title: 1973 Bath City Council election
text: # 1973 Bath City Council election
  
  The 1973 Bath City Council election was held on Thursday 10 May 1973 to elect councillors to the new Bath City Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.
  
  These were the first elections to the new district council, which would come into effect on 1 April 1974. Future elections would take place every three years, with the next election scheduled for 6 May 1976.
  
  The 1973 election saw no party take overall control of the council, with the Conservatives being the largest party.
  
  ## Election results
  
  Bath City Council election, 1973 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
  | | Conservative | 29 | 19 | – | – | – | 42.2% | 31.1% | 15,777 | N/A |
  | | Labour | 24 | 17 | – | – | – | 37.8% | 33.5% | 16,901 | N/A |
  | | Liberal | 24 | 9 | – | – | – | 20% | 33.3% | 16,882 | N/A |
  | | Residents | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 0% | 2.1% | 1,053 | N/A |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Abbey
  
  Abbey (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Laurence John Harris Coombs | 618 | 48.7 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Elgar Spencer Jenkins | 551 | – | |
  | | Conservative | Jeffrey William Higgins | 499 | – | |
  | | Residents | W. Evans | 411 | 32.4 | N/A |
  | | Residents | S. Farr | 397 | – | |
  | | Residents | H. Bland | 245 | – | |
  | | Liberal | M. Wall | 240 | 18.9 | N/A |
  | | Liberal | Adrian Pegg | 229 | – | |
  | | Liberal | A. Bailey | 190 | – | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.4 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,857 | | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Bathwick
  
  Bathwick (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | P. Gees | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Kenneth John Holloway | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Mary Elizabeth Rawlings | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,944 | | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Bloomfield
  
  Bloomfield (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Samuel Leslie Jane | 846 | 59.4 | N/A |
  | | Labour | G. Yates | 692 | – | |
  | | Labour | T. Challis | 658 | – | |
  | | Conservative | J. Jones | 579 | 40.6 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | P. Dillon | 568 | – | |
  | | Conservative | A. Dilley | 536 | – | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.6 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,602 | | |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  ### Combe Down
  
  Combe Down (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Ian Charles Dewey | 910 | 52.0 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | W. Podger | 882 | – | |
  | | Conservative | J. Attwood | 876 | – | |
  | | Liberal | R. Wardle | 840 | 48.0 | N/A |
  | | Liberal | G. Pyle | 757 | – | |
  | | Liberal | W. Brown | 732 | – | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 47.1 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,713 | | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  
  ### Kingsmead
  
  Kingsmead (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | M. Pepper | 937 | 51.8 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | George Durant Kersley | 873 | 48.2 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Hilary Fraser | 816 | – | |
  | | Labour | J. Halpin | 737 | – | |
  | | Conservative | P. Lunn | 702 | – | |
  | | Conservative | F. Beresford-Smith | 653 | – | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.1 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,197 | | |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
  
  ### Lambridge
  
  Lambridge (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Anthony John Rhymes | 1,104 | 45.1 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | H. Underhay | 873 | – | |
  | | Liberal | G. Mower | 760 | 31.0 | N/A |
  | | Liberal | A. Hanham | 618 | – | |
  | | Labour | R. Cambourne | 586 | 23.9 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | W. Logan | 560 | – | |
  | | Labour | P. Cave | 505 | – | |
  | | Labour | R. Eades | 504 | – | |
  | | Liberal | G. Whiteley | 467 | – | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 57.8 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,242 | | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
  
  ### Lansdown
  
  Lansdown (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Walter Gower Huggett | 1,480 | 60.9 | N/A |
  | | Liberal | Marianna Clark | 1,451 | – | |
  | | Liberal | H. Brake | 1,200 | – | |
  | | Conservative | R. Smith | 949 | 39.1 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.6 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,208 | | |
  | | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
  | | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
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  ### Lyncombe
  
  Lyncombe (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Brian James Hamlen | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Thomas John Cornish | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | | Conservative | H. Crallan | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,911 | | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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  ### Newbridge
  
  Newbridge (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Peter Downey | 1,054 | 56.9 | N/A |
  | | Liberal | L. Corner | 891 | – | |
  | | Liberal | D. Lincoln | 815 | – | |
  | | Conservative | G. Hughes | 799 | 43.1 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | J. Hale | 748 | – | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.7 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,143 | | |
  | | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
  | | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
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  ### Oldfield
  
  Oldfield (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | L. Ashman | 982 | 64.3 | N/A |
  | | Labour | Roy Gordon Hiscocks | 972 | – | |
  | | Labour | F. Gilbert | 934 | – | |
  | | Liberal | R. Brake | 545 | 35.7 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 38.9 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,928 | | |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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  ### Twerton East
  
  Twerton East (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | William Percy Johns | 1,091 | 66.0 | N/A |
  | | Labour | F. Hobbs | 918 | – | |
  | | Labour | Leslie Albert William Ridd | 913 | – | |
  | | Liberal | H. Nash | 563 | 34.0 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.5 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,657 | | |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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  ### Twerton West
  
  Twerton West (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Alec Louis Ricketts | 1,022 | 61.9 | N/A |
  | | Labour | E. Hobbs | 1,018 | – | |
  | | Labour | J. Lyons | 1,012 | – | |
  | | Liberal | B. Potter | 628 | 38.1 | N/A |
  | | Liberal | G. Lambert | 563 | – | |
  | | Liberal | R. Ferris | 545 | – | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 30.0 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,504 | | |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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  ### Walcot
  
  Walcot (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | John Humphrey Lyons | 966 | 38.6 | N/A |
  | | Liberal | G. Plumbridge | 893 | 35.6 | N/A |
  | | Conservative | M. Cheek | 822 | – | |
  | | Liberal | J. Ruff | 803 | – | |
  | | Conservative | L. Hughes | 709 | – | |
  | | Labour | M. Baber | 646 | 25.8 | N/A |
  | | Liberal | B. Hill | 618 | – | |
  | | Labour | R. Vince | 594 | – | |
  | | Labour | D. Holley | 578 | – | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.2 | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,197 | | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
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  ### Westmoreland
  
  Westmoreland (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Raymond Charles Rosewarn | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | | Labour | R. Padfield | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | | Labour | T. Street | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,641 | | |
  | | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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  ### Widcombe
  
  Widcombe (3 seats) :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Cicely Margaret Edmunds | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | | Conservative | Jeannette Farley Hole | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | | Conservative | D. Elliott | unopposed | N/A | N/A |
  | Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,367 | | |
  | | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  