Bedford Borough Council elections
Bedford is a unitary authority in Bedfordshire, England. Until 1 April 2009 it was a non-metropolitan district. Since 2002 it has also had a directly elected mayor.
Political control
Borough council
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1][2][3]
Non-metropolitan district
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 1973–1976 |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Conservative | 1976–1986 |
| style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 1986–2009 |
Unitary authority
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:No overall control/meta/color" | | No overall control | 2009–present |
Directly elected mayor
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Independent/meta/color" | | Independent | 2002–2009 |
| style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color" | | Liberal Democrats | 2009–present |
Council elections
Non-metropolitan district elections
- Bedford District Council election, 1973
- North Bedfordshire Borough Council election, 1976
- North Bedfordshire Borough Council election, 1979
- North Bedfordshire Borough Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries)[4]
- North Bedfordshire Borough Council election, 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 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- Bedford Borough Council election, 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 (New ward boundaries)[6]
- Bedford Borough Council election, 2003
- Bedford Borough Council election, 2004
- Bedford Borough Council election, 2006
- Bedford Borough Council election, 2007
Unitary authority elections
- Bedford Borough Council election, 2009[7]
- Bedford Borough Council election, 2011 (New ward boundaries)[8]
- Bedford Borough Council election, 2015
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%.[9] The first mayoral election on 17 October 2002 saw independent Frank Branston elected as mayor.[10]
2007
In 2007 Frank Branston was re-elected as mayor.
#DCDCDC || Frank Branston || Better Bedford Independent || 15,966 || || 3,732 || || 19,698 || #0087DC || Nicky Attenborough || Conservative || 10,710 || || 2,603 || || 13,313 || #FAA61A || Christine McHugh || Lib Dem || 10,553 || || || || N/A || #E4003B || Randolph Charles || Labour || 4,758 || || || || N/A || #02A95B || Justina McLennan|| Green || 1,538 || || || || N/A ||| Bedford Mayoral Election Results 2007 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | 1st Preference Votes | % | 2nd Preference Votes¹ | % | Final | %² | |
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.[11] The election was won by the Liberal Democrat, Dave Hodgson.[11]
#FAA61A || Dave Hodgson || Liberal Democrat || 9,428 || 26.8 || 4,127 || || 13,555 || 54.0 #0087DC || Parvez Akhtar || Conservative || 9,105 || 25.9 || 2,438 || || 11,543 || 46.0 #DCDCDC || Apu Bagchi || Independent || 7,631 || 21.7 || || || N/A || #DCDCDC || Tony Hare || Independent || 4,316 || 12.3 || || || N/A || #E4003B || James Valentine || Labour || 3,482 || 9.9 || || || N/A || #02A95B || Eve Morley || Green Party || 1,183 || 3.4 || || || N/A ||| Bedford Mayoral Election Results 2009[12] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | 1st Preference Votes | % | 2nd Preference Votes | % | Final | % | |
By-election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 1,043 | 53.0 | +32.0 | ||
| Labour | 816 | 41.5 | -21.9 | ||
| Conservative | 108 | 5.5 | -10.1 | ||
| Majority | 227 | 11.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,967 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Gerard | 661 | 49.4 | +3.1 | |
| Labour | James Saunders | 370 | 27.6 | +3.5 | |
| Conservative | Adam Pritchard | 150 | 11.2 | -9.2 | |
| Independent | Tony Hare | 85 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
| Independent | Patrick O'Rourke | 73 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 291 | 11.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,339 | 18.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Shan Hunt | 715 | 52.1 | ||
| Conservative | Martin Quince | 384 | 28 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ant Caprioli | 272 | 19.8 | ||
| Majority | 331 | 24.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,371 | 33.2 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Bedford". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Bedford". BBC News Online. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ The District of North Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Council Elections". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ Parker, Simon (22 February 2002). "Bedford wants a mayor". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Sherman, Jill (19 October 2002). "Maverick mayors add to Labour's embarrassment". London: The Times. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "Lib Dems claim victory in Bedford mayor race". 24dash.com. 16 October 2009. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
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{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help)[permanent dead link] - ^ "Huge boost for Labour in latest council by-elections". 24dash.com. 11 December 2009. Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Kempston North By-Election Result". Bedford Borough Council. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
