# 1991 Bath City Council election

The 1991 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 1991 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 Bathwick due to an extra vacancy occurring.

## Results summary

Bath City Council election, 1991 :
| 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 | 9 | | 52.9% | 15 | 24 | 50% | 13,069 | 35.2% | 3.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | 7 | | 41.2% | 6 | 13 | 27.1% | 13,609 | 36.7% | 7.6% |
| | Labour | 1 | | 5.9% | 10 | 11 | 22.9% | 8,963 | 24.1% | 7.5% |
| | Green | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1,355 | 3.7% | 2.7% |
| | Liberal | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 65 | 0.2% | N/A |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 60 | 0.2% | |

## Ward results

Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1987, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1990 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elgar Spencer Jenkins * | 792 | 40.8 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | B. Tonner | 532 | 27.4 | –4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Feeny | 387 | 19.9 | +5.5 |
| | Green | P. Andrews | 209 | 10.8 | +0.3 |
| | Independent | R. Carder | 23 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260 | 13.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,901 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bathwick

Bathwick (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. O'Donovan * | 1,110 | 47.3 | –7.1 |
| | Conservative | John Anthony Bailey | 1,042 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Maurice Hogg | 701 | 29.9 | +15.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrienne Westbrook | 562 | – | |
| | Green | N. Hall | 312 | 13.3 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | C. Davis | 222 | 9.5 | –6.3 |
| | Labour | J. Luck | 166 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,555 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bloomfield

Bloomfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Eric Jack Trevor Snook * | 1,106 | 44.0 | +14.0 |
| | Labour | N. Rosser | 967 | 38.5 | –10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Bray | 438 | 17.4 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,017 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Combe Down

Combe Down :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Alan Symonds | 1,117 | 43.9 | –5.0 |
| | Conservative | H. Peters | 935 | 36.7 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | C. James | 410 | 16.1 | +2.2 |
| | Green | A. May | 84 | 3.3 | –0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 7.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,920 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsmead

Kingsmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hawkins * | 841 | 43.0 | +7.5 |
| | Labour | M. McIntosh | 653 | 33.4 | –2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. Sutherland | 369 | 18.9 | +3.6 |
| | Green | L. Cockcroft | 92 | 4.7 | –4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 9.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,692 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lambridge

Lambridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. McDermid * | 612 | 36.2 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ramon David Cliffe | 565 | 33.5 | +8.6 |
| | Labour | I. Roker | 400 | 23.7 | –6.4 |
| | Green | Jay Risbridger | 112 | 6.6 | –0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,972 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lansdown

Lansdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Maureen McDonagh * | 1,262 | 57.5 | +12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Gazeley | 552 | 25.1 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | H. Lintell | 278 | 12.7 | –8.3 |
| | Green | L. Tedman | 104 | 4.7 | –3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 710 | 32.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,877 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lyncombe

Lyncombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian James Hamlen * | 1,171 | 48.6 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | D. Grant | 600 | 24.9 | –1.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. O'Flaherty | 477 | 19.8 | –2.1 |
| | Green | M. Deyes | 95 | 3.9 | –3.0 |
| | Liberal | T. Powell | 65 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 571 | 23.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,222 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Newbridge

Newbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Sutherland * | 1,301 | 50.4 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Ann Newnham | 1,028 | 39.9 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | S. Richards | 250 | 9.7 | –5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 273 | 10.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,241 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Oldfield

Oldfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Book | 1,080 | 48.9 | –1.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Usher | 678 | 30.7 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | R. Wilmington | 343 | 15.5 | +2.6 |
| | Green | M. Davidson | 69 | 3.1 | –1.2 |
| | Independent | N. Hales | 37 | 1.7 | –0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 402 | 18.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,018 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Southdown

Southdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Angela Godfrey | 1,352 | 60.6 | +13.2 |
| | Labour | K. Weston | 588 | 26.4 | –9.7 |
| | Conservative | D. Bennett | 290 | 13.0 | –0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 764 | 34.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,126 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Twerton

Twerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Ball | 940 | 49.3 | +29.5 |
| | Labour | R. Padfield | 794 | 41.7 | –24.3 |
| | Conservative | H. Pointer | 171 | 9.0 | –2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,651 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Walcot

Walcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Goodhart * | 701 | 36.7 | +9.2 |
| | Labour | A. Marjoram | 665 | 34.8 | –4.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Buhr | 369 | 19.3 | +3.1 |
| | Green | P. Sherrard-Smith | 177 | 9.3 | –3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,633 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Westmoreland

Westmoreland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bryant * | 1,241 | 53.1 | +20.0 |
| | Labour | A. Pye | 798 | 34.2 | –14.2 |
| | Conservative | A. Taylor | 297 | 12.7 | –1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 443 | 19.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,968 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Weston

Weston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Burden | 1,350 | 55.7 | +11.3 |
| | Conservative | E. Hampton | 762 | 31.5 | –0.9 |
| | Labour | S. Cottman | 310 | 12.8 | –6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 588 | 24.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,015 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Widcombe

Widcombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Clark * | 1,210 | 55.8 | +17.9 |
| | Conservative | H. Cross | 606 | 28.0 | –5.0 |
| | Labour | K. Bray | 250 | 11.5 | –5.8 |
| | Green | S. Hack | 101 | 4.7 | –6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 604 | 27.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,802 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |