Chapter 1 Bedfordshire

New division boundaries came into force at this election.

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Bedford

BBI = Better Bedford Independent

Brickhill

Peter Hand  C  2,025
Charles Royden  LD  1,895
Brian Anderson  Lab  729

Bromham

Roger Gwynne Jones  C  2,067
Yanina Jones  Lab  716
Stelios Mores  LD  696
Eileen Whitmore  Ind  374

Cauldwell

Bob Elford  Lab  1,876
Kitty Stacey  C  711
Andrew Gerard  LD  569

Clapham and Oakley

Jane Walker  C  2,282
Terence Carroll  Lab  1,190
Conrad Longmore  LD  874

De Parys

Tarsem Paul  C  1,101
Lynda Aylett-Green  LD  1,005
Margaret Davey  BBI  684
James Valentine  Lab  592
Mark Steinhardt  Grn  175

Eastcotts

Susan Gaszczak  LD  1,356
Richard Payne  C  1,270
Pauline Curl  Lab  557
Mary Fogg  BBI  108

Goldington

Sylvia Gillard  LD  1,545
Elizabeth Grugeon  Lab  1,108
Alan Casan  C  825
Brian Endersby  BBI  326

Harpur

Colleen Atkins  Lab  1,435
Brian Dillingham  C  947
John Ryan  LD  530
Stuart Channon  BBI  196
Jennifer Foley  Grn  183

Harrold

Phyllis Gershon  C  2,641
Nicholas Charsley  LD  1,367
Stephen Poole  Lab  931

Kempston (2)

Kay Burley  Lab  3,724
Ray Oliver  Lab  3,571
Mark Smith  C  2,479
Atul Sikand  C  1,922
Timothy Hill  LD  1,409
Joan Slater  LD  1,297
Marlies Branston  BBI  802
Christopher Davies  Grn  529

Kempston Rural

David Reedman  C  1,408
David Gallagher  LD  633
Ben Foley  Grn  275

Kingsbrook

David Grugeon  Lab  1,460
Dave Hodgson  LD  1,441
Barbara Purbrick  C  676

Newnham

John Mingay  C  1,241
June McDonald  Lab  1,070
Anita Gerard  LD  947
Edward Davey  BBI  825
Saul Keyworth  Grn  212

North East Bedfordshire

Thomas Wootton  C  2,657
Paul Stekelis  LD  788
Philip Otubanjo  Lab  589
Mark Powell  Grn  350

Putnoe

Rosemary Bootiman  LD  1,989
Ralph Hall  C  1,647
Mohammad Yasin  Lab  715
Mark Adkin  UKIP  315

Queens Park

Gordon Colling  Lab  1,536
Roger Rigby  C  823
Neal Bath  LD  634
Michael Bonito  BBI  585
Paul Wheatley  Grn  131

Wilshamstead

Lynne Faulkner  C  976
Anthony Hare  Ind  751
Malcolm Whiteman  LD  745

Wootton

Gordon Willey  LD  1,613
John Tait  C  1,097

Mid Bedfordshire

Ampthill

Gary Summerfield  LD  2,159
Michael Gibson  C  1,631

Biggleswade (2)

David Lawrence  C  2,884
Madeline Russell  C  2,820
Bernard Briars  Lab  2,588
Rex Skinner  Lab  2,485
Margaret Bracey  LD  1,866
Gee Leach  LD  1,543

Cranfield

Roger Baker  C  1,177
Laurence Pollock  Lab  694
Judith Cunningham  LD  540

Flitwick East

Victor Lee  C  1,893
John Watton  LD  1,502
Gareth Ellis  Grn  502

Flitwick West

Stephen Male  C  1,916
Isobel Mason  LD  915
Adrian Beardmore  Lab  906
Marina Torselli  Grn  207

Langford and Henlow Village

Tony Rogers  C  1,903
Neil Cliff  LD  1,613
David Devereux  Lab  848

Marston

Bob King  C  1,278
Ian Booth  LD  1,154

Maulden and Houghton Conquest

Alan Carter  C  2,097
Mark Cathrall  LD  1,134
Julian Murray  Lab  797

Northill and Blunham

John Scott  C  2,277
Nigel Aldis  LD  1,489
Rose Forbes  Lab  792

Potton

Richard Baker  C  2,015
Patrick Heskins  Lab  930
Brian Phillips  LD  896

Sandy

Peter Blaine  LD  1,863
Doreen Gurney  C  1,306
Allister Dennis  Lab  773
Oliver Campbell  Grn  198

Shefford

Robin Younger  C  1,863
Mark Chapman  LD  1,422
Carolyn Devereux  Lab  961

Silsoe and Shillington

Rita Drinkwater  C  2,040
Alison Graham  LD  1,132
Thoufique Ali  Lab  729

Stotfold and Arlesey (2)

John Saunders  C  2,734
John Street  C  2,725
Brian Collier  LD  1,863
Douglas Landman  Lab  1,584
Joseph Mayes  Lab  1,343
Trevor Barnes  LD  1,137

Woburn and Harlington

Anthony Duggan  C  2,536
Brian Golby  LD  2,137
David Lewis  Lab  793

South Bedfordshire

Barton

Ian Shinglre  LD  1,711
Peter Parrish  C  1,405
David King  Lab  588

Dunstable Downs (2)

Gillian Howard  C  3,121
Jennifer Fairbairn  C  3,076
Michelle Henderson  Lab  1,973
Joy Shaw  Lab  1,674
David Larkman  LD  1,363
Sally Pointer  LD  1,336

Grovebury

Paul Record  C  1,456
Russell Goodchild  LD  1,032
Maurice Blackman  Lab  953

Houghton Regis (2)

Susan Goodchild  LD  2,619
Jack Goodchild  LD  2,530
John Kinchella  Lab  2,093
David Barker  Lab  1,930
Christopher Pine  C  1,597
Geoffrey Thompson  C  1,427

Icknield

Peter Swaisland  C  1,430
Janet Pantry  Lab  1,145
Peter Hatswell  LD  592

Leighton Linslade Central (2)

Roy Johnstone  C  2,408
Brian Spurr  C  2,119
Mark Freeman  LD  1,986
Adrian Heffernan  Lab  1,902
Stephen Owen  LD  1,865
Margaret Stannard  Lab  1,579

Northfields

Duncan Ross  Lab  1,444
Sheroo Anklesaria  C  1,021
Lynda Walmsley  LD  613

Plantation

Paul Walley  C  2,113
Anthony Griffin  LD  1,461

Southcott

Brian Sadler  C  1,563
Peter Snelling  LD  1,357
Peter Palfrey  Lab  738

South East Bedfordshire

Richard Stay  C  2,691
Javed Akhter  Lab  812
Patricia Larkman  LD  631

South West Bedfordshire

Brian Piggott  C  2,815
Raymond Harris  Lab  1,048

Toddington

Rhys Goodwin  C  1,871
Edward Keane  Lab  771
Shirley Gilchrist  LD  735

Watling

Peter Hollick  C  1,818
Michael Rogers  Lab  945
Alan Keyes  LD  569
Gyl Campbell  Grn  126

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Consolidated Results — Bedfordshire

Conservative               81,732  42.8%  36 councillors
Liberal Democrat           56,390  29.5%   9 councillors
Labour                     45,035  23.6%   7 councillors
Better Bedford Independent  3,526   1.8%
Green Party                 2,888   1.5%
Independents                1,125   0.6%
UK Independence Party         315   0.2%

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