Local Election Results 2006
Bedford
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in Carlton, Clapham, De Parys, Eastcotts, Great Barford, Roxton, Sharnbrook or Turvey.
Bedford = Better Bedford Independent
Other results for Bedford:
2002
2003
2004
2007
By-elections for Bedford (may be incomplete): 17th October 2002 (Elected Mayor)
Results for Bedfordshire county council: 2005
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Conservative |
12543 |
35.6% |
7 |
| Liberal Democrat |
9567 |
27.2% |
5 |
| Labour |
7589 |
21.5% |
3 |
| Independent |
2783 |
7.9% |
3 |
| Better Bedford Independent |
2045 |
5.8% |
0 |
| Green Party |
696 |
2.0% |
0 |
| Peter Hand |
C |
1639 |
48.7% |
| Charles Royden |
LD |
1491 |
44.3% |
| Brian Anderson |
Lab |
235 |
7.0% |
| Terence Rigby |
C |
1782 |
74.6% |
| David Gallagher |
LD |
244 |
10.2% |
| Nicholas Luder |
Lab |
233 |
9.8% |
| David Maxwell |
Grn |
129 |
5.4% |
| Apu Bagchi |
Ind |
857 |
36.0% |
| Laurence Evans |
Lab |
527 |
22.2% |
| David Fletcher |
C |
509 |
21.4% |
| Lynda Aylett-Green |
LD |
321 |
13.5% |
| Saul Keyworth |
Grn |
164 |
6.9% |
| Robert Elford |
Lab |
1038 |
54.9% |
| Katherine Stacey |
C |
546 |
28.9% |
| Andrew Gerard |
LD |
306 |
16.2% |
| Mahmud Rogers |
LD |
977 |
45.9% |
| Colin Crane |
C |
439 |
20.6% |
| Marilyn Leask |
Lab |
393 |
18.5% |
| Martin Barlett |
Bedford |
321 |
15.1% |
| Brian Dillingham |
C |
744 |
38.4% |
| Penelope Nicholls |
Lab |
719 |
37.1% |
| John Ryan |
LD |
218 |
11.2% |
| Jennifer Foley |
Grn |
156 |
8.0% |
| Alberto Thomas |
Bedford |
102 |
5.3% |
| Nick Charsley |
LD |
575 |
44.9% |
| David Billington |
C |
507 |
39.6% |
| Martin Bridgman |
Ind |
126 |
9.8% |
| Stephen Poole |
Lab |
37 |
2.9% |
| Lucy Bywater |
Grn |
35 |
2.7% |
| Charlotte Attenborough |
C |
726 |
47.8% |
| Gillian Burley |
Lab |
589 |
38.8% |
| Joan Slater |
LD |
205 |
13.5% |
| Susan Oliver |
Lab |
724 |
49.6% |
| Mark Smith |
C |
592 |
40.6% |
| Desmond Clarke |
LD |
143 |
9.8% |
| Jasbir Singh Parmar |
C |
775 |
40.5% |
| Shan Hunt |
Lab |
622 |
32.5% |
| Angela Parker |
Bedford |
242 |
12.7% |
| Timothy Hill |
LD |
192 |
10.0% |
| Neil Foley |
Grn |
81 |
4.2% |
| Shirley McKay |
LD |
1044 |
47.9% |
| Frank Garrick |
Lab |
607 |
27.8% |
| Mohammed Kabir |
C |
529 |
24.3% |
| John Mingay |
C |
629 |
37.5% |
| Stelios Mores |
LD |
467 |
27.9% |
| Edward Davey |
Bedford |
265 |
15.8% |
| June McDonald |
Lab |
255 |
15.2% |
| Mark Steinhart |
Grn |
60 |
3.6% |
| Patricia Olney |
Ind |
686 |
87.4% |
| Rosemary Smithson |
LD |
63 |
8.0% |
| Franca Garrick |
Lab |
36 |
4.6% |
| Michael Headley |
LD |
1716 |
54.2% |
| Peter Allen |
C |
743 |
23.5% |
| Raymond Hostler |
Bedford |
478 |
15.1% |
| Rosemary Roome |
Lab |
229 |
7.2% |
| Mohammad Yasin |
Lab |
1087 |
42.2% |
| Parvez Akhtar |
C |
1013 |
39.3% |
| Michele Bonito |
Bedford |
306 |
11.9% |
| Neal Bath |
LD |
172 |
6.7% |
| Ian Clifton |
Ind |
1027 |
85.4% |
| Patricia Grieve |
Ind |
87 |
7.2% |
| Paul Stekelis |
LD |
46 |
3.8% |
| Terence Carroll |
Lab |
42 |
3.5% |
| Barry Huckle |
C |
821 |
53.1% |
| Malcolm Whiteman |
LD |
523 |
33.8% |
| Jane Owen |
Lab |
132 |
8.5% |
| Justina McLennan |
Grn |
71 |
4.6% |
| Judith Cunningham |
LD |
864 |
47.3% |
| Catherine Dale |
C |
549 |
30.0% |
| John Bojczuk |
Bedford |
331 |
18.1% |
| Adrien Beardmore |
Lab |
84 |
4.6% |
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