The 2004 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Results were seen as a setback for elected Mayor Frank Branston, as councillors who had defected to his Better Bedford Party such as Patrick Naughton in Goldington were defeated. [2]
Prior to the election, one councillor left the Conservative group to sit as an independent.[ citation needed ]
2004 Bedford Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 5 | 1 | 27.8 | 11 | 16 | 29.6 | 11,488 | 32.3 | +3.6 | |
Labour | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 9 | 15 | 27.8 | 8,170 | 23.0 | +4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 5 | 1 | 27.8 | 8 | 13 | 24.1 | 9,867 | 27.7 | +3.3 | |
Better Bedford Party | 1 | 1 | 5.6 | 5 | 6 | 11.1 | 3,008 | 8.5 | –10.3 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 5.6 | 3 | 4 | 7.4 | 603 | 1.7 | –6.1 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,661 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 523 | 1.5 | N/A | ||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 227 | 0.6 | –0.1 | ||
The Consensus | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | <0.1 | N/A | ||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Andrew McConnell* | 1,584 | 48.2 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Fitzpatrick | 1,377 | 41.9 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Rebecca Chowdhury | 211 | 6.4 | -5.3 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Nicholas Pape | 117 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 207 | 6.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,289 | 49.9 | |||
Registered electors | 6,598 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Ashby | 1,582 | 66.4 | -7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stelios Mores | 432 | 18.1 | +1.9 | |
Labour | Yanina Jones | 248 | 10.4 | -1.9 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Sarah Taylor | 122 | 5.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,150 | 48.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,384 | 40.7 | |||
Registered electors | 5,864 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Better Bedford Party | Peter Chiswell* | 1,127 | 44.3 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Jane Caldwell | 624 | 24.5 | -15.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Pierrette Lob-Levyt | 324 | 12.7 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Michael Williams | 303 | 11.9 | -30.1 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Glenn Farrar | 105 | 4.1 | N/A | |
Green | Saul Keyworth | 62 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 503 | 19.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,545 | 41.8 | |||
Registered electors | 6,092 | ||||
Better Bedford Party gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Randolph Charles* | 937 | 51.8 | -9.4 | |
Conservative | Katherine Stacey | 393 | 21.7 | +9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barry Bentham | 327 | 18.1 | +2.9 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Janet Bartram | 153 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 544 | 30.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,810 | 30.5 | |||
Registered electors | 5,929 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Mollie Foster* | 603 | 37.1 | -23.3 | |
Conservative | Frederick Sparrow | 525 | 32.3 | -28.1 | |
Labour | Terence Carroll | 230 | 14.1 | -3.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Lawson | 202 | 12.4 | +4.1 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Paul Dempsey | 66 | 4.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 78 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,626 | 38.1 | |||
Registered electors | 4,263 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tarsem Paul | 748 | 42.7 | -0.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Ryan* | 648 | 37.0 | -8.1 | |
Better Bedford Party | Michael Mawson | 178 | 10.2 | N/A | |
Labour | Marilyn Leask | 140 | 8.0 | -2.6 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Deba Choudhury | 36 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 100 | 5.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,750 | 42.8 | |||
Registered electors | 4,086 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Christine McHugh* | 569 | 61.5 | +7.1 | |
Conservative | Paul Chetcuti | 267 | 28.9 | -10.5 | |
Labour | Franca Garrick | 47 | 5.1 | -1.1 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Vivian Suter | 42 | 4.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 302 | 32.6 | |||
Turnout | 925 | 43.3 | |||
Registered electors | 2,137 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Philip Merryman | 1,076 | 44.8 | -15.3 | |
Better Bedford Party | Patrick Naughton* | 661 | 27.5 | -32.6 | |
Labour | Timothy Caswell | 313 | 13.0 | -9.0 | |
Conservative | Alan Cassan | 303 | 12.6 | ±0.0 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Francesca Ariano | 33 | 1.4 | N/A | |
The Consensus | Dirk Bruere | 16 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 415 | 17.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,402 | 37.7 | |||
Registered electors | 6,370 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Harrison* | 1,152 | 63.9 | +9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Stekelis | 296 | 16.4 | +8.8 | |
Labour | Pauline Curl | 212 | 11.8 | -4.5 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Rita Robinson | 144 | 8.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 856 | 47.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,804 | 44.1 | |||
Registered electors | 4,089 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Colleen Atkins | 889 | 41.7 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Brian Dillingham* | 638 | 29.9 | -11.9 | |
Better Bedford Party | Alberto Thomas | 285 | 13.4 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Melanie Parra-Whitehead | 177 | 8.3 | -2.7 | |
Green | Jennifer Foley | 113 | 5.3 | -5.2 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Brian Gibbons | 32 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 251 | 11.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,134 | 35.7 | |||
Registered electors | 5,974 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Lewis | 707 | 42.8 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Eileen Whitmore** | 454 | 27.5 | -18.6 | |
Better Bedford Party | Mary Stupple | 281 | 17.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Joan Slater | 161 | 9.7 | +3.0 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Janet Suter | 50 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 253 | 15.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,653 | 37.4 | |||
Registered electors | 4,425 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Eileen Whitmore was a sitting councillor in Bromham ward.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Ray Oliver | 611 | 43.3 | -12.6 | |
Conservative | Mark Smith | 456 | 32.3 | -3.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Gerard | 161 | 11.4 | +0.1 | |
Better Bedford Party | Gurminder Singh | 136 | 9.6 | N/A | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Christine Richards | 48 | 3.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 155 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,412 | 35.5 | |||
Registered electors | 3,980 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | William Hunt* | 804 | 45.1 | +6.1 | |
Conservative | Jagdish Singh | 437 | 24.5 | +10.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Hill | 348 | 19.5 | +8.0 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Barbara Lowden-Smith | 193 | 10.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 367 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,782 | 31.7 | |||
Registered electors | 5,615 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Dave Hodgson* | 1,067 | 52.4 | +9.8 | |
Labour | Elizabeth Luder | 551 | 27.1 | -13.1 | |
Conservative | Barbara Purbrick | 280 | 13.8 | +2.8 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Charlene Tillotson | 138 | 6.8 | N/A | |
Majority | 516 | 25.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,036 | 31.0 | |||
Registered electors | 6,564 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Paul Whitehead | 465 | 30.0 | -0.4 | |
Conservative | Colin Crane* | 461 | 29.8 | -7.3 | |
Better Bedford Party | Edward Davey | 340 | 22.0 | N/A | |
Labour | June McDonald | 203 | 13.1 | -15.4 | |
Green | Chris Davies | 52 | 3.4 | N/A | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Betty Stapleton | 27 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 4 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,548 | 38.4 | |||
Registered electors | 4,035 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Linda Weerasirie | 1,277 | 43.6 | +2.4 | |
Conservative | Peter Allen | 814 | 27.8 | +1.5 | |
UKIP | Mark Adkin | 523 | 17.8 | -7.5 | |
Labour | Charan Sekhon | 211 | 7.2 | -2.9 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Robert Wane | 105 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 463 | 15.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,930 | 44.0 | |||
Registered electors | 6,659 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Muhummad Khan* | 1,078 | 57.8 | -5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neal Bath | 348 | 18.6 | +8.6 | |
Conservative | Atul Sikand | 302 | 16.2 | +31 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Roland Warder | 138 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 730 | 39.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,866 | 39.2 | |||
Registered electors | 4,771 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Tait | 789 | 47.3 | +11.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Murphy | 612 | 36.7 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Adrien Beardmore | 154 | 9.2 | -0.2 | |
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens | Stewart Lister | 112 | 6.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 177 | 10.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,667 | 40.5 | |||
Registered electors | 4,116 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
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