# 1982 Bath City Council election

The 1982 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 6 May 1982 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 due to an extra vacancy occurring.

## Results summary

Bath City Council election, 1982 :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 12 | | 70.6% | 21 | 33 | 68.8% | 13,255 | 44.2% | 4% |
| | Alliance | 3 | 3 | 17.6% | 1 | 4 | 8.3% | 9,713 | 32.4% | 20.1% |
| | Labour | 2 | 3 | 11.8% | 9 | 11 | 22.9% | 6,318 | 21.1% | 14.1% |
| | Ecology | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 438 | 1.5% | 2.4% |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 207 | 1.0% | N/A |
| | Independent Alliance | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 47 | 0.2% | N/A |

## Ward results

Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1978, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1980 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey William Higgins * | 862 | 58.0 |
| | Alliance | M. Macdonald | 340 | 22.9 |
| | Labour | S. Hamilton | 236 | 15.9 |
| | Ind. Alliance | P. Elcock | 47 | 3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 522 | 35.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,294 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bathwick

Bathwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Lanning | 1,259 | 65.4 |
| | Alliance | D. Tickell | 512 | 26.6 |
| | Labour | R. Cloet | 154 | 8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 747 | 38.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,664 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bloomfield

Bloomfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Burdett | 788 | 38.0 |
| | Labour | A. Whitehead * | 645 | 31.1 |
| | Alliance | David Treby | 638 | 30.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,156 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Combe Down

Combe Down :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Buchanan * | 1,021 | 53.1 |
| | Alliance | G. Mayer | 903 | 46.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,152 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kingsmead

Kingsmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Ann Newnham * | 881 | 52.0 |
| | Alliance | M. Jones | 429 | 25.3 |
| | Labour | L. Moreton | 384 | 22.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 452 | 26.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,079 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lambridge

Lambridge (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | D. McDaniel | 758 | 45.9 |
| | Conservative | H. McDermid | 662 | – |
| | Alliance | A. Hanham | 509 | 30.8 |
| | Alliance | A. Kerslake | 445 | – |
| | Labour | D. Pearce | 383 | 23.2 |
| | Labour | G. Wood | 340 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,087 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lansdown

Lansdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | P. Buckley * | 1,201 | 60.2 |
| | Alliance | Marian Hammond | 614 | 30.8 |
| | Labour | E. Crawley | 180 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 587 | 29.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,930 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lyncombe

Lyncombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Henry Hall * | 1,142 | 56.7 |
| | Alliance | P. Davis | 575 | 28.6 |
| | Ecology | J. Brinnand | 296 | 14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 567 | 28.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,555 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Newbridge

Newbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Anton * | 898 | 45.0 |
| | Alliance | M. Holmes | 692 | 34.7 |
| | Labour | L. Skipper | 229 | 11.5 |
| | Independent | M. Beechinor | 178 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,211 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Oldfield

Oldfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Alliance | Brian Anthony Roper | 647 | 37.2 |
| | Labour | P. Grogan | 635 | 36.6 |
| | Conservative | D. Sykes | 455 | 26.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,271 | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Southdown

Southdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Alliance | Terry Edwards | 631 | 42.4 |
| | Labour | F. Hobbs * | 525 | 35.3 |
| | Conservative | T. Maginsky | 333 | 22.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,632 | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Twerton

Twerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | I. Jefferies * | 1,004 | 66.4 |
| | Alliance | B. Potter | 284 | 18.8 |
| | Conservative | J. Popham | 225 | 14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 720 | 47.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,995 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Walcot

Walcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | P. Goodhart | 600 | 37.6 |
| | Alliance | G. Plumbridge | 547 | 34.3 |
| | Labour | S. Sweeney | 418 | 26.2 |
| | Independent | J. Cruttwell | 29 | 1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,827 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Westmoreland

Westmoreland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Denis Reginald Lovelace * | 865 | 50.6 |
| | Conservative | B. Redfearn | 457 | 26.7 |
| | Alliance | E. Bennett | 387 | 22.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | 23.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,102 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Weston

Weston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Alliance | Leon Pitt | 1,224 | 55.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Lee | 977 | 44.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 247 | 11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,174 | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Widcombe

Widcombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | S. Dunn * | 736 | 48.0 |
| | Alliance | J. Talbot | 336 | 21.9 |
| | Labour | D. Book | 320 | 20.9 |
| | Ecology | R. Carder | 142 | 9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 400 | 26.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,935 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |