Bedford council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 28 wards · 46 seats contested

Most seats
14
Labour Party
Seats contested
46
across 28 wards
Turnout
35.6%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 14 +3 24,563 29.3% +2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party 14 +3 23,316 27.8% -3.4
Liberal Democrats 13 -2 23,194 27.7% -3.2
Green Party 3 +1 6,786 8.1% +1.7
Independent 2 +1 5,623 6.7% +3.1
Reform UK 0 +0 310 0.4% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 6 0.0% —
Communist Party of Britain 0 +0 5 0.0% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 46
Liberal Democrats 46
Conservative and Unionist Party 45
Labour Party 45
Green Party 25
Independent 9
Reform UK 2
Communist Party of Britain 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 1

A party standing a full slate could field 46 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Biddenham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jon Gambold Elected 442 44.4% —
Green Party Adrian Spurrell 423 42.5% —
Labour Party Christopher Paul Howes 90 9.0% —
Liberal Democrats Stelios Mores 40 4.0% —
Majority19
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors2,406
Ballots cast995

Brickhill 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Charles Royden Elected 1,208 52.2% —
Liberal Democrats Wendy Rider Elected 1,201 51.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gill Scott 645 27.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sharon Jean Thompson 609 26.3% —
Labour Party Elizabeth Patricia Sophie Pugsley 380 16.4% —
Labour Party Warwick Matthew Mackie 352 15.2% —
Green Party Stephen David Bywater 232 10.0% —
Majority556
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors6,531
Ballots cast (estimated)2,314

Bromham 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Rigby Elected 1,061 51.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Dylan Mark Simmons Elected 1,055 51.3% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Delian Jones 449 21.8% —
Labour Party Gordon William Charlton 419 20.4% —
Labour Party Ashley Frith 383 18.6% —
Green Party Kathryn Louise Hill 320 15.6% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Rutherford 230 11.2% —
Reform UK Kathy Wallis 194 9.4% —
Majority606
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors5,764
Ballots cast (estimated)2,056

Castle & Newnham 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Lucy Bywater Elected 1,689 68.0% —
Green Party Paul Richard Edmonds Elected 1,157 46.6% —
Labour Party Sam Blacklaws 626 25.2% —
Liberal Democrats Hilde Augusta Emilia Hendrickx 566 22.8% —
Liberal Democrats Tom Pattinson 348 14.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Simon Matthew Briggs 295 11.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Josh Walker 284 11.4% —
Majority531
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors5,986
Ballots cast (estimated)2,482

Cauldwell 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Fouzia Zamir Atiq Elected 1,331 68.5% —
Labour Party Abu Sultan Elected 1,137 58.5% —
Labour Party Harish Thapar Elected 1,127 58.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Suresh Kumar Sunda 498 25.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Spenser Robert George Groves 433 22.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ionut Milea 388 20.0% —
Liberal Democrats Charlotte Elisabeth Margrethe Bagnall 279 14.4% —
Liberal Democrats Eve Frances McGrath 240 12.4% —
Green Party Susan Linda Throssell 224 11.5% —
Liberal Democrats Tristan Antony Steyn 173 8.9% —
Majority629
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors8,238
Ballots cast (estimated)1,943

Clapham & Oakley 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Walker Elected 1,101 58.3% —
Liberal Democrats Jon Abbott Elected 808 42.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Phillipa Elizabeth Rose Simms 795 42.1% —
Liberal Democrats John Manning 539 28.5% —
Labour Party June McDonald 200 10.6% —
Labour Party Thoufique Ali 175 9.3% —
Green Party Lynne Rosemary Gray 163 8.6% —
Majority13
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors5,328
Ballots cast (estimated)1,890

De Parys 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Henry Vann Elected 1,044 58.9% —
Liberal Democrats David Sawyer Elected 968 54.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jason John Gordon 369 20.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Freddie Linsley 347 19.6% —
Labour Party Shaun Bowman 322 18.2% —
Labour Party Mohammad Khayrul Islam 268 15.1% —
Green Party Harrison Philip James Marley 230 13.0% —
Majority599
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors5,383
Ballots cast (estimated)1,774

Goldington 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tim Caswell Elected 792 50.9% —
Liberal Democrats Christine McHugh Elected 729 46.9% —
Labour Party Shane Kelly 578 37.1% —
Labour Party Cathrine Ward 505 32.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bernard Roger Jones 257 16.5% —
Green Party Philippa Fleming 136 8.7% —
Reform UK Adrian Haynes 116 7.5% —
Majority151
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors5,925
Ballots cast (estimated)1,556

Great Barford

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Phillippa Martin-Moran-Bryant Elected 781 69.9% —
Green Party Tobias Waltham 160 14.3% —
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Raymond Smith 103 9.2% —
Labour Party Harvey Stimson 73 6.5% —
Majority621
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors2,752
Ballots cast1,117

Great Denham

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jim Weir Elected 623 57.1% —
Liberal Democrats Joanna Szaub-Newton 295 27.0% —
Labour Party Mohammad Teahleel 132 12.1% —
Green Party Tim Crowhurst 42 3.8% —
Majority328
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors3,158
Ballots cast1,092

Greyfriars

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Green Party Ben Foley Elected 274 36.2% —
Labour Party Sudesh Rani 223 29.5% —
Independent Syedur Rahman 144 19.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Karen Boyes 67 8.9% —
Liberal Democrats Nigel Jason Spencer 43 5.7% —
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Paul Mannion 6 0.8% —
Majority51
Turnout26.0%
Registered electors2,898
Ballots cast757

Harpur 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Colleen Atkins Elected 1,178 65.4% —
Labour Party Zara Layne Elected 977 54.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Spring 302 16.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Oluwafunke Akinwande 276 15.3% —
Independent David John Allen 258 14.3% —
Green Party Jonathan Westwood 165 9.2% —
Green Party Barry Ian Freeman 160 8.9% —
Liberal Democrats Martin Joseph Kavanagh 158 8.8% —
Liberal Democrats Patricia Anne Wood 128 7.1% —
Majority675
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors6,431
Ballots cast (estimated)1,801

Harrold

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alison Foster Elected 789 60.6% —
Liberal Democrats James David Stuart Thomson 190 14.6% —
Labour Party David Dennis Bevan 164 12.6% —
Green Party Niamh Elizabeth Lynch 160 12.3% —
Majority599
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors3,209
Ballots cast1,303

Kempston Central & East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mohammed Nawaz Elected 907 51.9% —
Labour Party Caroline Lisa White Elected 875 50.1% —
Liberal Democrats Jas Parmar 612 35.1% —
Liberal Democrats Louise Crofts 429 24.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joseph Adewale Johnson 276 15.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Simran Nahar 224 12.8% —
Green Party Mark A Brown 170 9.7% —
Majority263
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors6,737
Ballots cast (estimated)1,746

Kempston North

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sue Oliver Elected 665 64.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Hedison 233 22.7% —
Green Party Laura Mary Fitzgerald 78 7.6% —
Liberal Democrats Bipinchandra Shah 50 4.9% —
Majority432
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors3,228
Ballots cast1,026

Kempston South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Carl Rex Meader Elected 902 82.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Barry Ryan 113 10.4% —
Liberal Democrats Janet Elizabeth Trengrove 44 4.0% —
Green Party Sanjay Patel 31 2.8% —
Majority789
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors3,256
Ballots cast1,090

Kempston West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party James Emmanuel Valentine Elected 615 68.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Elizabeth Dawn Wootton 191 21.3% —
Liberal Democrats Paramjeet Kaur 60 6.7% —
Green Party James Andrew Long 26 2.9% —
Communist Party of Britain Markus Keaney 5 0.6% —
Majority424
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors3,119
Ballots cast897

Kingsbrook 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Dean Crofts Elected 879 43.3% —
Labour Party Ralley Rahman Elected 805 39.6% —
Labour Party Mashuk Miah Ullah 776 38.2% —
Liberal Democrats Henna Khanum 701 34.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Caroline Sara Fensome 405 19.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sharan Sira 309 15.2% —
Green Party Nick Meek 187 9.2% —
Majority29
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors7,448
Ballots cast (estimated)2,031

Putnoe 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Michael Headley Elected 1,638 66.2% —
Liberal Democrats Max Royden Elected 1,380 55.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Katherine Theresa Groves 581 23.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin John MacPherson-Lawley 495 20.0% —
Labour Party Wendie Harvey 336 13.6% —
Labour Party Geoffrey James Pearce 275 11.1% —
Green Party Jen Feneley 245 9.9% —
Majority799
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors6,498
Ballots cast (estimated)2,475

Queens Park 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Nesreen Akhtar Elected 1,604 53.5% —
Labour Party Mohammed Masud Elected 1,484 49.5% —
Labour Party Mohammed Mahboob Din Elected 1,433 47.8% —
Independent Mohammad Rafi 1,349 45.0% —
Independent Zaffar Iqbal 1,042 34.7% —
Independent Gulam Monowar 803 26.8% —
Independent Ishtiaq Ahmed 248 8.3% —
Liberal Democrats Sydney Guthrie Campbell 193 6.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jennifer Jane Wootton 182 6.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Edward Davis 163 5.4% —
Green Party Kelvin Robert James Plomer 146 4.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Verity Elizabeth Wootton 146 4.9% —
Liberal Democrats James Stuart Baggaley 133 4.4% —
Liberal Democrats Rashid Rogers 73 2.4% —
Majority84
Turnout49.0%
Registered electors6,524
Ballots cast (estimated)3,000

Renhold & Ravensden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Nicola Louise Gribble Elected 564 49.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Fiona Joanna Cardinale 397 34.9% —
Labour Party Melanie Louise Purves 98 8.6% —
Liberal Democrats Conrad Holden Longmore 78 6.9% —
Majority167
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors3,081
Ballots cast1,137

Riseley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Towler Elected 865 62.1% —
Labour Party Min Rodriguez 265 19.0% —
Green Party Joanne Louise Hill 142 10.2% —
Liberal Democrats Lorna Rose Marchant 121 8.7% —
Majority600
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors3,212
Ballots cast1,393

Riverfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Billy Richard Thompson Elected 524 55.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Norman Robertson 223 23.6% —
Labour Party Neil Stuart Mann 143 15.1% —
Green Party Daniel Stachowiak 56 5.9% —
Majority301
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors2,943
Ballots cast946

Sharnbrook

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Doug McMurdo Elected 946 67.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Douglas Hansen-Luke 252 17.9% —
Labour Party Thomas Owain McEwan 123 8.7% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Bernard Stekelis 90 6.4% —
Majority694
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors3,185
Ballots cast1,411

Shortstown 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Leigh James Coombs Elected 652 46.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Gallagher Elected 605 42.7% —
Liberal Democrats Stephen Bowering 529 37.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sam Holland 419 29.6% —
Labour Party Ali Akbor 253 17.9% —
Labour Party Mansoor Nasir 204 14.4% —
Green Party Richard James Baker 170 12.0% —
Majority76
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors5,059
Ballots cast (estimated)1,416

Wixams & Wilstead 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Graeme Coombes Elected 1,307 50.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Marc Jonathan Frost Elected 1,129 43.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrea Spice Elected 969 37.4% —
Liberal Democrats Linda Jack 918 35.5% —
Liberal Democrats John Symonds 868 33.5% —
Liberal Democrats Sachdev Goldi 829 32.0% —
Labour Party Steve Conway 516 19.9% —
Labour Party Terri Conway 511 19.7% —
Labour Party Amir Khan 448 17.3% —
Independent Lee James Melville 269 10.4% —
Majority51
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors9,252
Ballots cast (estimated)2,588

Wootton & Kempston Rural 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Wheeler Elected 885 46.5% —
Liberal Democrats Susan Abood Elected 858 45.1% —
Liberal Democrats Peter Stephens 848 44.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tristan Tyerman 652 34.2% —
Labour Party John Gerard Dawson 296 15.5% —
Labour Party Hamayun Shaid 268 14.1% —
Majority10
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors6,616
Ballots cast (estimated)1,904

Wyboston

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Wootton Elected 878 76.0% —
Liberal Democrats Thomas Luke Townsend 156 13.5% —
Labour Party Ian Robert James Nicholls 121 10.5% —
Majority722
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors2,875
Ballots cast1,155

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