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The 2011 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in Bedfordshire, England. All 40 seats of the council were up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1]

After the election, the composition of the council (with change) was:

Results

Individual gains and losses are not given due to boundary changes.

Bedford Local Election Result 2011 [1] [2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 12 +4 36.63 30,375
  Labour 12 +5 28.63 23,737
  Liberal Democrats 12 -1 25.54 21,179
  Independent 4 -4 7.80 6470
  Green 0 1.14 946
  UKIP 0 0.25 211

By ward

Elected candidates in bold.

In multi-member wards, "majority" is the margin of votes between the lowest placed elected candidate and the highest placed non-elected candidate.

Brickhill

Brickhill [2] (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Royden* 2,089 61.46
Liberal Democrats Wendy Rider* 1,795 52.81
Conservative Oliver Richbell 857 25.21
Conservative Paul Stonebridge 781 22.98
Labour Charles Baily 432 12.71
Labour Thoufique Ali 319 9.39
Majority 938 27.60
Turnout 3,469 53
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bromham and Biddenham

Bromham and Biddenham [2] (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Rigby* 1,929 66.27
Conservative Jon Gambold 1,832 62.93
Labour Nicholas Luder 512 17.59
Labour Ashley Frith 434 14.91
Liberal Democrats Stelios Mores 334 11.47
Liberal Democrats Stephen Rutherford 213 7.32
Majority 1,320 45.34
Turnout 2,947 52
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Castle

Castle [2] (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Apu Bagchi* 758 34.01
Conservative Caroline Fensome 571 25.62
Conservative Shishum Miah 539 24.18
Independent Paul Ogden 486 21.80
Labour Chris Lowe 481 21.58
Labour Richard Johnson 477 21.40
Liberal Democrats Mags Brady 200 8.97
Green Lucy Bywater 180 8.08
Liberal Democrats John Ryan 162 7.27
Green Tony Upton 88 3.95
Majority 32 1.44
Turnout 2,264 43
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cauldwell

Cauldwell (two councillors) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Oliver* 1,087 46.77
Labour Randolph Charles* 1,077 46.34
Liberal Democrats Jake Sale 537 23.11
Conservative Kitty Sams 457 19.66
Liberal Democrats Lynn Southwell 449 19.32
Conservative Amanda Murrell 414 17.81
Majority 540 23.23
Turnout 2,359 37
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Clapham

Clapham (one councillor) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Walker* 837 59.28
Labour Jenni Jackson 437 30.95
Liberal Democrats Matthew Anscomb 138 9.77
Majority 400 28.33
Turnout 1,432 43
Conservative win (new seat)

De Parys

De Parys (two councillors) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Sawyer* 1,072 44.74
Liberal Democrats Henry Vann 876 36.56
Conservative Katherine Groves 786 32.80
Conservative Adrian Lennox-Lamb 780 32.55
Labour Frank McMahon 406 16.94
Labour Jane Pritchard 396 16.53
Green David Maxwell 128 5.34
Majority 90 3.76
Turnout 2,421 43
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Eastcotts

Eastcotts (one councillor) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Holland* 613 64.32
Conservative Martine Moon 195 20.46
Labour James Grady 145 15.22
Majority 418 43.86
Turnout 960 42
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Elstow

Elstow (one councillor) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Hill* 501 38.16
Conservative Lynne Faulkner 434 33.05
Independent Tony Hare 203 15.46
Labour Sophie Sands 175 13.33
Majority 67 5.11
Turnout 1321 44
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Goldington

Goldington (two councillors) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Gillard* 960 43.32
Liberal Democrats Phil Merryman* 897 40.48
Labour Anthony Forth 620 27.98
Labour Hazera Forth 582 26.26
Conservative John Robertson 542 24.46
Conservative Gillian Rose 454 20.49
Majority 277 12.50
Turnout 2,247 37
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Great Barford

Great Barford (two councillors) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carole Ellis* 1,929 68.57
Conservative Stephen Moon 1,788 63.56
Labour John Dawson 463 16.46
Labour Samuel Goodby 407 14.47
Liberal Democrats Sandra Thacker 404 14.36
Liberal Democrats Vanessa Holland 372 13.22
Majority 1,325 47.10
Turnout 2,854 50
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Harpur

Harpur (two councillors) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colleen Atkins* 1,483 58.43
Labour Louise King 1,065 41.96
Conservative Mohammed Kabir 749 29.51
Conservative Domenico Canzoneri 626 24.67
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Bootiman 223 8.79
Green Greg Paszyski 199 7.84
Green Ben Foley 176 6.93
Liberal Democrats Paul Whitehead 169 6.66
Majority 316 12.45
Turnout 2,562 44
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Harrold

Harrold (one councillor) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alison Foster 850 46.83
Liberal Democrats Nick Charsley* 802 44.19
Labour Stephen Poole 163 8.98
Majority 48 2.64
Turnout 1,832 58
Conservative win (new seat)

Kempston Central and East

Kempston Central and East (two councillors) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Valentine 925 42.88
Labour Mohammed Nawaz 830 38.48
Conservative Steve Collins 742 34.40
Independent Nicky Attenborough* 707 32.78
Conservative Robert Rigby 381 17.66
Liberal Democrats Janet Trengrove 155 7.19
Liberal Democrats Johana Woodruff 145 6.72
Majority 88 4.08
Turnout 2,180 41
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Kempston North

Kempston North (one councillor) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shan Hunt 652 56.79
Conservative Allan Geoffrey 417 36.32
Liberal Democrats Neal Bath 79 6.88
Majority 235 20.47
Turnout 1,163 39
Labour win (new seat)

Kempston Rural

Kempston Rural (one councillor) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Smith* 863 57.50
Independent Jim Weir 267 17.79
Labour Tim Caswell 259 17.26
Liberal Democrats Samuel Fisk 112 7.46
Majority 596 39.71
Turnout 1,514 50
Conservative win (new seat)

Kempston South

Kempston South (one councillor) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Meader* 1,021 75.63
Conservative Richard Hyde 269 19.93
Liberal Democrats Philip Standley 60 4.44
Majority 752 55.70
Turnout 1,371 43
Labour win (new seat)

Kempston West

Kempston West (one councillor) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Will Hunt* 624 53.79
Conservative Robert Hamilton 473 40.78
Liberal Democrats Michael Murphy 63 5.43
Majority 151 13.01
Turnout 1,177 42
Labour win (new seat)

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook (two councillors) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Saunders 857 39.06
Liberal Democrats Anita Gerard* 827 37.69
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gerard* 808 36.83
Labour Abu Sultan 658 29.99
Conservative Alex Agius 395 18.00
Conservative Musla Uddin 298 13.58
Majority 19 0.86
Turnout 2,237 35
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Newnham

Newnham (two councillors) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Mingay* 981 36.65
Conservative Kirsty Adams 884 33.02
Liberal Democrats Gianni Carofano 746 27.87
Liberal Democrats Chris Leslie 622 23.23
Labour Richard Crane 549 20.51
Labour June McDonald 464 17.33
Independent Ray Hostler 384 14.34
Green Nick Wilde 175 6.54
Majority 138 5.15
Turnout 2,706 49
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Oakley

Oakley (one councillor) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pat Olney* 1,361 84.06
Labour Chrissie Holloway 149 9.20
Liberal Democrats Jason Parmar 109 6.73
Majority 1,212 74.86
Turnout 1,659 56
Independent win (new seat)

Putnoe

Putnoe (two councillors) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Headley* 1,849 58.90
Liberal Democrats Sallyanne Smith* 1,450 46.19
Conservative Susan Spratt 878 27.97
Conservative Irfan Latif 664 21.15
Labour Franca Garrick 448 14.27
Labour David Lukes 425 13.54
Majority 572 18.22
Turnout 3,172 52
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Queens Park

Queens Park (two councillors) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammad Yasin* 2,114 60.31
Labour Mohammed Masud 1,767 50.41
Conservative Parvez Akhtar 1,383 39.46
Conservative Nurul Islam 898 25.62
Independent Shanoor Miah 186 5.31
Liberal Democrats Richard Struck 118 3.37
Liberal Democrats Mahmud Rogers 103 2.94
Majority 384 10.95
Turnout 3,541 60
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Riseley

Riseley (one councillor) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ian Clifton* 1,007 63.25
Conservative Martin Towler 426 26.76
Labour Patrick Pollard 114 7.16
Liberal Democrats Paul Steklis 45 2.83
Majority 581 36.49
Turnout 1,701 61
Independent win (new seat)

Sharnbrook

Sharnbrook (one councillor) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Doug McMurdo* 1,111 59.16
Conservative Martin Qunice 537 28.59
Labour Alistair Strathern 167 8.89
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lawson 63 3.35
Majority 574 30.57
Turnout 1,891 59
Independent win (new seat)

Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead (one councillor) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graeme Coombes 766 64.10
Labour Susan Aykin 227 19.00
Liberal Democrats Conrad Longmore 202 16.90
Majority 539 45.10
Turnout 1,212 48
Conservative win (new seat)

Wootton

Wootton (one councillor) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Prescod 617 38.44
Conservative John Wheeler 609 37.94
UKIP Bob Colman 211 13.15
Labour Adrien Beardmore 168 10.47
Majority 8 0.50
Turnout 1,622 50
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Wyboston

Wyboston (one councillor) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Wootton* 1,161 76.43
Liberal Democrats William Hilliard 200 13.17
Labour Terry Carroll 158 10.40
Majority 961 63.26
Turnout 1,535 53
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ a b "England council elections – Bedford". BBC. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "ELECTION RESULTS: Round-up of all the news and candidates". Bedfordshire on Sunday. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
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