# 1988 Bath City Council election

The 1988 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 5 May 1988 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, 1988 :
| 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 | 2 | 68.8 | 15 | 26 | 54.2 | 13,741 | 42.7 | 2.7 |
| | Labour | 4 | | 25 | 4 | 8 | 16.7 | 8,546 | 26.6 | 5.6 |
| | SLD | 1 | 2 | 6.3 | 13 | 14 | 29.2 | 7,882 | 24.1 | 12.7 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2,003 | 6.2 | 4.5 |

## Ward results

Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1984, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1987 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laurence John Harris Coombs * | 998 | 55.1 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | P. Ward | 422 | 23.3 | +7.3 |
| | SLD | M. Finch | 250 | 13.8 | –15.6 |
| | Green | A. Egmore | 142 | 7.8 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 576 | 31.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,297 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bathwick

Bathwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Branford * | 1,187 | 57.9 | –3.0 |
| | Green | G. Withers | 441 | 21.5 | +17.1 |
| | SLD | S. Gazeley | 236 | 11.5 | –13.8 |
| | Labour | W. Tonner | 185 | 9.0 | –0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 746 | 36.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,542 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bloomfield

Bloomfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Lydiard | 900 | 43.5 | +10.3 |
| | Conservative | J. Hogan | 899 | 43.4 | –3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. Sutherland | 204 | 9.9 | –10.2 |
| | Green | T. Oswald-Bannister | 67 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 50.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,095 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Combe Down

Combe Down :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leila Margaret Wishart | 1,068 | 44.6 | +3.1 |
| | SLD | Jeffrey Stephen Manning | 1,032 | 43.1 | –7.3 |
| | Labour | D. Nicoll | 232 | 9.7 | +1.6 |
| | Green | T. Young | 140 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,973 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsmead

Kingsmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Mill * | 790 | 47.2 | +1.7 |
| | Labour | P. Hardy | 465 | 27.8 | +8.5 |
| | SLD | Kenneth Drain | 280 | 16.7 | –18.5 |
| | Green | P. Hardman | 140 | 8.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 325 | 19.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,086 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lambridge

Lambridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony John Rhymes * | 850 | 51.0 | +10.8 |
| | SLD | Ramon David Cliffe | 367 | 22.0 | –12.1 |
| | Labour | W. Chivers | 323 | 19.4 | –4.3 |
| | Green | E. Sparrow | 126 | 7.6 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 483 | 29.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,007 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lansdown

Lansdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Blair | 1,240 | 63.4 | +4.4 |
| | SLD | M. Le Grice | 371 | 19.0 | –10.1 |
| | Labour | D. Davis | 190 | 9.7 | +1.2 |
| | Green | C. French | 155 | 7.9 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 869 | 44.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,018 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lyncombe

Lyncombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Hemmings * | 1,229 | 55.1 | +5.6 |
| | SLD | M. Mackintosh | 427 | 19.2 | –19.8 |
| | Labour | A. Whitehead | 411 | 18.4 | +9.5 |
| | Green | M. Deyes | 162 | 7.3 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 802 | 36.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,345 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Newbridge

Newbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edwina Harding Bradley * | 1,149 | 47.2 | +3.8 |
| | SLD | Ruth Malloy | 999 | 41.0 | –8.5 |
| | Labour | C. Whitmarsh | 207 | 8.5 | +1.4 |
| | Green | Duncan McCanlis | 81 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,395 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Oldfield

Oldfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pamela Richards * | 1,142 | 53.3 | +15.5 |
| | SLD | S. Ible | 482 | 22.5 | –20.9 |
| | Conservative | D. Hucklesby | 449 | 21.0 | +2.2 |
| | Green | N. Hall | 70 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | 30.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 51.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,129 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Southdown

Southdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | Paul Crossley | 724 | 37.7 | –12.6 |
| | Labour | S. Weston | 712 | 37.1 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | M. Sykes | 438 | 22.8 | +2.5 |
| | Green | K. Bateup | 44 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,147 | | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |

### Twerton

Twerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Harrington * | 1,072 | 71.8 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Cameron | 264 | 17.7 | –0.5 |
| | SLD | G. Scaggs | 132 | 8.8 | –10.1 |
| | Green | L. Jopling | 24 | 1.6 | –0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 808 | 54.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,947 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Walcot

Walcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Howard William Routledge * | 793 | 41.6 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Hilary Fraser | 723 | 38.0 | +9.9 |
| | Green | Derek Wall | 224 | 11.8 | +4.2 |
| | SLD | Michael James Kelleher | 165 | 8.7 | –19.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,848 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Westmoreland

Westmoreland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leslie Albert William Ridd * | 922 | 51.9 | +14.4 |
| | SLD | Michael Twohig | 431 | 22.5 | –16.3 |
| | Conservative | M. Lodge | 416 | 21.7 | –2.0 |
| | Green | A. Baker | 74 | 3.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 561 | 29.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,050 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Weston

Weston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Sparrow | 1,111 | 46.2 | +10.0 |
| | SLD | Colin Luckhurst * | 972 | 40.4 | –16.1 |
| | Labour | S. Cottman | 241 | 10.0 | +4.2 |
| | Green | A. Marchant | 79 | 3.3 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 5.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,185 | | |
| | Conservative gain from SLD | Conservative gain from SLD | Swing | | |

### Widcombe

Widcombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | N. Guy * | 860 | 40.8 | –0.2 |
| | SLD | Charles Grundy | 810 | 38.4 | –7.3 |
| | Labour | W. Chalmers | 329 | 15.6 | +4.1 |
| | Green | C. Harrison | 111 | 5.3 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 50 | 2.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,896 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |