1990 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election

Last updated January 11, 2024

The 1990 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of North Bedfordshire Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1990 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	5	1	27.8	19	24	45.3	14,222	36.6	–1.9
	Labour	8	2	44.4	7	15	28.3	14,824	38.1	+4.3
	Liberal Democrats	5	1	27.8	8	13	24.5	9,330	24.0	–0.7
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.9	90	0.2	–2.2
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	436	1.1	+0.5

Ward results

Brickhill

Brickhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	C. Green*	1,827	52.5	+2.4
	Conservative	M. Watt	1,377	39.6	+2.7
	Labour	M. Khan	277	8.0	-5.0
Majority			450	12.9
Turnout			3,481	58.2
Registered electors			5,980
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. Bagchi	986	41.7	+1.9
	Conservative	R. Rigby*	952	40.3	-2.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Crofts	425	18.0	+0.7
Majority			34	1.4
Turnout			2,363	53.9
Registered electors			4,382
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Cauldwell

Cauldwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Storrow*	1,771	75.5	+18.7
	Conservative	R. Pal	306	13.0	-15.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Gerard	268	11.4	-1.5
Majority			1,465	62.5
Turnout			2,345	41.1
Registered electors			5,707
	Labour hold		Swing

De Parys

De Parys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Fitzpatrick*	1,391	45.1	-3.6
	Conservative	J. Wilson	1,271	41.2	+6.7
	Labour	K. Buckles	422	13.7	-3.1
Majority			120	3.9
Turnout			3,084	55.8
Registered electors			5,529
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Felmersham

Felmersham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Barber-Lomax	842	62.4	+13.9
	Liberal Democrats	G. Venn	371	27.5	-16.2
	Labour	T. Carroll	137	10.1	+2.3
Majority			471	34.9
Turnout			1,350	76.7
Registered electors			1,759
	Conservative hold		Swing

Goldington

Goldington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	G. Wilson	1,317	45.7	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Cardus	1,019	35.4	-9.6
	Conservative	H. Bushell	545	18.9	+6.6
Majority			298	10.3
Turnout			2,881	53.6
Registered electors			5,373
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Harpur

Harpur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Mitchell	1,417	56.2	+4.7
	Conservative	C. Ellis	801	31.8	-5.5
	Green	A. Roche	155	6.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	M. Borrett	148	5.9	-5.3
Majority			616	24.4
Turnout			2,521	45.7
Registered electors			5,514
	Labour hold		Swing

Harrold

Harrold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	B. Cheadle	600	51.5	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Botterill	315	27.0	-0.7
	Labour	J. Thynne	250	21.5	-1.4
Majority			285	24.5
Turnout			1,165	53.1
Registered electors			2,196
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kempston East

Kempston East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Oliver*	1,811	59.6	+13.9
	Conservative	M. Williams	1,228	40.4	-1.3
Majority			583	19.2
Turnout			3,039	42.5
Registered electors			7,145
	Labour hold		Swing

Kempston West

Kempston West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Hunt*	1,345	53.3	+1.9
	Conservative	J. Walford	959	38.0	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Sawyer	219	8.7	-4.6
Majority			386	15.3
Turnout			2,523	42.2
Registered electors			5,983
	Labour hold		Swing

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Luder*	1,612	65.7	+4.0
	Conservative	J. Mingay	580	23.6	+7.4
	Liberal Democrats	R. Micklem	263	10.7	-11.4
Majority			1,032	42.0
Turnout			2,455	45.2
Registered electors			5,427
	Labour hold		Swing

Newnham

Newnham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Evans*	790	38.7	-5.6
	Conservative	S. Halse	659	32.3	-1.0
	Labour	G. Snelson	501	24.6	+2.2
	Independent	D. Pettit	90	4.4	N/A
Majority			131	6.4
Turnout			2,040	52.8
Registered electors			3,867
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Oakley

Oakley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Olney*	506	54.6	+5.2
	Conservative	A. Shackleton	350	37.8	-5.6
	Labour	A. Symonds	71	7.7	+0.5
Majority			156	16.8
Turnout			927	53.9
Registered electors			1,720
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Putnoe

Putnoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Marsh*	1,290	44.7	-9.0
	Conservative	P. Palmer	1,163	40.3	+2.6
	Labour	D. Verney	295	10.2	+1.6
	Green	J. Hunt	135	4.7
Majority			127	4.4
Turnout			2,883	52.1
Registered electors			5,537
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Queens Park

Queens Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Jones*	1,669	69.3	-2.2
	Conservative	R. Hughes	451	18.7	+1.0
	Green	E. Hunt	146	6.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	C. Hall	144	6.0	-4.7
Majority			1,218	50.5
Turnout			2,410	45.3
Registered electors			5,324
	Labour hold		Swing

Renhold

Renhold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bone*	681	70.5	+7.4
	Labour	R. Ward	197	20.4	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	A. Chybalski	88	9.1	-15.5
Majority			484	50.1
Turnout			966	53.4
Registered electors			1,810
	Conservative hold		Swing

Riseley

Riseley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Cocksedge*	681	59.0	-7.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. Cook	266	23.1	+7.8
	Labour	M. English	207	17.9	-0.5
Majority			415	36.0
Turnout			1,154	55.4
Registered electors			2,083
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hickling	776	59.0	+3.8
	Labour	N. Irwin	539	41.0	+13.2
Majority			237	18.0
Turnout			1,315	55.6
Registered electors			2,366
	Conservative hold		Swing

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References

↑ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 13 February 2023.

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[1] "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 13 February 2023.

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v t e Council elections in Bedfordshire
Bedford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2015 2019 2023
Central Bedfordshire Council	2009 2011 2015 2019 2023
Luton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Bedfordshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 Abolished
Mid Bedfordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
South Bedfordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
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