# 1980 Bath City Council election

The 1980 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 1 May 1980 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 Lyncombe and Widcombe due to extra vacancies occurring.

## Results summary

Bath City Council election, 1980 :
| 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 | 13 | | 72.2% | 20 | 33 | 68.8% | 14,372 | 48.2% | 1.5% |
| | Labour | 5 | | 27.8% | 9 | 14 | 29.2% | 10,490 | 35.2% | 4.2% |
| | Liberal | 0 | | 0% | 1 | 1 | 2.1% | 3,678 | 12.3% | 4.2% |
| | Ecology | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1,173 | 3.9% | 0.5% |
| | World Government | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 102 | 0.3% | N/A |

## 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 1979 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Laurence John Harris Coombs * | 1,009 | 65.2 |
| | Labour | A. Spiller | 437 | 28.2 |
| | World Government | Gilbert Young | 102 | 6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 572 | 37.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,033 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bathwick

Bathwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Mary Elizabeth Rawlings * | 1,155 | 60.9 |
| | Liberal | Rob Greig | 544 | 28.7 |
| | Labour | T. Smithin | 197 | 10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 611 | 32.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,950 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bloomfield

Bloomfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Samuel Leslie Jane * | 1,082 | 63.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Jones | 630 | 36.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 452 | 26.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,062 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Combe Down

Combe Down :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | J. Attwood * | 1,024 | 70.6 |
| | Labour | A. Whitehouse | 426 | 29.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 598 | 41.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,169 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Kingsmead

Kingsmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George Durant Kersley * | 914 | 52.2 |
| | Labour | J. Hornblower | 551 | 31.5 |
| | Liberal | Adrian Pegg | 171 | 9.8 |
| | Ecology | D. Taylor | 114 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 363 | 20.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,042 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lambridge

Lambridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony John Rhymes * | 779 | 47.6 |
| | Labour | D. Pearce | 458 | 28.0 |
| | Liberal | A. Kerslake | 398 | 24.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 321 | 19.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,089 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lansdown

Lansdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. Cheek * | 936 | 54.3 |
| | Liberal | P. Davis | 402 | 23.3 |
| | Labour | D. Holley | 257 | 14.9 |
| | Ecology | A. Gimingham | 130 | 7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 534 | 31.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,908 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lyncombe

Lyncombe (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | C. Sellick | 1,213 | 54.7 |
| | Conservative | George Henry Hall | 1,140 | – |
| | Ecology | Don Grimes | 580 | 26.2 |
| | Labour | P. Underdown | 423 | 19.1 |
| | Labour | S. King | 303 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,501 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Newbridge

Newbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edwina Harding Bradley * | 991 | 55.9 |
| | Liberal | L. Corner | 496 | 28.0 |
| | Labour | C. Whitmarsh | 286 | 16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 495 | 27.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,009 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Oldfield

Oldfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pamela Richards | 979 | 62.2 |
| | Conservative | H. Jennings | 429 | 27.3 |
| | Liberal | S. Jones | 166 | 10.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 550 | 34.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,245 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Southdown

Southdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | R. Padfield * | 794 | 56.4 |
| | Conservative | E. Holloway | 388 | 27.6 |
| | Liberal | B. Potter | 226 | 16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 406 | 28.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,458 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Twerton

Twerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Raymond Charles Rosewarn * | 1,585 | 86.6 |
| | Conservative | T. Simpson | 246 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,339 | 73.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,972 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Walcot

Walcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Humphrey Lyons * | 623 | 46.9 |
| | Labour | S. Sweeney | 409 | 30.8 |
| | Liberal | R. Wardle | 187 | 14.1 |
| | Ecology | R. Oldfield | 110 | 8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 214 | 16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,790 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Westmoreland

Westmoreland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Leslie Albert William Ridd * | 1,203 | 75.6 |
| | Conservative | T. Maginsky | 389 | 24.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 814 | 51.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,101 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Weston

Weston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | T. Vaughan * | 961 | 45.6 |
| | Liberal | Leon Pitt | 754 | 35.8 |
| | Labour | J. Waters | 391 | 18.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,239 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Widcombe

Widcombe (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jeannette Farley Hole * | 792 | 49.7 |
| | Conservative | S. Dunn | 753 | – |
| | Labour | D. Book | 385 | 24.2 |
| | Labour | P. Grogan | 324 | – |
| | Ecology | R. Carder | 239 | 15.0 |
| | Liberal | D. England | 177 | 11.1 |
| | Liberal | Kenneth Drain | 157 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,946 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |