# 1984 Bath City Council election

The 1984 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 3 May 1984 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, 1984 :
| 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 | 9 | 2 | 56.3% | 22 | 31 | 64.6% | 12,145 | 42.5% | 3.1% |
| | Labour | 5 | | 31.3% | 6 | 11 | 22.9% | 8,686 | 30.4% | 3.7% |
| | Alliance | 2 | 2 | 12.5% | 4 | 6 | 12.5% | 7,769 | 27.2% | 2.4% |

## Ward results

Sitting councillors seeking re-election, elected in 1980, are marked with an asterisk (*). The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1983 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.

### Abbey

Abbey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Laurence John Harris Coombs * | 979 | 57.3 |
| | Alliance | Adrian Pegg | 372 | 21.8 |
| | Labour | G. Stevens | 357 | 20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 607 | 35.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,599 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bathwick

Bathwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | M. Branford | 1,136 | 65.2 |
| | Alliance | Kenneth Drain | 375 | 21.5 |
| | Labour | S. Lydiard | 230 | 13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 761 | 43.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,750 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bloomfield

Bloomfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Samuel Leslie Jane * | 886 | 47.0 | +17.9 |
| | Conservative | A. Dilly | 615 | 32.6 | –11.7 |
| | Alliance | A. Stevenson | 383 | 20.3 | –6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 271 | 14.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,200 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Combe Down

Combe Down :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Attwood * | 859 | 46.7 | –4.8 |
| | Alliance | Jeffrey Stephen Manning | 721 | 39.2 | –5.4 |
| | Labour | D. Nicoll | 258 | 14.0 | –0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 7.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,110 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsmead

Kingsmead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Mill | 752 | 49.4 | –2.4 |
| | Labour | S. King | 419 | 27.5 | +1.1 |
| | Alliance | B. Quibell | 350 | 23.0 | +1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 333 | 21.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,067 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lambridge

Lambridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Anthony John Rhymes * | 876 | 58.9 |
| | Labour | P. Meads | 307 | 20.6 |
| | Alliance | B. Durand | 304 | 20.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 569 | 38.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,089 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Lansdown

Lansdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Charles Dewey | 1,100 | 57.4 | –7.9 |
| | Alliance | Margaret Ann Roper | 549 | 28.6 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | E. Crawley | 269 | 14.0 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 551 | 28.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,184 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Lyncombe

Lyncombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Hemmings | 1,131 | 56.1 | –2.7 |
| | Alliance | G. Lambert | 514 | 25.5 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | D. Haigh | 372 | 18.4 | +3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 617 | 30.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,650 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Newbridge

Newbridge :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edwina Harding Bradley * | 998 | 50.4 | –6.0 |
| | Alliance | Dawn Stollar | 557 | 28.1 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | J. Miles | 425 | 21.5 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 | 22.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,441 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Oldfield

Oldfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Pamela Richards * | 933 | 46.3 | +4.3 |
| | Alliance | M. Mackintosh | 636 | 31.6 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative | M. Wheadon | 445 | 22.1 | –7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 14.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,261 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Southdown

Southdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | C. South | 728 | 43.3 | +7.1 |
| | Labour | R. Padfield * | 634 | 37.7 | –0.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Willis | 318 | 18.9 | –7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,811 | | |
| | Alliance gain from Labour | Alliance gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Twerton

Twerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | L. Harrington * | 1,060 | 69.2 | +5.5 |
| | Alliance | M. Le Grice | 237 | 15.5 | –2.6 |
| | Conservative | D. Legge | 235 | 15.3 | –2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 823 | 53.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,053 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Walcot

Walcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | J. Linden | 719 | 40.9 | +8.2 |
| | Conservative | John Humphrey Lyons * | 658 | 37.4 | –2.7 |
| | Alliance | R. Grundy | 383 | 21.8 | –5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,704 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Westmoreland

Westmoreland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leslie Albert William Ridd * | 1,045 | 61.4 | +13.4 |
| | Conservative | N. Davison | 402 | 23.6 | –10.4 |
| | Alliance | John Ozimek | 255 | 15.0 | –3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 643 | 37.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 42.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,040 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Weston

Weston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | Colin Luckhurst | 1,011 | 44.4 | –0.6 |
| | Conservative | D. Cassell | 833 | 36.6 | –5.0 |
| | Labour | T. Hanlon | 434 | 19.1 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 53.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,244 | | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |

### Widcombe

Widcombe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeannette Farley Hole * | 808 | 52.5 | +10.8 |
| | Alliance | M. Denoon | 394 | 25.6 | +11.6 |
| | Labour | G. West | 338 | 21.9 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 414 | 26.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,944 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |