1994 Bath City Council election#Newbridge
{{Short description|1994 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1994 Bath City Council election
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| election_date = {{Start date|1994|05|05|df=y}}
| previous_election = 1992 Bath City Council election
| previous_year = 1992
| seats_for_election= 18 of 48 seats (one third plus two vacant seats) to Bath City Council
| majority_seats = 25
| image1 =
| party1 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| seats_before1 = 17
| seats1 = 17
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 12
| seats_after1 = 29
| popular_vote1 = 19,025
| percentage1 = 54.3%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 16.9%
| image2 =
| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
| seats_before2 = 24
| seats2 = 1
| seats_after2 = 17
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 7
| popular_vote2 = 10,364
| percentage2 = 29.6%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 13.9%
| image3 =
| party3 = Labour Party (UK)
| seats_before3 = 7
| seats3 = 0
| seats_after3 = 2
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 5
| popular_vote3 = 5,006
| percentage3 = 14.3%
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 3.7%
| map_image = Bath UK local election 1994 map.svg
| map_caption = Map showing the results of the 1994 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative and Orange showing Liberal Democrats.
| title = Council control
| posttitle = Council control after election
| before_election = No overall control
| after_election = Liberal Democrats
}}
The 1994 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 1994 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 Lambridge and Lansdown due to extra vacancies occurring.
These were the final elections of the city council, before its abolition on 1 April 1996 when it was merged with Wansdyke District Council to form Bath and North East Somerset Council.
The 1994 election saw the Liberal Democrats take a majority of seats on the Council for the first time, winning 17 of the 18 seats up for election.
Results summary
{{Election summary partial council net begin|title = Bath City Council election, 1994}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 17
|net = {{increase}} 12
|seats % = {{#expr: 100*17/18 round 1}}
|other seats = 12
|total seats = 29
|total seats % = {{#expr: 100*29/48 round 1}}
|votes = 19,025
|votes % = 54.3
|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{increase}} {{#expr: 54.3-37.4}}%}}
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 1
|net = {{decrease}} 7
|seats % = {{#expr: 100*1/18 round 1}}
|other seats = 16
|total seats = 17
|total seats % = {{#expr: 100*17/48 round 1}}
|votes = 10,364
|votes % = 29.6
|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{decrease}} {{#expr: 43.5-29.6}}%}}
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 0
|net = {{decrease}} 5
|seats % = 0.0
|other seats = 2
|total seats = 2
|total seats % = {{#expr: 100*2/48 round 1}}
|votes = 5,006
|votes % = 14.3
|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{decrease}} {{#expr: 18.0-14.3}}%}}
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0.0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
|votes = 630
|votes % = 1.8
|plus/minus = {{nowrap|{{increase}} {{#expr: 1.8-1.0}}%}}
}}
{{Election summary partial council net party|
|party = Independent politician
|seats = 0
|net = {{steady}}
|seats % = 0.0
|other seats = 0
|total seats = 0
|total seats % = 0.0
|votes = 28
|votes % = 0.1
|plus/minus = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
Ward results
Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1990, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1992 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=16 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Margaret Feeny
|votes = 1,105
|percentage = 57.3
|change = +23.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Jeffrey William Higgins *
|votes = 590
|percentage = 30.6
|change = –20.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Gilbert Young
|votes = 235
|percentage = 12.2
|change = –3.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 515
|percentage = 26.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 46.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,169
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = 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 = John Anthony Bailey
|votes = 1,030
|percentage = 50.6
|change = –8.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = B. Bodle
|votes = 822
|percentage = 40.4
|change = +6.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Hatwal
|votes = 113
|percentage = 5.5
|change = –1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = M. Deyes
|votes = 72
|percentage = 3.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 208
|percentage = 10.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 45.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,539
}}
{{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 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Stephen Maurice Hogg
|votes = 994
|percentage = 43.4
|change = +24.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Davis *
|votes = 700
|percentage = 30.5
|change = –6.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Dodgson
|votes = 598
|percentage = 26.1
|change = –17.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 294
|percentage = 12.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 58.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,951
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour 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 = 1,341
|percentage = 59.8
|change = +17.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Edwards
|votes = 731
|percentage = 32.6
|change = –19.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Richards
|votes = 129
|percentage = 5.8
|change = –0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = S. Oswald-Bannister
|votes = 42
|percentage = 1.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 610
|percentage = 27.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 61.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,668
}}
{{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 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Andrew Furse
|votes = 868
|percentage = 51.3
|change = +29.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Hogan
|votes = 584
|percentage = 34.5
|change = –8.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Foreman
|votes = 240
|percentage = 14.2
|change = –4.0
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 284
|percentage = 16.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 45.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,755
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Lambridge=
{{Election box begin | title=Lambridge (2 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ramon David Cliffe
|votes = 868
|percentage = 48.7
|change = +24.0
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael James Kelleher
|votes = 691
|percentage = –
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D. McDaniel *
|votes = 541
|percentage = 30.4
|change = –21.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Snook
|votes = 470
|percentage = –
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = I. Roker
|votes = 217
|percentage = 12.2
|change = –1.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = J. Rust
|votes = 156
|percentage = 8.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 58.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 2,836
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Lansdown=
{{Election box begin | title=Lansdown (2 seats)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jeff Kenyon
|votes = 957
|percentage = 44.3
|change = +18.5
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Richard Allan
|votes = 924
|percentage = –
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Buckley *
|votes = 908
|percentage = 42.0
|change = –25.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = L. Hayes
|votes = 842
|percentage = –
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Parr
|votes = 165
|percentage = 7.6
|change = +0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = P. Andrews
|votes = 132
|percentage = 6.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 53.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,824
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Lyncombe=
{{Election box begin | title=Lyncombe}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ann Harding
|votes = 1,250
|percentage = 52.6
|change = +27.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Henry Hall *
|votes = 934
|percentage = 39.3
|change = –20.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Godwin
|votes = 193
|percentage = 8.1
|change = –5.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 316
|percentage = 13.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 58.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,039
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = 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 = 1,349
|percentage = 58.3
|change = +13.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Evelyn Hampton
|votes = 770
|percentage = 33.3
|change = –16.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Neil Rosser
|votes = 193
|percentage = 8.3
|change = +3.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 579
|percentage = 25.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 55.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,179
}}
{{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 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ruth Griffiths
|votes = 941
|percentage = 48.1
|change = +22.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Hilary Fraser *
|votes = 794
|percentage = 40.6
|change = –10.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Pointer
|votes = 193
|percentage = 9.9
|change = –12.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = N. Hales
|votes = 28
|percentage = 1.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 147
|percentage = 7.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 50.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,907
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Southdown=
{{Election box begin | title=Southdown}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Marian Hammond *
|votes = 1,342
|percentage = 74.8
|change = +9.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Lear
|votes = 299
|percentage = 16.7
|change = +3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Corson
|votes = 154
|percentage = 8.6
|change = –13.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,043
|percentage = 58.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 43.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 4,103
}}
{{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 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Keith Lunt
|votes = 1,061
|percentage = 67.4
|change = +12.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Kathleen Salt *
|votes = 408
|percentage = 25.9
|change = –5.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = V. Oliver
|votes = 106
|percentage = 6.7
|change = –6.3
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 653
|percentage = 41.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 44.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,527
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Walcot=
{{Election box begin | title=Walcot}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Eddie Forrester
|votes = 734
|percentage = 41.4
|change = +5.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ahmedus Samad Chowdhury
|votes = 520
|percentage = 29.3
|change = –10.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Barrett
|votes = 417
|percentage = 23.5
|change = –1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Richard Scrase
|votes = 101
|percentage = 5.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 214
|percentage = 12.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 49.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,605
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Westmoreland=
{{Election box begin | title=Westmoreland}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = N. Winch
|votes = 1,164
|percentage = 59.3
|change = +11.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Gillian Wendy Pitman
|votes = 571
|percentage = 29.1
|change = –7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Gillian Henley Green
|votes = 229
|percentage = 11.7
|change = –5.1
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 593
|percentage = 30.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 49.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,982
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = 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 = 1,468
|percentage = 61.9
|change = +13.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Charlton-Porter
|votes = 698
|percentage = 29.4
|change = –14.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Ross
|votes = 143
|percentage = 6.0
|change = –1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = S. Bradley
|votes = 64
|percentage = 2.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 770
|percentage = 32.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 60.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,985
}}
{{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 = Richard Grundy *
|votes = 1,146
|percentage = 61.5
|change = +13.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Adams
|votes = 466
|percentage = 25.0
|change = –17.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Campbell
|votes = 189
|percentage = 10.1
|change = –1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = S. Hack
|votes = 63
|percentage = 3.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 680
|percentage = 36.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 52.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 3,587
}}
{{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, 1994}}