1991 UK local government election
1991 Wansdyke District Council election ← 1987 | 2 May 1991 (1991-05-02) | |
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All 47 seats to Wansdyke District Council 24 seats needed for a majority |
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Map showing the composition of Wansdyke District Council following the election. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour, Yellow showing Liberal Democrats and Grey showing Independents. Striped wards have mixed representation. |
Council control before election Conservative | Council control after election No overall control | |
The 1991 Wansdyke Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 1991 to elect councillors to Wansdyke District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.
These were the final elections of the district council, before its abolition on 1 April 1996 when it was merged with Bath City Council to form Bath and North East Somerset Council.
The 1991 election saw the Conservatives win the largest number of seats but lose their overall majority.
Election results
Wansdyke District Council election, 1991 |
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Party | Candidates | Votes |
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| Conservative | 41 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 48.9% | 39.7% | 20,674 | 1.5% |
| Labour | 39 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 42.6% | 39.0% | 20,316 | 2.9% |
| Independent | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8.5% | 7.0% | 3,648 | 2.4% |
| Liberal Democrats | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.1% | 13.1% | 6,832 | 3% |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0% | 0.6% | 327 | N/A |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0% | 0.5% | 259 | N/A |
Ward results
The ward results listed below are based on the changes from the 1987 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections. Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).
Bathampton
Bathampton[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | S. Andrews | 416 | 56.0 | –8.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | E. Banks | 190 | 25.6 | –9.7 |
| Labour | D. Taylor | 137 | 18.4 | N/A |
Majority | 226 | 30.4 | –1.0 |
Turnout | | 55.4 | +3.2 |
Registered electors | 1,342 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Batheaston
Batheaston (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W. Cox * | 530 | 46.1 | –5.6 |
| Conservative | R. Holder | 467 | – | |
| Liberal Democrats | R. Hidalgo * | 451 | 39.2 | +8.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | R. Davis | 406 | – | |
| Labour | G. White | 169 | 14.7 | –2.5 |
| Labour | J. Hooker | 166 | – | |
Turnout | | 47.8 | |
Registered electors | 2,293 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Bathford
Bathford[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | K. Akin-Flenley * | 429 | 54.2 | –15.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | P. Davis | 229 | 29.0 | –1.3 |
| Independent | J. Kent | 133 | 16.8 | N/A |
Majority | 200 | 25.3 | –14.1 |
Turnout | | 52.9 | –1.1 |
Registered electors | 1,494 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Cameley
Cameley[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | T. Deacon * | 479 | 59.5 | –3.0 |
| Labour | J. Beckerley-Martin | 326 | 40.5 | +3.0 |
Majority | 153 | 19.0 | |
Turnout | | 45.7 | |
Registered electors | 1,760 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Camerton
Camerton[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | L. Bedborough * | 263 | 42.0 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | B. Wilson | 174 | 27.8 | +8.3 |
| Labour | C. Wyatt | 122 | 19.5 | +1.1 |
| Independent | B. Stockley | 67 | 10.7 | N/A |
Majority | 89 | 14.2 | |
Turnout | | 55.4 | |
Registered electors | 1,129 | | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Charlcombe
Charlcombe[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. Bentley * | 190 | 50.8 | –11.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | W. Dobson-Smythe | 184 | 49.2 | +11.2 |
Majority | 6 | 1.6 | |
Turnout | | 51.9 | |
Registered electors | 721 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Chew Magna
Chew Stoke
Chew Stoke[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. Powell * | 331 | 72.1 | N/A |
| Labour | A. Hawkins | 128 | 27.9 | N/A |
Majority | 203 | 44.2 | |
Turnout | | 42.3 | |
Registered electors | 1,086 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Clutton
Clutton[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | T. Rees-Mogg | 352 | 54.2 | –6.1 |
| Labour | M. Whitton | 298 | 45.8 | +6.1 |
Majority | 54 | 8.3 | |
Turnout | | 50.9 | |
Registered electors | 1,276 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Compton Dando
Compton Dando[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | D. Miles * | 307 | 42.8 | N/A |
| Independent | P. Britten | 225 | 31.3 | N/A |
| Labour | J. Lingard | 186 | 25.9 | N/A |
Majority | 82 | 11.4 | |
Turnout | | 51.5 | |
Registered electors | 1,394 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Farmborough
Farmborough[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | S. Davis | 318 | 61.7 | N/A |
| Labour | S. Britton | 197 | 38.3 | N/A |
Majority | 121 | 23.5 | |
Turnout | | 58.6 | |
Registered electors | 879 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Freshford
Freshford[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | B. Cowley * | 309 | 48.4 | –13.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Davies | 250 | 39.1 | +13.7 |
| Labour | A. Davies | 80 | 12.5 | +0.1 |
Majority | 59 | 9.2 | |
Turnout | | 51.5 | |
Registered electors | 1,240 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hartprees
Hartprees[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | H. Taviner * | 441 | 81.8 | N/A |
| Labour | E. Titshall | 98 | 18.2 | N/A |
Majority | 343 | 63.6 | |
Turnout | | 45.9 | |
Registered electors | 1,174 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
High Littleton
Hinton Charterhouse
Hinton Charterhouse[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | E. Flower | 433 | 61.9 | +19.4 |
| Conservative | M. Purse | 267 | 38.1 | –7.6 |
Majority | 166 | 23.7 | |
Turnout | | 57.8 | |
Registered electors | 1,174 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Keynsham East
Keynsham East (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | B. Organ * | 1,250 | 44.2 | –7.9 |
| Conservative | J. Neville-Dove * | 1,194 | – | |
| Conservative | L. Sell * | 1,171 | – | |
| Liberal Democrats | G. Roberts | 1,063 | 37.6 | +2.2 |
| Labour | P. Knight | 515 | 18.2 | +5.7 |
Turnout | | 64.3 | |
Registered electors | 4,401 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Keynsham North
Keynsham North (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | T. Evans | 557 | 29.2 | –4.2 |
| Labour | C. Davis | 520 | 27.3 | +2.1 |
| Conservative | M. Pope * | 472 | 24.8 | –16.6 |
| Conservative | T. Skipp | 433 | – | |
| Liberal Democrats | L. Roberts | 358 | 18.8 | N/A |
Turnout | | 68.3 | |
Registered electors | 2,794 | | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Keynsham South
Keynsham South (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | S. Bateman * | 842 | 45.2 | +4.8 |
| Labour | A. Inker | 814 | – | |
| Labour | M. Zamir | 667 | – | |
| Conservative | R. Beech * | 650 | 34.9 | +4.4 |
| Conservative | S. Gill | 585 | – | |
| Conservative | G. Pountain | 578 | – | |
| Liberal Democrats | C. Connett | 371 | 19.9 | –9.1 |
Turnout | | 56.9 | |
Registered electors | 3,277 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Keynsham West
Keynsham West (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | J. Stiddard | 449 | 35.6 | –15.3 |
| Labour | G. Derrick | 432 | – | |
| Conservative | E. Bryant * | 430 | 34.1 | –15.0 |
| Conservative | R. Abram | 423 | – | |
| Liberal Democrats | A. Crouch | 383 | 30.3 | N/A |
Turnout | | 55.1 | |
Registered electors | 2,292 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Midsomer Norton North
Midsomer Norton North (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | M. Collins | 799 | 52.3 | +12.5 |
| Conservative | S. Steel * | 730 | 47.7 | +12.9 |
| Labour | L. Carruthers | 699 | – | |
| Conservative | A. Nash | 631 | – | |
Turnout | | 38.9 | |
Registered electors | 3,672 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Midsomer Norton Redfield
Midsomer Norton Redfield (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | B. Perry * | 1,046 | 64.8 | +24.3 |
| Labour | A. French | 849 | – | |
| Conservative | W. Carey | 567 | 35.2 | –3.4 |
| Conservative | S. Green | 564 | – | |
Turnout | | 47.8 | |
Registered electors | 3,170 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Newton St Loe
Newton St Loe[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | R. Gay * | 361 | 52.4 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | R. Bradbury | 212 | 30.8 | N/A |
| Labour | V. Burton | 116 | 16.8 | N/A |
Majority | 149 | 21.6 | |
Turnout | | 40.0 | |
Registered electors | 1,722 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Paulton
Paulton (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | A. Curtis | 850 | 72.2 | +38.9 |
| Labour | D. Hamblin * | 741 | – | |
| Labour | J. Hamblin * | 690 | – | |
| Independent Labour | W. Martin | 327 | 27.8 | N/A |
Turnout | | 31.7 | |
Registered electors | 3,714 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Peasedown St John
Peasedown St John (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | E. Latchem * | 779 | 72.5 | +25.1 |
| Labour | E. Derrick | 736 | – | |
| Conservative | H. Collier | 296 | 27.5 | –11.5 |
| Conservative | L. Perrott | 246 | – | |
Turnout | | 35.9 | |
Registered electors | 2,870 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Publow
Publow[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | A. Webb * | 616 | 72.3 | N/A |
| Labour | B. Parish | 236 | 27.7 | N/A |
Majority | 380 | 44.6 | |
Turnout | | 57.2 | |
Registered electors | 1,490 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Radstock
Radstock (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | P. Gay * | 1,292 | 36.6 | –9.0 |
| Independent | B. Shearn * | 1,032 | – | |
| Labour | D. Wyatt | 910 | – | |
| Liberal Democrats | R. Inchley | 655 | 18.6 | +2.1 |
| Independent | M. Whittock | 330 | – | |
| Conservative | A. Curtis | 288 | 8.2 | –4.7 |
| Conservative | D. Jones | 271 | – | |
| Conservative | K. Overmont | 269 | – | |
| Green | M. Boulton | 259 | 7.3 | N/A |
Turnout | | 57.8 | |
Registered electors | 3,940 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Saltford
Saltford (2 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | G. Wood | 930 | 51.1 | –28.5 |
| Conservative | M. Horler * | 884 | – | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Hounsell | 641 | 35.2 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | M. Davies | 592 | – | |
| Labour | P. Hogg | 249 | 13.7 | –6.7 |
Turnout | | 52.7 | |
Registered electors | 3,454 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stowey Sutton
Stowey Sutton[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | V. Pritchard * | 261 | 52.7 | +6.0 |
| Independent | E. Harvey | 165 | 33.3 | N/A |
| Labour | C. Stanaway | 69 | 13.9 | N/A |
Majority | 96 | 19.4 | |
Turnout | | 52.6 | |
Registered electors | 941 | | |
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Timsbury
Timsbury[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | W. Brown | 491 | 42.4 | –8.1 |
| Labour | J. Carter | 343 | 29.6 | –19.9 |
| Independent | E. Potter | 324 | 28.0 | N/A |
Majority | 148 | 12.8 | |
Turnout | | 59.5 | |
Registered electors | 1,946 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Westfield
Westfield (3 seats)[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | W. Reakes * | 1,252 | 61.7 | +11.9 |
| Labour | C. Jones * | 1,252 | – | |
| Labour | P. Sas | 1,140 | – | |
| Conservative | N. Silcox | 777 | 38.3 | +12.1 |
Turnout | | 38.7 | |
Registered electors | 5,244 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Wansdyke District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 16 April 2020.