2009 Bedford Borough Council election

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Results of the 2009 Bedford Borough Council election

Elections to Bedford Borough Council were held on 4 June 2009 as part of the 2009 United Kingdom local elections. This was the first election in the Borough of Bedford to the newly formed unitary authority council, with all 37 seats being up for election, elected in wards that matched the previous electoral wards of Bedford Borough Council. [1] However, whilst single-member wards retained their councillors, two-member wards were reduced to one member, and three-member wards to two members.

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Results

Results [2]
PartySeats
Liberal Democrats 13
Conservative Party 9
Labour Party 7
Independents7

Ward results

[3]

Brickhill

Prior to the election, Brickhill had 2 Conservative councillors and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor.

Brickhill (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Royden* 1,755 53.1
Liberal Democrats Wendy Rider 1,576 47.7
Conservative John Keech1,06532.2
Conservative Barry Monk91227.6
UKIP Nigel Haughton39311.9
Labour Hazel Mitchell2367.1
Labour Brian Anderson2307.0
Turnout 3,30750.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Bromham

Prior to the election, Bromham had 3 Conservative councillors.

Bromham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Rigby* 1,717 63.1
Conservative Roger Jones 1,513 55.6
Independent Jim Weir63523.3
Liberal Democrats Stelios Mores45016.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Rutherford28310.4
Labour Nicholas Luder28110.3
Labour John Dawson2107.7
Turnout 2,72144.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Carlton

Prior to the election, Carlton had 1 Independent councillor. Changes are shown from 2007.

Carlton (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jim Brandon* 759 58.3 −5.1
Conservative Nigel Sparrow34726.6+2.7
Liberal Democrats Hilary Ryan1289.8+1.7
Labour Stephen Poole695.3+0.6
Turnout 1,30354.8
Independent hold Swing

Castle

Prior to the election, Castle had 3 Independent councillors (2 of whom had been elected as Better Bedford Party candidates).

Castle (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Apu Bagchi* 1,058 41.1
Independent Margaret Davey* 976 37.9
Conservative David Fletcher66125.7
Conservative Andrew McConnell56421.9
Green Lucy Bywater38615.0
Labour Chris Lowe38214.9
Labour Laurie Evans33112.9
Liberal Democrats Janet Trengrove2017.8
Liberal Democrats Johana Woodruff1636.3
Turnout 2,57240.7
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Cauldwell

Prior to the election, Cauldwell had 2 Labour councillors and 1 Independent councillor (who had been elected as a Labour candidate).

Cauldwell (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Randolph Charles* 803 34.8
Labour Sue Oliver 710 30.7
Conservative Kitty Sams65628.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Bonito61126.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gerard59325.7
Conservative Oliver Richbell53023.0
Independent Bob Elford*1868.1
Green Boss Bentham1848.0
Turnout 2,30936.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Clapham

Prior to the election, Clapham had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Independent councillor.

Clapham (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Walker 1,014 52.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Hart33517.5
BNP Robin Johnstone29915.6
Labour Jennifer Jackson27014.1
Turnout 1,91840.8
Conservative hold Swing

De Parys

Prior to the election, De Parys had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor.

De Parys
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Sawyer* 957 56.2
Conservative Robert Rigby**57433.7
Labour Frank McMahon17310.2
Turnout 1,70437.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Robert Rigby was a sitting councillor in Bromham ward.

Eastcotts

Prior to the election, Eastcotts had 1 Liberal Democrat councillor. Changes are shown from 2004.

Eastcotts
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Holland 599 60.3 −1.2
Conservative Colin Crane33333.5+4.6
Labour Catherine Moorhouse616.1+1.0
Turnout 99341.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Goldington

Prior to the election, Goldington had 3 Liberal Democrat councillors.

Goldington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Gillard 1,107 49.0
Liberal Democrats Phil Merryman* 1,049 46.4
Conservative Gillian Rose71531.6
Conservative Paul Stonebridge68230.2
Labour Rosemary Roome29913.2
Labour Franca Garrick29012.8
Turnout 2,26135.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Great Barford

Prior to the election, Great Barford had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Independent councillor (who had been elected as a Conservative candidate).

Great Barford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carole Ellis* 1,202 53.3
Independent Robert Harrison*68630.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Stekelis23310.3
Labour Anne Saunders1366.0
Turnout 2,25747.9
Conservative hold Swing

Harpur

Prior to the election, Harpur had 2 Labour councillors and 1 Conservative councillor.

Harpur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colleen Atkins* 1,065 45.4
Conservative Brian Dillingham* 921 39.2
Conservative Mohammed Kabir81934.9
Labour Elizabeth Luder69729.7
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Bootiman26011.1
Green Ben Foley25310.8
Liberal Democrats John Ryan2038.6
Green David Maxwell1777.5
Turnout 2,34740.1
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Harrold

Prior to the election, Harrold had 1 Liberal Democrat councillor. Changes are shown from 2006.

Harrold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Charsley* 748 55.7 +10.8
Conservative Tricia Storer54940.9+1.3
Labour Roger Jackson463.4+0.5
Turnout 1,34353.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kempston East

Prior to the election, Kempston East had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Labour councillor.

Kempston East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicky Attenborough* 739 48.9
Labour Kay Burley54035.8
Liberal Democrats Neal Bath23115.3
Turnout 1,51033.7
Conservative hold Swing

Kempston North

Prior to the election, Kempston North had 2 Labour councillors.

Kempston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ray Oliver* 641 43.2
Conservative Martin Quince61841.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lawson22515.2
Turnout 1,48436.6
Labour hold Swing

Kempston South

Prior to the election, Kempston South had 2 Labour councillors and 1 Conservative councillor.

Kempston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Meader* 1,271 55.8
Labour Will Hunt* 1,099 48.3
Conservative Steven Collins75833.3
Conservative Michele Collins72331.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Murphy23510.3
Liberal Democrats Jeannette Goauder1848.1
Turnout 2,27740.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kingsbrook

Prior to the election, Kingsbrook had 3 Liberal Democrat councillors.

Kingsbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Hodgson* 866 43.9
Liberal Democrats Anita Gerard* 861 43.6
Labour Margaret Badley45222.9
Labour James Saunders41220.9
Conservative Catherine Dale38119.3
Conservative Lewis Williams29314.8
Green Paul Taylor1738.8
Green Tony Upton1708.6
Turnout 1,97429.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Newnham

Prior to the election, Newnham had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor.

Newnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Mingay* 638 38.0
Liberal Democrats Lynda Aylett-Green47828.4
Independent Ray Hostler37822.5
Labour Richard Crane18711.1
Turnout 1,68141.6
Conservative hold Swing

Oakley

Prior to the election, Oakley had 1 Independent councillor. Changes are shown from 2006.

Oakley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Pat Olney* 597 67.2 −20.2
Conservative Mollie Foster**22024.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Michael McGowran404.5−3.5
Labour Terence Carroll323.6−1.0
Turnout 88947.4
Independent hold Swing

Mollie Foster was a sitting councillor for Clapham ward (elected as an Independent).

Putnoe

Prior to the election, Putnoe had 2 Liberal Democrat councillors and 1 Independent councillor (who had been elected as a Liberal Democrat candidate).

Putnoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Headley* 1,804 54.3
Liberal Democrats Salyanne Smith* 1,524 45.9
Conservative Robert Hamilton90527.2
Conservative Averil Watson81524.5
UKIP Mark Adkin48214.5
Independent Myrtle Stewardson*2828.5
Labour David Lukes2266.8
Labour Alan Neate1965.9
Turnout 3,32350.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Queen's Park

Prior to the election, Queen's Park had 2 Labour councillors.

Queen's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Yasin* 1,698 55.0
Conservative Parvez Akhtar1,14437.1
Green Justina McLennan1254.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Struck1193.9
Turnout 3,08654.3
Labour hold Swing

Riseley

Prior to the election, Riseley had 1 Independent councillor. Changes are shown from 2006.

Riseley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Clifton* 952 73.1 −12.3
Conservative Freya Morgan24919.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Clackson534.1+0.3
Labour Paddy Pollard493.8+0.3
Turnout 1,30359.3
Independent hold Swing

Roxton

Prior to the election, Roxton had 1 Conservative councillor. Changes are shown from 2007.

Roxton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Wootton 636 52.3 −21.9
Independent Veronica Zwetsloot45537.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Birtwistle806.6−4.6
Labour Alistair Strathern 443.6−4.3
Turnout 1,21551.9
Conservative hold Swing

Sharnbrook

Prior to the election, Sharnbrook had 1 Conservative councillor. Changes are shown from 2007.

Sharnbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Doug McMurdo 752 56.5 +13.4
Conservative Michael Hurley*48636.5−12.0
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Smithson534.0−0.3
Labour Christina Holloway403.0−1.1
Turnout 1,33157.5
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Turvey

Prior to the election, Turvey had 1 Conservative councillor. Changes are shown from 2007.

Turvey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Smith* 672 67.9 −1.9
Liberal Democrats Gordon Willey23323.5+11.1
Labour Roger Barson858.6−0.4
Turnout 99045.5
Conservative hold Swing

Wilshamstead

Prior to the election, Wilshamstead had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Independent councillor (who had been elected as a Conservative candidate).

Wilshamstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Barry Huckle* 772 46.1
Conservative Lynne Faulkner*61937.0
Labour Charles Baily1539.1
Liberal Democrats Conrad Longmore1317.8
Turnout 1,67539.9
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Wootton

Prior to the election, Wootton had 2 Liberal Democrat councillors and 1 Conservative councillor.

Wootton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Cunningham* 919 47.5
Liberal Democrats Tim Hill* 770 39.8
Conservative John Wheeler39420.4
UKIP Bill Hall36018.6
UKIP Robert Colman35218.2
Conservative Zahida Demetri30215.6
Independent Paul Prescod25513.2
Labour Adrien Beardmore874.5
Labour Tammy Lowe663.4
Turnout 1,93546.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Council Elections". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "BBC NEWS | Election 2009 | Bedford council". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  3. ↑ "Borough Council Election". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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