The 1988 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1988 to elect members of North Bedfordshire Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
| 1988 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Conservative | 6 |  1 | 33.3 | 19 | 25 | 47.2 | 13,265 | 38.5 | –8.9 | |
| SLD | 6 |  | 33.3 | 8 | 14 | 26.4 | 8,520 | 24.7 | +0.1 | |
| Labour | 5 |  1 | 27.8 | 8 | 13 | 24.5 | 11,668 | 33.8 | +6.2 | |
| Independent | 1 | | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 819 | 2.4 | +2.1 | |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 218 | 0.6 | N/A | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLD | T. Hill* | 1,249 | 46.1 | +6.9 | |
| Conservative | E. Evans | 1,174 | 43.4 | +0.4 | |
| Labour | H. Mitchell | 284 | 10.5 | -1.6 | |
| Turnout | 2,707 | 44.3 | |||
| SLD gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
The Liberal Democrats had previously gained the Conservative seat at a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Bates* | 1,274 | 78.5 | +0.3 | |
| SLD | W. Orman | 201 | 12.4 | +0.6 | |
| Labour | T. Albone | 147 | 9.1 | -0.8 | |
| Turnout | 1,622 | 42.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | V. Brandon* | 819 | 83.7 | +83.7 | |
| Labour | T. Carroll | 160 | 16.3 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 979 | 55.2 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Parkin | 929 | 46.8 | +4.4 | |
| Labour | M. Brophy | 803 | 40.4 | +0.1 | |
| SLD | K. Jones | 255 | 12.8 | -2.2 | |
| Turnout | 1,987 | 44.7 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | R. Elford* | 1,506 | 71.6 | +1.8 | |
| Conservative | R. Pal | 418 | 19.9 | +2.8 | |
| SLD | A. Gerard | 180 | 8.6 | -1.7 | |
| Turnout | 2,104 | 37.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLD | R. Chybalski | 718 | 52.4 | -7.1 | |
| Conservative | J. Whatley | 464 | 33.9 | +13.0 | |
| Labour | J. Cartlidge | 188 | 13.7 | -5.9 | |
| Turnout | 1,370 | 46.6 | |||
| SLD hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Gwynne Jones | 1,049 | 42.6 | -6.4 | |
| SLD | J. Crofts | 1,018 | 41.4 | +8.1 | |
| Labour | B. Jones | 304 | 12.4 | -5.4 | |
| Green | A. Roche | 89 | 3.6 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,460 | 44.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLD | T. Dunning | 367 | 44.2 | -10.4 | |
| Conservative | V. Fattorusso | 299 | 36.0 | -18.6 | |
| Labour | A. Tester | 165 | 19.9 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 831 | 38.3 | |||
| SLD hold | Swing | ||||
V. Fattorusso had defected to the Conservatives, having been elected for the Liberal-SDP Alliance.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLD | A. Christie | 1,036 | 45.4 | -2.7 | |
| Labour | D. Verney | 798 | 35.0 | -1.2 | |
| Conservative | V. Fulford | 447 | 19.6 | +4.0 | |
| Turnout | 2,281 | 41.8 | |||
| SLD hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Atkins | 1,201 | 56.3 | +16.6 | |
| Conservative | M. Mactoom | 759 | 35.6 | -14.9 | |
| SLD | R. Bossingham | 112 | 5.2 | -4.6 | |
| Green | K. Royal | 62 | 2.9 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,134 | 40.5 | |||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | D. Lewis* | 1,309 | 49.1 | +1.7 | |
| Conservative | M. Williams | 1,233 | 46.3 | +7.2 | |
| SLD | M. Christie | 122 | 4.6 | -8.9 | |
| Turnout | 2,664 | 38.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | M. Stupple* | 1,112 | 50.1 | +6.6 | |
| Labour | A. Beardmore | 975 | 43.9 | +1.4 | |
| SLD | B. Gibbons | 133 | 6.0 | -8.0 | |
| Turnout | 2,220 | 39.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | I. Luder* | 1,179 | 48.9 | +0.9 | |
| SLD | T. Outen | 907 | 37.7 | -2.5 | |
| Conservative | A. Simic | 323 | 13.4 | +1.6 | |
| Turnout | 2,409 | 43.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLD | A. Lennon* | 643 | 40.8 | -7.8 | |
| Conservative | M. Simmonds | 569 | 36.1 | +1.8 | |
| Labour | P. Render | 365 | 23.1 | +5.9 | |
| Turnout | 1,577 | 41.1 | |||
| SLD hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLD | J. Lennon | 1,309 | 47.1 | -1.8 | |
| Conservative | J. Temperley** | 1,290 | 46.5 | +5.9 | |
| Labour | R. Ward | 178 | 6.4 | -0.3 | |
| Turnout | 2,777 | 49.3 | |||
| SLD hold | Swing | ||||
J. Temperley was a sitting councillor for Harpur ward.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | M. Cotter* | 1,215 | 66.0 | -1.7 | |
| Conservative | G. Frost | 446 | 24.2 | +1.9 | |
| SLD | C. Hedge | 112 | 6.1 | -3.8 | |
| Green | S. Hunt | 67 | 3.6 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,840 | 35.4 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Hughes | 612 | 79.1 | +24.4 | |
| Labour | D. Ward | 101 | 13.0 | N/A | |
| SLD | A. Chybalski | 61 | 7.9 | -6.6 | |
| Turnout | 774 | 41.2 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Tait | 867 | 49.4 | +13.2 | |
| Labour | B. Keens | 790 | 45.0 | +15.8 | |
| SLD | V. Hawke | 97 | 5.5 | -4.4 | |
| Turnout | 1,754 | 50.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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