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.
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18 of 48 seats (one third plus two vacant seats) to Bath City Council 24 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 1980 Bath City Council elections. Blue showing Conservative and Red showing Labour. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results summary
editBath City Council election, 1980 | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
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
editSitting 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Laurence John Harris Coombs * | 1,009 | 65.2 | ||
Labour | A. Spiller | 437 | 28.2 | ||
World Government | Gilbert Young | 102 | 6.6 | ||
Majority | 572 | 37.0 | |||
Turnout | 38.4 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,033 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bathwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mary Elizabeth Rawlings * | 1,155 | 60.9 | ||
Liberal | Rob Greig | 544 | 28.7 | ||
Labour | T. Smithin | 197 | 10.4 | ||
Majority | 611 | 32.2 | |||
Turnout | 38.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,950 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bloomfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Samuel Leslie Jane * | 1,082 | 63.2 | ||
Conservative | J. Jones | 630 | 36.8 | ||
Majority | 452 | 26.4 | |||
Turnout | 42.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,062 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Combe Down
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | J. Attwood * | 1,024 | 70.6 | ||
Labour | A. Whitehouse | 426 | 29.4 | ||
Majority | 598 | 41.2 | |||
Turnout | 34.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,169 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kingsmead
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 363 | 20.7 | |||
Turnout | 43.3 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,042 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lambridge
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Anthony John Rhymes * | 779 | 47.6 | ||
Labour | D. Pearce | 458 | 28.0 | ||
Liberal | A. Kerslake | 398 | 24.3 | ||
Majority | 321 | 19.6 | |||
Turnout | 52.9 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,089 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lansdown
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 534 | 31.0 | |||
Turnout | 44.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,908 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Lyncombe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 49.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,501 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Newbridge
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Edwina Harding Bradley * | 991 | 55.9 | ||
Liberal | L. Corner | 496 | 28.0 | ||
Labour | C. Whitmarsh | 286 | 16.1 | ||
Majority | 495 | 27.9 | |||
Turnout | 44.2 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,009 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Oldfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Pamela Richards | 979 | 62.2 | ||
Conservative | H. Jennings | 429 | 27.3 | ||
Liberal | S. Jones | 166 | 10.5 | ||
Majority | 550 | 34.9 | |||
Turnout | 37.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,245 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Southdown
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | R. Padfield * | 794 | 56.4 | ||
Conservative | E. Holloway | 388 | 27.6 | ||
Liberal | B. Potter | 226 | 16.1 | ||
Majority | 406 | 28.8 | |||
Turnout | 40.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,458 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Twerton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Raymond Charles Rosewarn * | 1,585 | 86.6 | ||
Conservative | T. Simpson | 246 | 13.4 | ||
Majority | 1,339 | 73.2 | |||
Turnout | 46.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,972 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Walcot
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 214 | 16.1 | |||
Turnout | 35.1 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,790 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Westmoreland
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Leslie Albert William Ridd * | 1,203 | 75.6 | ||
Conservative | T. Maginsky | 389 | 24.4 | ||
Majority | 814 | 51.2 | |||
Turnout | 38.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,101 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Weston
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | T. Vaughan * | 961 | 45.6 | ||
Liberal | Leon Pitt | 754 | 35.8 | ||
Labour | J. Waters | 391 | 18.6 | ||
Majority | 207 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 49.7 | ||||
Registered electors | 4,239 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Widcombe
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | 35.8 | ||||
Registered electors | 3,946 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |