2011 Bedford Borough Council election

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The 2011 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in Bedfordshire, England. All 40 seats of the council were up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council (with change) was:

Results

Individual gains and losses are not given due to boundary changes.

Bedford Local Election Result 2011 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 12+436.6330,375
  Labour 12+528.6323,737
  Liberal Democrats 12-125.5421,179
  Independent 4-47.806470
  Green 01.14946
  UKIP 00.25211

By ward

Elected candidates in bold.

In multi-member wards, "majority" is the margin of votes between the lowest placed elected candidate and the highest placed non-elected candidate.

Brickhill

Brickhill [2] (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Royden* 2,089 61.46
Liberal Democrats Wendy Rider* 1,795 52.81
Conservative Oliver Richbell85725.21
Conservative Paul Stonebridge78122.98
Labour Charles Baily43212.71
Labour Thoufique Ali3199.39
Majority93827.60
Turnout 3,46953
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bromham and Biddenham

Bromham and Biddenham [2] (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Rigby* 1,929 66.27
Conservative Jon Gambold 1,832 62.93
Labour Nicholas Luder51217.59
Labour Ashley Frith43414.91
Liberal Democrats Stelios Mores33411.47
Liberal Democrats Stephen Rutherford2137.32
Majority1,32045.34
Turnout 2,94752
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Castle

Castle [2] (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Apu Bagchi* 758 34.01
Conservative Caroline Fensome 571 25.62
Conservative Shishum Miah53924.18
Independent Paul Ogden48621.80
Labour Chris Lowe48121.58
Labour Richard Johnson47721.40
Liberal Democrats Mags Brady2008.97
Green Lucy Bywater1808.08
Liberal Democrats John Ryan1627.27
Green Tony Upton883.95
Majority321.44
Turnout 2,26443
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cauldwell

Cauldwell (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Oliver* 1,087 46.77
Labour Randolph Charles* 1,077 46.34
Liberal Democrats Jake Sale53723.11
Conservative Kitty Sams45719.66
Liberal Democrats Lynn Southwell44919.32
Conservative Amanda Murrell41417.81
Majority54023.23
Turnout 2,35937
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Clapham

Clapham (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Walker* 837 59.28
Labour Jenni Jackson43730.95
Liberal Democrats Matthew Anscomb1389.77
Majority40028.33
Turnout 1,43243
Conservative win (new seat)

De Parys

De Parys (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Sawyer* 1,072 44.74
Liberal Democrats Henry Vann 876 36.56
Conservative Katherine Groves78632.80
Conservative Adrian Lennox-Lamb78032.55
Labour Frank McMahon40616.94
Labour Jane Pritchard39616.53
Green David Maxwell1285.34
Majority903.76
Turnout 2,42143
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Eastcotts

Eastcotts (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Holland* 613 64.32
Conservative Martine Moon19520.46
Labour James Grady14515.22
Majority41843.86
Turnout 96042
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Elstow

Elstow (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Hill* 501 38.16
Conservative Lynne Faulkner43433.05
Independent Tony Hare20315.46
Labour Sophie Sands17513.33
Majority675.11
Turnout 132144
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Goldington

Goldington (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Gillard* 960 43.32
Liberal Democrats Phil Merryman* 897 40.48
Labour Anthony Forth62027.98
Labour Hazera Forth58226.26
Conservative John Robertson54224.46
Conservative Gillian Rose45420.49
Majority27712.50
Turnout 2,24737
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Great Barford

Great Barford (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carole Ellis* 1,929 68.57
Conservative Stephen Moon 1,788 63.56
Labour John Dawson46316.46
Labour Samuel Goodby40714.47
Liberal Democrats Sandra Thacker40414.36
Liberal Democrats Vanessa Holland37213.22
Majority1,32547.10
Turnout 2,85450
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Harpur

Harpur (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colleen Atkins* 1,483 58.43
Labour Louise King 1,065 41.96
Conservative Mohammed Kabir74929.51
Conservative Domenico Canzoneri62624.67
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Bootiman2238.79
Green Greg Paszyski1997.84
Green Ben Foley1766.93
Liberal Democrats Paul Whitehead1696.66
Majority31612.45
Turnout 2,56244
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Harrold

Harrold (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Foster 850 46.83
Liberal Democrats Nick Charsley*80244.19
Labour Stephen Poole1638.98
Majority482.64
Turnout 1,83258
Conservative win (new seat)

Kempston Central and East

Kempston Central and East (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Valentine 925 42.88
Labour Mohammed Nawaz 830 38.48
Conservative Steve Collins74234.40
Independent Nicky Attenborough*70732.78
Conservative Robert Rigby38117.66
Liberal Democrats Janet Trengrove1557.19
Liberal Democrats Johana Woodruff1456.72
Majority884.08
Turnout 2,18041
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Kempston North

Kempston North (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shan Hunt 652 56.79
Conservative Allan Geoffrey41736.32
Liberal Democrats Neal Bath796.88
Majority23520.47
Turnout 1,16339
Labour win (new seat)

Kempston Rural

Kempston Rural (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Smith* 863 57.50
Independent Jim Weir26717.79
Labour Tim Caswell25917.26
Liberal Democrats Samuel Fisk1127.46
Majority59639.71
Turnout 1,51450
Conservative win (new seat)

Kempston South

Kempston South (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Meader* 1,021 75.63
Conservative Richard Hyde26919.93
Liberal Democrats Philip Standley604.44
Majority75255.70
Turnout 1,37143
Labour win (new seat)

Kempston West

Kempston West (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Will Hunt* 624 53.79
Conservative Robert Hamilton47340.78
Liberal Democrats Michael Murphy635.43
Majority15113.01
Turnout 1,17742
Labour win (new seat)

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Saunders 857 39.06
Liberal Democrats Anita Gerard* 827 37.69
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gerard*80836.83
Labour Abu Sultan65829.99
Conservative Alex Agius39518.00
Conservative Musla Uddin29813.58
Majority190.86
Turnout 2,23735
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Newnham

Newnham (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Mingay* 981 36.65
Conservative Kirsty Adams 884 33.02
Liberal Democrats Gianni Carofano74627.87
Liberal Democrats Chris Leslie62223.23
Labour Richard Crane54920.51
Labour June McDonald46417.33
Independent Ray Hostler38414.34
Green Nick Wilde1756.54
Majority1385.15
Turnout 2,70649
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Oakley

Oakley (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Pat Olney* 1,361 84.06
Labour Chrissie Holloway1499.20
Liberal Democrats Jason Parmar1096.73
Majority1,21274.86
Turnout 1,65956
Independent win (new seat)

Putnoe

Putnoe (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Headley* 1,849 58.90
Liberal Democrats Sallyanne Smith* 1,450 46.19
Conservative Susan Spratt87827.97
Conservative Irfan Latif66421.15
Labour Franca Garrick44814.27
Labour David Lukes42513.54
Majority57218.22
Turnout 3,17252
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Queens Park

Queens Park (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad Yasin* 2,114 60.31
Labour Mohammed Masud 1,767 50.41
Conservative Parvez Akhtar1,38339.46
Conservative Nurul Islam89825.62
Independent Shanoor Miah1865.31
Liberal Democrats Richard Struck1183.37
Liberal Democrats Mahmud Rogers1032.94
Majority38410.95
Turnout 3,54160
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Riseley

Riseley (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Clifton* 1,007 63.25
Conservative Martin Towler42626.76
Labour Patrick Pollard1147.16
Liberal Democrats Paul Steklis452.83
Majority58136.49
Turnout 1,70161
Independent win (new seat)

Sharnbrook

Sharnbrook (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Doug McMurdo* 1,111 59.16
Conservative Martin Qunice53728.59
Labour Alistair Strathern1678.89
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lawson633.35
Majority57430.57
Turnout 1,89159
Independent win (new seat)

Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graeme Coombes 766 64.10
Labour Susan Aykin22719.00
Liberal Democrats Conrad Longmore20216.90
Majority53945.10
Turnout 1,21248
Conservative win (new seat)

Wootton

Wootton (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Prescod 617 38.44
Conservative John Wheeler60937.94
UKIP Bob Colman21113.15
Labour Adrien Beardmore16810.47
Majority80.50
Turnout 1,62250
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Wyboston

Wyboston (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Wootton* 1,161 76.43
Liberal Democrats William Hilliard20013.17
Labour Terry Carroll15810.40
Majority96163.26
Turnout 1,53553
Conservative win (new seat)

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