2009 Bedford Borough Council election

English local election thumb|Results of the 2009 Bedford Borough Council election Elections to Bedford Borough Council were held on 4 June 2009 as part of the 2009 United Kingdom local elections. This was the first election in the Borough of Bedford to the newly formed unitary authority council, with all 37 seats being up for election, elected in wards that matched the previous electoral wards of Bedford Borough Council.Council Elections http://www.bedford.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/elections/council_elections.aspx 11 December 2009 Bedford Borough Council 9 May 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090509231521/http://www.bedford.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/elections/council_elections.aspx dead However, whilst single-member wards retained their councillors, two-member wards were reduced to one member, and three-member wards to two members. Results summary 2009 Bedford Borough Council electionBBC NEWS Election 2009 Bedford council https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/09/html/4157.stm 2023-11-26 news.bbc.co.ukPartySeatsLiberal Democrats13Conservative Party9Labour Party7Independents7 Ward results https://www.bedford.gov.uk/media/1846/download?inline Borough Council Election Bedford Borough Council 8 January 2024 Brickhill Prior to the election, Brickhill had 2 Conservative councillors and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor. Brickhill (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Royden* 1,755 53.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Rider 1,576 47.7 Conservative Party (UK) John Keech 1,065 32.2 Conservative Party (UK) Barry Monk 912 27.6 UKIP Nigel Haughton 393 11.9 Labour Party (UK) Hazel Mitchell 236 7.1 Labour Party (UK) Brian Anderson 230 7.0 3,307 50.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Bromham Prior to the election, Bromham had 3 Conservative councillors. Bromham (2) Conservative Party (UK) Roger Rigby* 1,717 63.1 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Jones 1,513 55.6 Independent (politician) Jim Weir 635 23.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stelios Mores 450 16.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Rutherford 283 10.4 Labour Party (UK) Nicholas Luder 281 10.3 Labour Party (UK) John Dawson 210 7.7 2,721 44.2 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Carlton Prior to the election, Carlton had 1 Independent councillor. Changes are shown from 2007. Carlton (1) Independent (politician) Jim Brandon* 759 58.3 -5.1 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Sparrow 347 26.6 +2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Hilary Ryan 128 9.8 +1.7 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Poole 69 5.3 +0.6 1,303 54.8 Independent (politician) Castle Prior to the election, Castle had 3 Independent councillors (2 of whom had been elected as Better Bedford Party candidates). Castle (2) Independent (politician) Apu Bagchi* 1,058 41.1 Independent (politician) Margaret Davey* 976 37.9 Conservative Party (UK) David Fletcher 661 25.7 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew McConnell 564 21.9 Green Party of England and Wales Lucy Bywater 386 15.0 Labour Party (UK) Chris Lowe 382 14.9 Labour Party (UK) Laurie Evans 331 12.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Trengrove 201 7.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Johana Woodruff 163 6.3 2,572 40.7 Independent (politician) Independent (politician) Cauldwell Prior to the election, Cauldwell had 2 Labour councillors and 1 Independent councillor (who had been elected as a Labour candidate). Cauldwell (2) Labour Party (UK) Randolph Charles* 803 34.8 Labour Party (UK) Sue Oliver 710 30.7 Conservative Party (UK) Kitty Sams 656 28.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Bonito 611 26.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Gerard 593 25.7 Conservative Party (UK) Oliver Richbell 530 23.0 Independent (politician) Bob Elford* 186 8.1 Green Party of England and Wales Boss Bentham 184 8.0 2,309 36.0 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Clapham Prior to the election, Clapham had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Independent councillor. Clapham (1) Conservative Party (UK) Jane Walker 1,014 52.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Hart 335 17.5 British National Party Robin Johnstone 299 15.6 Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Jackson 270 14.1 1,918 40.8 Conservative Party (UK) De Parys Prior to the election, De Parys had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor. De Parys Liberal Democrats (UK) David Sawyer* 957 56.2 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Rigby** 574 33.7 Labour Party (UK) Frank McMahon 173 10.2 1,704 37.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Rigby was a sitting councillor in Bromham ward. Eastcotts Prior to the election, Eastcotts had 1 Liberal Democrat councillor. Changes are shown from 2004. Eastcotts Liberal Democrats (UK) Sarah Holland 599 60.3 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Crane 333 33.5 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) Catherine Moorhouse 61 6.1 +1.0 993 41.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Goldington Prior to the election, Goldington had 3 Liberal Democrat councillors. Goldington Liberal Democrats (UK) Sylvia Gillard 1,107 49.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Phil Merryman* 1,049 46.4 Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Rose 715 31.6 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Stonebridge 682 30.2 Labour Party (UK) Rosemary Roome 299 13.2 Labour Party (UK) Franca Garrick 290 12.8 2,261 35.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Great Barford Prior to the election, Great Barford had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Independent councillor (who had been elected as a Conservative candidate). Great Barford Conservative Party (UK) Carole Ellis* 1,202 53.3 Independent (politician) Robert Harrison* 686 30.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Stekelis 233 10.3 Labour Party (UK) Anne Saunders 136 6.0 2,257 47.9 Conservative Party (UK) Harpur Prior to the election, Harpur had 2 Labour councillors and 1 Conservative councillor. Harpur Labour Party (UK) Colleen Atkins* 1,065 45.4 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Dillingham* 921 39.2 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed Kabir 819 34.9 Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Luder 697 29.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosemary Bootiman 260 11.1 Green Party of England and Wales Ben Foley 253 10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Ryan 203 8.6 Green Party of England and Wales David Maxwell 177 7.5 2,347 40.1 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Harrold Prior to the election, Harrold had 1 Liberal Democrat councillor. Changes are shown from 2006. Harrold Liberal Democrats (UK) Nick Charsley* 748 55.7 +10.8 Conservative Party (UK) Tricia Storer 549 40.9 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) Roger Jackson 46 3.4 +0.5 1,343 53.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kempston East Prior to the election, Kempston East had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Labour councillor. Kempston East Conservative Party (UK) Nicky Attenborough* 739 48.9 Labour Party (UK) Kay Burley 540 35.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Neal Bath 231 15.3 1,510 33.7 Conservative Party (UK) Kempston North Prior to the election, Kempston North had 2 Labour councillors. Kempston North Labour Party (UK) Ray Oliver* 641 43.2 Conservative Party (UK) Martin Quince 618 41.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Lawson 225 15.2 1,484 36.6 Labour Party (UK) Kempston South Prior to the election, Kempston South had 2 Labour councillors and 1 Conservative councillor. Kempston South Labour Party (UK) Carl Meader* 1,271 55.8 Labour Party (UK) Will Hunt* 1,099 48.3 Conservative Party (UK) Steven Collins 758 33.3 Conservative Party (UK) Michele Collins 723 31.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Murphy 235 10.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeannette Goauder 184 8.1 2,277 40.2 Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Kingsbrook Prior to the election, Kingsbrook had 3 Liberal Democrat councillors. Kingsbrook Liberal Democrats (UK) Dave Hodgson* 866 43.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anita Gerard* 861 43.6 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Badley 452 22.9 Labour Party (UK) James Saunders 412 20.9 Conservative Party (UK) Catherine Dale 381 19.3 Conservative Party (UK) Lewis Williams 293 14.8 Green Party of England and Wales Paul Taylor 173 8.8 Green Party of England and Wales Tony Upton 170 8.6 1,974 29.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Newnham Prior to the election, Newnham had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Liberal Democrat councillor. Newnham Conservative Party (UK) John Mingay* 638 38.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynda Aylett-Green 478 28.4 Independent (politician) Ray Hostler 378 22.5 Labour Party (UK) Richard Crane 187 11.1 1,681 41.6 Conservative Party (UK) Oakley Prior to the election, Oakley had 1 Independent councillor. Changes are shown from 2006. Oakley Independent (politician) Pat Olney* 597 67.2 -20.2 Conservative Party (UK) Mollie Foster** 220 24.7 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael McGowran 40 4.5 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) Terence Carroll 32 3.6 -1.0 889 47.4 Independent (politician) Mollie Foster was a sitting councillor for Clapham ward (elected as an independent). Putnoe Prior to the election, Putnoe had 2 Liberal Democrat councillors and 1 Independent councillor (who had been elected as a Liberal Democrat candidate). Putnoe Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Headley* 1,804 54.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Salyanne Smith* 1,524 45.9 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Hamilton 905 27.2 Conservative Party (UK) Averil Watson 815 24.5 UKIP Mark Adkin 482 14.5 Independent (politician) Myrtle Stewardson* 282 8.5 Labour Party (UK) David Lukes 226 6.8 Labour Party (UK) Alan Neate 196 5.9 3,323 50.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Queen's Park Prior to the election, Queen's Park had 2 Labour councillors. Queen's Park Labour Party (UK) Mohammed Yasin* 1,698 55.0 Conservative Party (UK) Parvez Akhtar 1,144 37.1 Green Party of England and Wales Justina McLennan 125 4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Struck 119 3.9 3,086 54.3 Labour Party (UK) Riseley Prior to the election, Riseley had 1 Independent councillor. Changes are shown from 2006. Riseley Independent (politician) Ian Clifton* 952 73.1 -12.3 Conservative Party (UK) Freya Morgan 249 19.1 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Benjamin Clackson 53 4.1 +0.3 Labour Party (UK) Paddy Pollard 49 3.8 +0.3 1,303 59.3 Independent (politician) Roxton Prior to the election, Roxton had 1 Conservative councillor. Changes are shown from 2007. Roxton Conservative Party (UK) Tom Wootton 636 52.3 -21.9 Independent (politician) Veronica Zwetsloot 455 37.4 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosalind Birtwistle 80 6.6 -4.6 Labour Party (UK) Alistair Strathern 44 3.6 -4.3 1,215 51.9 Conservative Party (UK) Sharnbrook Prior to the election, Sharnbrook had 1 Conservative councillor. Changes are shown from 2007. Sharnbrook Independent (politician) Doug McMurdo 752 56.5 +13.4 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Hurley* 486 36.5 -12.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacqueline Smithson 53 4.0 -0.3 Labour Party (UK) Christina Holloway 40 3.0 -1.1 1,331 57.5 Independent (politician) Conservative Party (UK) Turvey Prior to the election, Turvey had 1 Conservative councillor. Changes are shown from 2007. Turvey Conservative Party (UK) Mark Smith* 672 67.9 -1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gordon Willey 233 23.5 +11.1 Labour Party (UK) Roger Barson 85 8.6 -0.4 990 45.5 Conservative Party (UK) Wilshamstead Prior to the election, Wilshamstead had 1 Conservative councillor and 1 Independent councillor (who had been elected as a Conservative candidate). Wilshamstead Independent politician Barry Huckle* 772 46.1 Conservative Party (UK) Lynne Faulkner* 619 37.0 Labour Party (UK) Charles Baily 153 9.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conrad Longmore 131 7.8 1,675 39.9 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Wootton Prior to the election, Wootton had 2 Liberal Democrat councillors and 1 Conservative councillor. Wootton Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Cunningham* 919 47.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tim Hill* 770 39.8 Conservative Party (UK) John Wheeler 394 20.4 UKIP Bill Hall 360 18.6 UKIP Robert Colman 352 18.2 Conservative Party (UK) Zahida Demetri 302 15.6 Independent (politician) Paul Prescod 255 13.2 Labour Party (UK) Adrien Beardmore 87 4.5 Labour Party (UK) Tammy Lowe 66 3.4 1,935 46.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) References Category:Bedford Borough Council elections Category:2009 English local elections Category:2000s in Bedfordshire