Central Bedfordshire Council election, 2011

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Elections to Central Bedfordshire Council were held on 5 May 2011, along with other United Kingdom local elections. The whole council was up for election following boundary changes, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2015.

Central Bedfordshire Council

Central Bedfordshire Council is the unitary authority for Central Bedfordshire in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England.

Contents

All councillors defending their seats this year were first elected in 2009, when the council was formed.

The Conservative Party retained an overall control on the council, winning 49 of the 59 seats on the council. Of the remaining 10 seats, 4 were won by the Liberal Democrats, 4 were won by Independents and the Labour Party won its first seat on the council. [1]

Result

Central Bedfordshire Council Election Result 2011
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 49 -5 83.05 53.61 86,017 +1.94%
  Liberal Democrat 5 -6 8.47 14.36 23,040 -14.58%
  Independent 4 +3 6.78 8.05 12,922 +4.02%
  Labour 1 +1 1.70 22.23 35,668 +10.18%
  Green 0 0 0.0 1.03 1,651 -0.49%
  UKIP 0 0 0.0 0.72 1,150N/A

The overall turnout was 41.73% with a total of 160,448 valid votes cast.

Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

54111
ConservativeLib DemI

After the election, the composition of the council was:

49541
ConservativeLib DemIL

I - Independent
L - Labour

Ward Results

Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. All results are listed below: [2]

Ampthill

Ampthill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Paul Duckett*2,37225.42
Independent Mark Smith2,13722.90
Conservative Michael Blair2,13322.85
Conservative Howard Lockey 1,883 20.17
Labour Peter Joyce 808 8.66
Majority 250 2.68
Turnout 9,333 48.10
Conservative win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Arlesey

Arlesey (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Rita Drinkwater*2,71423.09
Conservative Ian Dalgarno*2,57521.90
Conservative Richard Wenham2,46020.93
Labour David Devereux 1,400 11.91
Labour Douglas Landman 1,304 11.09
Labour Lorraine Warwick 1,302 11.08
Majority 1,060 9.02
Turnout 11,755 41.00
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillors Drinkwater and Dalgarno previously served as a Conservative Party Councillor in the Silsoe and Shillington ward Stotfold and Arlesey ward respectively.

Aspley & Woburn

Aspley & Woburn (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Christopher Wells1,29475.32
Labour Rachel Lewington 424 24.68
Majority 870 50.64
Turnout 1,718 46.60
Conservative win (new seat)

Barton-Le-Clay

Barton-Le-Clay (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Ian Shingler61531.91
Liberal Democrat Janet Nunn* 456 23.66
Conservative Martin Hawkins 406 21.07
Independent Lyndon Davison-Williams 225 11.68
Labour Michael Wingrove 137 7.11
UKIP Steven Wildman 88 4.57
Majority 159 8.25
Turnout 1,927 48.80
Independent win (new seat)

Janet Nunn previously served as a councillor in the Barton Ward.

Biggleswade North

Biggleswade North (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jane Lawrence*99727.08
Conservative Maurice Jones*98826.84
Labour Bernard Briars 883 23.99
Labour Rex Skinner 813 22.09
Majority 105 2.85
Turnout 3,681 38.20
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillors Lawrence and Jones both previously served as Councillors for the Biggleswade ward.

Biggleswade South

Biggleswade South (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Lawrence*1,64830.43
Conservative Peter Vickers1,60429.61
Labour Sheila Grayston 1,121 20.70
Labour Allister Dennis 1,403 19.26
Majority 483 8.91
Turnout 5,416 41.70
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillors Lawrence and Vickers both previously served as Councillors for the Biggleswade ward.

Caddington

Caddington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ruth Gammons*2,21536.31
Conservative Richard Stay*2,13434.98
Labour Daniel Heley 711 11.65
Labour Isaac Sibiya 424 6.95
Liberal Democrat Adrees Latif 404 6.62
Liberal Democrat Salma Nasir 213 3.49
Majority 1,423 23.33
Turnout 6,101 47.20
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillors Gammons and Stay both previously served as Councillors for the South East Bedfordshire ward.

Cranfield & Marston Stable

Cranfield & Marston Stable (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Susan Clark1,69717.88
Conservative Alan Bastable1,63917.26
Conservative Kenneth Matthews*1,59616.81
Independent James Baker 890 9.38
Independent Roger Baker* 794 8.36
Labour Miriam Gale 732 7.71
Independent Iain Clapham 725 7.64
Labour Alan Morris 725 7.64
Labour Laurence Pollock 695 7.32
Majority 706 7.43
Turnout 9,493 39.20
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillor Matthews previously served as a Councillor in the Cranfield ward and Roger Baker was previously elected as a Conservative Party councillor in the Marston ward.

Dunstable Central

Dunstable Central (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Carole Hegley*84164.64
Labour Michael Hearty 301 23.14
Liberal Democrat Susan Thorne 159 12.22
Majority 540 41.20
Turnout 1,301 39.00
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillor Hegley previously served as a Councillor in the Dunstable Downs ward.

Dunstable Icknield

Dunstable Icknield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David McVicar*1,092
Conservative John Young94820.64
Independent Beryl Meakins 803 17.48
Labour Robert Shelley 709 15.43
Labour Michael Stokes 682 14.85
Liberal Democrat Patricia Larkman 210 4.57
Liberal Democrat Alan Winter 150 3.26
Majority 145 3.16
Turnout 4,594 34.40
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillor McVicar previously served as a Councillor in the Icknield ward.

Dunstable Manshead

Dunstable Manshead (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Roger Pepworth59142.98
Conservative John Kane* 584 42.47
Liberal Democrat David Larkman 200 14.55
Majority 7 0.51
Turnout 1,375 37.20
Labour win (new seat)

Councillor Kane previously served as a Councillor in the Icknield ward.

Dunstable Northfields

Dunstable Northfields (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Julian Murray87721.25
Conservative Denise Green75718.34
Conservative Jeannette Freeman* 753 18.25
Labour Michael Rogers 618 14.98
Labour Duncan Ross 594 14.39
Independent Laurie Mansfield 198 4.80
Liberal Democrat Roderick Keyes 168 4.07
Liberal Democrat Anthony Swain 117 2.83
Independent Mary Norman 45 1.09
Majority 4 0.09
Turnout 4,127 36.60
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillor Murray and Jeannette Freeman previously served as Councillors in the Northfields ward.

Dunstable Watling

Dunstable Watling (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Hollick*2,07434.35
Conservative Ann Sparrow*
Labour Mark Cant 723 11.97
Labour Michelle Henderson 713 11.81
Liberal Democrat Richard Hunt 256 4.24
Liberal Democrat Ian Witherick 250 4.14
Majority 52 0.86
Turnout 6,038 41.80
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillors Hollick and Sparrow previously served as Councillors in the Watling ward.

Eaton Bray

Eaton Bray (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Marion Mustoe*1,16475.00
Labour Roger Croft 298 19.20
Liberal Democrat Lynda Walmsley 90 5.80
Majority 866 55.80
Turnout 1,552 46.00
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillor Mustoe previously served as a councillor in the South West Bedfordshire ward.

Flitwick

Flitwick (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Turner*1,91117.46
Conservative Catherine Chapman1,60714.68
Conservative Charles Gomm1,58714.50
Independent Richard Harris 1,000 9.13
Liberal Democrat Stephen Mitchell 875 7.99
Labour David Short 820 7.49
Labour Shelid Gardner 743 6.79
Liberal Democrat Louise Watton 687 6.28
Labour James Gledhill 603 5.51
Liberal Democrat Henry Harding 588 5.37
Green Christopher Fryer 526 4.80
Majority 587 5.37
Turnout 10,947 35.60
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillor Turner previously served as a councillor in the Flitwick East ward.

Heath & Reach

Heath & Reach (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mark Versallion1,07670.84
Labour Anthony Kent 293 19.29
Liberal Democrat Elaine Morgan 150 9.87
Majority 783 51.55
Turnout 1,519 47.00
Conservative win (new seat)

Houghton Conquest & Haynes

Houghton Conquest & Haynes (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Angela Barker
Conservative win (new seat)

Angela Barker was elected unopposed, after having previously served as a councillor in the Maulden & Houghton Conquest ward.

Houghton Hall

Houghton Hall (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Susan Goodchild*85625.12
Liberal Democrat David Jones*69920.51
Conservative John Chatterley 571 16.75
Conservative Peter Swaisland 445 13.06
Labour Paul Cunningham 429 12.59
Labour Maria Jones 408 11.97
Majority 128 3.76
Turnout 3,408 32.10
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Councillors Goodchild and Jones previously served as councillors in the Houghton Regis ward.

Leighton Buzzard North

Leighton Buzzard North (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Roy Johnstone*2,14519.30
Conservative Brian Spurr*2,06218.56
Conservative Alan Shadbolt1,94317.48
Labour Michael Bishop 1,060 9.54
Labour Heather Copley 1,059 9.53
Labour Daniel Scott 911 8.20
Liberal Democrat Anne Guess 711 6.40
Liberal Democrat Sheila Mercer 648 5.83
Liberal Democrat Rosalind Mennie 573 5.16
Majority 883 7.94
Turnout 11,112 36.90
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillors Johnstone and Spurr previously served as councillors in the Leighton Linslade Central ward.

Leighton Buzzard South

Leighton Buzzard South (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Raymond Berry*1,52519.69
Conservative David Bowater*1,51319.53
Conservative Amanda Dodwell1,51019.49
Labour John Bone 868 11.20
Labour Christopher Northedge 743 9.59
Liberal Democrat Anne Gray 543 7.01
Liberal Democrat Nigel Carnell 528 6.82
Liberal Democrat Celia Snelling 517 6.67
Majority 642 8.29
Turnout 7,747 36.00
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillor Berry previously served as a councillor in the Grovebury ward and Councillor Bowater previouslt served as a councillor in the Leighton Linslade Central ward.

Linslade

Linslade (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Hopkin*1,99017.30
Conservative Kenneth Janes1,48612.92
Conservative Nigel Warren1,39412.12
Liberal Democrat Peter Snelling* 1,378 11.98
Liberal Democrat John Freeman 1,332 11.58
Liberal Democrat Russell Goodchild 1,113 9.67
Labour Peter Palfrey 790 6.87
Labour Joan Rampley 728 6.33
Green Kenneth Barry 671 5.83
Labour Maurice Rampley 621 5.40
Majority 16 0.14
Turnout 11,503 46.00
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillor Hopkin and Peter Snelling previously served as councillors in the Southcott ward.

Northill

Northill (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Patricia Turner*1,22068.31
Labour Dennis James 296 16.57
Liberal Democrat Patrick Jones 270 15.12
Majority 924 51.74
Turnout 1,786 50.90
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillor Turner previously served as a councillor in the Northill & Blunham ward.

Parkside

Parkside (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Rita Egan37440.39
Independent Rae Bird 358 38.66
Labour Iain Matharu 194 20.95
Majority 16 1.73
Turnout 926 30.10
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Councillor Egan previously served as a councillor in the Houghton Regis ward.

Potton

Potton (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Independent Adam Zerny1,82436.42
Conservative Doreen Gurney*1,20424.04
Conservative Anita Lewis 1,116 22.28
Labour Andrew Hopkins 462 9.23
Labour Paul Rogers 402 8.03
Majority 88 1.76
Turnout 5,008 50.40
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillor Gurney and Anita Lewis previously served as councillors in the Potton ward.

Sandy

Sandy (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Caroline Maudlin1,75316.84
Conservative Naomi Sheppard1,69816.31
Liberal Democrat Peter Aldis*1,33412.82
Conservative Benson Themuka 1,256 12.07
Liberal Democrat Anthony Baines 911 8.75
Liberal Democrat Glenys Leach 798 7.67
Labour Sandra Lunn 673 6.47
Labour Kevin Edwards 672 6.46
Labour Cheryl McDonald 666 6.40
UKIP George Konstantinidis 646 6.21
Majority 78 0.75
Turnout 10,407 37.50
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Councillor Aldis previously served as a councillor in the Sandy ward.

Shefford

Shefford (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Lewis Birt*1,45930.57
Conservative Anthony Brown*1,40229.37
Liberal Democrat Paul Mackin 637 13.35
Labour Nigel Rushby 551 11.54
UKIP Jonathan Shilton 416 8.72
Liberal Democrat John Goode 308 6.45
Majority 765 16.02
Turnout 4,773 41.50
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillors Birt and Brown previously served as councillors in the Shefford ward.

Silsoe & Shillington

Silsoe & Shillington (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Iain MacKilligan73346.22
Liberal Democrat Alison Graham* 649 40.92
Green Christopher Puleston 103 6.49
Labour Carolyn Devereux 101 6.37
Majority 84 5.30
Turnout 1,586 51.50
Conservative win (new seat)

Alison Graham previously served as a councillor in the Silsoe and Shillington ward.

Stotfold & Langford

Stotfold & Langford (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Saunders2,22718.14
Conservative John Saunders*2,16217.61
Conservative Jonathan Clarke2,06316.81
Independent John Street 1,150 9.37
Independent Christina Turner 926 7.55
Labour Paul Bouch 760 6.19
Liberal Democrat Brian Collier 756 6.16
Labour George Legate 670 5.46
Labour Satinderjit Singh Dhaliwal 652 5.31
Liberal Democrat Isabella Collier 504 4.11
Liberal Democrat Timothy Troon 404 3.29
Majority 913 7.44
Turnout 12,274 46.10
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillor John Saunders previously served as a councillor in the Stotfold and Arlesey ward and Councillor Clarke previously served as a councillor in the Langford and Henlow Village ward.

Tithe Farm

Tithe Farm (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Peter Williams*51454.62
Labour Robert Roche 427 45.38
Majority 87 9.24
Turnout 941 32.10
Liberal Democrat win (new seat)

Councillor Williams previously served as a councillor in the Houghton Regis ward.

Toddington

Toddington (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Thomas Nicols*1,71427.03
Conservative Norman Costin*1,60325.28
Liberal Democrat Brian Golby 1,014 15.99
Liberal Democrat Linda Jack 696 10.97
Labour Rachel Garnham 689 10.86
Labour Peter Turner 626 9.87
Majority 589 9.29
Turnout 6,342 44.30
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillors Nicols and Costin previously served as councillors in the Toddington ward.

Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield

Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative James Jamieson*1,05259.84
Independent Henry Howden 355 20.19
Green Richard Ellis 351 19.97
Majority 697 39.65
Turnout 1,758 48.10
Conservative win (new seat)

Councillor Jamieson previously served as a councillor in the Flitwick East ward.

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References

  1. Central Bedfordshire Council, "2011 Election results", www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
  2. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2011 - Central Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk.