Bedford Borough Council election, 2015

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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.

Bedford Borough Council

Bedford Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. The executive of the council is the directly elected mayor of Bedford. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association.

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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 Democrat 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%

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Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state or national level are not considered councils. At such levels, there may be no separate executive branch, and the council may effectively represent the entire government. A board of directors might also be denoted as a council. A committee might also be denoted as a council, though a committee is generally a subordinate body composed of members of a larger body, while a council may not be. Because many schools have a student council, the council is the form of governance with which many people are likely to have their first experience as electors or participants.

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After the election the composition of the council was:

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Ward Results

Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk.

Brickhill

Brickhill (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Charles Royden*2,12326.41-6.89
Liberal Democrat Wendy Rider*1,88223.41-5.20
Conservative Olly Richbell1,23115.31+1.65
Conservative Rubina Shaikh89211.09-1.36
Labour Cathrine Ward7759.64+2.75
Labour Robert Frank Atkins7559.39+4.30
Green Sara Frances Browne3824.75N/A
Majority6518.1
Turnout 8,04071.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Bromham and Biddenham

Bromham and Biddenham (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Roger Rigby*2,73038.22+1.51
Conservative Jon Gambold*2,39333.51-1.36
Labour Elizabeth Jane Luder6809.52-0.22
Labour Ashley Spencer Firth6388.930.67
Liberal Democrat Stelios Mores4366.11-0.25
Liberal Democrat Stephen John Rutherford2653.71-0.34
Majority1,71323.99
Turnout 7,14266.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Castle

Castle (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Stanton Fletcher97816.17+1.68
Labour Luigi Reale85314.10+1.9
Conservative Shish Miah77412.80-0.87
Castle Ward IndependentApu Bagchi*75312.45-6.78
Labour Mashuk Miah Ullah69811.54-0.56
Castle Ward IndependentCaroline Sara Fensome67811.21N/A
Green Lucy Clare Bywater5398.91+4.34
Green Ben Foley3906.45+4.22
Liberal Democrat Muhmud Henry Rogers1812.99-2.08
Liberal Democrat Richard Rashid Rogers1402.32+1.79
Independent Ameer Shajahan Mohammed641.06N/A
Majority791.30
Turnout 6,04860.0
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Cauldwell

Cauldwell (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Randolph Charles*1,76230.93+4.15
Labour Sue Oliver*1,55927.37+0.34
Conservative Darren Jason Russell67011.76+0.39
Conservative Nurul Islam59010.36+0.06
UKIP Janet Culley4778.37N/A
Green Esin Esat2284.0N/A
Liberal Democrat Jake Sale2163.79-9.56
Liberal Democrat Mohammad Sabir Rahman1532.68-8.49
Independent Aleksandr Zabolotnov420.74N/A
Majority88915.61
Turnout 5,69752.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Clapham

Clapham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jane Anne Walker*1,14049.5-9.78
Labour Jenni Jackson51122.19-8.76
UKIP Peter Lund-Conlon42018.24N/A
Green Sarah Mingay1245.8N/A
Liberal Democrat John Robert Ryan1084.69-5.08
Majority62927.31
Turnout 2,30367.0
Conservative hold Swing

De Parys

De Parys (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Henry Paul Vann*1,04017.76-1.95
Liberal Democrat David Alexander Sawyer*1,00717.2-7.51
Conservative Adrian Alexander Lennox-Lamb94816.19-1.36
Conservative Robin Calverey Illingworth93716.00-1.69
Labour Monika Golebiewska5739.79+0.65
Labour Louise Whatham5098.70-0.21
UKIP John Lathaen3425.84N/A
Green Alex Charlton2243.83+0.95
Green Alex Willmott1763.00N/A
Independent John Lloyd991.69N/A
Majority591.01
Turnout 5,85564.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Eastcotts

Eastcotts
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sarah Holland*80447.66-16.66
Conservative Michael Peter Abbott53931.95+11.49
Labour James Alexander Grady34420.39+5.17
Majority26515.71
Turnout 1,68762.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Elston & Stewartby

Elston & Stewartby
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Tim Hill*94146.61+8.45
Conservative Margaret Jean Turner56527.98-5.07
Labour Susan Ann Hoskin35517.58+4.25
Independent Tony Hare1587.83-7.63
Majority37618.63
Turnout 2,01964.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Goldington

Goldington
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Anthony James Forth1,29119.99+4.7
Labour Jade Chelsea Uko96114.88+0.53
Conservative Phillippa Anne Martin-Moran94514.63+1.26
Liberal Democrat Lorna Rose Marchant94214.59-9.08
Liberal Democrat Richard Jefferies Harrison87413.53-8.59
UKIP Adrian John Haynes66310.27N/A
Conservative Zulika Maria Wightman5648.73-2.47
Green Brant Carl Tilds2183.38N/A
Majority160.25
Turnout 6,45860.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Great Barford

Great Barford (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Stephen Hellier Moon*2,61537.31+3.97
Conservative Sheryl Lesley Maxwell Corp2,24231.99-3.98
Liberal Democrat Stephen James Lawson78511.20+3.67
Green Mark Bowler73210.45N/A
Liberal Democrat Paul Stekelis6349.05+2.11
Majority1,45720.79
Turnout 7,00872.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Harpur

Harpur (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Colleen Atkins*1,79331.01-0.61
Labour Louise King*1,31622.76+0.05
Conservative Andrea Clare Spice77513.40-2.57
Conservative Sanjit Kaur Gill Chowdrey5419.36-3.99
UKIP Derek John Few3235.59N/A
Independent David John Allen2724.70N/A
Liberal Democrat Paul Martin Whitehead2243.870.27
Green Jen Foley2103.63-0.61
Liberal Democrat Ripal Pranesh Patel1753.03-1.72
Green Racheall Monton1532.65-1.10
Majority5419.36
Turnout 5,78251.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Harrold

Harrold
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alison Jane Foster1,76274.60+27.77
Green Gary Nicholas Lloyd37715.96N/A
Liberal Democrat Joy Rose Winder2239.44-34.75
Majority1,38558.64
Turnout 2,36275.0
Conservative hold Swing

Kempton Central and East

Kempton Central and East (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anthony Frank John Boutall1,21021.95+2.85
Labour Mohammed Nawaz*1,03418.76-2.60
Labour James Emmanuel Valentine*1,02818.65-5.16
Conservative Kuldip Singh76913.95+4.14
UKIP Nicky Attenborough76413.86N/A
Green Richard James Baker3045.52N/A
Liberal Democrat Terry Gasson2454.440.45
Liberal Democrat Bipin Shah1582.87-0.86
Majority60.11
Turnout 5,51261.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kempton North

Kempton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Shan Hunt*87047.08+9.71
Conservative Matt McCarthy81043.83+7.51
Green Alex Sebastian Jones1206.49N/A
Liberal Democrat Mamun Islam482.60-4.28
Majority603.25
Turnout 1,84864.0
Labour hold Swing

Kempston Rural

Kempston Rural
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mark William Smith*2,07470.14+12.64
Labour Shah Shanoor Miah54018.26+1.0
Liberal Democrat Conrad Holden Longmore34311.60-4.14
Majority1,63451.88
Turnout 2,95769.0
Conservative hold Swing

Kempston South

Kempston South
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Carl Rex Meader1,47169.29-6.34
Conservative Sarah King McGee54525.67+5.74
Green Tim Crowhurst542.54N/A
Liberal Democrat Philip Downing Standley532.50-1.94
Majority92643.62
Turnout 2,12367.0
Labour hold Swing

Kempston West

Kempston West
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Will Hunt95642.58-11.21
Conservative Ryan Darren Michael Gray74633.23-7.55
UKIP Peter Hull33214.79N/A
Green Rosemary Josephine Elizabeth Wright1124.99N/A
Liberal Democrat Simon Paul Hart994.41-1.02
Majority2109.35
Turnout 2,24561.0
Labour hold Swing

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour James Saunders*1,46125.032.73
Liberal Democrat Anita Joan Gerard*92315.81-5.71
Labour Abu Sultan84814.53-2.59
Liberal Democrat Becky Guynn75112.86-8.17
UKIP Chris Billington60310.33N/A
Conservative Martine Moon5549.49-0.79
Conservative Shekh Sayed4567.81+0.06
Green Lynn Herron2424.14N/A
Majority751.28
Turnout 5,83855.0
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Newnham

Newnham
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Kenneth Samuel Mingay*1,51621.06+0.64
Conservative Giovanni Carofano1,14315.88-2.52
Labour Margaret Ann Badley97613.56+2.13
Labour June Aileen McDonald74910.41+0.75
Liberal Democrat Gordon Willey6669.25-6.28
Liberal Democrat Dean Gary Crofts6489.00-3.94
UKIP John Norman Robertson3825.31N/A
UKIP Domenico Canzoneri36150.2N/A
Green Janice Mary Jones3284.56-0.92
Independent Saverio Bongo2283.17N/A
Green George Lewis Murphy2002.78N/A
Majority1672.32
Turnout 7,19769.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Oakley

Oakley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Patricia Margaret Olney95541.20-42.86
Conservative Ade Clewlow91439.43N/A
UKIP Sebastian Sharpe1717.38N/A
Labour Anne Saunders1526.56-2.64
Liberal Democrat Daniel Millington Norton843.62-3.11
Green David Peter Mingay421.81N/A
Majority411.77
Turnout 2,31878.0
Independent hold Swing

Putnoe (2 Seats)

Putnoe (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Michael Paul Headley*2,01426.71-5.65
Liberal Democrat Rosemary Jean Bootiman1,57820.93-4.45
Conservative Peter Anthony Allen1,44719.19+7.57
Conservative Susan Mary Spratt1,10514.65-0.72
Labour Ceciliah Chigwada5887.80-0.04
Labour Graham John Tranquada5337.07-0.37
Green Rosie Layton2753.65N/A
Majority4365.78
Turnout 7,54074.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Queens Park

Queens Park (2 Seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mohammed Yasin*2,06230.42+1.76
Labour Mohammed Masud*1,94728.72+1.82
Conservative Balal Shah1,26218.61-2.44
Conservative Muzakkir Hussain Khan96514.24-0.57
Green Hannah Mary Jones2974.38N/A
Liberal Democrat Dorothea Manar Rogers1382.04+0.47
Liberal Democrat Richard William Struck1081.59-0.21
Majority1151.70
Turnout 6,77965.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Riseley

Riseley
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Martin Edward James Towler1,20657.95+31.19
UKIP James Timkey34416.53N/A
Labour John Gerard Dawson23511.29+4.13
Independent Eileen Brenda Whitmore1547.40N/A
Liberal Democrat Patrick Solomon1426.83+4.00
Majority86241.42
Turnout 2,08176.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Sharnbrook

Sharnbrook
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Doug McMurdo*1,04242.53-16.63
Conservative Robert Peter Tickle88636.16+7.57
Labour Susan Jane Caroline Aykin26610.86+1.97
Green Elisabeth Magda Evershed1586.45N/A
Liberal Democrat Janet Elizabeth Trengrove984.00+0.65
Majority1566.37
Turnout 2,45076.0
Independent hold Swing

Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graeme Stuart Coombes*1,69872.78+8.68
Labour Akm Masum38316.42-2.58
Liberal Democrat Steve Mason25210.80-6.10
Majority1,31556.36
Turnout 2,33368.0
Conservative hold Swing

Wootton

Wootton
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Stephen Wheeler1,11942.91+4.47
UKIP Bill Hall56021.47+8.32
Liberal Democrat Gareth Trevor Lloyd52520.13-18.31
Labour Ali Askor26610.20-0.27
Green Carlos Linnett1385.29N/A
Majority55921.44
Turnout 2,60871.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

Wyboston

Wyboston
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Tom Wootton*1,61873.48+2.95
Liberal Democrat Martin Joseph Kavanagh31614.35+1.18
Green Lisa Bradbury26812.17N/A
Majority1,30259.13
Turnout 2,20273.0
Conservative hold Swing

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