Central Bedfordshire Council elections
Central Bedfordshire Council is the local authority for the a unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire, England. It was created on 1 April 2009 replacing Mid Bedfordshire, South Bedfordshire and Bedfordshire County Council.
Council elections
[edit]| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats[a] | Green[b] | UKIP | Independents & Others |
Council control after election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council created from the merger of Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire (66 seats) | ||||||||
| 2009 | 54 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Conservative | |
| New ward boundaries (59 seats)[2] | ||||||||
| 2011 | 49 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Conservative | |
| 2015 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Conservative | |
| 2019 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | Conservative | |
| New ward boundaries (63 seats)[3] | ||||||||
| 2023 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | No overall control | |
District result maps
[edit]
2009 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map
2023 results map
By-election results
[edit]2011-2015
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Gillian Clarke | 1,021 | 55.6 | +10.1 | |
| Labour | Satinderjit Singh Dhaliwal | 446 | 24.3 | +8.8 | |
| UKIP | George Konstantinidis | 221 | 12.0 | +12.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Baines | 147 | 8.0 | −7.5 | |
| Majority | 575 | 31.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,835 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tim Woodward | 642 | 38.3 | −21.2 | |
| Labour | Sheila Grayston | 523 | 31.2 | −9.3 | |
| Independent | Jonathan Medlock | 437 | 26.1 | +26.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gee Leach | 73 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
| Majority | 119 | 7.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,675 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Alison Graham | 527 | 55.0 | +55.0 | |
| Conservative | Martin Hawkins | 236 | 24.6 | −21.6 | |
| UKIP | Steven Wildman | 73 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Nunn | 66 | 6.9 | −34.0 | |
| Green | Gareth Ellis | 56 | 5.8 | −0.7 | |
| Majority | 291 | 30.4 | |||
| Turnout | 958 | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Alison Graham contested the ward as a Liberal Democrat in 2011, receiving 40.9%.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bev Coleman | 434 | 33.4 | +33.4 | |
| Conservative | Jeanette Freeman | 305 | 23.5 | −7.8 | |
| Labour | Duncan Ross | 297 | 22.9 | −2.6 | |
| UKIP | Garry Lelliott | 227 | 17.5 | +17.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lynda Walmsley | 35 | 2.7 | −4.2 | |
| Majority | 129 | 9.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,298 | ||||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kevin Collins | 738 | 39.6 | −26.9 | |
| Independent | Christine Smith | 560 | 30.0 | +30.0 | |
| UKIP | Steven Wildman | 334 | 17.9 | +17.9 | |
| Labour | Ian Lowery | 209 | 11.2 | −10.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Winter | 24 | 1.3 | −10.8 | |
| Majority | 178 | 9.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,865 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2015-2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Steven Watkins | 704 | 35.1 | −5.5 | |
| Independent | Bernard Rix | 541 | 27.0 | +27.0 | |
| Labour | Bernard Briars | 387 | 19.3 | −5.6 | |
| UKIP | Duncan Strachan | 158 | 7.9 | −15.7 | |
| Green | Amy Peabody | 134 | 6.7 | −4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Aldis | 81 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
| Majority | 163 | 8.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,005 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Liddiard | 1,325 | 54.4 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Annabel Woolmer | 499 | 20.5 | +20.5 | |
| Labour | David Short | 345 | 14.2 | −9.6 | |
| UKIP | Roger Smith | 267 | 11.0 | −9.9 | |
| Majority | 826 | 33.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,436 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2023-2027
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Marion Mason | 823 | 30.8 | +30.8 | |
| Conservative | Ian Dalgarno | 559 | 20.9 | +1.3 | |
| Labour | Rachel Burgin | 532 | 19.9 | −4.2 | |
| Green | Kate Hill-Lines | 416 | 15.6 | +15.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Stevenson | 339 | 12.7 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 264 | 9.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,669 | ||||
| Reform gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).
- ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Green Party of England and Wales, the Ecology Party and Green Party UK.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021. Retrieved on 25 October 2024.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stotfold and Langford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Biggleswade South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Silsoe and Shillington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Dunstable-Northfields Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Caddington Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Biggleswade North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Shefford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stotfold Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
