2002 Bedford Borough Council election
Appearance
The 2002 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
The whole council was up for election on new ward boundaries and the total number of seats increased by 1 from 53 to 54.
At the election, the Conservatives regained their position as the largest party, coming three seats away from taking majority control of the council.
Summary
[edit]Election result
[edit]2002 Bedford Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 25 | ![]() |
46.3 | 0 | 25 | 46.3 | 30,517 | 37.8 | +0.9 | |
Labour | 14 | ![]() |
25.9 | 0 | 14 | 25.9 | 20,671 | 25.6 | –3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 11 | ![]() |
20.4 | 0 | 11 | 20.4 | 21,704 | 26.9 | +0.1 | |
Independent | 4 | ![]() |
7.4 | 0 | 4 | 7.4 | 7,634 | 9.5 | +2.0 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 245 | 0.3 | N/A |
Ward results
[edit]Brickhill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Hand | 1,301 | 48.6 | ||
Conservative | Andrew McConnell | 1,274 | 47.6 | ||
Conservative | Lynne Faulkner | 1,254 | 46.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Janet Salem | 1,068 | 39.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Sawyer | 1,039 | 38.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michael Murphy | 1,033 | 38.6 | ||
Labour | Yvonne Anderson | 313 | 11.7 | ||
Labour | Karl Sorembik | 277 | 10.3 | ||
Labour | Philip Otubanjo | 259 | 9.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,678 | 40.3 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Bromham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Terence Rigby | 1,432 | 74.5 | ||
Conservative | Eileen Whitmore | 1,413 | 73.5 | ||
Conservative | Robert Rigby | 1,361 | 70.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | George Flaxman | 312 | 16.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Conrad Longmore | 290 | 15.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Rutherford | 260 | 13.5 | ||
Labour | Yarina Jones | 236 | 12.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,922 | 33.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Carlton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Jim Brandon | 818 | 76.2 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Morris | 146 | 13.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | David Robertson | 110 | 10.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,074 | 46.2 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Castle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Apu Bagchi | 1,050 | 46.8 | ||
Conservative | Peter Chiswell | 942 | 42.0 | ||
Conservative | Margaret Davey | 914 | 40.7 | ||
Labour | Susanna Chirico | 893 | 39.8 | ||
Conservative | Edward Davey | 849 | 37.8 | ||
Labour | Marilyn Leask | 829 | 36.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Smithson | 252 | 11.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Janet Haddock | 226 | 10.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Brian Hill | 207 | 9.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,245 | 36.7 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Cauldwell
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Robert Elford | 886 | 63.8 | ||
Labour | Randolph Charles | 850 | 61.2 | ||
Labour | Christopher Black | 811 | 58.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anita Gerard | 211 | 15.2 | ||
Conservative | Mary Fogg | 166 | 12.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Standley | 164 | 11.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Season Prater | 159 | 11.4 | ||
Conservative | Jennifer Ridge | 147 | 10.6 | ||
Conservative | Margaret Thomas | 135 | 9.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,389 | 24.0 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Clapham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mollie Foster | 778 | 60.4 | ||
Conservative | Judith Arnold | 660 | 51.2 | ||
Independent | John Creasey | 396 | 30.7 | ||
Labour | Terence Carroll | 226 | 17.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gerald Elliott | 107 | 8.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Michelle Headley | 101 | 7.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,288 | 31.6 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
De Parys
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | John Ryan | 642 | 45.1 | ||
Conservative | Tarsem Paul | 624 | 43.8 | ||
Conservative | James Moore | 618 | 43.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ian White | 586 | 41.2 | ||
Labour | Robert Atkins | 151 | 10.6 | ||
Labour | Charles Bally | 150 | 10.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,424 | 34.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Eastcotts
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Christine McHugh | 371 | 54.4 | ||
Conservative | Tom Wootton | 269 | 39.4 | ||
Labour | Caron Rosovske | 42 | 6.2 | ||
Turnout | 682 | 36.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Goldington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Heseltine | 1,120 | 60.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Patrick Naughton | 1,114 | 60.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith | 1,057 | 57.0 | ||
Labour | Laurence Evans | 408 | 22.0 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Grugeon | 398 | 21.5 | ||
Labour | David Williams | 387 | 20.9 | ||
Conservative | Denise Coates | 233 | 12.6 | ||
Conservative | Valerie Fulford | 222 | 12.0 | ||
Conservative | David Pask | 220 | 11.9 | ||
Independent | Anthony Cardus | 96 | 5.2 | ||
Independent | Vivienne Melville | 72 | 3.9 | ||
Independent | John Harrison | 69 | 3.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,855 | 29.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Great Barford
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Robert Harrison | 839 | 54.2 | ||
Conservative | Carole Ellis | 820 | 52.9 | ||
Independent | David Rawlins | 300 | 19.4 | ||
Labour | Pauline Curl | 253 | 16.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Linda Carlton | 188 | 12.1 | ||
Independent | Stuart Mardlin | 120 | 7.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Stekelis | 118 | 7.6 | ||
Independent | Jennifer Johnson | 106 | 6.8 | ||
Independent | Ian Johnson | 82 | 5.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,549 | 37.9 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Harpur
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Hazel Mitchell | 707 | 43.1 | ||
Conservative | Brian Dillingham | 686 | 41.8 | ||
Labour | Ian Nicholls | 658 | 40.1 | ||
Labour | Julie Sturgess | 635 | 38.7 | ||
Conservative | David Fletcher | 559 | 34.0 | ||
Conservative | Richard West | 558 | 34.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Janet Trengrove | 180 | 11.0 | ||
Green | Colin Grimley | 173 | 10.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Samuel Wilson | 161 | 9.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Charlotte Hill | 90 | 5.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,642 | 26.8 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Harrold
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Martin Bridgman | 463 | 66.1 | ||
Labour | Stephen Poole | 119 | 17.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Gardner | 118 | 16.9 | ||
Turnout | 700 | 32.5 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Kempston East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Charlotte Attenborough | 699 | 52.1 | ||
Conservative | Georgina Coupe | 619 | 46.1 | ||
Labour | David Lewis | 558 | 41.6 | ||
Labour | Carl Meader | 518 | 38.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jill Hoyle | 90 | 6.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jane Josephs | 74 | 5.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,342 | 31.1 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Kempston North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Susan Oliver | 656 | 62.4 | ||
Labour | Christopher Whitehead | 588 | 55.9 | ||
Conservative | Jennifer Gough | 376 | 35.8 | ||
Conservative | Mary Milner | 347 | 33.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Simon White | 119 | 11.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Naughton | 118 | 11.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,051 | 26.6 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Kempston South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Shan Hunt | 686 | 40.9 | ||
Labour | William Hunt | 654 | 39.0 | ||
Labour | Ray Oliver | 630 | 37.5 | ||
Independent | David Merry | 544 | 32.4 | ||
Independent | Danny Spain | 541 | 32.2 | ||
Independent | John Wignall | 527 | 31.4 | ||
Conservative | Lionel Milner | 281 | 16.7 | ||
Conservative | Amrit Kaur | 237 | 14.1 | ||
Conservative | Jagdish Singh | 237 | 14.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Hill | 193 | 11.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paulette Lodge | 165 | 9.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Charles Parsons | 129 | 7.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,678 | 30.0 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Kingsbrook
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Shirley McKay | 788 | 43.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Dave Hodgson | 771 | 42.6 | ||
Labour | Derek Jones | 734 | 40.6 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Luder | 727 | 40.2 | ||
Labour | Elizabeth Saunders | 715 | 39.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tim Prater | 706 | 39.0 | ||
Conservative | Carolynne Eynon | 200 | 11.0 | ||
Conservative | Janet Suter | 177 | 9.8 | ||
Conservative | Vivian Suter | 149 | 8.2 | ||
Independent | Michael Blackledge | 55 | 3.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,810 | 27.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Newnham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Mingay | 498 | 39.9 | ||
Conservative | Colin Crane | 463 | 37.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Paul Westerman | 380 | 30.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Neal Bath | 376 | 30.1 | ||
Labour | Richard Crane | 356 | 28.5 | ||
Labour | Franca Garrick | 314 | 25.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,249 | 31.3 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Oakley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Patricia Olney | 545 | 78.0 | ||
Conservative | Barbara Purbrick | 84 | 12.0 | ||
Labour | John Spicer | 53 | 7.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Anne Thomas | 17 | 2.4 | ||
Turnout | 699 | 38.6 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Putnoe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Michael Headley | 1,217 | 45.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Linda Weerasirie | 1,095 | 41.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Myrtle Stewardson | 1,056 | 39.7 | ||
Conservative | Ralph Hall | 698 | 26.3 | ||
Conservative | Mark Adkin | 672 | 25.3 | ||
Conservative | Arthur Foster | 632 | 23.8 | ||
Independent | Brian Gibbons | 546 | 20.5 | ||
Independent | Heather Harvey | 536 | 20.2 | ||
Independent | Hilary Finlayson | 521 | 19.6 | ||
Labour | Rosemary Roome | 269 | 10.1 | ||
Labour | David Lukes | 260 | 9.8 | ||
Labour | Luigi Reale | 235 | 8.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,659 | 40.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Queen's Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Frank Garrick | 937 | 65.2 | ||
Labour | Muhammad Khan | 907 | 63.1 | ||
Conservative | Michael Williams | 188 | 13.1 | ||
Conservative | Sion Eynon | 180 | 12.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Lawson | 144 | 10.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gregory Webb | 110 | 7.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,437 | 30.5 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Riseley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Ian Clifton | 873 | 80.5 | ||
Conservative | Stewart Lister | 72 | 6.6 | ||
Green | Mark Powell | 72 | 6.6 | ||
Labour | James Dormer | 46 | 4.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Pierrette Lob-Levyt | 12 | 1.1 | ||
Independent | John Williams | 10 | 0.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,085 | 51.4 | |||
Independent win (new seat) |
Roxton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Clarke | 598 | 70.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sophia Stow | 93 | 11.0 | ||
Labour | Simon Ross | 92 | 10.9 | ||
Independent | David Melville | 60 | 7.1 | ||
Turnout | 843 | 37.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Sharnbrook
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Davison-Francis | 542 | 60.0 | ||
Independent | Geoffrey Hulatt | 249 | 27.5 | ||
Labour | Adrien Beardmore | 65 | 7.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Terence Outen | 48 | 5.3 | ||
Turnout | 904 | 43.3 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Turvey
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Celia Hanbury | 652 | 72.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Sarah Fogarty | 253 | 28.0 | ||
Turnout | 905 | 42.0 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Wilshamstead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barry Huckle | 855 | 63.4 | ||
Conservative | Anthony Hare | 771 | 57.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Martin Parker | 457 | 33.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Whiteman | 377 | 28.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,348 | 39.7 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Conservative win (new seat) |
Wootton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Judith Cunningham | 686 | 48.5 | ||
Independent | Mark Smith | 568 | 40.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Willey | 505 | 35.7 | ||
Conservative | John Tait | 501 | 35.4 | ||
Conservative | Roy Judge | 468 | 33.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Karen Ledster | 441 | 31.2 | ||
Conservative | Anne Worboys | 438 | 31.0 | ||
Labour | Charan Sekhon | 133 | 9.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,415 | 34.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Borough Council Election". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 6 January 2024.