2002 Bedford Borough Council election

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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.

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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

Election result

2002 Bedford Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Conservative 25Increase2.svg1246.302546.330,51737.8+0.9
  Labour 14Decrease2.svg 425.901425.920,67125.6–3.3
  Liberal Democrats 11Decrease2.svg 520.401120.421,70426.9+0.1
  Independent 4Decrease2.svg 27.4047.47,6349.5+2.0
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.02450.3N/A

Ward results

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Brickhill

Brickhill (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Hand 1,301 48.6
Conservative Andrew McConnell 1,274 47.6
Conservative Lynne Faulkner 1,254 46.8
Liberal Democrats Janet Salem1,06839.9
Liberal Democrats David Sawyer1,03938.8
Liberal Democrats Michael Murphy1,03338.6
Labour Yvonne Anderson31311.7
Labour Karl Sorembik27710.3
Labour Philip Otubanjo2599.7
Turnout 2,67840.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Bromham

Bromham (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terence Rigby 1,432 74.5
Conservative Eileen Whitmore 1,413 73.5
Conservative Robert Rigby 1,361 70.8
Liberal Democrats George Flaxman31216.2
Liberal Democrats Conrad Longmore29015.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Rutherford26013.5
Labour Yarina Jones23612.3
Turnout 1,92233.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Carlton

Carlton (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jim Brandon 818 76.2
Conservative Anthony Morris14613.6
Liberal Democrats David Robertson11010.2
Turnout 1,07446.2
Independent win (new seat)

Castle

Castle (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Apu Bagchi 1,050 46.8
Conservative Peter Chiswell 942 42.0
Conservative Margaret Davey 914 40.7
Labour Susanna Chirico89339.8
Conservative Edward Davey84937.8
Labour Marilyn Leask82936.9
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Smithson25211.2
Liberal Democrats Janet Haddock22610.1
Liberal Democrats Brian Hill2079.2
Turnout 2,24536.7
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cauldwell

Cauldwell (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Elford 886 63.8
Labour Randolph Charles 850 61.2
Labour Christopher Black 811 58.4
Liberal Democrats Anita Gerard21115.2
Conservative Mary Fogg16612.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Standley16411.8
Liberal Democrats Season Prater15911.4
Conservative Jennifer Ridge14710.6
Conservative Margaret Thomas1359.7
Turnout 1,38924.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Clapham

Clapham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mollie Foster 778 60.4
Conservative Judith Arnold 660 51.2
Independent John Creasey39630.7
Labour Terence Carroll22617.5
Liberal Democrats Gerald Elliott1078.3
Liberal Democrats Michelle Headley1017.8
Turnout 1,28831.6
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

De Parys

De Parys (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Ryan 642 45.1
Conservative Tarsem Paul 624 43.8
Conservative James Moore61843.4
Liberal Democrats Ian White58641.2
Labour Robert Atkins15110.6
Labour Charles Bally15010.5
Turnout 1,42434.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Eastcotts

Eastcotts (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Christine McHugh 371 54.4
Conservative Tom Wootton 26939.4
Labour Caron Rosovske426.2
Turnout 68236.3
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Goldington

Goldington (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Evans40822.0
Labour Elizabeth Grugeon39821.5
Labour David Williams38720.9
Conservative Denise Coates23312.6
Conservative Valerie Fulford22212.0
Conservative David Pask22011.9
Independent Anthony Cardus965.2
Independent Vivienne Melville723.9
Independent John Harrison693.7
Turnout 1,85529.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Great Barford

Great Barford (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Harrison 839 54.2
Conservative Carole Ellis 820 52.9
Independent David Rawlins30019.4
Labour Pauline Curl25316.3
Liberal Democrats Linda Carlton18812.1
Independent Stuart Mardlin1207.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Stekelis1187.6
Independent Jennifer Johnson1066.8
Independent Ian Johnson825.3
Turnout 1,54937.9
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Harpur

Harpur (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hazel Mitchell 707 43.1
Conservative Brian Dillingham 686 41.8
Labour Ian Nicholls 658 40.1
Labour Julie Sturgess63538.7
Conservative David Fletcher55934.0
Conservative Richard West55834.0
Liberal Democrats Janet Trengrove18011.0
Green Colin Grimley17310.5
Liberal Democrats Samuel Wilson1619.8
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Hill905.5
Turnout 1,64226.8
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Harrold

Harrold (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martin Bridgman 463 66.1
Labour Stephen Poole11917.0
Liberal Democrats Margaret Gardner11816.9
Turnout 70032.5
Conservative win (new seat)

Kempston East

Kempston East (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Charlotte Attenborough 699 52.1
Conservative Georgina Coupe 619 46.1
Labour David Lewis55841.6
Labour Carl Meader51838.6
Liberal Democrats Jill Hoyle906.7
Liberal Democrats Jane Josephs745.5
Turnout 1,34231.1
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Kempston North

Kempston North (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Oliver 656 62.4
Labour Christopher Whitehead 588 55.9
Conservative Jennifer Gough37635.8
Conservative Mary Milner34733.0
Liberal Democrats Simon White11911.3
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Naughton11811.2
Turnout 1,05126.6
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Kempston South

Kempston South (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shan Hunt 686 40.9
Labour William Hunt 654 39.0
Labour Ray Oliver 630 37.5
Independent David Merry54432.4
Independent Danny Spain54132.2
Independent John Wignall52731.4
Conservative Lionel Milner28116.7
Conservative Amrit Kaur23714.1
Conservative Jagdish Singh23714.1
Liberal Democrats Timothy Hill19311.5
Liberal Democrats Paulette Lodge1659.8
Liberal Democrats Charles Parsons1297.7
Turnout 1,67830.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Shirley McKay 788 43.5
Liberal Democrats Dave Hodgson 771 42.6
Labour Derek Jones 734 40.6
Labour Elizabeth Luder72740.2
Labour Elizabeth Saunders71539.5
Liberal Democrats Tim Prater70639.0
Conservative Carolynne Eynon20011.0
Conservative Janet Suter1779.8
Conservative Vivian Suter1498.2
Independent Michael Blackledge553.0
Turnout 1,81027.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Newnham

Newnham (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Mingay 498 39.9
Conservative Colin Crane 463 37.1
Liberal Democrats Paul Westerman38030.4
Liberal Democrats Neal Bath37630.1
Labour Richard Crane35628.5
Labour Franca Garrick31425.1
Turnout 1,24931.3
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Oakley

Oakley (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Patricia Olney 545 78.0
Conservative Barbara Purbrick8412.0
Labour John Spicer537.6
Liberal Democrats Anne Thomas172.4
Turnout 69938.6
Independent win (new seat)

Putnoe

Putnoe (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 Hall69826.3
Conservative Mark Adkin67225.3
Conservative Arthur Foster63223.8
Independent Brian Gibbons54620.5
Independent Heather Harvey53620.2
Independent Hilary Finlayson52119.6
Labour Rosemary Roome26910.1
Labour David Lukes2609.8
Labour Luigi Reale2358.8
Turnout 2,65940.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Queen's Park

Queen's Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Garrick 937 65.2
Labour Muhammad Khan 907 63.1
Conservative Michael Williams18813.1
Conservative Sion Eynon18012.5
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lawson14410.0
Liberal Democrats Gregory Webb1107.7
Turnout 1,43730.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Riseley

Riseley (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Clifton 873 80.5
Conservative Stewart Lister726.6
Green Mark Powell726.6
Labour James Dormer464.2
Liberal Democrats Pierrette Lob-Levyt121.1
Independent John Williams100.9
Turnout 1,08551.4
Independent win (new seat)

Roxton

Roxton (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Clarke 598 70.9
Liberal Democrats Sophia Stow9311.0
Labour Simon Ross9210.9
Independent David Melville607.1
Turnout 84337.7
Conservative win (new seat)

Sharnbrook

Sharnbrook (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Davison-Francis 542 60.0
Independent Geoffrey Hulatt24927.5
Labour Adrien Beardmore657.2
Liberal Democrats Terence Outen485.3
Turnout 90443.3
Conservative win (new seat)

Turvey

Turvey (1)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Celia Hanbury 652 72.0
Liberal Democrats Sarah Fogarty25328.0
Turnout 90542.0
Conservative win (new seat)

Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barry Huckle 855 63.4
Conservative Anthony Hare 771 57.2
Liberal Democrats Martin Parker45733.9
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Whiteman37728.0
Turnout 1,34839.7
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Wootton

Wootton (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Cunningham 686 48.5
Independent Mark Smith 568 40.1
Liberal Democrats Gordon Willey 505 35.7
Conservative John Tait50135.4
Conservative Roy Judge46833.1
Liberal Democrats Karen Ledster44131.2
Conservative Anne Worboys43831.0
Labour Charan Sekhon1339.4
Turnout 1,41534.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

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References

  1. ↑ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University . Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Borough Council Election". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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