2007 Bedford Borough Council election

The 2007 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

2007 Bedford Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 7 Increase 2 36.8 12 19 35.2 13,958 38.2 +2.6
  Liberal Democrats 7 Increase 1 36.8 9 16 29.6 9,616 26.3 –0.9
  Labour 3 Steady 15.8 9 12 22.2 5,903 16.1 –5.4
  Independent 1 Decrease 2 5.3 3 4 7.4 1,233 3.4 –4.5
  Better Bedford Party 1 Decrease 1 5.3 2 3 5.6 4,982 13.6 +7.6
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 873 2.4 +0.4

Ward Results

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Brickhill

Brickhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Royden 1,758 53.5 +15.6
Conservative Nigel Haughton 1,163 35.4 −9.6
Labour Brian Anderson 232 7.1 +0.4
Better Bedford Party Steven Mitchell 133 4.0 −4.8
Majority 595 18.1
Turnout 3,286 50.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Bromham

Bromham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Rigby* 1,794 69.0 −1.2
Liberal Democrats Stelios Mores 305 11.7 +1.2
Labour Nicholas Luder 280 10.8 +1.8
Green Lucy Bywater 113 4.3 N/A
Better Bedford Party Mary Fogg 109 4.2 −6.2
Majority 1,489 57.3
Turnout 2,601 43.4
Conservative hold Swing

Carlton

Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Victor Brandon* 953 63.4 −17.8
Conservative Gordon Williams 359 23.9 +14.7
Liberal Democrats David Robertson 121 8.1 +2.7
Labour Stephen Poole 70 4.7 +0.5
Majority 594 44.9
Turnout 1,503 56.0
Independent hold Swing

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Better Bedford Party Margaret Davey* 1,162 47.7 +1.5
Labour Laurence Evans 479 19.7 −15.2
Conservative David Fletcher 381 15.7 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Patrick Clements 274 11.3 +3.1
Green Saul Keyworth 138 5.7 N/A
Majority 683 28.0
Turnout 2,434 39.3
Better Bedford Party hold Swing

Cauldwell

Cauldwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Black* 789 40.1 −10.5
Conservative Katherine Stacey 491 25.0 +13.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gerard 364 18.5 +4.4
Better Bedford Party Farhana Ali 225 11.4 −12.6
Green Justina McLennan 97 4.9 N/A
Majority 298 15.1
Turnout 1,966 32.0
Labour hold Swing

Clapham

Clapham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Frederick Sparrow 762 42.4 +18.8
Better Bedford Party Douglas Tomkins 551 30.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Linda Jack 258 14.4 +10.1
Labour Frank Garrick 166 9.2 +0.2
Green Christopher Davies 60 3.3 N/A
Majority 211 11.7
Turnout 1,797 38.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

De Parys

De Parys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Sawyer* 735 46.6 +8.0
Conservative Catherine Dale 543 34.5 −1.9
Better Bedford Party Linda-Marie Mitchell 164 10.4 −6.3
Labour Sudaxshina Murdan 134 8.5 −1.2
Majority 192 12.1
Turnout 1,576 39.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Goldington

Goldington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith* 1,102 48.0 −6.6
Conservative Pauline Stewart 470 20.5 +11.0
Labour June McDonald 377 16.4 ±0.0
Better Bedford Party Angela Parker 346 15.1 −4.5
Majority 632 27.5
Turnout 2,295 36.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Great Barford

Great Barford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carole Ellis* 1,236 66.6 +13.2
Liberal Democrats Sarah-Jayne Holland 346 18.7 +10.5
Better Bedford Party Jane Richardson 137 7.4 −23.4
Labour Franca Garrick 136 7.3 −0.3
Majority 890 47.9
Turnout 1,855 45.5
Conservative hold Swing

Harpur

Harpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Nicholls* 959 41.1 −5.2
Conservative Mohammed Kabir 817 35.0 +8.9
Better Bedford Party Jonathan Baker 236 10.1 −2.6
Liberal Democrats Michael Murphy 208 8.9 −1.0
Green Jennifer Foley 114 4.9 ±0.0
Majority 142 6.1
Turnout 2,334 39.6
Labour hold Swing

Kempston South

Kempston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Meader* 962 47.4 +1.8
Conservative Steven Collins 830 40.9 +32.2
Liberal Democrats Michele Bonito 166 8.2 −0.5
Green Anthony Upton 71 3.5 +1.6
Majority 132 6.5
Turnout 2,029 36.4
Labour hold Swing

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anita Gerard* 995 45.9 +0.6
Conservative Gurmit Sandhu 487 22.5 +13.4
Labour Keiran Pedley 485 22.4 −8.4
Better Bedford Party Maxine Ali 109 5.0 −9.7
Green Paul Taylor 93 4.3 N/A
Majority 508 23.4
Turnout 2,169 33.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Putnoe

Putnoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Salyanne Smith 1,327 42.3 −6.9
Liberal Democrats Myrtle Stewardson* 1,225 39.1 −10.1
Conservative Janet Lehain 930 29.6 +12.8
Conservative Mark Lehain 916 29.2 +12.4
Better Bedford Party Raymond Hostler 479 15.3 −3.5
Better Bedford Party Susan Hayhurst 437 13.9 −4.9
Labour Karandeep Garcha 237 7.6 +1.1
Labour Rosemary Roome 228 7.3 +0.8
Green David Maxwell 93 3.0 N/A
Majority 295 9.5
Turnout 3,137 48.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Roxton

Roxton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Wootton 770 74.2 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Stekelis 116 11.2 −7.6
Labour Terence Carroll 82 7.9 −2.8
Better Bedford Party Cecilia Thomas 70 6.7 −0.2
Majority 654 63.0
Turnout 1,038 44.5
Conservative hold Swing

Sharnbrook

Sharnbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Hurley 623 48.5 +11.2
Better Bedford Party Douglas McMurdo* 553 43.1 −11.1
Liberal Democrats John Ryan 55 4.3 −0.4
Labour Christina Holloway 53 4.1 +0.3
Majority 70 5.4
Turnout 1,284 56.7
Conservative gain from Better Bedford Party Swing

Turvey

Turvey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Smith 697 69.8 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Smithson 124 12.4 +2.7
Labour Roger Barson 90 9.0 −0.3
Better Bedford Party Michael Blackledge 88 8.8 −1.8
Majority 573 57.4
Turnout 999 46.5
Conservative hold Swing

Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lynne Faulkner 689 42.7 +19.4
Independent Anthony Hare* 460 28.5 −1.8
Better Bedford Party Lloyd Allison 183 11.3 −6.7
Labour Jane Owen 144 8.9 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Conrad Longmore 137 8.5 −10.3
Majority 229 14.2
Turnout 1,613 39.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Wootton

Wootton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Timothy Hill 667 38.9 −5.3
Conservative John Keech 376 21.9 −14.1
Better Bedford Party David Price 357 20.8 +9.7
UKIP Robert Colman 177 10.3 N/A
Labour Adrien Beardmore 92 5.4 −3.3
Green Neil Foley 44 2.6 N/A
Majority 291 17.0
Turnout 1,713 41.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ^ "ELECTION OF A BOROUGH COUNCILLOR". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 January 2024.