South Bedfordshire District Council elections

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South 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

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [1]

Party in controlYears
No overall control 1973-1976
Conservative 1976-1995
No overall control 1995-2002
Conservative 2002-2009

Leadership

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

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Norman Costin [2] Conservative 31 Mar 2009

Council elections

Result maps

By-election results

2004-2006

Chiltern By-Election 5 May 2005 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 1,44361.0−5.9
Liberal Democrats 92339.0+22.2
Majority52022.0
Turnout 2,366
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  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.