Bedfordshire County Council elections

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Bedfordshire County Council was elected every four years. Luton was administered by the county council until 1997, when it became a unitary authority. Bedfordshire County Council was abolished in 2009, when unitary councils were introduced across the rest of Bedfordshire. Services which prior to 2009 were provided by Bedfordshire County Council are now provided by either Bedford Borough Council or Central Bedfordshire Council.

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Results

The county council was created in 1889, with elections held every three years (except during the World Wars). Significant reforms in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 saw a new council elected in 1973 which took office from 1 April 1974 when those reforms came into effect. The election results (excluding by-elections) from 1973 until the council's abolition were as follows: [1]

YearSeats Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats [lower-alpha 1] Independent / otherNotes
1973 83323993
1977 8375521
1981 83403481
1985 733029140New division boundaries. [2]
1989 733527110
1993 732831131
1997 492514100 Luton removed from county council's area. [3]
2001 492613100
2005 5236790New division boundaries. [4]

Council elections

By-election results

Maulden By-Election 22 January 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,28057.9+3.2
Labour 67330.4+2.6
Liberal Democrats 25911.7−5.8
Majority60747.3
Turnout 2,21240.0
Conservative hold Swing
Arlesley & Langford By-Election 9 September 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 68147.8−4.2
Conservative 41128.8−19.2
Independent 33323.4+23.4
Majority27019.0
Turnout 1,425
Labour hold Swing
North East Bedfordshire By-Election 7 November 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tom Wootton1,00169.3+11.4
Liberal Democrats 31822.0+6.9
Labour 845.8−11.2
Green Ben Foley412.8+2.8
Majority68347.3
Turnout 1,44423.5
Conservative hold Swing
Plantation By-Election 18 March 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 67970.3+20.7
Liberal Democrats 28729.7+13.2
Majority39240.6
Turnout 96620.1
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Compositions calculator". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "The County of Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1985", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1985/140, retrieved 21 October 2024
  3. ↑ "The Bedfordshire (Borough of Luton) (Structural Change) Order 1995", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1995/1776, retrieved 21 October 2024
  4. ↑ "The County of Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2004", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2004/3245, retrieved 21 October 2024
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