Central Bedfordshire council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 31 wards · 63 seats contested

Most seats
27
Independent
Seats contested
63
across 31 wards
Turnout
33.5%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Independent 27 +14 45,822 29.4% +11.2
Conservative and Unionist Party 20 -21 44,850 28.8% -14.5
Liberal Democrats 10 +7 24,016 15.4% +5.7
Labour Party 5 +4 33,347 21.4% +1.6
Green Party 1 +1 6,572 4.2% +1.0
Reform UK 0 +0 900 0.6% —
English Democrats 0 +0 133 0.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 -1 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 63
Labour Party 63
Conservative and Unionist Party 61
Independent 48
Liberal Democrats 43
Green Party 18
Reform UK 6
English Democrats 1

A party standing a full slate could field 63 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 1,923 47.5% —
Independent Gary Summerfield Elected 1,513 37.4% —
Green Party Susan Heather Clinch Elected 1,330 32.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Blair 1,268 31.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Stephen Richard Addy 1,197 29.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Alan Duckett 1,092 27.0% —
Green Party Julia Mary Jones 906 22.4% —
Liberal Democrats Catherine Brown 572 14.1% —
Labour Party Louise Helen Chinnery 485 12.0% —
Labour Party Alan Timothy Worley 436 10.8% —
Labour Party David William Austin Short 341 8.4% —
Reform UK Maggie Moriondo 149 3.7% —
Majority62
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors10,888
Ballots cast4,045

Arlesey & Fairfield 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Jodie Chillery Elected 895 39.7% —
Labour Party Nick Andrews Elected 724 32.1% —
Liberal Democrats Neil Stevenson 620 27.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jilleane Brown 458 20.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Dalgarno 434 19.3% —
Labour Party Tudor Justin Fox 431 19.1% —
Independent Nicola Harris 430 19.1% —
Majority104
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors6,771
Ballots cast2,254

Aspley & Woburn

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent John Michael Baker Elected 1,844 90.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Hawkins 103 5.1% —
Labour Party Neil Davies 68 3.3% —
Liberal Democrats James Alan Emm 24 1.2% —
Majority1,741
Turnout55.0%
Registered electors3,713
Ballots cast2,039

Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Anna French Elected 882 37.3% —
Independent Liz Childs Elected 879 37.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joe Irwin 596 25.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Aarron Colin Byng 573 24.2% —
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Matthew Kenneth Paxton 403 17.0% —
Labour Party Gemma Widdowfield 376 15.9% —
Labour Party Sanho Lupata 340 14.4% —
Liberal Democrats Paul St.John Martin 199 8.4% —
Reform UK Mandy Ellis 97 4.1% —
Majority283
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors6,314
Ballots cast2,365

Biggleswade East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Gareth Tranter Elected 769 37.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Grant Graham Fage Elected 676 32.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Adrian Foster 659 32.0% —
Labour Party Andrew Skilton 658 31.9% —
Independent Mollie Jean Smy 513 24.9% —
Labour Party George Tookey 428 20.8% —
Green Party Alistair Nelson 140 6.8% —
Liberal Democrats Jacob David Holland-Lindsay 73 3.5% —
Majority17
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors6,300
Ballots cast2,060

Biggleswade West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Hayley Whitaker Elected 2,192 62.5% —
Independent Steven Watkins Elected 1,581 45.0% —
Independent Paul How Elected 1,325 37.7% —
Labour Party Julian Vaughan 739 21.1% —
Labour Party Natalie Elizabeth Ashton 698 19.9% —
Labour Party Paul Burgin 698 19.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Madeline Ann Russell 692 19.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Joseph Bond 678 19.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarju Shailesh Patel 589 16.8% —
Liberal Democrats Tommy Lee Godfrey 179 5.1% —
Majority586
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors10,195
Ballots cast3,510

Caddington 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Vicky Malone Elected 1,394 47.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Mark Collins Elected 1,043 35.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Henry Stott 719 24.5% —
Independent John Waller 651 22.2% —
Labour Party Shirley Jean Smith 421 14.3% —
Labour Party Mala Dinsdale 333 11.3% —
Green Party Matt Russell 309 10.5% —
Liberal Democrats Eila Carole Goss 289 9.9% —
Liberal Democrats Susan Christine Thorne 145 4.9% —
Majority324
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors7,706
Ballots cast2,934

Clifton, Henlow & Langford 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Drew Robert Richardson Elected 1,680 48.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Shelvey Elected 1,667 48.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard David Wenham Elected 1,589 46.2% —
Labour Party Laura Jane Abbott 1,270 36.9% —
Labour Party Kevin Joseph O'Daly 1,001 29.1% —
Labour Party Vipulkumar Patel 881 25.6% —
Green Party Linda Fuller 742 21.6% —
Liberal Democrats David Leslie Mann 647 18.8% —
Majority319
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors11,203
Ballots cast3,438

Cranfield & Marston Moretaine 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Sue Clark Elected 1,406 41.4% —
Independent Saverio Bongo Elected 1,312 38.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert William Morris Elected 984 28.9% —
Independent Alan Victor 925 27.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bhaumik Dalal 888 26.1% —
Labour Party Elizabeth Margaret Rooney 767 22.6% —
Labour Party Karl Christian O'Dell 695 20.4% —
Labour Party Joel Olurotimi Durojaiye 581 17.1% —
Green Party Andrew Tyrtania 507 14.9% —
Independent Gillian Mary Clough 444 13.1% —
Liberal Democrats Juliet Taylor 425 12.5% —
Reform UK Norman MacLean 176 5.2% —
Majority59
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors11,584
Ballots cast3,399

Dunstable Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Carole Hegley Elected 368 36.4% —
Labour Party Gregory Lawrence Alderman 351 34.7% —
Independent Andy Palmer 221 21.9% —
Liberal Democrats David Jones 71 7.0% —
Majority17
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors3,641
Ballots cast1,011

Dunstable East 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Kenson Gurney Elected 716 35.5% —
Independent John Gurney Elected 565 28.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gloria Louise Martin 536 26.5% —
Labour Party Gemma Margaret Russell 490 24.3% —
Labour Party Shafi Kottadan 473 23.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jay Patel 393 19.5% —
Independent Louise O'Riordan 316 15.7% —
Liberal Democrats Richard William Kenneth Hunt 180 8.9% —
Liberal Democrats Rita Egan 154 7.6% —
Majority29
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors7,559
Ballots cast2,019

Dunstable North 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Matthew John Brennan Elected 647 40.2% —
Labour Party Matthew Neall Elected 524 32.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Johnson Tamara 492 30.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Robert Kane 469 29.1% —
Independent Bev Coleman 381 23.6% —
Independent Alan Gerard Corkhill 261 16.2% —
Green Party Sukhinder Paul Hundal 110 6.8% —
Liberal Democrats Elaine Ann Morgan 103 6.4% —
Liberal Democrats Ken Wattingham 63 3.9% —
Majority32
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors7,206
Ballots cast1,611

Dunstable South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Frederick Crawley Elected 290 30.5% —
Independent Nicholas Charles Kotarski 288 30.3% —
Labour Party Sally Kabura Kimondo 266 28.0% —
Liberal Democrats Pat Larkmam 106 11.2% —
Majority2
Turnout27.0%
Registered electors3,572
Ballots cast950

Dunstable West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Eugene Ghent Elected 893 40.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Young Elected 819 36.7% —
Independent Richard Matthew Attwell 697 31.3% —
Labour Party Roger Barry Pepworth 526 23.6% —
Labour Party Philip Edward Crooks 462 20.7% —
Independent Khaleel Obryan Morrison 439 19.7% —
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Ann Owen 251 11.3% —
Liberal Democrats Ian Witherick 195 8.7% —
Majority122
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors7,211
Ballots cast2,230

Eaton Bray

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Philip Douglas Keer Spicer Elected 693 63.3% —
Green Party Dominic Alexander Scholfield 209 19.1% —
Labour Party Keith Faulkner 193 17.6% —
Majority484
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors3,343
Ballots cast1,095

Flitwick 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Gareth Mackey Elected 2,248 58.0% —
Independent Heather Jane Townsend Elected 1,785 46.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ian David Adams Elected 1,138 29.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Arthur Bunyan 1,090 28.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tim Parsons 854 22.0% —
Labour Party Chris Yates 698 18.0% —
Labour Party Nick Peter London 493 12.7% —
Labour Party Klaus Dudas 469 12.1% —
Green Party Kai Casen Roberts 429 11.1% —
Green Party Robert Harley 292 7.5% —
Green Party Leisa Alexandra Milne 252 6.5% —
Liberal Democrats Andrea Kathleen Kidd 209 5.4% —
Reform UK Russ Shaw 192 5.0% —
Liberal Democrats Alan Roger White 147 3.8% —
Majority48
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors10,035
Ballots cast3,878

Heath & Reach

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Anthony Gaius Versallion Elected 782 59.7% —
Labour Party Christine Mary Sheppard 209 16.0% —
Liberal Democrats Rhiannon Victoria Leaman 143 10.9% —
Reform UK Harry Palmer 121 9.2% —
Green Party Sebastien Hine 54 4.1% —
Majority573
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors3,461
Ballots cast1,309

Houghton Conquest & Haynes

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Bec Hares Elected 628 56.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark William Smith 233 21.0% —
Labour Party Keith David Paul Brown 149 13.5% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Forster 49 4.4% —
Green Party Penny Hartley 48 4.3% —
Majority395
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors3,663
Ballots cast1,107

Houghton Regis East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Patrick Hamill Elected 730 40.2% —
Independent Tracey Karen McMahon Elected 619 34.1% —
Labour Party Chloe Alderman Elected 563 31.0% —
Labour Party Andrew Robert Green 466 25.6% —
Labour Party Sam Russell 463 25.5% —
Independent Jan Cooper 434 23.9% —
Liberal Democrats Laura Jane Mary Ellaway 366 20.1% —
Liberal Democrats Debra Elaine Taylor 345 19.0% —
Liberal Democrats Marion Frances Rolfe 296 16.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicola Helen Hampton-Daly 239 13.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Nigel Austin Warren 201 11.1% —
Green Party Gillian Kathryn Patrick 121 6.7% —
Majority97
Turnout22.0%
Registered electors8,343
Ballots cast1,817

Houghton Regis West 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Susan Anne Goodchild Elected 498 38.6% —
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Miriam Farrell Elected 392 30.4% —
Labour Party Wendy Anne Bater 341 26.4% —
Labour Party Alex Butler 292 22.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Olga Krupski 288 22.3% —
Independent Jimmy Carroll 190 14.7% —
Independent Michelle Herber 185 14.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Vera Chinelo Nnadozie 182 14.1% —
Green Party Catherine Joyce Aganoglu 103 8.0% —
Majority51
Turnout21.0%
Registered electors6,260
Ballots cast1,291

Leighton-Linslade North 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats David Alexander Bligh Elected 1,285 40.0% —
Liberal Democrats Kevin Colin Pughe Elected 1,271 39.5% —
Liberal Democrats Nigel Kenneth Carnell Elected 1,200 37.3% —
Labour Party Mike Bishop 976 30.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Jones 956 29.7% —
Labour Party Patrick Francis Carberry 920 28.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Morris 911 28.3% —
Labour Party Jane Mary Woodman 876 27.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ewan Wallace 864 26.9% —
English Democrats Antonio Vitiello 133 4.1% —
Majority224
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors10,941
Ballots cast3,215

Leighton-Linslade South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Emma Holland-Lindsay Elected 2,355 60.8% —
Liberal Democrats Christopher James Leaman Elected 2,211 57.1% —
Liberal Democrats Shaun David Roberts Elected 2,146 55.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Amanda Louise Dodwell 696 18.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ray Berry 652 16.8% —
Labour Party Graham Marsden 577 14.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Branko Bjelobaba 566 14.6% —
Labour Party Clive William Betts 539 13.9% —
Labour Party Daniel Scott 537 13.9% —
Independent June Tobin 422 10.9% —
Independent Sarah Cursons 387 10.0% —
Majority1,450
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors10,949
Ballots cast3,873

Leighton-Linslade West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Victoria Harvey Elected 1,786 42.8% —
Liberal Democrats Steve Owen Elected 1,756 42.1% —
Liberal Democrats Russell Harry Goodchild Elected 1,583 38.0% —
Liberal Democrats Joseph Lloyd Worrall 1,021 24.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Julian Maurice Gallie 942 22.6% —
Labour Party Benjamin Oliver Leonard Bowles 939 22.5% —
Labour Party Kieran Sean Roan 888 21.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Fahn 862 20.7% —
Labour Party Beverley Ann McBain 838 20.1% —
Independent Ryan Battams 618 14.8% —
Majority562
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors10,486
Ballots cast4,169

Meppershall & Shillington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Blake Stephenson Elected 778 55.8% —
Labour Party Glenda Janice Tizzard 239 17.1% —
Reform UK Dave Holland 165 11.8% —
Liberal Democrats Ray Ross Morgan 123 8.8% —
Independent Ian Leslie Shingler 89 6.4% —
Majority539
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors3,746
Ballots cast1,394

Northill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Daniels Elected 676 47.4% —
Independent Simon Sheridan 541 37.9% —
Labour Party Andrew Harland 210 14.7% —
Majority135
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors3,644
Ballots cast1,427

Potton 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Adam Zerny Elected 2,296 84.2% —
Independent Tracey Wye Elected 1,908 69.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Suzanne Clare Worboys 288 10.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Matthew Pullinger 272 10.0% —
Green Party Rebecca Beattie 216 7.9% —
Labour Party Rhiannon Elizabeth May Charlton Barrow 163 6.0% —
Labour Party Robert Antony Cheesewright 109 4.0% —
Majority1,620
Turnout40.0%
Registered electors6,889
Ballots cast2,728

Sandy 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Simon Andrew Ford Elected 2,124 62.3% —
Independent Sue Bell Elected 1,325 38.9% —
Independent Robert Pashby Elected 1,124 33.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Caroline Maudlin 1,018 29.9% —
Liberal Democrats Nigel Aldis 831 24.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joanna Mary Hewitt 802 23.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Morgan Maria Gilling 589 17.3% —
Labour Party Andy King 586 17.2% —
Labour Party Wendy Mott 425 12.5% —
Labour Party Matthew Yardley 339 9.9% —
Majority106
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors9,971
Ballots cast3,410

Shefford 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Robert Liddiard Elected 918 47.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tony Brown Elected 907 47.2% —
Labour Party Jack Stephen Risbridger 752 39.1% —
Labour Party John Tizard 747 38.9% —
Liberal Democrats Jack Moore 315 16.4% —
Majority155
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors6,595
Ballots cast1,921

Stotfold 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Kathryn Woodfine Elected 1,348 55.5% —
Labour Party Helen Diana Wightwick Elected 743 30.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Ian Graham Dixon 604 24.9% —
Labour Party Satinderjit Singh Dhaliwal 569 23.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Josie Richardson 527 21.7% —
Liberal Democrats Rachel McGann 389 16.0% —
Majority139
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors7,181
Ballots cast2,429

Toddington 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Mary Elizabeth Walsh Elected 1,418 57.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Purser Elected 716 29.1% —
Green Party Steven Winslet 618 25.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Shahid Mahmood Akhter 562 22.8% —
Labour Party Maggie Herod 467 19.0% —
Labour Party Connell Owen 326 13.2% —
Liberal Democrats Miranda Sarah Roberts 313 12.7% —
Majority98
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors7,433
Ballots cast2,464

Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party James Gerrard Jamieson Elected 793 54.7% —
Independent Ekta Bhasin 261 18.0% —
Green Party Gareth Ellis 186 12.8% —
Labour Party Nick Hickman 136 9.4% —
Liberal Democrats Drew Bowater 73 5.0% —
Majority532
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors3,692
Ballots cast1,449

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