1991 Wansdyke District Council election explained

Election Name:1991 Wansdyke District Council election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1987 Wansdyke District Council election
Previous Year:1987
Seats For Election:All 47 seats to Wansdyke District Council
Majority Seats:24
Image1: Con
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election1:28 seats, 41.2%
Seats1:23
Seat Change1: 5
Popular Vote1:20,674
Percentage1:39.7%
Swing1: 1.5%
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election2:16 seats, 36.1%
Seats2:19
Seat Change2: 3
Popular Vote2:20,316
Percentage2:39.0%
Swing2: 2.8%
Image4: Ind
Party4:Independent politician
Last Election4:3 seats, 4.6%
Seats4:4
Seat Change4: 1
Popular Vote4:3,648
Percentage4:7.0%
Swing4: 2.4%
Image5: LD
Party5:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election5:0 seats, 16.1%
Seats5:1
Seat Change5: 1
Popular Vote5:6,832
Percentage5:13.1%
Swing5: 3.0%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Conservative
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.

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 (*).