1990 Bath City Council election#Combe Down
{{Short description|1990 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1990 Bath City Council election
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| election_date = {{Start date|1990|05|03|df=y}}
| previous_election = 1988 Bath City Council election
| previous_year = 1988
| next_election = 1991 Bath City Council election
| next_year = 1991
| seats_for_election= 16 of 48 seats (one third) to Bath City Council
| majority_seats = 25
| image1 =
| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)
| seats_before1 = 26
| seats1 = 5
| seats_after1 = 24
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 2
| popular_vote1 = 11,411
| percentage1 = 31.3%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 11.4%
| image2 =
| party2 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| seats_before2 = 14
| seats2 = 5
| seats_after2 = 13
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 1
| popular_vote2 = 10,609
| percentage2 = 29.1%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 4.6%
| image3 =
| party3 = Labour Party (UK)
| seats_before3 = 8
| seats3 = 6
| seats_after3 = 11
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 3
| popular_vote3 = 11,530
| percentage3 = 31.6%
| swing3 = {{increase}} 5.0%
| map_image = Bath UK local election 1990 map.svg
| map_caption = Map showing the results of the 1990 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing Liberal Democrats.
| title = Council control
| posttitle = Council control after election
| before_election = Conservative
| after_election = No overall control
}}
The 1990 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1990 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, 1990}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 6
|net = {{increase}} 3
|seats % = {{#expr: 100*6/16 round 1}}%
|other seats = 5
|total seats = 11
|total seats % = {{#expr: 100*11/48 round 1}}%
|votes = 11,530
|votes % = 31.6%
|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{increase}} {{#expr: 31.6-26.6}}%}}
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 5
|net = {{decrease}} 2
|seats % = {{#expr: 100*5/16 round 1}}%
|other seats = 19
|total seats = 24
|total seats % = {{#expr: 100*24/48 round 1}}%
|votes = 11,411
|votes % = 31.3%
|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{decrease}} {{#expr: 42.7-31.3}}%}}
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 5
|net = {{decrease}} 1
|seats % = {{#expr: 100*5/16 round 1}}%
|other seats = 8
|total seats = 13
|total seats % = {{#expr: 100*13/48 round 1}}%
|votes = 10,609
|votes % = 29.1%
|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{increase}} {{#expr: 29.1-24.5}}%}}
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0%
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0%
|votes = 2,316
|votes % = 6.4%
|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{increase}} {{#expr: 6.4-6.2}}%}}
}}
{{Election summary partial council net|
|party = Association of Bath Citizens
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0%
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0%
|votes = 507
|votes % = 1.4%
|plus/minus = N/A
}}
{{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 = 88
|votes % = 0.2%
|plus/minus = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1986, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1988 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=18 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jeffrey William Higgins *
|votes = 741
|percentage = 39.1
|change = –16.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Tonner
|votes = 600
|percentage = 31.6
|change = +8.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Maurice Hogg
|votes = 273
|percentage = 14.4
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = L. Thompson
|votes = 200
|percentage = 10.5
|change = +2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Association of Bath Citizens
|candidate = N. Menneer
|votes = 45
|percentage = 2.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = P. Beeching
|votes = 37
|percentage = 2.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 142
|percentage = 7.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 46.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,083
}}
{{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 = 1,245
|percentage = 54.4
|change = –3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Luck
|votes = 362
|percentage = 15.8
|change = +6.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael Twohig
|votes = 333
|percentage = 14.6
|change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = N. Hall
|votes = 280
|percentage = 12.2
|change = –9.3
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Association of Bath Citizens
|candidate = F. Moore
|votes = 68
|percentage = 3.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 883
|percentage = 38.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 52.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,369
}}
{{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 = D. Davis
|votes = 1,193
|percentage = 48.5
|change = +5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Hogan
|votes = 737
|percentage = 30.0
|change = –13.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = C. Bray
|votes = 425
|percentage = 17.3
|change = +7.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = T. Oswald-Bannister
|votes = 103
|percentage = 4.2
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 456
|percentage = 18.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 60.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,065
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Combe Down=
{{Election box begin | title=Combe Down}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jeffrey Stephen Manning
|votes = 1,315
|percentage = 48.9
|change = +5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Thomas
|votes = 889
|percentage = 33.1
|change = –11.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = N. Rosser
|votes = 375
|percentage = 13.9
|change = +4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = A. May
|votes = 110
|percentage = 4.1
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 426
|percentage = 15.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 68.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,938
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Kingsmead=
{{Election box begin | title=Kingsmead}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Sinclair-Ross
|votes = 724
|percentage = 36.1
|change = +8.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Elizabeth Ann Newnham *
|votes = 712
|percentage = 35.5
|change = –11.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = F. Bovett
|votes = 307
|percentage = 15.3
|change = –1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Duncan McCanlis
|votes = 175
|percentage = 8.7
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Association of Bath Citizens
|candidate = T. Newman
|votes = 88
|percentage = 4.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 52.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,867
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = 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 = 653
|percentage = 35.1
|change = –15.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = I. Roker
|votes = 560
|percentage = 30.1
|change = +10.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael James Kelleher
|votes = 463
|percentage = 24.9
|change = +2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = J. Frecheville
|votes = 128
|percentage = 6.9
|change = –0.7
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Association of Bath Citizens
|candidate = V. Reed
|votes = 57
|percentage = 3.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 93
|percentage = 5.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 61.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,023
}}
{{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 = 1,047
|percentage = 45.4
|change = –18.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Davis
|votes = 484
|percentage = 21.0
|change = +11.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = S. Gazeley
|votes = 457
|percentage = 19.8
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = L. Cockcroft
|votes = 190
|percentage = 8.2
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Association of Bath Citizens
|candidate = A. Mockler
|votes = 128
|percentage = 5.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 563
|percentage = 24.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 58.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,959
}}
{{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 = 1,101
|percentage = 43.9
|change = –11.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Grant
|votes = 660
|percentage = 26.3
|change = +7.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = A. O'Flaherty
|votes = 549
|percentage = 21.9
|change = +2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = T. Morgan
|votes = 172
|percentage = 6.9
|change = –0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Association of Bath Citizens
|candidate = G. Wheatcroft
|votes = 26
|percentage = 1.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 441
|percentage = 17.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 57.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,345
}}
{{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 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Dawn Stollar *
|votes = 1,125
|percentage = 43.4
|change = +2.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Mundy
|votes = 944
|percentage = 36.4
|change = –10.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Richards
|votes = 403
|percentage = 15.5
|change = +7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = C. Hiron
|votes = 122
|percentage = 4.7
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 181
|percentage = 7.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 59.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,394
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Oldfield=
{{Election box begin | title=Oldfield}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Hilary Fraser
|votes = 1,212
|percentage = 50.4
|change = –2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = D. Usher
|votes = 725
|percentage = 30.2
|change = +7.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Hamlen
|votes = 311
|percentage = 12.9
|change = –8.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = M. Deyes
|votes = 104
|percentage = 4.3
|change = +1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = N. Hales
|votes = 51
|percentage = 2.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 487
|percentage = 20.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 58.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,101
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Southdown=
{{Election box begin | title=Southdown}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Marian Frances Hammond *
|votes = 1,166
|percentage = 47.4
|change = +9.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Weston
|votes = 888
|percentage = 36.1
|change = –1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Bennett
|votes = 332
|percentage = 13.5
|change = –9.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = S. Pierce
|votes = 72
|percentage = 2.9
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 278
|percentage = 11.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 58.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,190
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Twerton=
{{Election box begin | title=Twerton}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kathleen Salt
|votes = 1,264
|percentage = 66.0
|change = –5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Angela Godfrey
|votes = 379
|percentage = 19.8
|change = +11.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Pointer
|votes = 216
|percentage = 11.3
|change = –6.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = T. Wilcox
|votes = 57
|percentage = 3.0
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 885
|percentage = 46.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 49.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,858
}}
{{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 = P. Hardy
|votes = 828
|percentage = 39.5
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Herod
|votes = 577
|percentage = 27.5
|change = –14.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = D. Blesto
|votes = 340
|percentage = 16.2
|change = +7.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Jay Risbridger
|votes = 272
|percentage = 13.0
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Association of Bath Citizens
|candidate = G. McEwen
|votes = 81
|percentage = 3.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 251
|percentage = 12.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 55.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,819
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour 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 = 1,078
|percentage = 48.4
|change = –3.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Tim Ball
|votes = 738
|percentage = 33.1
|change = +10.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Green
|votes = 315
|percentage = 14.1
|change = –7.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = J. Kohler
|votes = 97
|percentage = 4.4
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 340
|percentage = 15.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 55.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,062
}}
{{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 Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Marthe Cairns
|votes = 1,173
|percentage = 44.4
|change = +4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Howarth
|votes = 856
|percentage = 32.4
|change = –13.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Hefferman
|votes = 515
|percentage = 19.5
|change = +9.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = A. Marchant
|votes = 96
|percentage = 3.6
|change = +0.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 317
|percentage = 12.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 63.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,147
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Widcombe=
{{Election box begin | title=Widcombe}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Charles Grundy
|votes = 841
|percentage = 37.9
|change = –0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Harrison
|votes = 734
|percentage = 33.0
|change = –7.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = N. Swatton
|votes = 384
|percentage = 17.3
|change = +1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = S. Hack
|votes = 248
|percentage = 11.2
|change = +5.9
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Association of Bath Citizens
|candidate = A. Hobbs-Burfitt
|votes = 14
|percentage = 0.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 107
|percentage = 4.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 57.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,859
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Somerset elections}}
{{United Kingdom local elections, 1990}}