2023 Central Bedfordshire Council election

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2023 Central Bedfordshire Council election
Bedfordshire County Flag.svg
  2019 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)2027 

All 63 seats to Central Bedfordshire Council
32 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderAdam ZernyRichard WenhamShaun Roberts
Party Independent Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election13 seats, 18.3%41 seats, 43.3%3 seats, 9.7%
Seats won272010
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 14Decrease2.svg 21Increase2.svg 7
Popular vote27,59522,17612,645
Percentage32.7%26.3%15.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 14.4%Decrease2.svg 17.0%Increase2.svg 5.3%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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LeaderMatthew BrennanSusan Clinch
Party Labour Green
Last election1 seat, 19.8%0 seats, 0%
Seats won51
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote15,7295,068
Percentage18.6%6.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.2%Increase2.svg 2.8%

Central Bedfordshire UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Central Bedfordshire Council election

Leader before election

Richard Wenham
Conservative

Leader after election

Adam Zerny
Independent
No overall control

The 2023 Central Bedfordshire Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Central Bedfordshire Council in Bedfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. New ward boundaries increased the number of seats on the council by four. [1]

Contents

Ahead of the election, the Conservative administration had frozen council tax at a time when most councils were raising it to cover the increased cost of delivering public services. The extent to which this was the right course of action was debated by the candidates. [2]

The Conservatives lost control of the council, only winning 20 of the 63 seats. They had previously held a majority of the seats on the council since its creation in 2009. Independent candidates won 27 of the seats, with the resulting council being under no overall control. [3] [4] An independent-led administration subsequently formed, with Adam Zerny being appointed leader of the council at the annual meeting on 25 May 2023. [5]

Summary

Election result

2023 Central Bedfordshire Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Independent 482761Increase2.svg 1442.932.727,595+14.4
  Conservative 612017Decrease2.svg 2131.726.322,176–17.0
  Liberal Democrats 431070Increase2.svg 715.915.012,645+5.3
  Labour 63550Increase2.svg 47.918.615,729–1.2
  Green 21110Increase2.svg 11.66.05,068+2.8
  Reform UK 6000Steady2.svg0.01.31,065N/A
  English Democrat 1000Steady2.svg0.00.2133N/A

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Central Bedfordshire Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. [6]

Ampthill

Ampthill (3 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mark Smith* 1,923 47.5 –7.2
Independent Gary Summerfield 1,513 37.4 N/A
Green Susan Clinch 1,330 32.9 +2.3
Conservative Mike Blair*1,26831.3–9.6
Conservative Stephen Addy1,19729.6–9.9
Conservative Paul Duckett*1,09227.0–13.1
Green Julia Jones90622.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Catherine Brown57214.1–10.7
Labour Louise Chinnery48512.0+0.5
Labour Alan Worley43610.8+1.2
Labour David Short3418.4+1.7
Reform UK Maggie Moriondo1493.7N/A
Turnout 4,04637.2–1.1
Registered electors 10,888
Independent hold
Independent gain from Conservative
Green gain from Conservative

Arlesey & Fairfield

Arlesey & Fairfield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Jodie Chillery 895 39.5
Labour Nick Andrews 724 32.0
Liberal Democrats Neil Stevenson62027.4
Conservative Jilleane Brown45820.2
Conservative Ian Dalgarno*43419.2
Labour Tudor Fox43119.0
Independent Nicola Harris*43019.0
Turnout 2,26333.4
Registered electors 6,771
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Aspley and Woburn

Aspley & Woburn
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Michael Baker* 1,844 90.4 +11.9
Conservative Martin Hawkins1035.1–12.2
Labour Neil Davies683.3–0.9
Liberal Democrats James Alan Emm241.2N/A
Majority1,74185.3
Turnout 2,04154.9–2.5
Registered electors 3,713
Independent hold Swing Increase2.svg12.1

Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe

Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Anna French 882 37.2
Independent Liz Childs 879 37.1
Conservative Joe Irwin59625.2
Conservative Aarron Colin Byng57324.2
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Paxton40317.0
Labour Gemma Widdowfield37615.9
Labour Sanho Lupata34014.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Martin1998.4
Reform UK Mandy Ellis974.1
Turnout 2,36837.5
Registered electors 6,314
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Biggleswade East

Biggleswade East (2 seats) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Gareth Tranter 769 37.3
Conservative Grant Fage 676 32.8
Conservative Mark Foster*65931.9
Labour Andrew Skilton65831.9
Independent Mollie Smy51324.9
Labour George Tookey42820.7
Green Alistair Nelson1406.8
Liberal Democrats Jacob Holland-Lindsay733.5
Turnout 2,06432.8
Registered electors 6,300
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Biggleswade West

Biggleswade West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Hayley Whitaker* 2,118 60.0
Independent Steven Watkins* 1,581 44.8
Independent Paul How 1,395 39.5
Labour Julian Vaughan73920.9
Labour Natalie Ashton69819.8
Labour Paul Burgin69819.8
Conservative Madeline Russell69219.6
Conservative Ian Bond*67819.2
Conservative Sarju Patel58916.7
Liberal Democrats Tommy Godfrey1795.1
Turnout 3,52934.6
Registered electors 10,195
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Caddington

Caddington (2 seats) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Vicky Malone 1,394 47.4 N/A
Conservative Kevin Collins* 1,043 35.5 –13.0
Conservative Michael Stott71924.4–18.6
Independent John Waller65122.1–13.5
Labour Shirley Smith42114.3–4.6
Labour Mala Dinsdale33311.3–3.9
Green Matt Russell30910.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Eila Goss2899.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Susan Thorne1454.9N/A
Turnout 2,94138.2+1.2
Registered electors 7,706
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Clifton, Henlow & Langford

Clifton, Henlow & Langford (3 seats) [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Drew Richardson 1,680 48.6
Conservative David Shelvey 1,667 48.2
Conservative Richard Wenham 1,589 46.0
Labour Laura Abbott1,27036.7
Labour Kevin O'Daly1,00129.0
Labour Vipulkumar Patel88125.5
Green Linda Fuller74221.5
Liberal Democrats David Mann64718.7
Turnout 3,45630.8
Registered electors 11,203
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cranfield & Marston Moretaine

Cranfield & Marston Moretaine (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sue Clark* 1,406 41.3 –4.0
Independent Saverlo Bongo 1,312 38.6 N/A
Conservative Robert Morris* 984 28.9 –6.6
Independent Alan Victor92527.2N/A
Conservative Bhaumik Dalal88826.1–12.5
Labour Elizabeth Rooney76722.5+3.6
Labour Karl O'Dell69520.4+5.2
Labour Joel Durojaiye58117.1+4.0
Green Andrew Tyrtania50714.9–8.3
Independent Gillian Clough44413.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Juliet Taylor42512.5N/A
Reform UK Norman Maclean1765.2N/A
Turnout 3,40229.4–1.3
Registered electors 11,584
Conservative hold
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Dunstable Central

Dunstable Central [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Carole Hegley* 368 36.4 –18.1
Labour Gregory Alderman35134.7+7.1
Independent Andy Palmer22121.9N/A
Liberal Democrats David Jones717.0–10.9
Majority171.7
Turnout 1,01928.0–1.5
Registered electors 3,641
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg12.6

Dunstable East

Dunstable East (2 seats) [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent John Gurney 716 35.0
Independent Kenson Gurney 565 27.6
Conservative Gloria Martin53626.2
Labour Gemma Russell49024.0
Labour Shafi Kottadan47323.1
Conservative Jay Patel39619.4
Independent Louise O'Riordan31615.5
Liberal Democrats Richard Hunt1808.8
Liberal Democrats Rita Egan1547.5
Turnout 2,04427.0
Registered electors 7,559
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative

Dunstable North

Dunstable North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Matthew Brennan 647 39.6
Labour Matthew Neall 524 32.1
Conservative Johnson Tamara*49230.1
Independent Zakaria Kuddus46928.7
Independent Bev Coleman38123.3
Independent Alan Corkhill26116.0
Green Paul Hundal1106.7
Liberal Democrats Elaine Morgan1036.3
Liberal Democrats Ken Wattingham633.9
Turnout 1,63222.7
Registered electors 7,206
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

Dunstable South

Dunstable South
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Philip Crawley* 290 30.5
Independent Nicholas Kotarski28830.3
Labour Sally Kimondo26628.0
Liberal Democrats Pat Larkman10611.2
Turnout 95526.7
Registered electors 3,572
Conservative hold

Dunstable West

Dunstable West (2 seats) [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Eugene Ghent* 893 39.9
Conservative Nigel Young 819 36.6
Independent Richard Attwell69731.1
Labour Roger Pepworth52623.5
Independent Khaleel Morrison43919.6
Labour Philip Crooks46220.6
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Owen25111.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Witherick1958.7
Turnout 2,24031.1
Registered electors 7,211
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Eaton Bray

Eaton Bray [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philip Spicer* 693 63.3 –5.5
Green Dominic Scholfield20919.1–4.1
Labour Keith Faulkner19317.6+9.6
Majority48443.6
Turnout 1,10733.1–1.7
Registered electors 3,343
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg0.7

Flitwick

Flitwick (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gareth Mackey* 2,248 57.9 +18.7
Independent Heather Townsend 1,785 45.9 N/A
Conservative Ian Adams 1,138 34.4 +1.1
Conservative Neil Bunyan*1,09028.1–13.0
Conservative Tim Parsons85422.0–9.4
Labour Chris Yates69818.0+1.1
Labour Nick London49312.7–3.2
Labour Klaus Dudas46912.1–3.1
Green Kai Roberts42911.0N/A
Green Robert Harley2927.5N/A
Green Leisa Milne2526.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Andrea Kidd2095.4–10.1
Reform UK Russ Shaw1924.9N/A
Liberal Democrats Alan White1473.8–11.0
Turnout 3,88536.9+2.9
Registered electors 10,535
Independent hold
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Heath & Reach

Heath & Reach
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Versallion* 782 59.7 –15.5
Labour Christine Sheppard20916.0+6.3
Liberal Democrats Rhiannon Leaman14310.9N/A
Reform UK Harry Palmer1219.2N/A
Green Sebastien Hine544.1–11.0
Majority57343.7
Turnout 1,31137.9–2.2
Registered electors 3,461
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.9

Houghton Conquest & Haynes

Houghton Conquest & Haynes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Rebecca Hares* 628 56.7 +14.7
Conservative Mark Smith23321.0–13.1
Labour Keith Brown14913.5+1.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Foster494.4N/A
Green Penny Hartley484.3N/A
Majority39535.7
Turnout 1,11330.6–8.6
Registered electors 3,663
Independent hold Swing Increase2.svg13.9

Houghton Regis East

Houghton Regis East (3 seats) [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Pat Hamill* 730 39.8
Independent Tracey McMahon 619 33.8
Labour Chloe Alderman 563 30.7
Labour Andrew Green46625.4
Labour Sam Russell46325.3
Independent Jan Cooper43423.7
Liberal Democrats Laura Ellaway36620.0
Liberal Democrats Debra Taylor34518.8
Liberal Democrats Marion Rolfe29616.2
Conservative Nicola Hampton-Daly23913.0
Conservative Nigel Warren20111.0
Green Gillia Patrick1216.6
Turnout 1,83222.0
Registered electors 8,343
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Houghton Regis West

Houghton Regis West (2 seats) [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Susan Goodchild* 498 38.0
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Farrell* 392 29.9
Labour Wendy Bater34126.0
Labour Alex Butler29222.3
Conservative Olga Krupski22817.4
Independent Jimmy Carroll19014.5
Independent Michelle Herber18213.9
Conservative Vera Nnadozie18213.9
Green Catherine Aganoglu1037.9
Turnout 1,31120.9
Registered electors 6,260
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Leighton Linslade North

Leighton Linslade North
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats David Bligh 1,285 39.8
Liberal Democrats Kevin Pughe 1,271 39.4
Liberal Democrats Nigel Carnell 1,200 37.2
Labour Mike Bishop97630.2
Conservative Steve Jones95629.6
Labour Patrick Carberry92028.5
Conservative Tony Morris91128.2
Labour Jane Woodman87627.1
Conservative Ewan Wallace86426.8
English Democrat Antonio Vitiello1334.1
Turnout 3,22829.5
Registered electors 10,941
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Leighton Linslade South

Leighton Linslade South (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Emma Holland-Lindsay 2,355 60.6
Liberal Democrats Chris Leaman 2,211 56.9
Liberal Democrats Shaun Roberts 2,146 55.2
Conservative Amanda Dodwell*69617.9
Conservative Ray Berry*65216.8
Labour Graham Marsden57714.8
Conservative Branko Bjelobaba56614.6
Labour Clive Betts53913.9
Labour Daniel Scott53713.8
Independent June Tobin42210.9
Independent Sarah Cursons38710.0
Turnout 3,88935.5
Registered electors 10,949
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative

Leighton Linslade West

Leighton Linslade West (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Victoria Harvey* 1,786 42.8
Liberal Democrats Steve Owen 1,756 42.0
Liberal Democrats Russ Goodchild 1,583 37.9
Liberal Democrats Joseph Worrall1,02124.4
Conservative Julian Gallie94222.6
Labour Benjamin Bowles93922.5
Labour Kieran Roan88821.3
Conservative Adam Fahn86220.6
Labour Beverley McBain83820.1
Independent Ryan Battams61814.8
Turnout 4,17739.8
Registered electors 10,486
Independent hold
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative
Liberal Democrats hold

Meppershall & Shillington

Meppershall & Shillington [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Blake Stephenson 778 55.8
Labour Glenda Tizard23917.1
Reform UK Dave Holland16511.8
Liberal Democrats Ray Morgan1238.8
Independent Ian Shingler*896.3
Majority53938.7
Turnout 1,40337.5
Registered electors 3,746
Conservative win (new seat)

Northill

Northill [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Daniels 676 47.4 –31.6
Independent Simon Sheridan54137.9N/A
Labour Andrew Harland21014.7–6.3
Majority1359.5
Turnout 1,43239.3+3.3
Registered electors 3,644
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Potton

Potton (2 seats) [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Adam Zerny* 2,296 84.0 –1.8
Independent Tracey Wye* 1,908 69.8 +2.2
Conservative Suzanne Worboys28810.5–3.3
Conservative Robert Pullinger2729.9–1.9
Green Rebecca Beattie2167.9N/A
Labour Rhiannon Barrow1636.0+0.8
Labour Robert Cheesewright1094.0+0.8
Turnout 2,73439.7–10.4
Registered electors 6,889
Independent hold
Independent hold

Sandy

Sandy (3 seats) [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Simon Ford* 2,124 62.2 +3.3
Independent Sue Bell 1,325 38.8 N/A
Independent Robert Pashby 1,124 32.9 N/A
Conservative Caroline Maudlin*1,01829.8–1.7
Liberal Democrats Nigel Aldis83124.3–3.0
Conservative Joanna Hewitt80223.5–5.2
Conservative Morgan Gilling58917.2–6.3
Labour Andy King58617.2+8.5
Labour Wendy Mott42512.4+4.7
Labour Matthew Yardley3399.9+2.5
Turnout 3,41534.3–2.9
Registered electors 9,971
Independent hold
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative

Shefford

Shefford (2 seats) [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Liddiard* 918 47.6 –18.1
Conservative Tony Brown* 907 47.0 –18.4
Labour Jack Risbridger75239.0+8.3
Labour John Tizard74738.7+13.7
Liberal Democrats Jack Moore31516.3N/A
Turnout 1,92929.3+0.3
Registered electors 6,595
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Stotfold

Stotfold (2 seats) [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Kathryn Woodfine 1,348 55.4
Labour Helen Wightwick 743 30.5
Conservative Steven Dixon*60424.8
Labour Satinderjit Dhaliwal56923.4
Conservative Josie Richardson52721.7
Liberal Democrats Rachel McGann38615.9
Turnout 2,43333.9
Registered electors 7,181
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Toddington

Toddington (2 seats) [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mary Walsh* 1,418 57.4 +14.4
Conservative Gary Purser 716 29.0 +2.1
Green Steven Winslet61825.0N/A
Conservative Shahid Akhter56222.8+3.4
Labour Maggie Herod46718.9+3.6
Labour Connell Owen32613.2+0.9
Liberal Democrats Miranda Roberts31312.7N/A
Turnout 2,46933.2–7.0
Registered electors 7,433
Independent hold
Conservative gain from Independent

Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield

Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Jamieson* 793 54.7 –16.6
Independent Ekta Bhasin26118.0N/A
Green Gareth Ellis18612.8–9.3
Labour Nick Hickman1369.4+2.9
Liberal Democrats Drew Bowater735.0N/A
Majority53236.6
Turnout 1,45339.4–3.4
Registered electors 3,692
Conservative hold Swing N/A

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  21. https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/directory_record/163159/shefford_election_results_-_2023
  22. https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/directory_record/163161/stotfold_election_results_-_2023
  23. https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/directory_record/163163/toddington_election_results_-_2023
  24. https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/directory_record/163164/westoning_flitton_and_greenfield_election_results_-_2023