South Bedfordshire District Council elections

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

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 control		Years
	No overall control	1974–1976
	Conservative	1976–1995
	No overall control	1995–2002
	Conservative	2002–2009

Leadership

The last leader of the council was Norman Costin, a Conservative.

Councillor	Party		From	To
Norman Costin [2]		Conservative		31 Mar 2009

Council elections

• 1973 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1976 South Bedfordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries) ^[3]
• 1979 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1980 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1982 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1983 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1984 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1986 South Bedfordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) ^[4]
• 1987 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1988 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1990 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1991 South Bedfordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) ^[5]
• 1992 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1994 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1995 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1996 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1998 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1999 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 2000 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 2002 South Bedfordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries) ^[6]
• 2003 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 2004 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 2006 South Bedfordshire District Council election
• 2007 South Bedfordshire District Council election

Result maps

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  2002 results map
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  2003 results map
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  2004 results map
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  2006 results map
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  2007 results map

By-election results

2004-2006

Chiltern By-Election 5 May 2005 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,443	61.0	−5.9
	Liberal Democrats		923	39.0	+22.2
Majority			520	22.0
Turnout			2,366
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

1. "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "South Bedfordshire" in search box to see specific results.)
2. "South Bedfordshire District Council minutes, 31 March 2009" (PDF). Central Bedfordshire Council. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
3. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
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 South Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
7. "Local Elections Archive Project — Chiltern Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2025.