The 1992 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 7 May 1992 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 Kingsmead due to an extra vacancy occurring.
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17 of 48 seats (one third plus one vacant seat) to Bath City Council 25 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1992 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour and Yellow showing Liberal Democrats. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results summary
editBath City Council election, 1992 | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 11 | 64.7% | 13 | 24 | 50% | 14,367 | 43.5% | 8.3% | ||
Liberal Democrats | 5 | 4 | 29.4% | 12 | 17 | 35.4% | 12,361 | 37.4% | 0.7% | |
Labour | 1 | 4 | 5.9% | 6 | 7 | 14.6% | 5,941 | 18.0% | 6.1% | |
Green | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 346 | 1.0% | 2.7% | ||
Liberal | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 37 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Ward results
editSitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1988, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1991 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Abbey
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Laurence John Harris Coombs * | 855 | 51.1 | +10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Feeny | 560 | 33.5 | +13.6 | |
Labour | Gilbert Young | 259 | 15.5 | –11.9 | |
Majority | 295 | 17.6 | |||
Turnout | 40.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,128 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bathwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edward Delany | 1,280 | 58.8 | +11.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Maurice Hogg | 740 | 34.0 | +4.1 | |
Labour | P. Young | 156 | 7.2 | –2.3 | |
Majority | 540 | 24.8 | |||
Turnout | 45.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,813 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bloomfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Lodge | 900 | 43.9 | –0.1 | |
Labour | S. Lydiard * | 762 | 37.2 | –1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | C. Bray | 387 | 18.9 | +1.5 | |
Majority | 138 | 6.7 | |||
Turnout | 51.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,011 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Combe Down
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Leila Margaret Wishart * | 1,241 | 51.9 | +15.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Usher | 1,005 | 42.0 | –1.9 | |
Labour | C. James | 146 | 6.1 | –10.0 | |
Majority | 236 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 61.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,900 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kingsmead
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Elizabeth Ann Newnham | 874 | 42.7 | –0.3 | |
Conservative | J. Mill * | 807 | – | ||
Liberal Democrats | L. Burden | 453 | 22.2 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | D. Smith | 387 | – | ||
Labour | D. Hurst | 372 | 18.2 | –15.2 | |
Labour | M. McIntosh | 367 | – | ||
Green | P. Hardman | 346 | 16.9 | +12.2 | |
Turnout | 48.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,847 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Lambridge
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony John Rhymes * | 855 | 51.7 | +15.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ramon David Cliffe | 618 | 37.4 | +3.9 | |
Labour | I. Roker | 180 | 10.9 | –12.8 | |
Majority | 237 | 14.3 | |||
Turnout | 55.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,005 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lansdown
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Sheila Sheppard | 1,244 | 67.1 | +9.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | S. Gazeley | 479 | 25.8 | +0.7 | |
Labour | J. Vernon | 131 | 7.1 | –5.6 | |
Majority | 765 | 41.3 | |||
Turnout | 46.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,947 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lyncombe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | M. Hemmings * | 1,297 | 60.0 | +11.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | C. Doberska | 534 | 24.7 | +4.9 | |
Labour | D. Grant | 294 | 13.6 | –11.3 | |
Liberal | T. Powell | 37 | 1.7 | –1.0 | |
Majority | 763 | 35.3 | |||
Turnout | 50.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,264 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Newbridge
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edwina Harding Bradley * | 1,188 | 49.7 | +9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Lossl | 1,083 | 45.3 | –5.1 | |
Labour | N. Rosser | 120 | 5.0 | –4.7 | |
Majority | 105 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 56.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,233 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Oldfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Pamela Richards * | 934 | 51.5 | +2.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | R. Ashworth | 476 | 26.1 | –4.7 | |
Conservative | J. Hogan | 405 | 22.3 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 458 | 25.4 | |||
Turnout | 43.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,135 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Southdown
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Paul Crossley * | 1,176 | 64.9 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | D. Bennett | 400 | 22.1 | +9.1 | |
Labour | J. Ross | 236 | 13.0 | –13.4 | |
Majority | 776 | 42.8 | |||
Turnout | 44.0 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,118 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Twerton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | E. Sheppard | 935 | 55.3 | +6.0 | |
Labour | L. Harrington * | 535 | 31.7 | –10.0 | |
Conservative | H. Pointer | 220 | 13.0 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 400 | 23.6 | |||
Turnout | 45.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,728 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Walcot
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Howard William Routledge * | 709 | 39.5 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | A. Greig | 648 | 36.1 | +16.8 | |
Labour | B. Barrett | 440 | 24.5 | –10.3 | |
Majority | 61 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 47.5 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,789 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Westmoreland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Nigel Roberts | 929 | 48.1 | –5.0 | |
Labour | Leslie Albert William Ridd * | 676 | 35.0 | +0.8 | |
Conservative | V. Oliver | 325 | 16.8 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 253 | 13.1 | |||
Turnout | 47.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,086 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Weston
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | J. Bennett | 1,003 | 48.2 | –7.5 | |
Conservative | E. Hampton | 922 | 44.3 | +12.8 | |
Labour | M. Davis | 156 | 7.5 | –5.3 | |
Majority | 81 | 3.9 | |||
Turnout | 51.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,063 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Widcombe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Peter John Metcalfe | 948 | 48.1 | –7.7 | |
Conservative | N. Guy * | 845 | 42.9 | +14.9 | |
Labour | J. Luck | 177 | 9.0 | –2.5 | |
Majority | 103 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 48.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,022 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |