1986 Bath City Council election#Newbridge
{{Short description|1986 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1986 Bath City Council election
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| election_date = {{Start date|1986|05|08|df=y}}
| previous_election = 1984 Bath City Council election
| previous_year = 1984
| next_election = 1987 Bath City Council election
| next_year = 1987
| seats_for_election= 16 of 48 seats (one third) to Bath City Council
| majority_seats = 25
| image1 =
| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)
| seats_before1 = 31
| seats1 = 7
| seats_after1 = 26
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 5
| popular_vote1 = 11,429
| percentage1 = 36.0%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 6.5%
| image2 =
| party2 = Labour Party (UK)
| seats_before2 = 11
| seats2 = 3
| seats_after2 = 12
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 1
| popular_vote2 = 8,771
| percentage2 = 27.7%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 2.7%
| image3 =
| party3 = SDP–Liberal Alliance
| seats_before3 = 6
| seats3 = 6
| seats_after3 = 10
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 4
| popular_vote3 = 11,508
| percentage3 = 36.3%
| swing3 = {{increase}} 9.1%
| map_image = Bath UK local election 1986 map.svg
| map_caption = Map showing the results of the 1986 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing SDP–Liberal Alliance.
| title = Council control
| posttitle = Council control after election
| before_election = Conservative
| after_election = Conservative
}}
The 1986 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 8 May 1986 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.
Results summary
{{Election summary partial council net begin|title = Bath City Council election, 1986}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 7
|net = {{decrease}} 5
|seats % = {{#expr: 100*7/16 round 1}}
|other seats = 19
|total seats = 26
|total seats % = {{#expr: 100*26/48 round 1}}
|votes = 11,429
|votes % = 36.0
|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{decrease}} {{#expr: 42.5-36.0}}%}}
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|seats = 6
|net = {{increase}} 4
|seats % = {{#expr: 100*6/16 round 1}}
|other seats = 4
|total seats = 10
|total seats % = {{#expr: 100*10/48 round 1}}
|votes = 11,508
|votes % = 36.3
|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{increase}} {{#expr: 36.3-27.2}}%}}
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 3
|net = {{increase}} 1
|seats % = {{#expr: 100*3/16 round 1}}
|other seats = 9
|total seats = 12
|total seats % = {{#expr: 100*12/48 round 1}}
|votes = 8,771
|votes % = 27.7
|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{decrease}} {{#expr: 30.4-27.7}}%}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1982, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1984 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=19 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jeffrey William Higgins *
|votes = 819
|percentage = 45.9
|change = –11.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Adrian Pegg
|votes = 562
|percentage = 31.5
|change = +9.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Stevens
|votes = 403
|percentage = 22.6
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 257
|percentage = 14.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 41.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,340
}}
{{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 = H. Lanning *
|votes = 1,145
|percentage = 60.4
|change = –4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Peter Winston Gordon Duguid
|votes = 532
|percentage = 28.1
|change = +6.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Burdett
|votes = 219
|percentage = 11.6
|change = –1.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 613
|percentage = 32.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 41.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,532
}}
{{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 = R. Burdett *
|votes = 812
|percentage = 40.0
|change = +7.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Lydiard
|votes = 741
|percentage = 36.5
|change = –10.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = R. Grundy
|votes = 476
|percentage = 23.5
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 71
|percentage = 3.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 48.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,153
}}
{{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 = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = A. Meacock
|votes = 1,031
|percentage = 47.4
|change = +8.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Hawkins
|votes = 793
|percentage = 36.5
|change = –10.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Nicoll
|votes = 349
|percentage = 16.1
|change = +2.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 238
|percentage = 10.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 53.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,038
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|loser = 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 = Elizabeth Ann Newnham *
|votes = 750
|percentage = 45.3
|change = –4.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate =Kenneth Drain
|votes = 476
|percentage = 28.7
|change = +5.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. King
|votes = 430
|percentage = 26.0
|change = –1.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 274
|percentage = 16.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 39.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,166
}}
{{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 = D. McDaniel *
|votes = 732
|percentage = 40.7
|change = –18.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Marjoram
|votes = 547
|percentage = 30.4
|change = +9.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Paul Crossley
|votes = 521
|percentage = 28.9
|change = +8.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 185
|percentage = 10.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 57.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,109
}}
{{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 = P. Buckley *
|votes = 1,098
|percentage = 50.8
|change = –6.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = P. Buckingham
|votes = 704
|percentage = 32.6
|change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Lintell
|votes = 360
|percentage = 16.7
|change = +2.7
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 394
|percentage = 18.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 52.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,149
}}
{{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 = George Henry Hall *
|votes = 1,058
|percentage = 47.2
|change = –8.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = C. Matthews
|votes = 899
|percentage = 40.1
|change = +14.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = N. Carter
|votes = 283
|percentage = 12.6
|change = –5.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 159
|percentage = 7.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 49.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,524
}}
{{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 = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Dawn Stollar
|votes = 991
|percentage = 42.2
|change = +14.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Skeet
|votes = 974
|percentage = 41.5
|change = –8.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Miles
|votes = 382
|percentage = 16.3
|change = –5.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 17
|percentage = 0.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 53.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,386
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Oldfield=
{{Election box begin | title=Oldfield}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Brian Anthony Roper *
|votes = 1,171
|percentage = 50.7
|change = +19.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Wotley
|votes = 847
|percentage = 36.7
|change = –9.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Gunstone
|votes = 293
|percentage = 12.7
|change = –9.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 324
|percentage = 14.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 55.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,167
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Southdown=
{{Election box begin | title=Southdown}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Marian Frances Hammond
|votes = 899
|percentage = 46.5
|change = +3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Padfield
|votes = 755
|percentage = 39.1
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Sykes
|votes = 278
|percentage = 14.4
|change = –4.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 144
|percentage = 7.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 48.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,986
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Twerton=
{{Election box begin | title=Twerton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Baber
|votes = 957
|percentage = 65.3
|change = –3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = E. Bennett
|votes = 297
|percentage = 20.3
|change = +4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Wilson
|votes = 212
|percentage = 14.5
|change = –0.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 660
|percentage = 45.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 36.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,980
}}
{{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 = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Borl
|votes = 825
|percentage = 41.9
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Goodhart *
|votes = 666
|percentage = 33.8
|change = –3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Margaret Feeny
|votes = 480
|percentage = 24.4
|change = +2.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 159
|percentage = 8.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 54.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,648
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = 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 = Denis Reginald Lovelace *
|votes = 956
|percentage = 54.1
|change = –7.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = John Bryant
|votes = 484
|percentage = 27.4
|change = +12.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Buchanan
|votes = 327
|percentage = 18.5
|change = –5.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 472
|percentage = 26.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 44.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,943
}}
{{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 = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = Leon Pitt *
|votes = 1,150
|percentage = 50.2
|change = +5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Blair
|votes = 816
|percentage = 35.6
|change = –1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Watts
|votes = 326
|percentage = 14.2
|change = –4.9
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 334
|percentage = 14.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 55.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,166
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Widcombe=
{{Election box begin | title=Widcombe}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|candidate = J. Talbot
|votes = 835
|percentage = 44.4
|change = +18.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Sellick
|votes = 656
|percentage = 34.9
|change = –17.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Chalmers
|votes = 391
|percentage = 20.8
|change = –1.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 179
|percentage = 9.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 48.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,887
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = SDP–Liberal Alliance
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Somerset elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1986}}