Mid Bedfordshire District Council elections

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Mid Bedfordshire was a non-metropolitan district in Bedfordshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Central Bedfordshire.

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Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 2009 was as follows: [1]

Party in controlYears
No overall control 1974-1976
Conservative 1976-1995
No overall control 1995-1999
Conservative 1999–2009

Leadership

The last leader of the council was Tricia Turner, a Conservative. She went on to be the first leader of Central Bedfordshire Council.

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Tricia Turner [2] Conservative 31 Mar 2009

Council elections

Results maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Cranfield By-Election 17 October 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Yvonne Fitzgerald-Finch32927.4
Labour 29924.9
Independent 29824.8
Liberal Democrats 27622.9
Majority302.5
Turnout 1,20233.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

1999-2003

Sandy All Saints By-Election 3 March 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Valerie Caldicott34658.1+21.3
Liberal Democrats 12721.3+21.3
Labour 12320.7+1.7
Majority21936.8
Turnout 59620.3
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Clifton & Henlow By-Election 8 June 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anthony Rogers87653.4+11.6
Liberal Democrats 64639.4+2.4
Labour 1197.3−12.4
Majority23014.0
Turnout 1,64137.5
Conservative hold Swing
Ampthill By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gary Summerfield2,32264.7+20.8
Conservative 1,26935.3−1.3
Majority85629.4
Turnout 3,591
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Blunham By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joanna Davisonunopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Biggleswade Stratton By-Election 4 July 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Smith69639.9+0.8
Liberal Democrats 54431.2+11.0
Labour 50428.9−11.8
Majority1528.7
Turnout 1,74427.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2003-2007

Biggleswade Ivel By-Election 12 February 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wendy Smith92241.1−1.7
Labour Bernard Briars65229.0−10.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Hartwell53523.8+6.0
Green Royston Swarbrooke1376.1+6.1
Majority27012.1
Turnout 2,24640.2
Conservative hold Swing
Houghton Haynes Southill and Old Warden By-Election 12 February 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Gillett80352.0
Liberal Democrats Marcus Tyler63441.1
Green Oliver Campbell1076.9
Majority16910.9
Turnout 1,54449.5
Conservative hold Swing
Flitwick East By-Election 22 July 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Mitchell52249.6+13.7
Conservative Victor Lee37835.8+8.7
Green Marina Torselli827.8−7.8
Labour Ida Neale716.7−14.6
Majority14413.8
Turnout 1,05325.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Houghton Haynes Southill & Old Warden By-Election 16 March 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Baines74155.3
Conservative Angela Barker55541.4
Labour Laurence Pollock443.3
Majority18613.9
Turnout 1,34042.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2007-2011

Flitwick East By-Election 1 May 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Les Thompson68243.6−14.6
Conservative Andrew Turner66842.7+0.9
Independent Roy Storey1197.6+7.6
Green Chris Fyer956.1+6.1
Majority140.9
Turnout 1,56436.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "Mid Bedfordshire" in search box to see specific results.)
  2. "Mid Bedfordshire District Council minutes, 26 March 2009" (PDF). Central Bedfordshire Council. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. The District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  4. The Bedfordshire (Areas) Order 1984
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.