2007 Bedford Borough Council election

Last updated March 17, 2024

The 2007 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2007 Bedford Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	7	2	36.8	12	19	35.2	13,958	38.2	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	7	1	36.8	9	16	29.6	9,616	26.3	–0.9
	Labour	3		15.8	9	12	22.2	5,903	16.1	–5.4
	Independent	1	2	5.3	3	4	7.4	1,233	3.4	–4.5
	Better Bedford Party	1	1	5.3	2	3	5.6	4,982	13.6	+7.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	873	2.4	+0.4

Ward Results

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Brickhill

Brickhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Royden	1,758	53.5	+15.6
	Conservative	Nigel Haughton	1,163	35.4	-9.6
	Labour	Brian Anderson	232	7.1	+0.4
	Better Bedford Party	Steven Mitchell	133	4.0	-4.8
Majority			595	18.1
Turnout			3,286	50.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Bromham

Bromham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Rigby*	1,794	69.0	-1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Stelios Mores	305	11.7	+1.2
	Labour	Nicholas Luder	280	10.8	+1.8
	Green	Lucy Bywater	113	4.3	N/A
	Better Bedford Party	Mary Fogg	109	4.2	-6.2
Majority			1,489	57.3
Turnout			2,601	43.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Carlton

Carlton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Victor Brandon*	953	63.4	-17.8
	Conservative	Gordon Williams	359	23.9	+14.7
	Liberal Democrats	David Robertson	121	8.1	+2.7
	Labour	Stephen Poole	70	4.7	+0.5
Majority			594	44.9
Turnout			1,503	56.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Better Bedford Party	Margaret Davey*	1,162	47.7	+1.5
	Labour	Laurence Evans	479	19.7	-15.2
	Conservative	David Fletcher	381	15.7	+5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Clements	274	11.3	+3.1
	Green	Saul Keyworth	138	5.7	N/A
Majority			683	28.0
Turnout			2,434	39.3
	Better Bedford Party hold		Swing

Cauldwell

Cauldwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Christopher Black*	789	40.1	-10.5
	Conservative	Katherine Stacey	491	25.0	+13.7
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Gerard	364	18.5	+4.4
	Better Bedford Party	Farhana Ali	225	11.4	-12.6
	Green	Justina McLennan	97	4.9	N/A
Majority			298	15.1
Turnout			1,966	32.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Clapham

Clapham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frederick Sparrow	762	42.4	+18.8
	Better Bedford Party	Douglas Tomkins	551	30.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Jack	258	14.4	+10.1
	Labour	Frank Garrick	166	9.2	+0.2
	Green	Christopher Davies	60	3.3	N/A
Majority			211	11.7
Turnout			1,797	38.8
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

De Parys

De Parys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Sawyer*	735	46.6	+8.0
	Conservative	Catherine Dale	543	34.5	-1.9
	Better Bedford Party	Linda-Marie Mitchell	164	10.4	-6.3
	Labour	Sudaxshina Murdan	134	8.5	-1.2
Majority			192	12.1
Turnout			1,576	39.5
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Goldington

Goldington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Smith*	1,102	48.0	-6.6
	Conservative	Pauline Stewart	470	20.5	+11.0
	Labour	June McDonald	377	16.4	±0.0
	Better Bedford Party	Angela Parker	346	15.1	-4.5
Majority			632	27.5
Turnout			2,295	36.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Great Barford

Great Barford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carole Ellis*	1,236	66.6	+13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah-Jayne Holland	346	18.7	+10.5
	Better Bedford Party	Jane Richardson	137	7.4	-23.4
	Labour	Franca Garrick	136	7.3	-0.3
Majority			890	47.9
Turnout			1,855	45.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harpur

Harpur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Nicholls*	959	41.1	-5.2
	Conservative	Mohammed Kabir	817	35.0	+8.9
	Better Bedford Party	Jonathan Baker	236	10.1	-2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Murphy	208	8.9	-1.0
	Green	Jennifer Foley	114	4.9	±0.0
Majority			142	6.1
Turnout			2,334	39.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Kempston South

Kempston South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carl Meader*	962	47.4	+1.8
	Conservative	Steven Collins	830	40.9	+32.2
	Liberal Democrats	Michele Bonito	166	8.2	-0.5
	Green	Anthony Upton	71	3.5	+1.6
Majority			132	6.5
Turnout			2,029	36.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anita Gerard*	995	45.9	+0.6
	Conservative	Gurmit Sandhu	487	22.5	+13.4
	Labour	Keiran Pedley	485	22.4	-8.4
	Better Bedford Party	Maxine Ali	109	5.0	-9.7
	Green	Paul Taylor	93	4.3	N/A
Majority			508	23.4
Turnout			2,169	33.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Putnoe

Putnoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Salyanne Smith	1,327	42.3	-6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Myrtle Stewardson*	1,225	39.1	-10.1
	Conservative	Janet Lehain	930	29.6	+12.8
	Conservative	Mark Lehain	916	29.2	+12.4
	Better Bedford Party	Raymond Hostler	479	15.3	-3.5
	Better Bedford Party	Susan Hayhurst	437	13.9	-4.9
	Labour	Karandeep Garcha	237	7.6	+1.1
	Labour	Rosemary Roome	228	7.3	+0.8
	Green	David Maxwell	93	3.0	N/A
Majority			295	9.5
Turnout			3,137	48.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Roxton

Roxton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom Wootton	770	74.2	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Stekelis	116	11.2	-7.6
	Labour	Terence Carroll	82	7.9	-2.8
	Better Bedford Party	Cecilia Thomas	70	6.7	-0.2
Majority			654	63.0
Turnout			1,038	44.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Sharnbrook

Sharnbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Hurley	623	48.5	+11.2
	Better Bedford Party	Douglas McMurdo*	553	43.1	-11.1
	Liberal Democrats	John Ryan	55	4.3	-0.4
	Labour	Christina Holloway	53	4.1	+0.3
Majority			70	5.4
Turnout			1,284	56.7
	Conservative gain from Better Bedford Party		Swing

Turvey

Turvey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Smith	697	69.8	-0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Smithson	124	12.4	+2.7
	Labour	Roger Barson	90	9.0	-0.3
	Better Bedford Party	Michael Blackledge	88	8.8	-1.8
Majority			573	57.4
Turnout			999	46.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lynne Faulkner	689	42.7	+19.4
	Independent	Anthony Hare*	460	28.5	-1.8
	Better Bedford Party	Lloyd Allison	183	11.3	-6.7
	Labour	Jane Owen	144	8.9	-0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Conrad Longmore	137	8.5	-10.3
Majority			229	14.2
Turnout			1,613	39.8
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Wootton

Wootton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Hill	667	38.9	-5.3
	Conservative	John Keech	376	21.9	-14.1
	Better Bedford Party	David Price	357	20.8	+9.7
	UKIP	Robert Colman	177	10.3	N/A
	Labour	Adrien Beardmore	92	5.4	-3.3
	Green	Neil Foley	44	2.6	N/A
Majority			291	17.0
Turnout			1,713	41.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

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References

↑ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 15 February 2023.
↑ "ELECTION OF A BOROUGH COUNCILLOR". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

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[1] "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[2] "ELECTION OF A BOROUGH COUNCILLOR". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

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