Bath, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (4 July 2024), Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrats) won Bath, with a majority of 11,218 votes on a turnout of 69.09%.
At the Local Elections 1994 (5 May 1994), 16 seats on Bath were filled: Liberal Democrats 15 and Conservative Party 1. Liberal Democrats won a majority of the seats contested.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 29
- Wards / divisions
- 17
| Election | Date | Seats won by party |
|---|---|---|
| Local Elections 1994 | 5 May 1994 | Liberal Democrats 15, Conservative Party 1 |
| Local Elections 1992 | 7 May 1992 | Conservative Party 12, Liberal Democrats 4, The Labour Party 2 |
| Local by-elections 20 Oct 1988 | 20 October 1988 | Conservative Party 1 |
| Local Elections 1988 | 5 May 1988 | Conservative Party 11, The Labour Party 4 |
| Local Elections 1987 | 7 May 1987 | Conservative Party 7, Alliance For Local Living (ALL) 2, The Labour Party 1 |
| Local Elections 1985 | 2 May 1985 | SDP-Liberal Alliance 1 |
| Local Elections 1983 | 5 May 1983 | Conservative Party 5 |
| Local Elections 1982 | 6 May 1982 | Conservative Party 4 |
| Local Elections 1980 | 1 May 1980 | Conservative Party 5 |
| Local Elections 1979 | 3 May 1979 | Conservative Party 1 |
| Local Elections 1978 | 4 May 1978 | The Labour Party 1 |
| Local Elections 1973 | 7 June 1973 | Conservative Party 8, The Labour Party 3, LIB 1 |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wera Hobhouse | Liberal Democrats | 19,883 | 41.3% | Yes |
| Daniel Bewley | The Labour Party | 8,665 | 18% | No |
| James Wright | Conservative Party | 7,659 | 15.9% | No |
| Dominic Tristram | Green Party | 5,952 | 12.4% | No |
| Teresa Hall | Reform UK | 3,798 | 7.9% | No |
| Colin Blackburn | Independent | 1,749 | 3.6% | No |
| Matthew Alford | Workers Party of Britain | 230 | 0.5% | No |
| Bill Blockhead | Independent | 169 | 0.4% | No |
| A.N.ON | Independent | 25 | 0.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wera Hobhouse | Liberal Democrats | 28,419 | 54.5% | Yes |
| Annabel Emma Elizabeth Tall | Conservative Party | 16,097 | 30.9% | No |
| Mike Davies | The Labour Party | 6,639 | 12.7% | No |
| Jimi Ogunnusi | Brexit Party | 642 | 1.2% | No |
| Bill Blockhead | Independent | 341 | 0.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wera Hobhouse | Liberal Democrats | 23,436 | 47.3% | Yes |
| Ben Howlett | Conservative Party | 17,742 | 35.8% | No |
| Joe Rayment | The Labour Party | 7,279 | 14.7% | No |
| Eleanor Field | Green Party | 1,126 | 2.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Howlett | Conservative Party | 17,833 | 37.8% | Yes |
| Steve Bradley | Liberal Democrats | 14,000 | 29.7% | No |
| Ollie Middleton | The Labour Party | 6,216 | 13.2% | No |
| Dominic Tristram | Green Party | 5,634 | 11.9% | No |
| Julian Deverell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 2,922 | 6.2% | No |
| Loraine Morgan-Brinkhurst | Independent | 499 | 1.1% | No |
| Jenny Knight | Independent | 63 | 0.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Foster | Liberal Democrats | 26,651 | 56.6% | Yes |
| Fabian Richter | Conservative Party | 14,768 | 31.4% | No |
| Hattie Ajderian | The Labour Party | 3,251 | 6.9% | No |
| Eric Lucas | Green Party | 1,120 | 2.4% | No |
| Ernest John Valentine | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 890 | 1.9% | No |
| Steve Hewett | Independent | 250 | 0.5% | No |
| A.N.ON | Independent | 69 | 0.1% | No |
| Sean Geddis | Independent | 56 | 0.1% | No |
| Robert Craig | Independent | 31 | 0.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Foster | Liberal Democrats | 20,101 | 43.9% | Yes |
| Sian Dawson | Conservative Party | 15,463 | 33.7% | No |
| Harrier Ajderian | The Labour Party | 6,773 | 14.8% | No |
| Eric Lucas | Greens | 2,494 | 5.4% | No |
| Richard Crowder | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 770 | 1.7% | No |
| Patrick Cobbe | Independent | 177 | 0.4% | No |
| Graham Walker | Independent | 58 | 0.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Foster | Liberal Democrats | 23,372 | 50.5% | Yes |
| Ashley Fox | Conservative Party | 13,478 | 29.1% | No |
| Marilyn Hawkings | The Labour Party | 7,269 | 15.7% | No |
| Michael Boulton | Greens | 1,469 | 3.2% | No |
| Andrew Tettenborn | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 708 | 1.5% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Foster | Liberal Democrats | 26,169 | 48.5% | Yes |
| Alison McNair | Conservative Party | 16,850 | 31.2% | No |
| Tim Bush | The Labour Party | 8,828 | 16.4% | No |
| Tony Cook | Referendum | 1,192 | 2.2% | No |
| Richard Scrase | Greens | 580 | 1.1% | No |
| Peter Sandell | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 315 | 0.6% | No |
| Nicholas Pullen | Natural Law | 55 | 0.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Foster | Liberal Democrats | 25,718 | 48.9% | Yes |
| Christopher Patten | Conservative Party | 21,950 | 41.8% | No |
| Pam Richards | The Labour Party | 4,102 | 7.8% | No |
| Duncan McCanlis | Greens | 433 | 0.8% | No |
| May Barker | Liberal Democrats | 172 | 0.3% | No |
| Alan Sked | Anti-Federalist League | 117 | 0.2% | No |
| John Rumming | Independent | 79 | 0.2% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Patten | Conservative Party | 23,515 | 45.4% | Yes |
| James Dean | Social Democratic | 22,103 | 42.7% | No |
| Jenny Smith | The Labour Party | 5,507 | 10.6% | No |
| Derek Wall | Greens | 687 | 1.3% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Patten | Conservative Party | 22,544 | 47.1% | Yes |
| James Dean | Social Democratic | 17,240 | 36% | No |
| Andrew Johnathan Pott | The Labour Party | 7,259 | 15.2% | No |
| Donald Patrick Grimes | Ecology | 441 | 0.9% | No |
| Raymond Stewart Wandle | Progressive Liberal | 319 | 0.7% | No |
| Sidney Gilbert Young | World Government | 67 | 0.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Patten | Conservative Party | 23,025 | 46.4% | Yes |
| Christopher Mayhew | Liberal Democrats | 13,913 | 28% | No |
| Martin Tudor William Baber | The Labour Party | 11,407 | 23% | No |
| Donald Patrick Grimes | Ecology | 1,082 | 2.2% | No |
| Thomas Frederick Mundy | National Front | 206 | 0.4% | No |
