1976 Bath City Council election
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All 48 seats to Bath City Council
24 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Con
Lab
Lib
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Last election 19 seats, 31.1% 17 seats, 33.5% 9 seats, 33.3%
Seats won 35 13 0
Seat change Increase 16 Decrease 4 Decrease 9
Popular vote 42,100 23,201 10,079
Percentage 55.4% 30.5% 13.3%
Swing Increase 24.3% Decrease 3.0% Decrease 20.0%
Map showing the results of the 1976 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative and Red showing Labour.
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

Conservative

The 1976 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1976 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. The entire council was up for election. Following boundary changes the number of wards was increased by one, and the number of seats increased from 45 to 48.[1][2] This was the second election to the district council, the election saw terms of councillors extended from three to four years. Subsequent elections for the council would be elected by thirds following the passing a resolution under section 7 (4) (b) of the Local Government Act 1972.

The 1976 election saw the Conservatives take majority control of the City Council.

Election results

Bath City Council election, 1976
Party Candidates Votes
Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net % of total % No. Net %
  Conservative 40 35 – – Increase 16 72.9% 55.4% 42,100 Increase 24.3%
  Labour 42 13 – – Decrease 4 27.1% 30.5% 23,201 Decrease 3%
  Liberal 18 0 – – Decrease 9 0% 13.3% 10,079 Decrease 20%
  Independent 1 0 – – Steady 0% 0.8% 583 N/A

Ward results

Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1973, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1973 elections where boundary changes have not taken place, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

Abbey

Abbey (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Laurence John Harris Coombs * 1,067 74.7 +26.0
Conservative Elgar Spencer Jenkins * 1,059 –
Conservative Jeffrey William Higgins * 1,006 –
Labour A. Keighley 362 25.3 N/A
Labour T. Doe 360 –
Turnout 39.4 –5.0
Registered electors 3,866
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bathwick

Bathwick (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mary Elizabeth Rawlings * 1,652 84.3 N/A
Conservative Kenneth John Holloway * 1,495 –
Conservative P. Gees * 1,460 –
Labour W. Carlin 308 15.7 N/A
Labour R. Scotford 294 –
Labour M. Roberts 282 –
Turnout 51.1 N/A
Registered electors 3,886
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Bloomfield

Bloomfield (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Samuel Leslie Jane * 1,094 52.5 –6.9
Conservative Eric Jack Trevor Snook 988 47.5 +6.9
Conservative J. Dawson 922 –
Labour D. Holley 909 –
Conservative P. Moore 901 –
Labour M. Scotford 871 –
Turnout 51.2 +11.6
Registered electors 4,062
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Combe Down

Combe Down (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J. Attwood * 1,420 71.7 +19.7
Conservative Ian Charles Dewey * 1,398 –
Conservative W. Podger * 1,341 –
Labour C. Dore 560 28.3 N/A
Labour M. Dunford 519 –
Turnout 50.1 +3.0
Registered electors 4,159
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Kingsmead

Kingsmead (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George Durant Kersley * 1,145 58.0 +9.8
Conservative R. Atkinson 1,083 –
Conservative P. Scott 953 –
Labour Hilary Fraser * 830 42.0 –9.8
Labour R. Morgan 650 –
Labour I. Jefferies 605 –
Turnout 50.4 +7.3
Registered electors 3,870
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Lambridge

Lambridge (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony John Rhymes * 1,104 54.0 +8.9
Conservative H. Underhay * 862 –
Conservative G. Mower * 822 –
Liberal A. Hanham 486 23.8 –7.2
Labour R. Cambourne 456 22.3 –1.6
Labour R. Vine 315 –
Labour G. Hobson 306 –
Liberal J. Longley 181 –
Liberal Kenneth Drain 164 –
Turnout 58.8 +1.0
Registered electors 2,869
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Lansdown

Lansdown (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Cheek * 1,089 49.9 +10.8
Conservative Anne Maureen McDonagh 1,080 –
Conservative P. Buckley 1,031 –
Liberal Marianna Clark * 852 39.0 –21.9
Liberal Walter Gower Huggett * 846 –
Liberal R. Berry 682 –
Labour J. Whitehead 242 11.1 N/A
Labour A. Day 237 –
Turnout 59.5 +12.9
Registered electors 3,569
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Lyncombe

Lyncombe (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas John Cornish * 1,584 80.3 N/A
Conservative Brian James Hamlen * 1,547 –
Conservative H. Crallan * 1,542 –
Labour S. Reed 388 19.7 N/A
Labour B. Lock 368 –
Turnout 47.5 N/A
Registered electors 4,328
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Newbridge

Newbridge (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edwina Harding Bradley 1,152 42.0 –1.1
Conservative Robin Nicholas Lane Agg-Manning 869 –
Conservative L. Rittner 817 –
Liberal Peter Downey * 756 27.6 –29.3
Liberal L. Corner * 628 –
Independent P. Fussell 583 21.3 N/A
Liberal D. Lincoln * 466 –
Labour M. Petri 252 9.2 N/A
Labour A. Davis 244 –
Turnout 54.0 +9.3
Registered electors 3,944
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Oldfield

Oldfield (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour L. Ashman * 1,076 65.4 +1.1
Labour Roy Gordon Hiscocks * 1,065 –
Labour F. Gilbert * 1,004 –
Conservative M. Beckett 570 34.6 N/A
Conservative J. Cruickshank 559 –
Conservative A. Campbell-Macinnes 549 –
Turnout 44.1 +5.2
Registered electors 4,140
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Southdown

Southdown (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Padfield * unopposed N/A N/A
Labour William Percy Johns * unopposed N/A N/A
Labour F. Hobbs * unopposed N/A N/A
Registered electors 3,339
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Twerton

Twerton (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Raymond Charles Rosewarn * 1,190 70.3 N/A
Labour Alec Louis Ricketts * 905 –
Labour J. Halpin 828 –
Liberal B. Potter 503 29.7 N/A
Liberal R. Ferris 498 –
Liberal P. Webster 437 –
Turnout 46.8
Registered electors 3,851
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Walcot

Walcot (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Humphrey Lyons * 930 48.5 +9.9
Conservative R. Hall 672 –
Conservative G. Organ 666 –
Liberal G. Plumbridge * 623 32.5 –3.1
Liberal D. Lush 425 –
Liberal G. Whiteley 409 –
Labour B. Smith 364 19.0 –6.8
Labour D. Halpin 361 –
Turnout 42.8 –5.4
Registered electors 3,858
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing

Westmoreland

Westmoreland (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leslie Albert William Ridd * 1,059 60.5 N/A
Labour M. Baber 1,016 –
Labour Denis Reginald Lovelace * 999 –
Conservative J. Jones 692 39.5 N/A
Turnout 42.4 N/A
Registered electors 4,114
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Weston

Weston (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative T. Vaughan * 939 42.3 N/A
Conservative George Henry Hall 934 –
Conservative C. Stebbings 917 –
Liberal Brian Randall Pamplin 788 35.5 N/A
Liberal J. Coates 711 –
Liberal Adrian Pegg 624 –
Labour C. Rolfe 492 22.2
Labour D. Turner 483 –
Labour G. Whitty 454 –
Turnout 55.6 N/A
Registered electors 4,008
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Widcombe

Widcombe (3 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeannette Farley Hole * 1,141 69.7 N/A
Conservative H. Cross 1,088 –
Conservative D. Elliott * 1,064 –
Labour C. Morgan 495 30.3 N/A
Labour P. Mason 494 –
Labour J. Quin 464 –
Turnout 44.4 N/A
Registered electors 3,919
Conservative hold
Conservative hold
Conservative gain from Liberal

References

  1. ^ The City of Bath (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975
  2. ^ Report No. 17 (Bath) (PDF) (Report). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 6 February 1975. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Bath City Council Election Results 1973-1994" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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