# 1979 Bath City Council election

The 1979 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1979 to elect councillors to Bath City Council in England. It took place on the same day as the general election and other district council elections in the United Kingdom. One third of seats were up for election.

## Results summary

Bath City Council election, 1979 :
| 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% | 22 | 33 | 68.8% | 22,693 | 46.7% | 3.7% |
| | Labour | 4 | | 25% | 10 | 14 | 29.2% | 15,085 | 31.0% | 1.8% |
| | Liberal | 1 | 1 | 6.3% | 0 | 1 | 2.1% | 8,019 | 16.5% | 2.9% |
| | Ecology | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1,674 | 3.4% | 1.3% |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1,138 | 2.3% | 1.3% |

## 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 1978 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Elgar Spencer Jenkins * | 1,507 | 57.0 |
| | Independent | R. Oswick | 761 | 28.8 |
| | Independent | L. Pitt | 377 | 14.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 746 | 28.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 68.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,867 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bathwick

Bathwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | G. O'Donovan | 2,032 | 57.9 |
| | Liberal | P. Nancarrow | 978 | 27.9 |
| | Labour | M. Scotford | 499 | 14.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,054 | 30.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 69.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,020 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bloomfield

Bloomfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Eric Jack Trevor Snook * | 1,726 | 52.4 |
| | Labour | N. Martin | 1,565 | 47.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 161 | 4.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 79.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,137 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Combe Down

Combe Down :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ian Charles Dewey * | 1,647 | 50.9 |
| | Liberal | Rob Greig | 807 | 24.9 |
| | Labour | P. Grogan | 782 | 24.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 840 | 26.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 78.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,126 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kingsmead

Kingsmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | R. Atkinson * | 1,409 | 49.5 |
| | Labour | A. Day | 685 | 24.1 |
| | Liberal | Adrian Pegg | 510 | 17.9 |
| | Ecology | D. Taylor | 240 | 8.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 724 | 25.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 71.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,989 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lambridge

Lambridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Underhay * | 1,235 | 52.0 |
| | Labour | N. Whiskin | 662 | 27.9 |
| | Liberal | N. Davies | 477 | 20.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 573 | 24.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 78.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,036 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lansdown

Lansdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anne Maureen McDonagh * | 1,764 | 57.2 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Drain | 826 | 26.8 |
| | Labour | D. Holley | 492 | 16.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 938 | 30.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 81.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,769 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lyncombe

Lyncombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Brian James Hamlen * | 2,072 | 59.6 |
| | Ecology | Don Grimes | 848 | 24.4 |
| | Labour | B. Lock | 559 | 16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,224 | 35.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,532 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Newbridge

Newbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robin Nicholas Lane Agg-Manning * | 1,625 | 53.0 |
| | Liberal | M. McCartney | 953 | 31.1 |
| | Labour | Pamela Richards | 487 | 15.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 672 | 21.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,019 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Oldfield

Oldfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roy Gordon Hiscocks * | 2,163 | 67.0 |
| | Conservative | M. Price | 1,065 | 33.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,098 | 34.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 76.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,247 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Southdown

Southdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | William Percy Johns * | 1,297 | 49.5 |
| | Conservative | P. Price | 732 | 27.9 |
| | Liberal | G. Lambert | 590 | 22.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 565 | 21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 77.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,375 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Twerton

Twerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alec Louis Ricketts * | 1,718 | 58.2 |
| | Conservative | T. Simpson | 639 | 21.6 |
| | Liberal | B. Potter | 596 | 20.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,079 | 36.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 73.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,972 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Walcot

Walcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Howard William Routledge | 1,144 | 41.5 |
| | Liberal | R. Wardle | 830 | 30.1 |
| | Labour | S. Sweeney | 781 | 28.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 314 | 11.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 69.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,956 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Westmoreland

Westmoreland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | M. Baber * | 2,046 | 63.3 |
| | Conservative | H. Peters | 1,186 | 36.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 860 | 26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 78.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,099 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Weston

Weston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John James Malloy | 1,452 | 42.7 |
| | Conservative | George Henry Hall * | 1,391 | 40.9 |
| | Labour | S. Paine | 560 | 16.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 81.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,180 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Widcombe

Widcombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | H. Cross * | 1,519 | 52.5 |
| | Labour | I. Morgan | 789 | 27.3 |
| | Ecology | R. Carder | 586 | 20.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 730 | 25.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 74.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,907 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |