2011 Bedford Borough Council election

The 2011 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 9 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 2089 33.30
Liberal Democrats Wendy Rider 1795 28.61
Conservative Oliver Richbell 857 13.66
Conservative Paul Stonebridge 781 12.45
Labour Charles Baily 432 6.89
Labour Thoufique Ali 319 5.09
Majority 938 14.95
Turnout 6273
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bromham and Biddenham
Bromham and Biddenham[2] (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Rigby 1929 36.71
Conservative Jon Gambold 1832 34.87
Labour Nicholas Luder 512 9.74
Labour Ashley Frith 434 8.26
Liberal Democrats Stelios Mores 334 6.36
Liberal Democrats Stephen Rutherford 213 4.05
Majority 1320 20.08
Turnout 5254
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Castle
Castle[2] (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Apu Bagchi 758 19.23
Conservative Caroline Fensome 571 14.49
Conservative Shishum Miah 539 13.67
Independent Paul Ogden 486 12.33
Labour Chris Lowe 481 12.20
Labour Richard Johnson 477 12.10
Liberal Democrats Mags Brady 200 5.07
Green Lucy Bywater 180 4.57
Liberal Democrats John Ryan 162 4.11
Green Tony Upton 88 2.23
Majority 32 0.81
Turnout 3942
Independent hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Cauldwell
Cauldwell (two councillors)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sue Oliver 1087 27.03
Labour Randolph Charles 1077 26.78
Liberal Democrats Jake Sale 537 13.35
Conservative Kitty Sams 457 11.37
Liberal Democrats Lynn Southwell 449 11.17
Conservative Amanda Murrell 414 10.30
Majority 540
Turnout 4021
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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
Turnout 1412
Conservative hold Swing

De Parys
De Parys (two councillors)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Sawyer 1072 24.12
Liberal Democrats Henry Vann 876 19.71
Conservative Katherine Groves 786 17.69
Conservative Adrian Lennox-Lamb 780 17.55
Labour Frank McMahon 406 9.14
Labour Jane Pritchard 396 8.91
Green David Maxwell 128 2.88
Majority 90
Turnout 4444
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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
Turnout 953
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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
Turnout 1313
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Goldington
Goldington (two councillors)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sylvia Gillard 960 23.67
Liberal Democrats Phil Merryman 897 22.12
Labour Anthony Forth 620 15.29
Labour Hazera Forth 582 14.35
Conservative John Robertson 542 13.37
Conservative Gillian Rose 454 11.20
Majority 277
Turnout 4055
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Great Barford
Great Barford (two councillors)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carole Eliis 1929 35.97
Conservative Stephen Moon 1788 33.34
Labour John Dawson 463 8.63
Labour Samuel Goodby 407 7.59
Liberal Democrats Sandra Thacker 404 7.53
Liberal Democrats Vanessa Holland 372 6.94
Majority 1325
Turnout 5363
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Harpur
Harpur (two councillors)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colleen Atkins 1483 31.62
Labour Louise King 1065 22.71
Conservative Mohammed Kabir 749 15.97
Conservative Domenico Canzoneri 626 13.35
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Bootiman 223 4.75
Green Greg Paszyski 199 4.24
Green Ben Foley 176 3.75
Liberal Democrats Paul Whitehead 169 3.60
Majority 316
Turnout 4690
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

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
Turnout 1815
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Kempston Central and East
Kempston Central and East (two councillors)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Valentine 925 23.81
Labour Mohammed Nawaz 830 21.36
Conservative Steve Collins 742 19.10
Independent Nicky Attenborough 707 18.20
Conservative Robert Rigby 381 9.81
Liberal Democrats Janet Trengrove 155 3.99
Liberal Democrats Johana Woodruff 145 3.73
Majority 88
Turnout 3885
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

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
Turnout 1148
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

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
Turnout 1501
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Kempston South
Kempston South (one councillor)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Meader 1021 75.63
Conservative Richard Hyde 269 19.93
Liberal Democrats Philip Standley 60 4.44
Majority 752
Turnout 1350
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

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
Turnout 1160
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Kingsbrook
Kingsbrook (two councillors)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Saunders 857 22.30
Liberal Democrats Anita Gerrard 827 21.52
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gerrard 808 21.03
Labour Abu Sultan 658 17.12
Conservative Alex Agius 395 10.28
Conservative Musla Uddin 298 7.75
Majority 19
Turnout 3843
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Newnham
Newnham (two councillors)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Mingay 981 20.42
Conservative Kirsty Adams 884 18.40
Liberal Democrats Gianni Carofano 746 15.53
Liberal Democrats Chris Leslie 622 12.94
Labour Richard Crane 549 11.43
Labour June McDonald 464 9.66
Independent Ray Hostler 384 7.99
Green Nick Wilde 175 3.64
Majority 138
Turnout 4805
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Oakley
Oakley (one councillor)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pat Olney 1361 84.06
Labour Chrissie Holloway 149 9,20
Liberal Democrats Jason Parmar 109 6.73
Majority 1212
Turnout 1619
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Putnoe
Putnoe (two councillors)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Headley 1849 32.36
Liberal Democrats Sallyanne Smith 1450 25.38
Conservative Susan Spratt 878 15.37
Conservative Irfan Latif 664 11.62
Labour Franca Garrick 448 7.84
Labour David Lukes 425 7.44
Majority 572
Turnout 5714
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Queens Park
Queens Park (two councillors)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammad Yasin 2114 32.18
Labour Mohammed Masud 1767 26.90
Conservative Parvez Akhtar 1383 21.05
Conservative Nurul Islam 898 13.67
Independent Shanoor Miah 186 2.83
Liberal Democrats Richard Struck 118 1.80
Liberal Democrats Mahmud Rogers 103 1.57
Majority 384
Turnout 6569
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Riseley
Riseley (one councillor)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ian Clifton 1007 63.25
Conservative Martin Towler 426 26.76
Labour Patrick Pollard 114 7.16
Liberal Democrats Paul Steklis 45 2.83
Majority
Turnout 1592
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Sharnbrook
Sharnbrook (one councillor)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Doug McMurdo 1111 59.16
Conservative Martin Qunice 537 28.59
Labour Alistair Strathern 167 8.89
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lawson 63 3.35
Majority 574
Turnout 1878
Conservative gain from {{{loser}}} Swing

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
Turnout 1195
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

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
Turnout 1605
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

Wyboston
Wyboston (one councillor)[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Wootton 1161 76.43
Liberal Democrats William Hilliard 200 13.17
Labour Terry Carroll 158 10.40
Majority 961
Turnout 1519
[[|N/A]] hold Swing

References
  1. "England council elections – Bedford". BBC. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  2. "ELECTION RESULTS: Round-up of all the news and candidates". Bedfordshire on Sunday. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
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