Bedford Borough Council in Bedfordshire, England was elected in 2009, then in 2011 and thereafter in every fourth year, the whole council being elected. Before becoming a unitary authority in 2009 the council was elected by thirds. Since 2009 36 councillors have been elected from 26 wards and there is also a directly elected mayor who is elected every 4 years.[1]
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Political control
Council Control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2][3]
Party in control | Years |
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No overall control | 1973–1976 |
Conservative | 1976–1986 |
No overall control | 1986 – present |
Elected Mayor
Party in control | Years |
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Independent | 2002–2009 |
Liberal Democrats | 2009 – present |
Council elections
District Council elections
- Bedford Borough Council election, 1998
- Bedford Borough Council election, 1999
- Bedford Borough Council election, 2000
- Bedford Borough Council election, 2002
- 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
- Bedford Borough Council election, 2011
- 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%.[4] The first mayoral election on 17 October 2002 saw independent Frank Branston elected as mayor.[5]
2007
In 2007 Frank Branston was re-elected as mayor.
Bedford Mayoral Election Results 2007 | ||||||||
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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.[6] The election was won by the Liberal Democrat, Dave Hodgson.[6]
Bedford Mayoral Election Results 2009[7] | ||||||||
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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 |
By-election results
Kingsbrook By-Election 8 April 1999 | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat gain from Labour | Swing |
Kingsbrook By-Election 10 December 2009[8] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Liberal Democrat | 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 Democrat hold | Swing |
Kempston North By-Election 24 June 2010[8] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labour | Shan Hunt | 715 | 52.1 | ||
Conservative | Martin Quince | 384 | 28 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ant Caprioli | 272 | 19.8 | ||
Majority | 331 | 24.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,371 | 33.2 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Council Elections". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ "Bedford". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ "Bedford". BBC News Online. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ Parker, Simon (22 February 2002). "Bedford wants a mayor". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ Sherman, Jill (19 October 2002). "Maverick mayors add to Labour's embarrassment". London: The Times. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lib Dem Dave Hodgson is the new Mayor of Bedford". Bedfordshire on Sunday. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- ^ a b "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 error: Invalid
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