1996 Luton Borough Council election

1996 Luton Borough Council election

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All 48 seats to Luton Borough Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative Seats won 36 9 3 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 59,233 26,874 26,929 Percentage 51.3% 23.3% 23.3% Swing 4.4% 3.4% 1.4%
Control before election Labour Control after election Labour

The 1996 Luton Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Luton Borough Council in Bedfordshire, England. ^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1996 Luton Borough Council election [2]
Party		Candidates	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	48	36	1	2	1	75.0	51.3	59,233	–4.4
	Liberal Democrats	47	9	0	0		18.8	23.3	26,874	+3.4
	Conservative	47	3	2	1	1	6.3	23.3	26,929	+1.4
	Residents	10	0	0	0		0.0	1.4	1,619	N/A
	Green	5	0	0	0		0.0	0.7	822	+0.2
	UKIP	1	0	0	0		0.0	0.1	69	N/A

Ward results

Incumbent councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*). Changes in seats do not take into account by-elections or defections.

Biscot

Biscot (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Davis*	1,563	48.5	–11.2
	Labour	M. Guha*	1,476	45.8	–13.3
	Labour	N. White	1,387	43.1	–13.2
	Liberal Democrats	S. Rahman	1,202	37.3	+28.6
	Conservative	M. Riaz	789	24.5	+0.7
	Conservative	M. Farid	532	16.5	+1.3
	Conservative	K. Foord	428	13.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	D. Malins	298	9.3	+1.7
Turnout			~3,221	38.5	–0.8
Registered electors			8,366
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Bramingham

Bramingham (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Main*	1,169	43.4	–0.1
	Labour	D. Worlding	1,097	40.7	+3.0
	Labour	Q. Hussain	1,034	38.4	+3.2
	Conservative	P. Glenister*	980	36.4	+0.3
	Conservative	M. Punter	948	35.2	+0.9
	Conservative	R. Dean	945	35.1	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Lincoln	469	17.4	–0.3
	Liberal Democrats	S. Rutstein	419	15.5	–1.0
	Liberal Democrats	H. Siederer	389	14.4	+0.8
	Residents	I. Brodie	86	3.2	–0.6
	Residents	J. Burgoyne	62	2.3	–0.6
	Residents	R. Mitchell	52	1.9	–0.6
Turnout			~2,695	28.2	–0.9
Registered electors			9,558
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Conservative

Challney

Challney (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Devenish*	1,312	54.5	–4.2
	Labour	D. Ramsey	1,283	53.3	–1.3
	Labour	W. Akbar*	1,260	52.3	–0.9
	Conservative	S. Khan	664	27.6	+2.2
	Conservative	G. Campbell	659	27.4	+6.1
	Conservative	H. Mason	613	25.5	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	D. Chapman	296	12.3	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	B. Lawrence	283	11.8	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Duffy	229	9.5	–0.7
Turnout			~2,408	32.1	–4.2
Registered electors			7,501
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Crawley

Crawley (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Franks*	1,634	51.8	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	L. Patterson*	1,586	50.3	+6.4
	Liberal Democrats	J. Felmingham*	1,572	49.9	+6.3
	Labour	A. Speakman	1,156	36.7	–5.0
	Labour	C. Knight	1,154	36.6	–4.7
	Labour	B. Hester	1,137	36.1	–1.6
	Conservative	N. Feerick	259	8.2	–0.7
	Conservative	D. Lockstone	241	7.6	–0.2
	Conservative	E. Williamson	236	7.5	N/A
Turnout			~3,152	40.5	+0.1
Registered electors			7,782
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Dallow

Dallow (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Ashraf*	1,557	78.0	–6.3
	Labour	Z. Ahmed*	1,525	76.4	–6.6
	Labour	D. Taylor*	1,493	74.8	–5.2
	Conservative	P. Platt	257	12.9	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Cason	235	11.8	+1.3
	Conservative	M. Thomas	235	11.8	+2.8
	Conservative	G. Victor	220	11.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	R. Knape	161	8.1	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	M. Knape	160	8.0	+0.7
	Green	J. French	142	7.1	N/A
Turnout			~1,995	32.0	–5.2
Registered electors			7,087
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Farley

Farley (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	L. McCowan*	1,494	72.6	–1.9
	Labour	L. Merritt	1,443	70.2	–1.4
	Labour	J. Boyle	1,431	69.6	+4.0
	Conservative	G. Clarke	278	13.5	–1.3
	Conservative	J. Williams	266	12.9	+1.5
	Conservative	B. Doward	256	12.4	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Bonner	176	8.6	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Howes	166	8.1	–0.4
	Liberal Democrats	I. Griggs	150	7.3	+1.0
	UKIP	C. Lawman	69	3.4	N/A
Turnout			~2,057	30.3	–5.8
Registered electors			6,788
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

High Town

High Town (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	H. Magill*	1,288	54.9	–0.2
	Labour	Z. Moran*	1,249	53.3	+2.9
	Labour	J. Thakoordin	1,058	45.1	–5.3
	Conservative	G. Dillingham	586	25.0	+8.5
	Conservative	S. Lister	580	24.7	+8.2
	Conservative	S. Victor	546	23.3	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Doyle	283	12.1	–4.0
	Liberal Democrats	A. Skepelhorne	270	11.5	–4.2
	Liberal Democrats	A. Strange	254	10.8	–4.0
	Green	L. Bliss	209	8.9	+3.1
	Residents	P. Darkins	150	6.4	N/A
Turnout			~2,345	32.4	–3.1
Registered electors			7,238
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Icknield

Icknield (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Dunnington*	1,653	50.3	+8.5
	Conservative	A. Flint	1,557	47.3	+7.8
	Conservative	D. Johnston	1,537	46.7	+7.5
	Labour	A. Flegham*	1,279	38.9	–5.2
	Labour	R. Sills	1,246	37.9	–6.1
	Labour	R. Furness	1,244	37.8	–3.7
	Liberal Democrats	A. Farrow	352	10.7	–1.4
	Liberal Democrats	D. Hinkley	321	9.8	–1.4
	Liberal Democrats	T. Keens	315	9.6	–1.3
Turnout			~3,289	36.1	±0.0
Registered electors			9,111
	Conservative hold
	Conservative gain from Labour
	Conservative gain from Labour

Leagrave

Leagrave (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Patten*	1,271	57.5	–4.4
	Labour	S. Roden*	1,189	53.8	–3.3
	Labour	D. Stewart*	1,170	52.9	–3.9
	Conservative	R. Burdett	581	26.3	–0.6
	Conservative	J. Titmuss	560	25.3	+3.1
	Conservative	J. Heredia	527	23.8	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	M. Lincoln	205	9.3	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	L. De-Groot	193	8.7	+2.2
	Liberal Democrats	D. De-Groot	189	8.5	+2.5
	Residents	M. Smith	117	5.3	N/A
	Residents	C. Gough	81	3.7	N/A
	Residents	E. Gough	74	3.3	N/A
Turnout			~2,212	28.4	–5.4
Registered electors			7,789
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Lewsey

Lewsey (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Hand*	1,635	69.8	–0.4
	Labour	T. Shaw*	1,619	69.1	+3.5
	Labour	H. Simmons	1,504	64.2	+3.5
	Conservative	M. Hall	362	15.5	+0.3
	Conservative	G. Farrell	354	15.1	+0.9
	Conservative	S. Harrison	351	15.0	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Mead	217	9.3	–0.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Mead	206	8.8	–0.3
	Liberal Democrats	M. Robinson	205	8.8	–0.1
Turnout			~2,342	26.9	–2.2
Registered electors			8,705
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Limbury

Limbury (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	N. Bullock*	1,289	55.0	+1.3
	Labour	A. Greaves	1,241	53.0	+0.9
	Labour	R. Harris*	1,203	51.4	+1.5
	Conservative	D. Kennedy	502	21.4	+1.7
	Conservative	P. O'Neil	477	20.4	+1.3
	Residents	C. Brown	412	17.6	–0.4
	Residents	L. Mitchell	299	12.8	–2.0
	Residents	V. King	286	12.2	–1.4
	Liberal Democrats	K. Duffy	181	7.7	–1.4
	Conservative	M. Morris	169	7.2	–10.4
	Liberal Democrats	P. Elmes	158	6.7	–0.4
	Liberal Democrats	L. McColm	155	6.6	–0.5
Turnout			~2,342	33.2	–5.2
Registered electors			7,049
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Putteridge

Putteridge (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Davies*	2,481	61.2	+15.5
	Liberal Democrats	P. Chapman*	2,373	58.5	+17.5
	Liberal Democrats	R. Greenham*	2,309	57.0	+16.2
	Conservative	J. Ashby	799	19.7	–7.8
	Conservative	M. Bradley	796	19.6	–7.1
	Conservative	J. Pemberton	755	18.6	–7.5
	Labour	H. Heather	750	18.5	–7.0
	Labour	W. Worlding	708	17.5	–6.9
	Labour	S. Deb Gupta	668	16.5	–6.4
Turnout			~4,054	36.9	–0.6
Registered electors			10,987
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Saints

Saints (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Akhtar*	1,430	50.7	–3.8
	Labour	A. Roden*	1,402	49.7	–3.1
	Labour	R. Saleem*	1,391	49.3	–2.0
	Conservative	M. Riaz	964	34.2	+6.7
	Conservative	J. O'Neil	781	27.7	+8.5
	Conservative	K. White	755	26.8	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	B. Murray	305	10.8	–1.3
	Liberal Democrats	E. Hird	282	10.0	–1.2
	Liberal Democrats	M. Pringle	274	9.7	–0.1
Turnout			~2,821	37.4	–2.6
Registered electors			7,542
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

South

South (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	C. Pryer*	1,210	55.0	–1.9
	Labour	T. Hoyle*	1,163	52.9	–3.2
	Labour	B. Slessor*	1,112	50.6	±0.0
	Conservative	S. Kenneally	568	25.8	–2.1
	Conservative	B. Tipler	510	23.2	–4.5
	Liberal Democrats	D. Shaw	192	8.7	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	W. Cole	187	8.5	+2.1
	Green	M. Scheimann	170	7.7	–1.7
	Liberal Democrats	D. Shaw	158	7.2	+1.0
	Green	J. Blake	153	7.0	N/A
	Green	S. Cain	148	6.7	N/A
Turnout			~2,199	25.0	–6.1
Registered electors			8,796
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Stopsley

Stopsley (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Davies*	1,762	63.5	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	M. Dolling*	1,591	57.3	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Wates	1,536	55.3	+6.3
	Labour	J. Davis	704	25.4	–5.6
	Labour	B. Ellis	599	21.6	–5.4
	Labour	L. Singh	565	20.4	–5.3
	Conservative	J. Denis-Smith	367	13.2	–0.2
	Conservative	M. Price	322	11.6	–1.0
	Conservative	P. Price	310	11.2	–0.6
Turnout			~2,776	39.3	–5.0
Registered electors			7,064
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Sundon Park

Sundon Park (3 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Cooney*	1,417	70.5	–3.4
	Labour	K. Gale*	1,329	66.1	–2.7
	Labour	S. Knight*	1,329	66.1	–1.9
	Conservative	R. Cartwright	345	17.2	+2.1
	Conservative	D. Johnston	322	16.0	+1.0
	Conservative	V. Lacey	321	16.0	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Y. Edmunds	191	9.5	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	J. Varnals	159	7.9	+2.0
	Liberal Democrats	M. Varnals	145	7.2	+1.7
Turnout			~2,011	27.6	–6.4
Registered electors			7,286
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

References

1. "Luton Borough Council Election Results 1973-1995" (PDF). Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 2 January 2026.
2. "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher . The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 2 January 2026.