1999 Bedford Borough Council election

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The 1999 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Election result

1999 Bedford Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 6Decrease2.svg 335.3131935.810,08435.8–0.6
  Liberal Democrats 5Increase2.svg 329.4131834.07,46026.5–1.5
  Conservative 4Steady2.svg23.55917.09,09432.3+2.2
  Independent 2Steady2.svg11.85713.21,5525.5±0.0

Ward results

Brickhill

Brickhill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Threapleton 1,110 45.0 +17.3
Liberal Democrats Raymond Waterhouse*1,01241.1–14.0
Labour Yvonne Anderson34213.9-3.3
Majority984.0
Turnout 2,46442.3
Registered electors 5,833
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bromham

Bromham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dean Laley* 1,150 68.9 +18.0
Labour Roger Jackson30718.4–0.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Howker21212.7–17.5
Majority84350.5
Turnout 1,66932.2
Registered electors 5,188
Conservative hold Swing

Castle

Castle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Whitehead* 862 50.6 –6.6
Conservative Robert Rigby65038.1+15.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lawson19211.3-9.0
Majority21212.4
Turnout 1,70437.0
Registered electors 4,599
Labour hold Swing

Cauldwell

Cauldwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Randolph Charles 1,201 76.5 -4.7
Conservative Janet Pilgrim20112.8+4.2
Liberal Democrats Anita Gerard16710.6+0.4
Majority1,00063.7
Turnout 1,56925.8
Registered electors 6,130
Labour hold Swing

Clapham

Clapham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Arthur Foster 419 41.0 +14.1
Labour Jennifer Jackson*41840.9+11.7
Liberal Democrats Giorgio Garofolo18418.0+3.1
Majority10.1
Turnout 1,02137.0
Registered electors 2,773
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

De Parys

De Parys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Neal Bath 955 44.2 –6.6
Conservative Terence Rigby87238.9+11.9
Labour Charles Baily33415.5-6.7
Majority833.8
Turnout 2,16138.3
Registered electors 5,668
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Goldington

Goldington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Ruffin* 1,006 53.6 -2.5
Labour Laurence Evans73038.9+0.8
Conservative Valerie Fulford1407.5+1.7
Majority27614.7
Turnout 1,87635.8
Registered electors 5,255
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Great Barford

Great Barford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carole Ellis* 488 69.8 +16.6
Labour Richard Crane13619.5–13.0
Liberal Democrats Veronica Harvey7510.7–3.6
Majority35250.4
Turnout 69935.6
Registered electors 1,968
Conservative hold Swing

Harpur

Harpur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Nicholls* 834 56.6 –9.2
Conservative Jean Pilgrim46631.6+10.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Vogel17311.7+2.3
Majority36825.0
Turnout 1,47324.8
Registered electors 5,952
Labour hold Swing

Kempston East

Kempston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Lewis* 1,157 53.6 –5.5
Conservative Richard Hyde80037.0+5.5
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Smithson2039.4±0.0
Majority35716.5
Turnout 2,16029.7
Registered electors 7,346
Labour hold Swing

Kempston Rural

Kempston Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Fogarty 482 44.2 +10.5
Conservative David Reedman47543.6+2.8
Labour Adrien Beardmore13312.2–13.3
Majority70.6
Turnout 1,09049.1
Registered electors 2,231
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Kempston West

Kempston West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christopher Black* 1,023 50.9 –11.8
Conservative Charlotte Attenborough87543.5+16.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Standley1135.6–4.3
Majority1487.4
Turnout 2,01130.9
Registered electors 6,561
Labour hold Swing

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Shirley McKay 847 51.0 +39.8
Labour Frank Garrick*69641.9–33.2
Conservative Janet Suter1197.2–6.5
Majority1519.1
Turnout 1,66234.0
Registered electors 4,901
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Putnoe

Putnoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Bootiman 1,158 61.7 +2.0
Conservative Denise Coates50226.7+2.3
Labour David Lukes21711.6-4.3
Majority65634.9
Turnout 1,87735.0
Registered electors 5,381
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Queens Park

Queens Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Muhammad Khan* 1,420 72.2 –1.0
Conservative Michael Williams32816.7+2.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Murphy21911.1–1.8
Majority1,09255.5
Turnout 1,96732.0
Registered electors 6,238
Labour hold Swing

Sharnbrook

Sharnbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Bates 412 42.6 N/A
Conservative Robert Pearson*33134.2–10.7
Labour Anthea Cooke18118.7–13.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hall444.5–8.0
Majority818.4
Turnout 96846.1
Registered electors 2,101
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Wootton

Wootton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Smith* 1,140 62.7 +34.4
Liberal Democrats Ian White41823.0–0.5
Conservative Vivian Suter1689.2–15.5
Labour Paban Sharma935.1–18.4
Majority72239.7
Turnout 1,81946.1
Registered electors 3,955
Independent hold Swing

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References

  1. "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 February 2023.