Bedford_local_elections
Bedford Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. Until 1 April 2009 it was a non-metropolitan district. Since 2002 it has also had a directly elected mayor.
Non-metropolitan district elections
- 1973 Bedford District Council election
- 1976 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
- 1979 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
- 1983 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[1]
- 1984 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
- 1986 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
- 1987 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
- 1988 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
- 1990 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
- 1991 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[2]
- 1992 Bedford Borough Council election
- 1994 Bedford Borough Council election
- 1995 Bedford Borough Council election
- 1996 Bedford Borough Council election
- 1998 Bedford Borough Council election
- 1999 Bedford Borough Council election
- 2000 Bedford Borough Council election
- 2002 Bedford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 2003 Bedford Borough Council election
- 2004 Bedford Borough Council election
- 2006 Bedford Borough Council election
- 2007 Bedford Borough Council election
Unitary authority elections
- 2009 Bedford Borough Council election[4]
- 2011 Bedford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
- 2015 Bedford Borough Council election
- 2019 Bedford Borough Council election
- 2023 Bedford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
Bedford held a referendum on 21 February 2002 on whether to introduce a directly elected mayor after a petition was signed by at least 5% of the electorate. The move was approved with 11,316 voting in favour and 5,357 against on a turnout of 15.5%.[6] The first mayoral election on 17 October 2002 saw independent Frank Branston elected as mayor.[7]
2007
In 2007 Frank Branston was re-elected as mayor.
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| Bedford Mayoral Election Results 2007 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | 1st Preference Votes | % | 2nd Preference Votes¹ | % | Final | %² | |
| Frank Branston | Better Bedford Independent | 15,966 | 3,732 | 19,698 | ||||
| Nicky Attenborough | Conservative | 10,710 | 2,603 | 13,313 | ||||
| Christine McHugh | Lib Dem | 10,553 | N/A | |||||
| Randolph Charles | Labour | 4,758 | N/A | |||||
| Justina McLennan | Green | 1,538 | N/A | |||||
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¹Using the Supplementary Vote system.
²Percentage figures are not officially used on the final votes, they are produced here for illustration and are calculated by the candidates final vote divided by the total of final votes.
2009
A by-election for Mayor of Bedford took place on 15 October 2009 after the death of the previous incumbent, Frank Branston in August 2009.[8] The election was won by the Liberal Democrat, Dave Hodgson.[8]
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| Bedford Mayoral Election Results 2009[9] | ||||||||
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| Name | Party | 1st Preference Votes | % | 2nd Preference Votes | % | Final | % | |
| Dave Hodgson | Liberal Democrat | 9,428 | 26.8 | 4,127 | 13,555 | 54.0 | ||
| Parvez Akhtar | Conservative | 9,105 | 25.9 | 2,438 | 11,543 | 46.0 | ||
| Apu Bagchi | Independent | 7,631 | 21.7 | N/A | ||||
| Tony Hare | Independent | 4,316 | 12.3 | N/A | ||||
| James Valentine | Labour | 3,482 | 9.9 | N/A | ||||
| Eve Morley | Green Party | 1,183 | 3.4 | N/A | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Dan Rogerson | 1,043 | 53.0 | +32.0 | |
| Labour | Michael Webb | 816 | 41.5 | -21.9 | |
| Conservative | Janet Suter | 108 | 5.5 | -10.1 | |
| Majority | 227 | 11.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,967 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Gerard | 661 | 49.4 | +3.1 | |
| Labour | James Saunders | 370 | 27.6 | +3.5 | |
| Conservative | Adam Pritchard | 150 | 11.2 | -9.2 | |
| Independent | Tony Hare | 85 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
| Independent | Patrick O'Rourke | 73 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 291 | 11.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,339 | 18.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Shan Hunt | 715 | 52.1 | ||
| Conservative | Martin Quince | 384 | 28.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ant Caprioli | 272 | 19.8 | ||
| Majority | 331 | 24.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,371 | 33.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Bootiman | 1,364 | 46.3 | ||
| Conservative | Susan Spratt | 707 | 24.0 | ||
| UKIP | Adrian Haynes | 412 | 14.0 | ||
| Labour | Graham Tranquada | 367 | 12.5 | ||
| Green | Ben Fitch | 94 | 3.2 | ||
| Majority | 657 | 22.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,944 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,860 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Julie Cox | 610 | 63.1 | –12.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Townsend | 323 | 33.4 | +19.9 | |
| Labour | Ian Nicholls | 34 | 3.5 | –7.0 | |
| Majority | 287 | 29.7 | |||
| Turnout | 967 | 33.8 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,860 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing |  16.4 |
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The electorate of Bedford Borough voted by a margin of 51.8% to 48.2% (on a 72.1% turnout)[12] to leave the European Union during the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum (reflecting the national picture). The Kingsbrook ward voted most heavily in favour of Leave (60.71%), while the Queen's Park ward voted most strongly for Remain (57.66%). Other areas of Bedford to favour Remain were Bromham and Biddenham, Castle, De Parys, Harpur, Kempston Rural, Newnham, Oakley and Sharnbrook.[13]
More information District, Votes ...
| District | Votes | Proportion of votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remain | Leave | Remain | Leave | |
| Brickhill | 2,000 | 2,092 | 48.88% | 51.12% |
| Bromham and Biddenham | 2,138 | 1,996 | 51.72% | 48.28% |
| Castle | 1,835 | 1,366 | 57.33% | 42.67% |
| Cauldwell | 1,322 | 1,880 | 41.29% | 58.71% |
| Clapham | 1,256 | 1,731 | 42.05% | 57.95% |
| De Parys | 1,683 | 1,302 | 56.38% | 43.62% |
| Eastcotts | 1,111 | 1,322 | 45.66% | 54.34% |
| Elstow and Stewartby | 1,406 | 1,677 | 45.60% | 54.40% |
| Goldington | 1,575 | 2,062 | 43.30% | 56.70% |
| Great Barford | 1,987 | 2,282 | 46.54% | 53.46% |
| Harpur | 1,837 | 1,398 | 56.79 | 43.21% |
| Harrold | 1,295 | 1,316 | 49.60% | 50.40% |
| Kempston Central and East | 1,664 | 2,080 | 44.44% | 55.56% |
| Kempston North | 1,153 | 1,406 | 45.06% | 54.94% |
| Kempston Rural | 2,066 | 1,889 | 52.24% | 47.76% |
| Kempston South | 1,170 | 1,624 | 41.88% | 58.12% |
| Kempston West | 1,433 | 1,747 | 45.06% | 54.94% |
| Kingsbrook | 1,374 | 2,123 | 39.29% | 60.71% |
| Newnham | 1,962 | 1,634 | 54.56% | 45.44% |
| Oakley | 1,269 | 1,158 | 52.29% | 47.71% |
| Putnoe | 1,818 | 2,028 | 47.27% | 52.73% |
| Queens Park | 1,573 | 1,155 | 57.66% | 42.34% |
| Riseley | 1,173 | 1,282 | 47.78% | 52.22% |
| Sharnbrook | 1,425 | 1,200 | 54.29% | 45.71% |
| Wilshamstead | 1,300 | 1,661 | 43.90% | 56.10% |
| Wootton | 1,649 | 1,891 | 46.58% | 53.42% |
| Wyboston | 1,023 | 1,268 | 44.65% | 55.35% |
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- The District of North Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- "Council Elections". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- legislation.gov.uk - The Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- Parker, Simon (22 February 2002). "Bedford wants a mayor". guardian.co.uk. London. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- Sherman, Jill (19 October 2002). "Maverick mayors add to Labour's embarrassment". The Times. London. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- "Lib Dems claim victory in Bedford mayor race". 24dash.com. 16 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- "Lib Dem Dave Hodgson is the new Mayor of Bedford". Bedfordshire on Sunday. 16 October 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- "Huge boost for Labour in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 11 December 2009. Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- "Kempston North By-Election Result". Bedford Borough Council. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- "EU Referendum local results - B - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- "BBC EU Referendum ward level data". BBC News. Retrieved 13 January 2018.