Central Bedfordshire council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 31 wards · 59 seats contested

Most seats
41
Conservative and Unionist Party
Seats contested
59
across 31 wards
Turnout
34.4%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party 41 — 61,375 43.3% —
Independent 13 — 25,913 18.3% —
Liberal Democrats 3 — 13,745 9.7% —
Labour Party 1 — 28,107 19.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 1 — 7,596 5.4% —
Green Party 0 — 4,540 3.2% —
Women's Equality Party 0 — 274 0.2% —
Renew 0 — 241 0.2% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 59
Labour Party 59
Conservative and Unionist Party 58
Liberal Democrats 28
Independent 24
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 18
Green Party 9
Renew 1
Women's Equality Party 1

A party standing a full slate could field 59 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.

Ampthill 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mark Andrew Smith Elected 2,135 63.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Blair Elected 1,595 47.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Alan Duckett Elected 1,564 46.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Richard Addy 1,542 45.9% —
Green Party Susan Heather Clinch 1,193 35.5% —
Liberal Democrats Catherine Brown 967 28.8% —
Labour Party Valerie Ann Quinn 449 13.4% —
Labour Party Louise Helen Chinnery 373 11.1% —
Labour Party Carmen Williams 263 7.8% —
Majority22
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,360

Arlesey 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Dalgarno Elected 1,899 62.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Shelvey Elected 1,858 60.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard David Wenham Elected 1,799 59.0% —
Green Party Tom Hoeksma 1,002 32.9% —
Labour Party Kevin Joseph O'Daly 942 30.9% —
Labour Party Douglas Alexander Landman 884 29.0% —
Labour Party Daniel John Riley 767 25.1% —
Majority797
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,050

Aspley and Woburn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent John Michael Baker Elected 1,686 78.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Budge Wells 371 17.3% —
Labour Party Susan Marie Morris 90 4.2% —
Majority1,315
Turnout57.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,147

Barton-le-Clay

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Ian Leslie Shingler Elected 1,155 68.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joe Irwin 253 15.0% —
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Matthew Kenneth Paxton 197 11.7% —
Labour Party Karl Richard Bruckdorfer 78 4.6% —
Majority902
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,683

Biggleswade North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Watkins Elected 1,161 61.4% +26.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Joseph Bond Elected 1,098 58.1% —
Labour Party Sarah Elizabeth Doyle 783 41.4% +22.1
Labour Party Fiona Jane Factor 738 39.0% —
Majority315
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,890

Biggleswade South 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Adrian Foster Elected 1,180 43.4% —
Independent Hayley Whitaker Elected 1,072 39.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Robert Thomas North 969 35.6% —
Labour Party Georgina Marie Gale 602 22.1% —
Labour Party Julian Vaughan 588 21.6% —
Independent Tim Woodward 577 21.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Duncan Strachan 453 16.7% —
Majority103
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,720

Caddington 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Mark Collins Elected 1,418 60.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Eddie Perry Elected 1,256 53.3% —
Independent John Waller 1,041 44.2% —
Labour Party Shirley Jean Smith 551 23.4% —
Labour Party Ian Guy Lowery 445 18.9% —
Majority215
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,356

Cranfield and Marston Moretaine 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Clark Elected 1,508 54.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ken Matthews Elected 1,285 46.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert William Morris Elected 1,183 42.8% —
Independent John Robert Guinn 1,042 37.7% —
Green Party Alison Heather Parker 772 27.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Roger Alastair Baker 695 25.1% —
Labour Party Elizabeth Margaret Rooney 630 22.8% —
Labour Party Michelle Tracy White 507 18.3% —
Labour Party Karl Christian O'Dell 435 15.7% —
Renew Alan Victor 241 8.7% —
Majority141
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,766

Dunstable-Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Carole Hegley Elected 573 54.5% —
Labour Party Russell Stuart McCullough 290 27.6% —
Liberal Democrats David John Jones 188 17.9% —
Majority283
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,051

Dunstable-Icknield 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Anthony Chatterley Elected 641 37.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David John McVicar Elected 599 34.7% —
Independent John Gurney 593 34.3% —
Independent Kenson Gurney 516 29.9% —
Labour Party Catherine Theresa Howes 442 25.6% —
Labour Party Michael Andrew Rogers 378 21.9% —
Liberal Democrats Susan Christine Thorne 145 8.4% —
Liberal Democrats Richard William Kenneth Hunt 142 8.2% —
Majority6
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,728

Dunstable-Manshead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Frederick Crawley Elected 436 38.9% —
Labour Party Louise O'Riordan 337 30.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) John Brown 189 16.8% —
Liberal Democrats Pat Larkman 160 14.3% —
Majority99
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,122

Dunstable-Northfields 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Johnson Tamara Elected 689 41.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gladys Sanders Elected 655 39.0% —
Labour Party Kevin John Flint 607 36.1% —
Labour Party Julian Paul Mockridge 606 36.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Martin Henry Young 354 21.1% —
Liberal Democrats Elaine Ann Morgan 232 13.8% —
Liberal Democrats Lynda Margaret Walmsley 218 13.0% —
Majority48
Turnout24.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,680

Dunstable-Watling 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Eugene Ghent Elected 1,304 61.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Young Elected 1,295 61.2% —
Labour Party Roger Barry Pepworth 477 22.5% —
Labour Party Trudi Kleanthous 471 22.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Steve Ashby 388 18.3% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Witherick 297 14.0% —
Majority818
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,116

Eaton Bray

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Douglas Keer Spicer Elected 786 68.8% —
Green Party Andrew Waters 265 23.2% —
Labour Party Marc Nichollas Windmill 91 8.0% —
Majority521
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,142

Flitwick 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Arthur Bunyan Elected 1,466 48.5% —
Independent Gareth Mackey Elected 1,397 46.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Charles Christopher Gomm Elected 1,187 39.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Fiona Chapman 1,120 37.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Russ Shaw 615 20.4% —
Labour Party Cathrine Anne Jones 603 20.0% —
Labour Party Tania Malkani 566 18.7% —
Liberal Democrats Jack Moore 551 18.2% —
Labour Party Dan Toinko 543 18.0% —
Liberal Democrats Richard Kennedy 529 17.5% —
Liberal Democrats John White 488 16.1% —
Majority67
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,022

Heath and Reach

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Anthony Gaius Versallion Elected 1,018 75.2% —
Green Party Dominic Alexander Scholfield 205 15.1% —
Labour Party Susan Penelope Wellstood-Eason 131 9.7% —
Majority813
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,354

Houghton Conquest and Haynes

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Bec Hares Elected 383 42.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Hawkins 311 34.1% —
Independent Richard James 111 12.2% —
Labour Party David William Austin Short 107 11.7% —
Majority72
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast912

Houghton Hall 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Susan Anne Goodchild Elected 825 57.2% —
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Miriam Farrell Elected 630 43.7% —
Labour Party Alex Butler 334 23.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Joe Bryan Angell 321 22.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Robert Kane 289 20.0% —
Labour Party Ian Michael Purvis 277 19.2% —
Independent Jimmy Carroll 210 14.6% —
Majority296
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,443

Leighton Buzzard North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian John Spurr Elected 1,341 42.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ken Ferguson Elected 1,294 41.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ewan Wallace Elected 1,135 36.0% —
Labour Party Mike Bishop 843 26.7% —
Labour Party Daniel Scott 744 23.6% —
Labour Party Christy Melon 689 21.8% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher Nigel Feander 633 20.1% —
Liberal Democrats Anne Elizabeth Gray 619 19.6% —
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Mennie 578 18.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Andrew John Kenneth Dore 462 14.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Caroline Jane Redwood 461 14.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Mike Woodhouse 399 12.6% —
Women's Equality Party Nanci Karyn Hogan 274 8.7% —
Majority292
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,157

Leighton Buzzard South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Amanda Louise Dodwell Elected 1,445 51.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ray Berry Elected 1,279 45.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Bowater Elected 1,276 45.1% —
Labour Party Adrian Heffernan 674 23.8% —
Labour Party Chris Northedge 624 22.1% —
Labour Party Robert John Connelly 622 22.0% —
Liberal Democrats Anne Jennifer Guess 566 20.0% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher James Leaman 484 17.1% —
Liberal Democrats John Douglas Hewitt 482 17.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Frank Garry Lelliott 367 13.0% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Antonio Vitiello 344 12.2% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Steven David Wildman 322 11.4% —
Majority602
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,828

Linslade 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Victoria Harvey Elected 1,347 38.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gordon Perham Elected 1,222 35.1% —
Liberal Democrats Peter John Snelling Elected 1,139 32.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Jones 1,076 30.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Morris 1,013 29.1% —
Liberal Democrats Russell Harry Goodchild 911 26.1% —
Liberal Democrats Nigel Kenneth Carnell 874 25.1% —
Independent Sue James 779 22.3% —
Labour Party Christine Mary Sheppard 665 19.1% —
Labour Party Jane Mary Woodman 560 16.1% —
Independent Roy Dean Walker 447 12.8% —
Labour Party Isaac Chikwakwanyi Sibiya 426 12.2% —
Majority63
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,486

Northill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Frank Wray Firth Elected 972 79.0% —
Labour Party Andrew Harland 259 21.0% —
Majority713
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,231

Parkside

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Toni Ryan Elected 251 28.4% —
Independent Jan Cooper 196 22.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Angela White 190 21.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Gerard Corkhill 136 15.4% —
Liberal Democrats Ray Ross Morgan 85 9.6% —
Green Party Gillian Kathryn Patrick 27 3.1% —
Majority55
Turnout25.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast885

Potton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Adam Zerny Elected 2,729 91.5% —
Independent Tracey Wye Elected 2,151 72.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Doreen Beatrice Gurney 440 14.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Grant Graham Fage 375 12.6% —
Labour Party Daniel Stephen James Cherry 166 5.6% —
Labour Party Wendy Anne Bater 102 3.4% —
Majority1,711
Turnout50.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,982

Sandy 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Simon Andrew Ford Elected 2,152 76.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Caroline Maudlin Elected 1,150 40.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tracey Deborah Stock Elected 1,048 37.1% —
Liberal Democrats Nigel Aldis 996 35.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Lindsay Smith 860 30.4% —
Green Party Ken Lynch 711 25.2% —
Liberal Democrats Kevin Backhouse 478 16.9% —
Labour Party Alexandra Carole Elizabeth Morris 317 11.2% —
Labour Party Richard Peters 280 9.9% —
Liberal Democrats Ben Gutteridge 271 9.6% —
Labour Party Orhan Tuncay 212 7.5% —
Majority52
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,825

Shefford 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Brown Elected 1,374 70.3% +15.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Robert Liddiard Elected 1,368 70.0% —
Labour Party Glenda Janice Tizzard 643 32.9% +18.7
Labour Party Sheila Woods 522 26.7% —
Majority725
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,954

Silsoe and Shillington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Alison Mary Wainman Graham Elected 1,192 70.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Blake Stephenson 384 22.7% —
Labour Party Sheila Gardner 112 6.6% —
Majority808
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,688

Stotfold and Langford 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Saunders Elected 1,874 59.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Ian Graham Dixon Elected 1,753 55.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicola Jane Harris Elected 1,636 51.6% —
Labour Party Helen Diana Wightwick 1,044 32.9% —
Labour Party Nick Andrews 998 31.5% —
Labour Party Matthew John Brennan 809 25.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Paul Francis 775 24.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Binanti Cuzner 630 19.9% —
Majority592
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)3,173

Tithe Farm

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Patrick Hamill Elected 293 33.1% —
Labour Party Martin Stephen Kennedy 232 26.2% —
Independent Tracey Karen McMahon 156 17.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Abbott 122 13.8% —
Liberal Democrats Ken Wattingham 60 6.8% —
Green Party Catherine Joyce Aganoglu 22 2.5% —
Majority61
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast885

Toddington 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Silvia Collins Elected 1,557 57.7% —
Independent Mary Elizabeth Walsh Elected 1,289 47.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Nicols 806 29.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary David Tubb 583 21.6% —
Labour Party Rhiannon Meades 459 17.0% —
Labour Party Barry Charles James 368 13.6% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Richard Michael Roe 338 12.5% —
Majority483
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,700

Westoning, Flitton and Greenfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party James Gerrard Jamieson Elected 1,105 71.3% —
Green Party Gareth Ellis 343 22.1% —
Labour Party Rachel Joy Elizabeth Garnham 101 6.5% —
Majority762
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,549

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