Bedford Borough Council election, 2011

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The 2011 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 9 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]

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.

In the context of local authorities in the United Kingdom, the term no overall control refers to a situation in which no single political group achieves a majority of seats; and is analogous to a hung parliament. Of the 310 councils who had members up for election in the 2007 local elections, 85 resulted in a NOC administration.

Contents

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

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

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 Democrat 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 Democrat Charles Royden208933.30
Liberal Democrat Wendy Rider179528.61
Conservative Oliver Richbell85713.66
Conservative Paul Stonebridge78112.45
Labour Charles Baily4326.89
Labour Thoufique Ali3195.09
Majority93814.95
Turnout 6273
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Bromham and Biddenham

Bromham and Biddenham [2] (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Roger Rigby192936.71
Conservative Jon Gambold183234.87
Labour Nicholas Luder5129.74
Labour Ashley Frith4348.26
Liberal Democrat Stelios Mores3346.36
Liberal Democrat Stephen Rutherford2134.05
Majority132020.08
Turnout 5254
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Castle

Castle [2] (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Apu Bagchi75819.23
Conservative Caroline Fensome57114.49
Conservative Shishum Miah53913.67
Independent Paul Ogden48612.33
Labour Chris Lowe48112.20
Labour Richard Johnson47712.10
Liberal Democrat Mags Brady2005.07
Green Lucy Bywater1804.57
Liberal Democrat John Ryan1624.11
Green Tony Upton882.23
Majority320.81
Turnout 3942
Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Cauldwell

Cauldwell (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sue Oliver108727.03
Labour Randolph Charles107726.78
Liberal Democrat Jake Sale53713.35
Conservative Kitty Sams45711.37
Liberal Democrat Lynn Southwell44911.17
Conservative Amanda Murrell41410.30
Majority540
Turnout 4021
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Clapham

Clapham (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jane Walker83759.28
Labour Jenni Jackson43730.95
Liberal Democrat Matthew Anscomb1389.77
Majority400
Turnout 1412
Conservative hold Swing

De Parys

De Parys (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat David Sawyer107224.12
Liberal Democrat Henry Vann87619.71
Conservative Katherine Groves78617.69
Conservative Adrian Lennox-Lamb78017.55
Labour Frank McMahon4069.14
Labour Jane Pritchard3968.91
Green David Maxwell1282.88
Majority90
Turnout 4444
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Eastcotts

Eastcotts (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sarah Holland61364.32
Conservative Martine Moon19520.46
Labour James Grady14515.22
Majority418
Turnout 953
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

Elstow

Elstow (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Tim Hill50138.16
Conservative Lynne Faulkner43433.05
Independent Tony Hare20315.46
Labour Sophie Sands17513.33
Majority67
Turnout 1313
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Goldington

Goldington (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Sylvia Gillard96023.67
Liberal Democrat Phil Merryman89722.12
Labour Anthony Forth62015.29
Labour Hazera Forth58214.35
Conservative John Robertson54213.37
Conservative Gillian Rose45411.20
Majority277
Turnout 4055
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Great Barford

Great Barford (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Carole Eliis192935.97
Conservative Stephen Moon178833.34
Labour John Dawson4638.63
Labour Samuel Goodby4077.59
Liberal Democrat Sandra Thacker4047.53
Liberal Democrat Vanessa Holland3726.94
Majority1325
Turnout 5363
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Harpur

Harpur (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Colleen Atkins148331.62
Labour Louise King106522.71
Conservative Mohammed Kabir74915.97
Conservative Domenico Canzoneri62613.35
Liberal Democrat Rosemary Bootiman2234.75
Green Greg Paszyski1994.24
Green Ben Foley1763.75
Liberal Democrat Paul Whitehead1693.60
Majority316
Turnout 4690
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Harrold

Harrold (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alison Foster85046.83
Liberal Democrat Nick Charsley80244.19
Labour Stephen Poole1638.98
Majority48
Turnout 1815
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Kempston Central and East

Kempston Central and East (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour James Valentine92523.81
Labour Mohammed Nawaz83021.36
Conservative Steve Collins74219.10
Independent Nicky Attenborough70718.20
Conservative Robert Rigby3819.81
Liberal Democrat Janet Trengrove1553.99
Liberal Democrat Johana Woodruff1453.73
Majority88
Turnout 3885
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Kempston North

Kempston North (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Shan Hunt65256.79
Conservative Allan Geoffrey41736.32
Liberal Democrat Neal Bath796.88
Majority235
Turnout 1148
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Kempston Rural

Kempston Rural (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mark Smith86357.50
Independent Jim Weir26717.79
Labour Tim Caswell25917.26
Liberal Democrat Samuel Fisk1127.46
Majority596
Turnout 1501
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Kempston South

Kempston South (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Carl Meader102175.63
Conservative Richard Hyde26919.93
Liberal Democrat Philip Standley604.44
Majority752
Turnout 1350
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Kempston West

Kempston West (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Will Hunt62453.79
Conservative Robert Hamilton47340.78
Liberal Democrat Michael Murphy635.43
Majority151
Turnout 1160
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour James Saunders85722.30
Liberal Democrat Anita Gerrard82721.52
Liberal Democrat Andrew Gerrard80821.03
Labour Abu Sultan65817.12
Conservative Alex Agius39510.28
Conservative Musla Uddin2987.75
Majority19
Turnout 3843
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Newnham

Newnham (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative John Mingay98120.42
Conservative Kirsty Adams88418.40
Liberal Democrat Gianni Carofano74615.53
Liberal Democrat Chris Leslie62212.94
Labour Richard Crane54911.43
Labour June McDonald4649.66
Independent Ray Hostler3847.99
Green Nick Wilde1753.64
Majority138
Turnout 4805
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Oakley

Oakley (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Pat Olney136184.06
Labour Chrissie Holloway1499,20
Liberal Democrat Jason Parmar1096.73
Majority1212
Turnout 1619
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Putnoe

Putnoe (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Michael Headley184932.36
Liberal Democrat Sallyanne Smith145025.38
Conservative Susan Spratt87815.37
Conservative Irfan Latif66411.62
Labour Franca Garrick4487.84
Labour David Lukes4257.44
Majority572
Turnout 5714
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Queens Park

Queens Park (two councillors) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mohammed Yasin211432.18
Labour Mohammed Masud176726.90
Conservative Parvez Akhtar138321.05
Conservative Nurul Islam89813.67
Independent Shanoor Miah1862.83
Liberal Democrat Richard Struck1181.80
Liberal Democrat Mahmud Rogers1031.57
Majority384
Turnout 6569
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Riseley

Riseley (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Ian Clifton100763.25
Conservative Martin Towler42626.76
Labour Patrick Pollard1147.16
Liberal Democrat Paul Steklis452.83
Majority
Turnout 1592
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Sharnbrook

Sharnbrook (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Doug McMurdo111159.16
Conservative Martin Qunice53728.59
Labour Alistair Strathern1678.89
Liberal Democrat Stephen Lawson633.35
Majority574
Turnout 1878
Conservative gain from {{{loser}}} Swing

Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Graeme Coombes76664.10
Labour Susan Aykin22719.00
Liberal Democrat Conrad Longmore20216.90
Majority539
Turnout 1195
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Wootton

Wootton (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Paul Prescod61738.44
Conservative John Wheeler60937.94
UKIP Bob Colman21113.15
Labour Adrien Beardmore16810.47
Majority
Turnout 1605
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Wyboston

Wyboston (one councillor) [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Tom Wootton116176.43
Liberal Democrat William Hilliard20013.17
Labour Terry Carroll15810.40
Majority961
Turnout 1519
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

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