2015 Bedford Borough Council election

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Results of the 2015 Bedford Borough Council election

The 2015 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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Overall Results

Bedford Local Election Result 2015
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1530+337.539.7345,874+2.8
  Labour 1431+235.027.4831,738-1.35
  Liberal Democrats 903-322.519.3522,342-6.33
  Independent 202-25.01.784346-4.06
  Green 000005.456291+4.27
  UKIP 000004.975742+4.69

A total of 115,477 valid votes were cast and there were 1,060 rejected ballots.
The turnout was 66.3%

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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1212124
ConservativeLabourLiberal
Democrats		Ind

After the election the composition of the council was:

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151492
ConservativeLabourLiberal
Democrats		Ind

Ind - Independent

Ward Results

Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk. [2]

Brickhill

Brickhill (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Royden* 2,123 45.54 −15.92
Liberal Democrats Wendy Rider* 1,882 40.37 −12.44
Conservative Olly Richbell1,23126.40+0.19
Conservative Rubina Shaikh89219.13−3.85
Labour Cathrine Ward77516.62+3.91
Labour Robert Frank Atkins75516.19+6.80
Green Sara Frances Browne3828.19N/A
Majority 65113.97
Turnout 4,72471.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bromham and Biddenham

Bromham and Biddenham (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Roger Rigby* 2,730 72.55 +6.28
Conservative Jon Gambold* 2,393 63.59 +0.66
Labour Elizabeth Jane Luder68018.07+0.48
Labour Ashley Spencer Firth63816.95+2.04
Liberal Democrats Stelios Mores43611.59+0.12
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Rutherford2657.04−0.28
Majority 1,71345.52
Turnout 3,82266.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Castle

Castle (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Stanton Fletcher 978 28.72 +3.10
Labour Luigi Reale 853 25.05 +3.47
Conservative Shish Miah77422.73−1.45
Castle Ward IndependentApu Bagchi*75322.11−11.90
Labour Mashuk Miah Ullah69820.50−0.90
Castle Ward IndependentCaroline Sara Fensome*67819.91−5.71
Green Lucy Clare Bywater53915.83+7.75
Green Ben Foley39011.45+7.50
Liberal Democrats Muhmud Henry Rogers1815.32−3.65
Liberal Democrats Richard Rashid Rogers1404.11−3.16
Independent Ameer Shajahan Mohammed641.88N/A
Majority 792.32
Turnout 3,43760.0
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Cauldwell

Cauldwell (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Randolph Charles* 1,762 49.89 +3.55
Labour Sue Oliver* 1,559 44.14 −2.63
Conservative Darren Jason Russell67018.97−0.69
Conservative Nurul Islam59016.70−1.11
UKIP Janet Culley47713.51N/A
Green Esin Esat2286.46N/A
Liberal Democrats Jake Sale2166.12−16.99
Liberal Democrats Mohammad Sabir Rahman1534.33−14.99
Independent Aleksandr Zabolotnov421.19N/A
Majority 88925.17
Turnout 3,57552.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Clapham

Clapham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jane Anne Walker* 1,140 49.50 −9.78
Labour Jenni Jackson51122.19−8.76
UKIP Peter Lund-Conlon42018.24N/A
Green Sarah Mingay1245.80N/A
Liberal Democrats John Robert Ryan1084.69−5.08
Majority 62927.31
Turnout 2,30367.0
Conservative hold Swing

De Parys

De Parys (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Henry Paul Vann* 1,040 32.08 −4.48
Liberal Democrats David Alexander Sawyer* 1,007 31.06 −13.68
Conservative Adrian Alexander Lennox-Lamb94829.24−3.31
Conservative Robin Calverey Illingworth93728.90−3.90
Labour Monika Golebiewska57317.67+0.73
Labour Louise Whatham50915.70−0.83
UKIP John Lathaen34210.55N/A
Green Alex Charlton2246.91+1.67
Green Alex Willmott1765.43N/A
Independent John Lloyd993.05N/A
Majority 591.82
Turnout 3,28864.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Eastcotts

Eastcotts
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Holland* 804 47.66 −16.66
Conservative Michael Peter Abbott53931.95+11.49
Labour James Alexander Grady34420.39+5.17
Majority 26515.71
Turnout 1,68762.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Elstow & Stewartby

Elstow & Stewartby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Hill* 941 46.61 +8.45
Conservative Margaret Jean Turner56527.98−5.07
Labour Susan Ann Hoskin35517.58+4.25
Independent Tony Hare1587.83−7.63
Majority 37618.63
Turnout 2,01964.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Goldington

Goldington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony James Forth 1,291 33.38 +5.40
Labour Jade Chelsea Uko 961 24.84 −1.42
Conservative Phillippa Anne Martin-Moran94524.43−0.3
Liberal Democrats Lorna Rose Marchant94224.35−18.97
Liberal Democrats Richard Jefferies Harrison87422.60−17.88
UKIP Adrian John Haynes66317.14N/A
Conservative Zulika Maria Wightman56414.58−5.91
Green Brant Carl Tilds2185.64N/A
Majority 160.41
Turnout 3,90760.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Great Barford

Great Barford (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Stephen Hellier Moon* 2,615 59.27 −4.29
Conservative Sheryl Lesley Maxwell Corp 2,242 50.82 −17.75
Liberal Democrats Stephen James Lawson78517.79+3.43
Green Mark Bowler73216.59N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Stekelis63414.37+1.15
Majority 1,45733.03
Turnout 4,51172.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Harpur

Harpur (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Colleen Atkins* 1,793 60.92 +2.49
Labour Louise King* 1,316 44.72 +2.76
Conservative Andrea Clare Spice77526.33−3.18
Conservative Sanjit Kaur Gill Chowdrey54118.38−6.29
UKIP Derek John Few32310.98N/A
Independent David John Allen2729.24N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Martin Whitehead2247.61+0.95
Green Jen Foley2107.14−0.70
Liberal Democrats Ripal Pranesh Patel1755.95−2.84
Green Racheall Monton1535.20−1.73
Majority 5419.36
Turnout 2,97551.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Harrold

Harrold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Jane Foster 1,762 74.60 +27.77
Green Gary Nicholas Lloyd37715.96N/A
Liberal Democrats Joy Rose Winder2239.44−34.75
Majority 1,38558.64
Turnout 2,36275.0
Conservative hold Swing

Kempston Central and East

Kempston Central and East (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Frank John Boutall 1,210 37.01 +2.61
Labour Mohammed Nawaz* 1,034 31.63 −6.85
Labour James Emmanuel Valentine*1,02831.45−11.43
Conservative Kuldip Singh76923.52+5.86
UKIP Nicky Attenborough76423.37−9.41
Green Richard James Baker3049.30N/A
Liberal Democrats Terry Gasson2457.49+0.30
Liberal Democrats Bipin Shah1584.83−1.89
Majority 60.18
Turnout 3,31061.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kempston North

Kempston North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shan Hunt* 870 47.08 +9.71
Conservative Matt McCarthy81043.83+7.51
Green Alex Sebastian Jones1206.49N/A
Liberal Democrats Mamun Islam482.60−4.28
Majority 603.25
Turnout 1,84864.0
Labour hold Swing

Kempston Rural

Kempston Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark William Smith* 2,074 70.14 +12.64
Labour Shah Shanoor Miah54018.26+1.0
Liberal Democrats Conrad Holden Longmore34311.60−4.14
Majority 1,63451.88
Turnout 2,95769.0
Conservative hold Swing

Kempston South

Kempston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Rex Meader 1,471 69.29 −6.34
Conservative Sarah King McGee54525.67+5.74
Green Tim Crowhurst542.54N/A
Liberal Democrats Philip Downing Standley532.50−1.94
Majority 92643.62
Turnout 2,12367.0
Labour hold Swing

Kempston West

Kempston West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Will Hunt 956 42.58 −11.21
Conservative Ryan Darren Michael Gray74633.23−7.55
UKIP Peter Hull33214.79N/A
Green Rosemary Josephine Elizabeth Wright1124.99N/A
Liberal Democrats Simon Paul Hart994.41−1.02
Majority 2109.35
Turnout 2,24561.0
Labour hold Swing

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Saunders* 1,461 40.27 +1.21
Liberal Democrats Anita Joan Gerard* 923 25.44 −12.25
Labour Abu Sultan84823.37−6.62
Liberal Democrats Becky Guynn75120.70−16.13
UKIP Chris Billington60316.62N/A
Conservative Martine Moon55415.27−2.73
Conservative Shekh Sayed45612.57−1.01
Green Lynn Herron2426.67N/A
Majority 752.07
Turnout 3,66455.0
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Newnham

Newnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Kenneth Samuel Mingay* 1,516 38.48 +1.83
Conservative Giovanni Carofano 1,143 29.01 +1.14
Labour Margaret Ann Badley97624.77+4.26
Labour June Aileen McDonald74919.01+1.68
Liberal Democrats Gordon Willey66616.90−10.97
Liberal Democrats Dean Gary Crofts64816.45−6.78
UKIP John Norman Robertson3829.70N/A
UKIP Domenico Canzoneri3619.16N/A
Green Janice Mary Jones3288.32+1.78
Independent Saverio Bongo2285.79N/A
Green George Lewis Murphy2005.08N/A
Majority 1674.24
Turnout 3,98069.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Oakley

Oakley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Patricia Margaret Olney 955 41.20 −42.86
Conservative Ade Clewlow91439.43N/A
UKIP Sebastian Sharpe1717.38N/A
Labour Anne Saunders1526.56−2.64
Liberal Democrats Daniel Millington Norton843.62−3.11
Green David Peter Mingay421.81N/A
Majority 411.77
Turnout 2,31878.0
Independent hold Swing

Putnoe (2 Seats)

Putnoe (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Paul Headley* 2,014 45.32 −13.58
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Jean Bootiman 1,578 35.51 −10.68
Conservative Peter Anthony Allen1,44732.56+11.41
Conservative Susan Mary Spratt1,10524.86−3.11
Labour Ceciliah Chigwada58813.23−1.04
Labour Graham John Tranquada53311.99−1.55
Green Rosie Layton2756.19N/A
Majority 1312.95
Turnout 4,48874.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Queens Park

Queens Park (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammad Yasin* 2,062 53.77 −6.54
Labour Mohammed Masud* 1,947 50.77 +0.36
Conservative Balal Shah1,26232.91−6.55
Conservative Muzakkir Hussain Khan96525.16−0.46
Green Hannah Mary Jones2977.74N/A
Liberal Democrats Dorothea Manar Rogers1383.60+0.66
Liberal Democrats Richard William Struck1082.82−0.55
Majority 68517.86
Turnout 3,89365.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Riseley

Riseley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Edward James Towler 1,206 57.95 +31.19
UKIP James Timkey34416.53N/A
Labour John Gerard Dawson23511.29+4.13
Independent Eileen Brenda Whitmore1547.40N/A
Liberal Democrats Patrick Solomon1426.83+4.00
Majority 86241.42
Turnout 2,08176.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Sharnbrook

Sharnbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Doug McMurdo* 1,042 42.53 −16.63
Conservative Robert Peter Tickle88636.16+7.57
Labour Susan Jane Caroline Aykin26610.86+1.97
Green Elisabeth Magda Evershed1586.45N/A
Liberal Democrats Janet Elizabeth Trengrove984.00+0.65
Majority 1566.37
Turnout 2,45076.0
Independent hold Swing

Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graeme Stuart Coombes* 1,698 72.78 +8.68
Labour Akm Masum38316.42−2.58
Liberal Democrats Steve Mason25210.80−6.10
Majority 1,31556.36
Turnout 2,33368.0
Conservative hold Swing

Wootton

Wootton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Stephen Wheeler 1,119 42.91 +4.47
UKIP Bill Hall56021.47+8.32
Liberal Democrats Gareth Trevor Lloyd52520.13−18.31
Labour Ali Askor26610.20−0.27
Green Carlos Linnett1385.29N/A
Majority 55921.44
Turnout 2,60871.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Wyboston

Wyboston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Wootton* 1,618 73.48 +2.95
Liberal Democrats Martin Joseph Kavanagh31614.35+1.18
Green Lisa Bradbury26812.17N/A
Majority 1,30259.13
Turnout 2,20273.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Bedford Borough Council Election Results 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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