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2009 Bedford Borough Council election

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Elections to Bedford Borough Council were held on 4 June 2009 as part of the 2009 United Kingdom local elections. This was the first election in the Borough of Bedford to the newly formed unitary authority council, with all 37 seats being up for election, elected in wards that matched the previous electoral wards of Bedford Borough Council.[1] However, whilst single-member wards retained their councillors, two-member wards were reduced to one member, and three-member wards to two members.

Results

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Results[2]
Party Seats
Liberal Democrats 13
Conservative Party 9
Labour Party 7
Independents 7

Ward results

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Brickhill

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Prior to the election, Brickhill had 2 Conservative councillors and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor.

Brickhill (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Royden* 1,755 53.1
Liberal Democrats Wendy Rider 1,576 47.7
Conservative John Keech 1,065 32.2
Conservative Barry Monk 912 27.6
UKIP Nigel Haughton 393 11.9
Labour Hazel Mitchell 236 7.1
Labour Brian Anderson 230 7.0
Turnout 3,307 50.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Bromham

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Prior to the election, Bromham had 3 Conservative councillors.

Bromham (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Rigby* 1,717 63.1
Conservative Roger Jones 1,513 55.6
Independent Jim Weir 635 23.3
Liberal Democrats Stelios Mores 450 16.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Rutherford 283 10.4
Labour Nicholas Luder 281 10.3
Labour John Dawson 210 7.7
Turnout 2,721 44.2
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Carlton

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Prior to the election, Carlton had 1 Independent councillor. Changes are shown from 2007.

Carlton (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jim Brandon* 759 58.3 −5.1
Conservative Nigel Sparrow 347 26.6 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Hilary Ryan 128 9.8 +1.7
Labour Stephen Poole 69 5.3 +0.6
Turnout 1,303 54.8
Independent hold Swing

Castle

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Prior to the election, Castle had 3 Independent councillors (2 of whom had been elected as Better Bedford Party candidates).

Castle (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Apu Bagchi* 1,058 41.1
Independent Margaret Davey* 976 37.9
Conservative David Fletcher 661 25.7
Conservative Andrew McConnell 564 21.9
Green Lucy Bywater 386 15.0
Labour Chris Lowe 382 14.9
Labour Laurie Evans 331 12.9
Liberal Democrats Janet Trengrove 201 7.8
Liberal Democrats Johana Woodruff 163 6.3
Turnout 2,572 40.7
Independent hold Swing
Independent hold Swing

Cauldwell

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Prior to the election, Cauldwell had 2 Labour councillors and 1 Independent councillor (who had been elected as a Labour candidate).

Cauldwell (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Randolph Charles* 803 34.8
Labour Sue Oliver 710 30.7
Conservative Kitty Sams 656 28.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Bonito 611 26.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gerard 593 25.7
Conservative Oliver Richbell 530 23.0
Independent Bob Elford* 186 8.1
Green Boss Bentham 184 8.0
Turnout 2,309 36.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Clapham

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Prior to the election, Clapham had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Independent councillor.

Clapham (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Walker 1,014 52.9
Liberal Democrats Simon Hart 335 17.5
BNP Robin Johnstone 299 15.6
Labour Jennifer Jackson 270 14.1
Turnout 1,918 40.8
Conservative hold Swing

De Parys

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Prior to the election, De Parys had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor.

De Parys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Sawyer* 957 56.2
Conservative Robert Rigby** 574 33.7
Labour Frank McMahon 173 10.2
Turnout 1,704 37.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Robert Rigby was a sitting councillor in Bromham ward.

Eastcotts

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Prior to the election, Eastcotts had 1 Liberal Democrat councillor. Changes are shown from 2004.

Eastcotts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Holland 599 60.3 −1.2
Conservative Colin Crane 333 33.5 +4.6
Labour Catherine Moorhouse 61 6.1 +1.0
Turnout 993 41.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Goldington

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Prior to the election, Goldington had 3 Liberal Democrat councillors.

Goldington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Gillard 1,107 49.0
Liberal Democrats Phil Merryman* 1,049 46.4
Conservative Gillian Rose 715 31.6
Conservative Paul Stonebridge 682 30.2
Labour Rosemary Roome 299 13.2
Labour Franca Garrick 290 12.8
Turnout 2,261 35.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Great Barford

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Prior to the election, Great Barford had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Independent councillor (who had been elected as a Conservative candidate).

Great Barford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carole Ellis* 1,202 53.3
Independent Robert Harrison* 686 30.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Stekelis 233 10.3
Labour Anne Saunders 136 6.0
Turnout 2,257 47.9
Conservative hold Swing

Harpur

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Prior to the election, Harpur had 2 Labour councillors and 1 Conservative councillor.

Harpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colleen Atkins* 1,065 45.4
Conservative Brian Dillingham* 921 39.2
Conservative Mohammed Kabir 819 34.9
Labour Elizabeth Luder 697 29.7
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Bootiman 260 11.1
Green Ben Foley 253 10.8
Liberal Democrats John Ryan 203 8.6
Green David Maxwell 177 7.5
Turnout 2,347 40.1
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Harrold

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Prior to the election, Harrold had 1 Liberal Democrat councillor. Changes are shown from 2006.

Harrold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Charsley* 748 55.7 +10.8
Conservative Tricia Storer 549 40.9 +1.3
Labour Roger Jackson 46 3.4 +0.5
Turnout 1,343 53.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Kempston East

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Prior to the election, Kempston East had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Labour councillor.

Kempston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nicky Attenborough* 739 48.9
Labour Kay Burley 540 35.8
Liberal Democrats Neal Bath 231 15.3
Turnout 1,510 33.7
Conservative hold Swing

Kempston North

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Prior to the election, Kempston North had 2 Labour councillors.

Kempston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Oliver* 641 43.2
Conservative Martin Quince 618 41.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lawson 225 15.2
Turnout 1,484 36.6
Labour hold Swing

Kempston South

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Prior to the election, Kempston South had 2 Labour councillors and 1 Conservative councillor.

Kempston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Meader* 1,271 55.8
Labour Will Hunt* 1,099 48.3
Conservative Steven Collins 758 33.3
Conservative Michele Collins 723 31.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Murphy 235 10.3
Liberal Democrats Jeannette Goauder 184 8.1
Turnout 2,277 40.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kingsbrook

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Prior to the election, Kingsbrook had 3 Liberal Democrat councillors.

Kingsbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Hodgson* 866 43.9
Liberal Democrats Anita Gerard* 861 43.6
Labour Margaret Badley 452 22.9
Labour James Saunders 412 20.9
Conservative Catherine Dale 381 19.3
Conservative Lewis Williams 293 14.8
Green Paul Taylor 173 8.8
Green Tony Upton 170 8.6
Turnout 1,974 29.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Newnham

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Prior to the election, Newnham had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor.

Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Mingay* 638 38.0
Liberal Democrats Lynda Aylett-Green 478 28.4
Independent Ray Hostler 378 22.5
Labour Richard Crane 187 11.1
Turnout 1,681 41.6
Conservative hold Swing

Oakley

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Prior to the election, Oakley had 1 Independent councillor. Changes are shown from 2006.

Oakley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pat Olney* 597 67.2 −20.2
Conservative Mollie Foster** 220 24.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Michael McGowran 40 4.5 −3.5
Labour Terence Carroll 32 3.6 −1.0
Turnout 889 47.4
Independent hold Swing

Mollie Foster was a sitting councillor for Clapham ward (elected as an Independent).

Putnoe

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Prior to the election, Putnoe had 2 Liberal Democrat councillors and 1 Independent councillor (who had been elected as a Liberal Democrat candidate).

Putnoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Headley* 1,804 54.3
Liberal Democrats Salyanne Smith* 1,524 45.9
Conservative Robert Hamilton 905 27.2
Conservative Averil Watson 815 24.5
UKIP Mark Adkin 482 14.5
Independent Myrtle Stewardson* 282 8.5
Labour David Lukes 226 6.8
Labour Alan Neate 196 5.9
Turnout 3,323 50.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Queen's Park

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Prior to the election, Queen's Park had 2 Labour councillors.

Queen's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Yasin* 1,698 55.0
Conservative Parvez Akhtar 1,144 37.1
Green Justina McLennan 125 4.1
Liberal Democrats Richard Struck 119 3.9
Turnout 3,086 54.3
Labour hold Swing

Riseley

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Prior to the election, Riseley had 1 Independent councillor. Changes are shown from 2006.

Riseley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ian Clifton* 952 73.1 −12.3
Conservative Freya Morgan 249 19.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Clackson 53 4.1 +0.3
Labour Paddy Pollard 49 3.8 +0.3
Turnout 1,303 59.3
Independent hold Swing

Roxton

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Prior to the election, Roxton had 1 Conservative councillor. Changes are shown from 2007.

Roxton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Wootton 636 52.3 −21.9
Independent Veronica Zwetsloot 455 37.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Birtwistle 80 6.6 −4.6
Labour Alistair Strathern 44 3.6 −4.3
Turnout 1,215 51.9
Conservative hold Swing

Sharnbrook

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Prior to the election, Sharnbrook had 1 Conservative councillor. Changes are shown from 2007.

Sharnbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Doug McMurdo 752 56.5 +13.4
Conservative Michael Hurley* 486 36.5 −12.0
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Smithson 53 4.0 −0.3
Labour Christina Holloway 40 3.0 −1.1
Turnout 1,331 57.5
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Turvey

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Prior to the election, Turvey had 1 Conservative councillor. Changes are shown from 2007.

Turvey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Smith* 672 67.9 −1.9
Liberal Democrats Gordon Willey 233 23.5 +11.1
Labour Roger Barson 85 8.6 −0.4
Turnout 990 45.5
Conservative hold Swing

Wilshamstead

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Prior to the election, Wilshamstead had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Independent councillor (who had been elected as a Conservative candidate).

Wilshamstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Barry Huckle* 772 46.1
Conservative Lynne Faulkner* 619 37.0
Labour Charles Baily 153 9.1
Liberal Democrats Conrad Longmore 131 7.8
Turnout 1,675 39.9
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Wootton

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Prior to the election, Wootton had 2 Liberal Democrat councillors and 1 Conservative councillor.

Wootton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Cunningham* 919 47.5
Liberal Democrats Tim Hill* 770 39.8
Conservative John Wheeler 394 20.4
UKIP Bill Hall 360 18.6
UKIP Robert Colman 352 18.2
Conservative Zahida Demetri 302 15.6
Independent Paul Prescod 255 13.2
Labour Adrien Beardmore 87 4.5
Labour Tammy Lowe 66 3.4
Turnout 1,935 46.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Council Elections". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  2. ^ "BBC NEWS | Election 2009 | Bedford council". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  3. ^ "Borough Council Election". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 8 January 2024.