Election box begin | title=Oldfield}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Roy Gordon Hiscocks *
|votes = 2,163
|percentage = 67.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Price
|votes = 1,065
|percentage = 33.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,098
|percentage = 34.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 76.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,247
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Southdown=
{{Election box begin | title=Southdown}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Percy Johns *
|votes = 1,297
|percentage = 49.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Price
|votes = 732
|percentage = 27.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Lambert
|votes = 590
|percentage = 22.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 565
|percentage = 21.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 77.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,375
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Twerton=
{{Election box begin | title=Twerton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Alec Louis Ricketts *
|votes = 1,718
|percentage = 58.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Simpson
|votes = 639
|percentage = 21.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Potter
|votes = 596
|percentage = 20.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,079
|percentage = 36.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 73.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,972
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Walcot=
{{Election box begin | title=Walcot}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Howard William Routledge
|votes = 1,144
|percentage = 41.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Wardle
|votes = 830
|percentage = 30.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Sweeney
|votes = 781
|percentage = 28.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 314
|percentage = 11.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 69.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,956
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Westmoreland=
{{Election box begin | title=Westmoreland}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Baber *
|votes = 2,046
|percentage = 63.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Peters
|votes = 1,186
|percentage = 36.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 860
|percentage = 26.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 78.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,099
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Weston=
{{Election box begin | title=Weston}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = John James Malloy
|votes = 1,452
|percentage = 42.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Henry Hall *
|votes = 1,391
|percentage = 40.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Paine
|votes = 560
|percentage = 16.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 61
|percentage = 1.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 81.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,180
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Widcombe=
{{Election box begin | title=Widcombe}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Cross *
|votes = 1,519
|percentage = 52.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = I. Morgan
|votes = 789
|percentage = 27.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Ecology Party
|candidate = R. Carder
|votes = 586
|percentage = 20.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 730
|percentage = 25.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 74.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,907
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}