Mid Bedfordshire District Council elections
Mid Bedfordshire was a non-metropolitan district in Bedfordshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Central Bedfordshire.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973-1976 | |
Conservative | 1976-1995 | |
No overall control | 1995-1999 | |
Conservative | 1999–2009 |
Council elections
- Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, 1973
- Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, 1976
- Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)[2]
- Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, 1983
- Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, 1987 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[3]
- Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, 1991 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, 1995
- Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, 1999
- Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries)[5]
- Mid Bedfordshire District Council election, 2007
By-election results
1995-1999
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 329 | 27.4 | |||
Labour | 299 | 24.9 | |||
Independent | 298 | 24.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat | 276 | 22.9 | |||
Majority | 30 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,202 | 33.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1999-2003
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 346 | 58.1 | +21.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 127 | 21.3 | +21.3 | ||
Labour | 123 | 20.7 | +1.7 | ||
Majority | 219 | 36.8 | |||
Turnout | 596 | 20.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 876 | 53.4 | +11.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 646 | 39.4 | +2.4 | ||
Labour | 119 | 7.3 | -12.4 | ||
Majority | 230 | 14.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,641 | 37.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 2,322 | 64.7 | +20.8 | ||
Conservative | 1,269 | 35.3 | -1.3 | ||
Majority | 856 | 29.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,591 | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | unopposed | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 696 | 39.9 | +0.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | 544 | 31.2 | +11.0 | ||
Labour | 504 | 28.9 | -11.8 | ||
Majority | 152 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,744 | 27.8 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2003-2007
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wendy Smith | 922 | 41.1 | -1.7 | |
Labour | Bernard Briars | 652 | 29.0 | -10.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Hartwell | 535 | 23.8 | +6.0 | |
Green | Royston Swarbrooke | 137 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 270 | 12.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,246 | 40.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Gillett | 803 | 52.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Marcus Tyler | 634 | 41.1 | ||
Green | Oliver Campbell | 107 | 6.9 | ||
Majority | 169 | 10.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,544 | 49.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Mitchell | 522 | 49.6 | +13.7 | |
Conservative | Victor Lee | 378 | 35.8 | +8.7 | |
Green | Marina Torselli | 82 | 7.8 | -7.8 | |
Labour | Ida Neale | 71 | 6.7 | -14.6 | |
Majority | 144 | 13.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,053 | 25.4 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Anthony Baines | 741 | 55.3 | ||
Conservative | Angela Barker | 555 | 41.4 | ||
Labour | Laurence Pollock | 44 | 3.3 | ||
Majority | 186 | 13.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,340 | 42.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2007-2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Les Thompson | 682 | 43.6 | -14.6 | |
Conservative | Andrew Turner | 668 | 42.7 | +0.9 | |
Independent | Roy Storey | 119 | 7.6 | +7.6 | |
Green | Chris Fyer | 95 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Majority | 14 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,564 | 36.1 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ The District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
- ↑ The Bedfordshire (Areas) Order 1984
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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