The 2002 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries and the total number of seats increased by 1 from 53 to 54.
At the election, the Conservatives regained their position as the largest party, coming three seats away from taking majority control of the council.
2002 Bedford Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 25 | 12 | 46.3 | 0 | 25 | 46.3 | 30,517 | 37.8 | +0.9 | |
Labour | 14 | 4 | 25.9 | 0 | 14 | 25.9 | 20,671 | 25.6 | –3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 11 | 5 | 20.4 | 0 | 11 | 20.4 | 21,704 | 26.9 | +0.1 | |
Independent | 4 | 2 | 7.4 | 0 | 4 | 7.4 | 7,634 | 9.5 | +2.0 | |
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 245 | 0.3 | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Hand | 1,301 | 48.6 | ||
Conservative | Andrew McConnell | 1,274 | 47.6 | ||
Conservative | Lynne Faulkner | 1,254 | 46.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Janet Salem | 1,068 | 39.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Sawyer | 1,039 | 38.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Murphy | 1,033 | 38.6 | ||
Labour | Yvonne Anderson | 313 | 11.7 | ||
Labour | Karl Sorembik | 277 | 10.3 | ||
Labour | Philip Otubanjo | 259 | 9.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,678 | 40.3 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Terence Rigby | 1,432 | 74.5 | ||
Conservative | Eileen Whitmore | 1,413 | 73.5 | ||
Conservative | Robert Rigby | 1,361 | 70.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | George Flaxman | 312 | 16.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Conrad Longmore | 290 | 15.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Rutherford | 260 | 13.5 | ||
Labour | Yarina Jones | 236 | 12.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,922 | 33.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Jim Brandon | 818 | 76.2 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Morris | 146 | 13.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Robertson | 110 | 10.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,074 | 46.2 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Apu Bagchi | 1,050 | 46.8 | ||
Conservative | Peter Chiswell | 942 | 42.0 | ||
Conservative | Margaret Davey | 914 | 40.7 | ||
Labour | Susanna Chirico | 893 | 39.8 | ||
Conservative | Edward Davey | 849 | 37.8 | ||
Labour | Marilyn Leask | 829 | 36.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Smithson | 252 | 11.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Janet Haddock | 226 | 10.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Hill | 207 | 9.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,245 | 36.7 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Robert Elford | 886 | 63.8 | ||
Labour | Randolph Charles | 850 | 61.2 | ||
Labour | Christopher Black | 811 | 58.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anita Gerard | 211 | 15.2 | ||
Conservative | Mary Fogg | 166 | 12.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Standley | 164 | 11.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Season Prater | 159 | 11.4 | ||
Conservative | Jennifer Ridge | 147 | 10.6 | ||
Conservative | Margaret Thomas | 135 | 9.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,389 | 24.0 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mollie Foster | 778 | 60.4 | ||
Conservative | Judith Arnold | 660 | 51.2 | ||
Independent | John Creasey | 396 | 30.7 | ||
Labour | Terence Carroll | 226 | 17.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Elliott | 107 | 8.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michelle Headley | 101 | 7.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,288 | 31.6 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John Ryan | 642 | 45.1 | ||
Conservative | Tarsem Paul | 624 | 43.8 | ||
Conservative | James Moore | 618 | 43.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ian White | 586 | 41.2 | ||
Labour | Robert Atkins | 151 | 10.6 | ||
Labour | Charles Bally | 150 | 10.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,424 | 34.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Christine McHugh | 371 | 54.4 | ||
Conservative | Tom Wootton | 269 | 39.4 | ||
Labour | Caron Rosovske | 42 | 6.2 | ||
Turnout | 682 | 36.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Heseltine | 1,120 | 60.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Naughton | 1,114 | 60.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 1,057 | 57.0 | ||
Labour | Laurence Evans | 408 | 22.0 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Grugeon | 398 | 21.5 | ||
Labour | David Williams | 387 | 20.9 | ||
Conservative | Denise Coates | 233 | 12.6 | ||
Conservative | Valerie Fulford | 222 | 12.0 | ||
Conservative | David Pask | 220 | 11.9 | ||
Independent | Anthony Cardus | 96 | 5.2 | ||
Independent | Vivienne Melville | 72 | 3.9 | ||
Independent | John Harrison | 69 | 3.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,855 | 29.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Harrison | 839 | 54.2 | ||
Conservative | Carole Ellis | 820 | 52.9 | ||
Independent | David Rawlins | 300 | 19.4 | ||
Labour | Pauline Curl | 253 | 16.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Linda Carlton | 188 | 12.1 | ||
Independent | Stuart Mardlin | 120 | 7.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Stekelis | 118 | 7.6 | ||
Independent | Jennifer Johnson | 106 | 6.8 | ||
Independent | Ian Johnson | 82 | 5.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,549 | 37.9 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hazel Mitchell | 707 | 43.1 | ||
Conservative | Brian Dillingham | 686 | 41.8 | ||
Labour | Ian Nicholls | 658 | 40.1 | ||
Labour | Julie Sturgess | 635 | 38.7 | ||
Conservative | David Fletcher | 559 | 34.0 | ||
Conservative | Richard West | 558 | 34.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Janet Trengrove | 180 | 11.0 | ||
Green | Colin Grimley | 173 | 10.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Samuel Wilson | 161 | 9.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Hill | 90 | 5.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,642 | 26.8 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Martin Bridgman | 463 | 66.1 | ||
Labour | Stephen Poole | 119 | 17.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Gardner | 118 | 16.9 | ||
Turnout | 700 | 32.5 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charlotte Attenborough | 699 | 52.1 | ||
Conservative | Georgina Coupe | 619 | 46.1 | ||
Labour | David Lewis | 558 | 41.6 | ||
Labour | Carl Meader | 518 | 38.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jill Hoyle | 90 | 6.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jane Josephs | 74 | 5.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,342 | 31.1 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Susan Oliver | 656 | 62.4 | ||
Labour | Christopher Whitehead | 588 | 55.9 | ||
Conservative | Jennifer Gough | 376 | 35.8 | ||
Conservative | Mary Milner | 347 | 33.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Simon White | 119 | 11.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Naughton | 118 | 11.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,051 | 26.6 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Shan Hunt | 686 | 40.9 | ||
Labour | William Hunt | 654 | 39.0 | ||
Labour | Ray Oliver | 630 | 37.5 | ||
Independent | David Merry | 544 | 32.4 | ||
Independent | Danny Spain | 541 | 32.2 | ||
Independent | John Wignall | 527 | 31.4 | ||
Conservative | Lionel Milner | 281 | 16.7 | ||
Conservative | Amrit Kaur | 237 | 14.1 | ||
Conservative | Jagdish Singh | 237 | 14.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Hill | 193 | 11.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paulette Lodge | 165 | 9.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Charles Parsons | 129 | 7.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,678 | 30.0 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Shirley McKay | 788 | 43.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dave Hodgson | 771 | 42.6 | ||
Labour | Derek Jones | 734 | 40.6 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Luder | 727 | 40.2 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Saunders | 715 | 39.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tim Prater | 706 | 39.0 | ||
Conservative | Carolynne Eynon | 200 | 11.0 | ||
Conservative | Janet Suter | 177 | 9.8 | ||
Conservative | Vivian Suter | 149 | 8.2 | ||
Independent | Michael Blackledge | 55 | 3.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,810 | 27.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Mingay | 498 | 39.9 | ||
Conservative | Colin Crane | 463 | 37.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Westerman | 380 | 30.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Neal Bath | 376 | 30.1 | ||
Labour | Richard Crane | 356 | 28.5 | ||
Labour | Franca Garrick | 314 | 25.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,249 | 31.3 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Patricia Olney | 545 | 78.0 | ||
Conservative | Barbara Purbrick | 84 | 12.0 | ||
Labour | John Spicer | 53 | 7.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anne Thomas | 17 | 2.4 | ||
Turnout | 699 | 38.6 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Michael Headley | 1,217 | 45.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Linda Weerasirie | 1,095 | 41.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Myrtle Stewardson | 1,056 | 39.7 | ||
Conservative | Ralph Hall | 698 | 26.3 | ||
Conservative | Mark Adkin | 672 | 25.3 | ||
Conservative | Arthur Foster | 632 | 23.8 | ||
Independent | Brian Gibbons | 546 | 20.5 | ||
Independent | Heather Harvey | 536 | 20.2 | ||
Independent | Hilary Finlayson | 521 | 19.6 | ||
Labour | Rosemary Roome | 269 | 10.1 | ||
Labour | David Lukes | 260 | 9.8 | ||
Labour | Luigi Reale | 235 | 8.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,659 | 40.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Frank Garrick | 937 | 65.2 | ||
Labour | Muhammad Khan | 907 | 63.1 | ||
Conservative | Michael Williams | 188 | 13.1 | ||
Conservative | Sion Eynon | 180 | 12.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Lawson | 144 | 10.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gregory Webb | 110 | 7.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,437 | 30.5 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ian Clifton | 873 | 80.5 | ||
Conservative | Stewart Lister | 72 | 6.6 | ||
Green | Mark Powell | 72 | 6.6 | ||
Labour | James Dormer | 46 | 4.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Pierrette Lob-Levyt | 12 | 1.1 | ||
Independent | John Williams | 10 | 0.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,085 | 51.4 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | William Clarke | 598 | 70.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sophia Stow | 93 | 11.0 | ||
Labour | Simon Ross | 92 | 10.9 | ||
Independent | David Melville | 60 | 7.1 | ||
Turnout | 843 | 37.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Davison-Francis | 542 | 60.0 | ||
Independent | Geoffrey Hulatt | 249 | 27.5 | ||
Labour | Adrien Beardmore | 65 | 7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Terence Outen | 48 | 5.3 | ||
Turnout | 904 | 43.3 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Celia Hanbury | 652 | 72.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Fogarty | 253 | 28.0 | ||
Turnout | 905 | 42.0 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barry Huckle | 855 | 63.4 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Hare | 771 | 57.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Martin Parker | 457 | 33.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Whiteman | 377 | 28.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,348 | 39.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Judith Cunningham | 686 | 48.5 | ||
Independent | Mark Smith | 568 | 40.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Willey | 505 | 35.7 | ||
Conservative | John Tait | 501 | 35.4 | ||
Conservative | Roy Judge | 468 | 33.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Karen Ledster | 441 | 31.2 | ||
Conservative | Anne Worboys | 438 | 31.0 | ||
Labour | Charan Sekhon | 133 | 9.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,415 | 34.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
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