1998 Bedford Borough Council election
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The 1998 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in Bedfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
Prior to the election, two councillors left the Liberal Democrats group to sit as Independents.
Summary
[edit]Election result
[edit]1998 Bedford Borough Council election[2][3] | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 7 | ![]() |
38.9 | 15 | 22 | 41.5 | 9,662 | 36.4 | –4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | 6 | ![]() |
33.3 | 9 | 15 | 28.3 | 7,414 | 28.0 | +1.7 | |
Conservative | 2 | ![]() |
11.1 | 7 | 9 | 17.0 | 7,995 | 30.1 | +1.6 | |
Independent | 3 | ![]() |
16.7 | 4 | 7 | 13.2 | 1,449 | 5.5 | +1.2 |
Ward results
[edit]Brickhill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Charles Green* | 1,137 | 47.1 | –10.8 | |
Conservative | Eric Threapleton | 1,015 | 42.1 | +9.6 | |
Labour | Jason Potter | 260 | 10.8 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 122 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,412 | 41.8 | |||
Registered electors | 5,784 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Castle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Apu Bagchi* | 900 | 54.0 | +13.6 | |
Conservative | Robert Rigby | 610 | 36.6 | +10.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Lawson | 158 | 9.5 | −23.6 | |
Majority | 290 | 17.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,668 | 36.3 | |||
Registered electors | 4,600 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Cauldwell
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth White* | 997 | 71.0 | –4.7 | |
Conservative | Gilbert Campbell | 211 | 15.0 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anita Gerard | 196 | 14.0 | +2.8 | |
Majority | 786 | 56.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,404 | 23.0 | |||
Registered electors | 6,174 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
De Parys
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Graham* | 1,112 | 50.8 | –6.7 | |
Conservative | Terence Rigby | 767 | 35.1 | +7.6 | |
Labour | Charles Baily | 308 | 14.1 | –0.9 | |
Majority | 345 | 15.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,187 | 39.0 | |||
Registered electors | 5,623 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Felmersham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Geoffrey Hulatt | 346 | 46.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Dudley Hughes* | 253 | 34.2 | –13.6 | |
Labour | Roger Jackson | 72 | 9.7 | –5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Linda Borrett | 68 | 9.2 | –27.3 | |
Majority | 93 | 12.6 | |||
Turnout | 739 | 39.5 | |||
Registered electors | 1,876 | ||||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Goldington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 1,121 | 52.2 | −7.1 | |
Labour | Laurence Evans | 859 | 40.0 | +8.0 | |
Conservative | Valerie Fulford | 167 | 7.8 | –0.9 | |
Majority | 262 | 12.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,147 | 40.6 | |||
Registered electors | 5,302 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Harpur
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hazel Mitchell* | 848 | 57.6 | –4.2 | |
Conservative | Jean Pilgrim | 469 | 31.8 | +6.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Susan Vogel | 156 | 10.6 | −2.1 | |
Majority | 379 | 25.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,473 | 24.4 | |||
Registered electors | 6,067 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Harrold
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Martin Bridgman | 341 | 58.2 | +12.9 | |
Labour | Eleanor Falkner | 144 | 24.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Hall | 101 | 17.2 | –37.5 | |
Majority | 197 | 33.6 | |||
Turnout | 586 | 28.2 | |||
Registered electors | 2,089 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Kempston East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ray Oliver* | 1,141 | 60.9 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | Jagdish Singh | 515 | 27.5 | –3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Smithson | 218 | 11.6 | –2.5 | |
Majority | 626 | 33.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,874 | 25.9 | |||
Registered electors | 7,285 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kempston West
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Shan Hunt* | 856 | 55.6 | –0.2 | |
Conservative | Cecil Cove | 553 | 35.9 | +2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian White | 131 | 8.5 | –2.4 | |
Majority | 303 | 19.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,540 | 23.8 | |||
Registered electors | 6,481 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kingsbrook
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Elizabeth Luder* | 766 | 63.4 | –7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Martin Buddle | 254 | 21.0 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Phillip Ashley | 189 | 15.6 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 512 | 42.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,209 | 24.4 | |||
Registered electors | 4,959 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Newnham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Russell | 641 | 36.3 | −11.2 | |
Conservative | Louise Kirke | 568 | 32.2 | –0.8 | |
Labour | Richard Crane | 557 | 31.5 | +12.0 | |
Majority | 73 | 4.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,766 | 35.1 | |||
Registered electors | 5,033 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Oakley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Patricia Olney* | 499 | 65.5 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Domenico De Benedictis | 209 | 27.4 | −6.3 | |
Labour | Terence Carroll | 45 | 5.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Howker | 9 | 1.2 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 290 | 38.1 | |||
Turnout | 843 | 42.1 | |||
Registered electors | 1,816 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Putnoe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Michael Headley* | 1,183 | 60.9 | +7.5 | |
Conservative | Paul Sinclair | 577 | 29.7 | −4.3 | |
Labour | Paban Sharma | 182 | 9.4 | –3.3 | |
Majority | 606 | 31.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,942 | 36.2 | |||
Registered electors | 5,373 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Queens Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Derek Jones* | 1,257 | 72.3 | −5.3 | |
Conservative | Janet Pilgrim | 274 | 15.8 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Murphy | 208 | 12.0 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 983 | 56.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,739 | 28.0 | |||
Registered electors | 6,275 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Renhold
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Harrison* | 555 | 74.0 | +10.6 | |
Labour | Robert Atkins | 113 | 15.1 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Stekelis | 82 | 10.9 | –15.8 | |
Majority | 442 | 58.9 | |||
Turnout | 750 | 40.6 | |||
Registered electors | 1,857 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Riseley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ian Clifton* | 604 | 64.9 | +27.6 | |
Conservative | Arthur Foster | 233 | 25.0 | –8.7 | |
Labour | Adrien Beardmore | 48 | 5.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Joanna Wood | 46 | 4.9 | –24.1 | |
Majority | 371 | 39.8 | |||
Turnout | 931 | 44.4 | |||
Registered electors | 2,098 | ||||
Independent hold | Swing |
Wilshamstead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Martin Parker | 593 | 42.6 | +26.3 | |
Conservative | Mark Haines | 489 | 35.2 | –11.6 | |
Labour | Daniel Bisset | 309 | 22.2 | –14.7 | |
Majority | 104 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,391 | 50.9 | |||
Registered electors | 2,775 | ||||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
- ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
- ^ "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2009.