# 1986 Bath City Council election

The 1986 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 8 May 1986 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, 1986 :
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 43.8% | 19 | 26 | 54.2% | 11,429 | 36.0% | 6.5% |
| | Alliance | 6 | 4 | 37.5% | 4 | 10 | 20.8% | 11,508 | 36.3% | 9.1% |
| | Labour | 3 | 1 | 18.8% | 9 | 12 | 25% | 8,771 | 27.7% | 2.7% |

## Ward results

Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1982, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1984 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey William Higgins * | 819 | 45.9 | –11.4 |
| | Alliance | Adrian Pegg | 562 | 31.5 | +9.7 |
| | Labour | G. Stevens | 403 | 22.6 | +1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 257 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,340 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bathwick

Bathwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Lanning * | 1,145 | 60.4 | –4.8 |
| | Alliance | Peter Winston Gordon Duguid | 532 | 28.1 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | F. Burdett | 219 | 11.6 | –1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 613 | 32.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,532 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bloomfield

Bloomfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Burdett * | 812 | 40.0 | +7.4 |
| | Labour | S. Lydiard | 741 | 36.5 | –10.5 |
| | Alliance | R. Grundy | 476 | 23.5 | +3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,153 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Combe Down

Combe Down :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | A. Meacock | 1,031 | 47.4 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | David Hawkins | 793 | 36.5 | –10.2 |
| | Labour | D. Nicoll | 349 | 16.1 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 10.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,038 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Kingsmead

Kingsmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Ann Newnham * | 750 | 45.3 | –4.1 |
| | Alliance | Kenneth Drain | 476 | 28.7 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | S. King | 430 | 26.0 | –1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 16.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,166 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lambridge

Lambridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | D. McDaniel * | 732 | 40.7 | –18.2 |
| | Labour | A. Marjoram | 547 | 30.4 | +9.8 |
| | Alliance | Paul Crossley | 521 | 28.9 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 | 10.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,109 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lansdown

Lansdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Buckley * | 1,098 | 50.8 | –6.6 |
| | Alliance | P. Buckingham | 704 | 32.6 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | H. Lintell | 360 | 16.7 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 394 | 18.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,149 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lyncombe

Lyncombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George Henry Hall * | 1,058 | 47.2 | –8.9 |
| | Alliance | C. Matthews | 899 | 40.1 | +14.6 |
| | Labour | N. Carter | 283 | 12.6 | –5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 49.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,524 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Newbridge

Newbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Dawn Stollar | 991 | 42.2 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Skeet | 974 | 41.5 | –8.9 |
| | Labour | J. Miles | 382 | 16.3 | –5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,386 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Oldfield

Oldfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Brian Anthony Roper * | 1,171 | 50.7 | +19.1 |
| | Labour | B. Wotley | 847 | 36.7 | –9.6 |
| | Conservative | D. Gunstone | 293 | 12.7 | –9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 324 | 14.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,167 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |

### Southdown

Southdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Marian Frances Hammond | 899 | 46.5 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | R. Padfield | 755 | 39.1 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | M. Sykes | 278 | 14.4 | –4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,986 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |

### Twerton

Twerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Baber | 957 | 65.3 | –3.9 |
| | Alliance | E. Bennett | 297 | 20.3 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | A. Wilson | 212 | 14.5 | –0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 660 | 45.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,980 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Walcot

Walcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Borl | 825 | 41.9 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | P. Goodhart * | 666 | 33.8 | –3.6 |
| | Alliance | Margaret Feeny | 480 | 24.4 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,648 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Westmoreland

Westmoreland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Denis Reginald Lovelace * | 956 | 54.1 | –7.3 |
| | Alliance | John Bryant | 484 | 27.4 | +12.4 |
| | Conservative | A. Buchanan | 327 | 18.5 | –5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | 26.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,943 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Weston

Weston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Leon Pitt * | 1,150 | 50.2 | +5.8 |
| | Conservative | P. Blair | 816 | 35.6 | –1.0 |
| | Labour | A. Watts | 326 | 14.2 | –4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 14.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 55.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,166 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |

### Widcombe

Widcombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | J. Talbot | 835 | 44.4 | +18.8 |
| | Conservative | C. Sellick | 656 | 34.9 | –17.6 |
| | Labour | J. Chalmers | 391 | 20.8 | –1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 179 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,887 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Conservative | Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | | |