# 1991 Wansdyke District Council election

The 1991 Wansdyke Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 1991 to elect councillors to Wansdyke District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.
These were the final elections of the district council, before its abolition on 1 April 1996 when it was merged with Bath City Council to form Bath and North East Somerset Council.
The 1991 election saw the Conservatives win the largest number of seats but lose their overall majority.

## Election results

Wansdyke District Council election, 1991 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Conservative | 41 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 48.9% | 39.7% | 20,674 | 1.5% |
| | Labour | 39 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 42.6% | 39.0% | 20,316 | 2.9% |
| | Independent | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8.5% | 7.0% | 3,648 | 2.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.1% | 13.1% | 6,832 | 3% |
| | Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0% | 0.6% | 327 | N/A |
| | Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0% | 0.5% | 259 | N/A |

## Ward results

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

### Bathampton

Bathampton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Andrews | 416 | 56.0 | –8.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Banks | 190 | 25.6 | –9.7 |
| | Labour | D. Taylor | 137 | 18.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 226 | 30.4 | –1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.4 | +3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,342 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Batheaston

Batheaston (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Cox * | 530 | 46.1 | –5.6 |
| | Conservative | R. Holder | 467 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Hidalgo * | 451 | 39.2 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Davis | 406 | – | |
| | Labour | G. White | 169 | 14.7 | –2.5 |
| | Labour | J. Hooker | 166 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,293 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bathford

Bathford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | K. Akin-Flenley * | 429 | 54.2 | –15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Davis | 229 | 29.0 | –1.3 |
| | Independent | J. Kent | 133 | 16.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 25.3 | –14.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.9 | –1.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,494 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cameley

Cameley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Deacon * | 479 | 59.5 | –3.0 |
| | Labour | J. Beckerley-Martin | 326 | 40.5 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 19.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,760 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Camerton

Camerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | L. Bedborough * | 263 | 42.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Wilson | 174 | 27.8 | +8.3 |
| | Labour | C. Wyatt | 122 | 19.5 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | B. Stockley | 67 | 10.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,129 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Charlcombe

Charlcombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Bentley * | 190 | 50.8 | –11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | W. Dobson-Smythe | 184 | 49.2 | +11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 721 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Chew Magna

Chew Magna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | B. Symons | 245 | 33.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | N. Reed * | 228 | 31.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | A. Telling | 207 | 28.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | R. Delaney | 47 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,129 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Chew Stoke

Chew Stoke :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Powell * | 331 | 72.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | A. Hawkins | 128 | 27.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 44.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,086 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Clutton

Clutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | T. Rees-Mogg | 352 | 54.2 | –6.1 |
| | Labour | M. Whitton | 298 | 45.8 | +6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,276 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Compton Dando

Compton Dando :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. Miles * | 307 | 42.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | P. Britten | 225 | 31.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | J. Lingard | 186 | 25.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 82 | 11.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,394 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Farmborough

Farmborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Davis | 318 | 61.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | S. Britton | 197 | 38.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 | 23.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 879 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Freshford

Freshford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Cowley * | 309 | 48.4 | –13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Davies | 250 | 39.1 | +13.7 |
| | Labour | A. Davies | 80 | 12.5 | +0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 9.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,240 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hartprees

Hartprees :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Taviner * | 441 | 81.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | E. Titshall | 98 | 18.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 | 63.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,174 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### High Littleton

High Littleton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | J. Hotter * | 342 | 52.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Ledbetter | 240 | 36.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | D. Chalk | 75 | 11.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 15.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,474 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Hinton Charterhouse

Hinton Charterhouse :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Flower | 433 | 61.9 | +19.4 |
| | Conservative | M. Purse | 267 | 38.1 | –7.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 23.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,174 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Keynsham East

Keynsham East (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Organ * | 1,250 | 44.2 | –7.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Neville-Dove * | 1,194 | – | |
| | Conservative | L. Sell * | 1,171 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Roberts | 1,063 | 37.6 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | P. Knight | 515 | 18.2 | +5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,401 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Keynsham North

Keynsham North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | T. Evans | 557 | 29.2 | –4.2 |
| | Labour | C. Davis | 520 | 27.3 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | M. Pope * | 472 | 24.8 | –16.6 |
| | Conservative | T. Skipp | 433 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Roberts | 358 | 18.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,794 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Keynsham South

Keynsham South (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Bateman * | 842 | 45.2 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | A. Inker | 814 | – | |
| | Labour | M. Zamir | 667 | – | |
| | Conservative | R. Beech * | 650 | 34.9 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | S. Gill | 585 | – | |
| | Conservative | G. Pountain | 578 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Connett | 371 | 19.9 | –9.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,277 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Keynsham West

Keynsham West (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Stiddard | 449 | 35.6 | –15.3 |
| | Labour | G. Derrick | 432 | – | |
| | Conservative | E. Bryant * | 430 | 34.1 | –15.0 |
| | Conservative | R. Abram | 423 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Crouch | 383 | 30.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,292 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Midsomer Norton North

Midsomer Norton North (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Collins | 799 | 52.3 | +12.5 |
| | Conservative | S. Steel * | 730 | 47.7 | +12.9 |
| | Labour | L. Carruthers | 699 | – | |
| | Conservative | A. Nash | 631 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,672 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Midsomer Norton Redfield

Midsomer Norton Redfield (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | B. Perry * | 1,046 | 64.8 | +24.3 |
| | Labour | A. French | 849 | – | |
| | Conservative | W. Carey | 567 | 35.2 | –3.4 |
| | Conservative | S. Green | 564 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,170 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Newton St Loe

Newton St Loe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Gay * | 361 | 52.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Bradbury | 212 | 30.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | V. Burton | 116 | 16.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 21.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,722 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Paulton

Paulton (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Curtis | 850 | 72.2 | +38.9 |
| | Labour | D. Hamblin * | 741 | – | |
| | Labour | J. Hamblin * | 690 | – | |
| | Independent Labour | W. Martin | 327 | 27.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 31.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,714 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Peasedown St John

Peasedown St John (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Latchem * | 779 | 72.5 | +25.1 |
| | Labour | E. Derrick | 736 | – | |
| | Conservative | H. Collier | 296 | 27.5 | –11.5 |
| | Conservative | L. Perrott | 246 | – | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,870 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Publow

Publow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Webb * | 616 | 72.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | B. Parish | 236 | 27.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 380 | 44.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,490 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Radstock

Radstock (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | P. Gay * | 1,292 | 36.6 | –9.0 |
| | Independent | B. Shearn * | 1,032 | – | |
| | Labour | D. Wyatt | 910 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Inchley | 655 | 18.6 | +2.1 |
| | Independent | M. Whittock | 330 | – | |
| | Conservative | A. Curtis | 288 | 8.2 | –4.7 |
| | Conservative | D. Jones | 271 | – | |
| | Conservative | K. Overmont | 269 | – | |
| | Green | M. Boulton | 259 | 7.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,940 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Saltford

Saltford (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Wood | 930 | 51.1 | –28.5 |
| | Conservative | M. Horler * | 884 | – | |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Hounsell | 641 | 35.2 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Davies | 592 | – | |
| | Labour | P. Hogg | 249 | 13.7 | –6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,454 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Stowey Sutton

Stowey Sutton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | V. Pritchard * | 261 | 52.7 | +6.0 |
| | Independent | E. Harvey | 165 | 33.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | C. Stanaway | 69 | 13.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 941 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Timsbury

Timsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | W. Brown | 491 | 42.4 | –8.1 |
| | Labour | J. Carter | 343 | 29.6 | –19.9 |
| | Independent | E. Potter | 324 | 28.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 148 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,946 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Westfield

Westfield (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Reakes * | 1,252 | 61.7 | +11.9 |
| | Labour | C. Jones * | 1,252 | – | |
| | Labour | P. Sas | 1,140 | – | |
| | Conservative | N. Silcox | 777 | 38.3 | +12.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,244 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |