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.
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