1980 Bath City Council election#Lambridge

{{Short description|1980 UK local government election}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1980 Bath City Council election

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| election_date = {{Start date|1980|05|01|df=y}}

| previous_election = 1979 Bath City Council election

| previous_year = 1979

| next_election = 1982 Bath City Council election

| next_year = 1982

| seats_for_election= 18 of 48 seats (one third plus two vacant seats) to Bath City Council

| majority_seats = 25

| image1 =

Con

| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)

| seats_before1 = 33

| seats1 = 13

| seats_after1 = 33

| seat_change1 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote1 = 14,372

| percentage1 = 48.2%

| swing1 = {{increase}} 1.9%

| image2 =

Lab

| party2 = Labour Party (UK)

| seats_before2 = 14

| seats2 = 5

| seats_after2 = 14

| seat_change2 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote2 = 10,490

| percentage2 = 35.2%

| swing2 = {{increase}} 4.2%

| image3 =

Lib

| party3 = Liberal Party (UK)

| seats_before3 = 1

| seats3 = 0

| seats_after3 = 1

| seat_change3 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote3 = 3,678

| percentage3 = 12.3%

| swing3 = {{decrease}} 4.2%

| map_image = Bath UK local election 1980 map.svg

| map_caption = Map showing the results of the 1980 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative and Red showing Labour.

| title = Council control

| posttitle = Council control after election

| before_election = Conservative

| after_election = Conservative

}}

The 1980 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 1 May 1980 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 Lyncombe and Widcombe due to extra vacancies occurring.

Results summary

{{Election summary partial council net begin|title = Bath City Council election, 1980}}

{{Election summary partial council net party|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|seats = 13

|net = {{steady}}

|seats % = {{#expr: 100*13/18 round 1}}

|other seats = 20

|total seats = 33

|total seats % = {{#expr: 100*33/48 round 1}}

|votes = 14,372

|votes % = 48.2

|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{increase}} {{#expr: 48.2-46.7}}%}}

}}

{{Election summary partial council net party|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|seats = 5

|net = {{steady}}

|seats % = {{#expr: 100*5/18 round 1}}

|other seats = 9

|total seats = 14

|total seats % = {{#expr: 100*14/48 round 1}}

|votes = 10,490

|votes % = 35.2

|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{increase}} {{#expr: 35.2-31.0}}%}}

}}

{{Election summary partial council net party|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|seats = 0

|net = {{steady}}

|seats % = 0.0

|other seats = 1

|total seats = 1

|total seats % = {{#expr: 100*1/48 round 1}}

|votes = 3,678

|votes % = 12.3

|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{decrease}} {{#expr: 16.5-12.3}}%}}

}}

{{Election summary partial council net party|

|party = Ecology Party

|seats = 0

|net = {{steady}}

|seats % = 0.0

|other seats = 0

|total seats = 0

|total seats % = 0.0

|votes = 1,173

|votes % = 3.9

|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{increase}} {{#expr: 3.9-3.4}}%}}

}}

{{Election summary partial council net party|

|party = World Government Party

|seats = 0

|net = {{steady}}

|seats % = 0.0

|other seats = 0

|total seats = 0

|total seats % = 0.0

|votes = 102

|votes % = 0.3

|plus/minus = N/A

}}

{{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 1979 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 = Laurence John Harris Coombs *

|votes = 1,009

|percentage = 65.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = A. Spiller

|votes = 437

|percentage = 28.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = World Government Party

|candidate = Gilbert Young

|votes = 102

|percentage = 6.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 572

|percentage = 37.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 38.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,033

}}

{{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 = Mary Elizabeth Rawlings *

|votes = 1,155

|percentage = 60.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Rob Greig

|votes = 544

|percentage = 28.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = T. Smithin

|votes = 197

|percentage = 10.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 611

|percentage = 32.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 38.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,950

}}

{{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 = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Samuel Leslie Jane *

|votes = 1,082

|percentage = 63.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = J. Jones

|votes = 630

|percentage = 36.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 452

|percentage = 26.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 42.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,062

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour 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 = J. Attwood *

|votes = 1,024

|percentage = 70.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = A. Whitehouse

|votes = 426

|percentage = 29.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 598

|percentage = 41.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 34.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,169

}}

{{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 = George Durant Kersley *

|votes = 914

|percentage = 52.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = J. Hornblower

|votes = 551

|percentage = 31.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Adrian Pegg

|votes = 171

|percentage = 9.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Ecology Party

|candidate = D. Taylor

|votes = 114

|percentage = 6.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 363

|percentage = 20.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 43.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,042

}}

{{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 = Anthony John Rhymes *

|votes = 779

|percentage = 47.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = D. Pearce

|votes = 458

|percentage = 28.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = A. Kerslake

|votes = 398

|percentage = 24.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 321

|percentage = 19.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 52.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 3,089

}}

{{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 = M. Cheek *

|votes = 936

|percentage = 54.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = P. Davis

|votes = 402

|percentage = 23.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = D. Holley

|votes = 257

|percentage = 14.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Ecology Party

|candidate = A. Gimingham

|votes = 130

|percentage = 7.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 534

|percentage = 31.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 44.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 3,908

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Lyncombe=

{{Election box begin | title=Lyncombe (2 seats)}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = C. Sellick

|votes = 1,213

|percentage = 54.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = George Henry Hall

|votes = 1,140

|percentage = –

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Ecology Party

|candidate = Don Grimes

|votes = 580

|percentage = 26.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = P. Underdown

|votes = 423

|percentage = 19.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = S. King

|votes = 303

|percentage = –

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 49.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,501

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{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 = Edwina Harding Bradley *

|votes = 991

|percentage = 55.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = L. Corner

|votes = 496

|percentage = 28.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = C. Whitmarsh

|votes = 286

|percentage = 16.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 495

|percentage = 27.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 44.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,009

}}

{{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 = Pamela Richards

|votes = 979

|percentage = 62.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = H. Jennings

|votes = 429

|percentage = 27.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = S. Jones

|votes = 166

|percentage = 10.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 550

|percentage = 34.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 37.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,245

}}

{{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 = R. Padfield *

|votes = 794

|percentage = 56.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = E. Holloway

|votes = 388

|percentage = 27.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = B. Potter

|votes = 226

|percentage = 16.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 406

|percentage = 28.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 40.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 3,458

}}

{{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 = Raymond Charles Rosewarn *

|votes = 1,585

|percentage = 86.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = T. Simpson

|votes = 246

|percentage = 13.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,339

|percentage = 73.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 46.1

|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 = John Humphrey Lyons *

|votes = 623

|percentage = 46.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = S. Sweeney

|votes = 409

|percentage = 30.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = R. Wardle

|votes = 187

|percentage = 14.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Ecology Party

|candidate = R. Oldfield

|votes = 110

|percentage = 8.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 214

|percentage = 16.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 35.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 3,790

}}

{{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 = Leslie Albert William Ridd *

|votes = 1,203

|percentage = 75.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = T. Maginsky

|votes = 389

|percentage = 24.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 814

|percentage = 51.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 38.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,101

}}

{{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 = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = T. Vaughan *

|votes = 961

|percentage = 45.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Leon Pitt

|votes = 754

|percentage = 35.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = J. Waters

|votes = 391

|percentage = 18.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 207

|percentage = 9.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 49.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 4,239

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Widcombe=

{{Election box begin | title=Widcombe (2 seats)}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Jeannette Farley Hole *

|votes = 792

|percentage = 49.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = S. Dunn

|votes = 753

|percentage = –

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = D. Book

|votes = 385

|percentage = 24.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = P. Grogan

|votes = 324

|percentage = –

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Ecology Party

|candidate = R. Carder

|votes = 239

|percentage = 15.0

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = D. England

|votes = 177

|percentage = 11.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Kenneth Drain

|votes = 157

|percentage = –

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage = 35.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 3,946

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Conservative Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

References

{{reflist}}

{{Somerset elections}}

{{United Kingdom local elections, 1980}}

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