# 1978 Bath City Council election

The 1978 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 4 May 1978 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

Bath City Council election, 1978 :
| 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 | 11 | 1 | 68.8% | 13 | 34 | 70.8% | 12,963 | 50.4% | 5% |
| | Labour | 5 | 1 | 31.3% | 9 | 14 | 29.2% | 8,435 | 32.8% | 2.3% |
| | Liberal | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3,496 | 13.6% | 0.3% |
| | Ecology | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 552 | 2.1% | N/A |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 259 | 1.0% | 0.2% |

## Ward results

Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1976, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1976 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey William Higgins * | 856 | 64.5 | –10.2 |
| | Labour | M. Rose | 355 | 26.7 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | A. Fox | 117 | 8.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 500 | 37.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.2 | –5.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,884 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bathwick

Bathwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Gees * | 1,112 | 71.9 | –12.4 |
| | Liberal | P. Nancarrow | 222 | 14.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | B. Carlin | 212 | 13.7 | –2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,810 | 57.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.7 | –10.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,803 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bloomfield

Bloomfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Whitehead | 812 | 51.9 | –0.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Jones | 752 | 48.1 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.7 | –13.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,145 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Combe Down

Combe Down :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Buchanan | 1,135 | 65.2 | –6.5 |
| | Labour | C. Dore | 498 | 28.6 | +0.3 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Drain | 107 | 6.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 637 | 36.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.0 | –8.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,138 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsmead

Kingsmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Ann Newnham | 1,011 | 58.3 | +0.3 |
| | Labour | Hilary Fraser | 723 | 41.7 | –0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 288 | 16.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.1 | –5.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,845 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lambridge

Lambridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Mower * | 821 | 52.7 | –1.3 |
| | Liberal | A. Hanham | 427 | 27.4 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | N. Whiskin | 309 | 19.8 | –2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 25.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.7 | –7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,012 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lansdown

Lansdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Buckley * | 1,012 | 59.1 | +9.2 |
| | Liberal | R. Wardle | 485 | 28.3 | –10.7 |
| | Labour | B. Lock | 216 | 12.6 | +1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 | 30.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.3 | –13.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,702 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lyncombe

Lyncombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Dawson * | 1,139 | 59.1 | –21.2 |
| | Labour | J. Hornblower | 380 | 20.7 | +1.0 |
| | Ecology | Don Grimes | 313 | 17.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 759 | 41.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.1 | –5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,354 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Newbridge

Newbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Anton | 1,018 | 69.7 | +27.7 |
| | Labour | S. Paine | 225 | 15.4 | +6.2 |
| | Liberal | Adrian Pegg | 218 | 14.9 | –12.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 793 | 54.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.1 | –16.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,938 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Oldfield

Oldfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Whitty | 879 | 46.0 | –19.4 |
| | Conservative | M. Beckett | 483 | 25.3 | –9.3 |
| | Liberal | E. Andrews | 290 | 15.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | F. Gilbert * | 259 | 13.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 396 | 20.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.6 | +0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,284 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Southdown

Southdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | F. Hobbs * | 694 | 54.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | M. Maidment | 430 | 33.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal | B. Potter | 148 | 11.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264 | 20.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,351 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Twerton

Twerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I. Jefferies | 1,001 | 64.9 | –5.4 |
| | Conservative | M. Price | 359 | 23.3 | N/A |
| | Liberal | C. Ferris | 182 | 11.8 | –17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 642 | 41.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.7 | –7.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,886 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Walcot

Walcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Organ * | 618 | 44.0 | –4.5 |
| | Liberal | G. Plumbridge | 407 | 29.0 | –3.5 |
| | Labour | S. Sweeney | 379 | 27.0 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 15.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.7 | –6.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,830 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Westmoreland

Westmoreland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Denis Reginald Lovelace * | 1,085 | 62.5 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | G. O'Donovan | 453 | 26.1 | –13.4 |
| | Liberal | H. Nash | 199 | 11.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 632 | 36.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.8 | +0.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,056 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Weston

Weston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | C. Stebbings * | 919 | 49.0 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal | John James Malloy | 694 | 37.0 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | L. Harrington | 264 | 14.1 | –8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 225 | 12.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.7 | –9.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,111 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Widcombe

Widcombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Elliott * | 835 | 56.5 | –13.2 |
| | Labour | P. Shelton | 403 | 27.3 | –3.0 |
| | Ecology | R. Carder | 239 | 16.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 | 29.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.2 | –7.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,968 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |