1991 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election

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1991 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
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Whole Council
27 seats needed for a majority
Registered81,609
Turnout45%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats won4073
Popular vote16,7914,3588,389
Percentage49.1%12.7%24.5%
 Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats
Seats won3
Popular vote4,651
Percentage13.6%
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Locations of wards in Mid Bedfordshire

Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 2 May 1991. All 53 seats were up for election.

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Result

Gains and losses in the results table are compared with the 1987 district council election.

Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Result 1991 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 40-375.549.116,791-4.9
  Independent 7+213.212.74,358+3.0
  Labour 3+15.724.58,389+4.6
  Liberal Democrats 3+05.713.64,651-1.5

Ward results

All results are listed below: [2]

Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 1987 District Council election.

The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 1987 District Council election.

Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.

Ampthill

Ampthill (3 seats, 4,870 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Holden*1,30262.2+23.0
Conservative Ms A Palmer*1,00047.8+9.8
Conservative Pauline Mayhead88142.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Young*81739.0+5.8
Liberal Democrats A Sunman59928.6
Labour Ms N Bradbury42820.4
Labour Ms J Nicklin35016.7+8.1
Labour Ms C Urquart34816.6
Turnout 2,09443.0−29.3

Arlesey

Arlesey (2 seats, 3,334 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Harrowell*86559.0+8.2
Labour D Landman61642.0
Conservative R Turner*61341.8−7.5
Conservative M Covington53836.7
Turnout 1,46744.0

Aspley

Aspley (2 seats, 2,693 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fiona Chapman* [a] 74957.9+5.2
Conservative Robert Brown*69653.8+6.4
Liberal Democrats M Dickins36628.3
Labour A Bassindale32325.0
Turnout 1,29348.0

Biggleswade Ivel

Biggleswade Ivel (3 seats, 4,934 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Rouse*1,37959.5−0.2
Conservative Peter Vickers*1,26454.5−1.9
Conservative D Strachan*1,06145.8+3.2
Labour M Peirce87737.8
Labour Ms C Bowpitt82335.5
Labour Peter Malyon75532.6+6.7
Turnout 2,31947.0

Biggleswade Stratton

Biggleswade Stratton (3 seats, 4,948 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Bennett*1,20850.9+10.0
Conservative David Smith*1,14348.1+10.9
Labour Ms D Brunt1,07145.1
Independent Ms C Cook*92138.8+8.7
Labour Ms A Briars88637.3
Labour Amy Forbes73130.8+12.8
Turnout 2,37548.0

Blunham

Blunham (1 seat, 1,589 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent N Davidson*UnopposedNA

Campton & Meppershall

Campton & Meppershall (1 seat, 1,436 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative D Price*UnopposedNA

Clifton & Henlow

Clifton & Henlow (3 seats, 4,118 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Rogers*1,02762.4+1.6
Independent William Cliff94057.1
Conservative Patricia Cook*88954.0−4.4
Conservative Ms G Burn*73344.5−11.0
Turnout 1,64740.0

Clophill

Clophill (1 seat, 1,243 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Dunne37474.4
Labour D Mason12925.6
Turnout 50340.5

Cranfield

Cranfield (3 seats, 3,102 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Silvia Dosser65849.3
Conservative M Clarke*65649.2
Conservative Roger Baker63647.7
Labour Alan Morris34025.5+9.2
Labour Ms E Rooney30923.2+6.3
Liberal Democrats J Hamilton30622.9+3.9
Labour R Harris25018.7+3.9
Independent R Ambridge21115.8
Turnout 1,33443.0

Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill

Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill (1 seat, 1,410 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms J Eells*48469.8−13.1
Labour Ms S McDonald20930.2
Turnout 69349.1

Flitwick East

Flitwick East (2 seats, 3,934 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cynthia Baker*78657.1−1.0
Conservative Malcolm Randall*61544.7−23.6
Labour P Bray53038.5
Turnout 1,37735.0

Flitwick West

Flitwick West (2 seats, 4,292 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Forster1,04260.7
Conservative Dennis Gale*1,02659.8+1.6
Labour Ms J Newman49728.9
Labour Arthur Watson46727.2+17.0
Turnout 1,71740.0

Harlington

Harlington (1 seat, 1,813 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Golby*57450.3−0.4
Conservative Robin Younger38533.7
Labour M Howson18216.0
Turnout 1,14162.9

Haynes & Houghton Conquest

Haynes & Houghton Conquest (1 seat, 1,938 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eleanor Dorman*UnopposedNA

Langford

Langford (1 seat, 2,157 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms P Trussell*49247.7−6.0
Liberal Democrats D Hanscombe30829.8+4.3
Labour Ms J Scholes23222.5
Turnout 1,03247.8−1.9

Marston

Marston (2 seats, 3,176 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms C Barnes*87661.3+13.2
Conservative Isla Lake*78955.2
Labour L Pollock30221.1
Liberal Democrats G Riches28419.9
Labour Ms M Crick27819.5
Turnout 1,42945.0

Maulden

Maulden (1 seat, 2,048 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms B New*65867.3+11.8
Liberal Democrats S Sunman16116.5
Labour Ms M Mason15916.3
Turnout 97847.8

Northill

Northill (1 seat, 1,639 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Patricia Turner*UnopposedNA

Old Warden & Southill

Old Warden & Southill (1 seat, 1,147 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats K BallardUnopposedNA

Potton

Potton (2 seats, 3,542 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent F Jakes*UnopposedNA
Independent J Ream*UnopposedNA

Sandy All Saints

Sandy All Saints (2 seats, 2,900 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alistair Gammell*57254.0
Independent Anthony Goss54151.1
Conservative A Sherwood-King*48445.7
Turnout 1,05936.5

Sandy St Swithuns

Sandy St Swithuns (3 seats, 3,766 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms P Sherwood-King*62145.8
Liberal Democrats G Goodwin56541.7−1.6
Conservative T Rice56341.5−9.3
Conservative M D Darlow50237.0
Labour J Ball47034.7
Labour Ms D Rescorla*44032.4
Turnout 1,35636.0−39.8

Shefford

Shefford (2 seats, 2,554 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms E Burson*78162.4+25.5
Independent Ms M Faircloth*59047.2+20.4
Labour Ms F Argent34627.7
Labour Ms M Gardiner25820.6
Turnout 1,25149.0

Shillington & Stondon

Shillington & Stondon (2 seats, 2,681 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms R Simkins*66257.4+15.4
Conservative W Bell*63655.2
Labour M Woodbine40134.8+27.8
Turnout 1,15343.0

Stotfold

Stotfold (3 seats, 4,775 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Saunders1,28753.9
Conservative John Street1,28353.7
Liberal Democrats Brian Collier77632.5
Labour H Wood*76632.1
Independent F Hyde*70329.4
Independent J Keenan2189.1
Turnout 2,38850.0

Wensley

Wensley (1 seat, 1,310 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian E Collier*37756.9−5.2
Liberal Democrats D Walker28643.1+21.0
Turnout 66350.6

Westoning

Westoning (1 seat, 1,307 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative J GoldsmithUnopposedNA

Woburn

Woburn (1 seat, 1,264 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Duggan42359.4
Liberal Democrats J Ellis20829.2+11.1
Independent A Wells7811.0
Turnout 71256.3

Wrest

Wrest (1 seat, 1,689 registered voters)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ms M Taylor60169.6
Labour Ms A Thompson26230.4
Turnout 86351.1

Notes

  1. ↑ Mrs Chapman's full name is Catherine Fiona Chapman MBE. Since 2009 she has been councillor for Flitwick on Central Bedfordshire Council, and is listed on Central Bedfordshire Council's website as Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE. [3] [4] She is sometimes listed as Catherine Chapman, [5] and sometimes as Fiona Chapman. [6] [4] She was first elected to Mid Bedfordshire District Council in 1976. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "District level Authority Results.xlsx", www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, pp. 1987, 1991, retrieved 14 May 2017
  2. 1 2 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael, "Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF), www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, retrieved 14 May 2017
  3. ↑ "Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE", centralbeds.moderngov.co.uk, archived from the original on 14 August 2017, retrieved 14 May 2017
  4. 1 2 "Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Central Bedfordshire Council, Vice-Chairman Councillor Fiona Chapman MBE", www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk, retrieved 14 May 2017[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2007 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
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