Bedford Borough Council elections

Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Bedford Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. Until 1 April 2009 it was a non-metropolitan district. Since 2002 it has also had a directly elected mayor.

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

• 1973 Bedford District Council election
• 1976 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
• 1979 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
• 1983 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
• 1984 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
• 1986 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
• 1987 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
• 1988 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
• 1990 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
• 1991 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
• 1992 Bedford Borough Council election
• 1994 Bedford Borough Council election
• 1995 Bedford Borough Council election
• 1996 Bedford Borough Council election
• 1998 Bedford Borough Council election
• 1999 Bedford Borough Council election
• 2000 Bedford Borough Council election
• 2002 Bedford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
• 2003 Bedford Borough Council election
• 2004 Bedford Borough Council election
• 2006 Bedford Borough Council election
• 2007 Bedford Borough Council election

Unitary authority elections

• 2009 Bedford Borough Council election
• 2011 Bedford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
• 2015 Bedford Borough Council election
• 2019 Bedford Borough Council election
• 2023 Bedford Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)

Results maps

• 2002 results map
  2002 results map
• 2003 results map
  2003 results map
• 2004 results map
  2004 results map
• 2006 results map
  2006 results map
• 2007 results map
  2007 results map
• 2019 results map
  2019 results map
• 2023 results map
  2023 results map

Mayoral elections

Bedford held a referendum on 21 February 2002 on whether to introduce a directly elected mayor after a petition was signed by at least 5% of the electorate. The move was approved with 11,316 voting in favour and 5,357 against on a turnout of 15.5%. The first mayoral election on 17 October 2002 saw independent Frank Branston elected as mayor.

2007

In 2007 Frank Branston was re-elected as mayor.

Bedford Mayoral Election Results 2007
	Name	Party	1st Preference Votes	%	2nd Preference Votes¹	%	Final	%²
	Frank Branston	Better Bedford Independent	15,966		3,732		19,698
	Nicky Attenborough	Conservative	10,710		2,603		13,313
	Christine McHugh	Lib Dem	10,553				N/A
	Randolph Charles	Labour	4,758				N/A
	Justina McLennan	Green	1,538				N/A

¹Using the Supplementary Vote system.

²Percentage figures are not officially used on the final votes, they are produced here for illustration and are calculated by the candidates final vote divided by the total of final votes.

2009

A by-election for Mayor of Bedford took place on 15 October 2009 after the death of the previous incumbent, Frank Branston in August 2009. The election was won by the Liberal Democrat, Dave Hodgson.

Bedford Mayoral Election Results 2009
	Name	Party	1st Preference Votes	%	2nd Preference Votes	%	Final	%
	Dave Hodgson	Liberal Democrat	9,428	26.8	4,127		13,555	54.0
	Parvez Akhtar	Conservative	9,105	25.9	2,438		11,543	46.0
	Apu Bagchi	Independent	7,631	21.7			N/A
	Tony Hare	Independent	4,316	12.3			N/A
	James Valentine	Labour	3,482	9.9			N/A
	Eve Morley	Green Party	1,183	3.4			N/A

2011

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2019

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2023

Bedford Mayoral Election 4 May 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Tom Wootton	Template:Replace	33.1
		Dave Hodgson	15,602	32.8
		Saqib Ali	11,568	24.3
		Adrian Spurrell	3,795	8.0
		Alberto Thomas	887	1.9
Majority			145	0.3
Turnout			47,599
	gain from		Swing

By-election results

1998-2002

Kingsbrook By-Election 8 April 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Dan Rogerson	Template:Replace	53.0
		Michael Webb	816	41.5
		Janet Suter	108	5.5
Majority			227	11.5
Turnout			1,967
	gain from		Swing

2009-2011

Kingsbrook By-Election 10 December 2009

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Andrew Gerard	Template:Replace	49.4
		James Saunders	370	27.6
		Adam Pritchard	150	11.2
		Tony Hare	85	6.3
		Patrick O'Rourke	73	5.5
Majority			291	11.8
Turnout			1,339	18.4
	hold		Swing

Kempston North By-Election 24 June 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Shan Hunt	Template:Replace	52.1
		Martin Quince	384	28.0
		Ant Caprioli	272	19.8
Majority			331	24.1
Turnout			1,371	33.2
	hold		Swing

2011-2015

Putnoe By-Election 22 May 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Rosemary Bootiman	Template:Replace	46.3
		Susan Spratt	707	24.0
		Adrian Haynes	412	14.0
		Graham Tranquada	367	12.5
		Ben Fitch	94	3.2
Majority			657	22.3
Turnout			2,944
Registered electors			2,860
	hold		Swing

2023-2027

Wyboston By-Election 29 June 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Julie Cox	Template:Replace	63.1
		Thomas Townsend	323	33.4
		Ian Nicholls	34	3.5
Majority			287	29.7
Turnout			967
	hold		Swing

Riverfield By-Election 2 May 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Hilde Hendrickx	Template:Replace	57.3
		Natalie Christian-John	249	24.7
		Warwick Mackie	130	12.9
		Emma Smart	52	5.1
Majority			330	32.7
Turnout			1,010
	hold		Swing

Wyboston By-Election 4 July 2024

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sharan Sira	Template:Replace	58.1
		Susan Henchley	515	27.3
		Richard Baker	277	14.7
Majority			581	30.8
Turnout			1,888
	hold		Swing

European Union Membership Referendum 2016

The electorate of Bedford Borough voted by a margin of 51.8% to 48.2% (on a 72.1% turnout) to leave the European Union during the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum (reflecting the national picture). The Kingsbrook ward voted most heavily in favour of Leave (60.71%), while the Queen's Park ward voted most strongly for Remain (57.66%). Other areas of Bedford to favour Remain were Bromham and Biddenham, Castle, De Parys, Harpur, Kempston Rural, Newnham, Oakley and Sharnbrook.

District	Votes		Proportion of votes
	Remain	Leave	Remain	Leave
Brickhill	2,000	2,092	48.88%	51.12%
Bromham and Biddenham	2,138	1,996	51.72%	48.28%
Castle	1,835	1,366	57.33%	42.67%
Cauldwell	1,322	1,880	41.29%	58.71%
Clapham	1,256	1,731	42.05%	57.95%
De Parys	1,683	1,302	56.38%	43.62%
Eastcotts	1,111	1,322	45.66%	54.34%
Elstow and Stewartby	1,406	1,677	45.60%	54.40%
Goldington	1,575	2,062	43.30%	56.70%
Great Barford	1,987	2,282	46.54%	53.46%
Harpur	1,837	1,398	56.79	43.21%
Harrold	1,295	1,316	49.60%	50.40%
Kempston Central and East	1,664	2,080	44.44%	55.56%
Kempston North	1,153	1,406	45.06%	54.94%
Kempston Rural	2,066	1,889	52.24%	47.76%
Kempston South	1,170	1,624	41.88%	58.12%
Kempston West	1,433	1,747	45.06%	54.94%
Kingsbrook	1,374	2,123	39.29%	60.71%
Newnham	1,962	1,634	54.56%	45.44%
Oakley	1,269	1,158	52.29%	47.71%
Putnoe	1,818	2,028	47.27%	52.73%
Queens Park	1,573	1,155	57.66%	42.34%
Riseley	1,173	1,282	47.78%	52.22%
Sharnbrook	1,425	1,200	54.29%	45.71%
Wilshamstead	1,300	1,661	43.90%	56.10%
Wootton	1,649	1,891	46.58%	53.42%
Wyboston	1,023	1,268	44.65%	55.35%

External links

• Bedford Borough Council