1988 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election

North Bedfordshire Borough Council election The 1988 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1988 to elect members of North Bedfordshire Borough Council in England.https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bedford-1973-2007.pdf Results 1973 to 2012 Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre, Plymouth University 13 February 2023 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1988 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election Conservative Party (UK) 6 1 33.3 19 25 47.2 13,265 38.5 –8.9 Social and Liberal Democrats 6 33.3 8 14 26.4 8,520 24.7 +0.1 Labour Party (UK) 5 1 27.8 8 13 24.5 11,668 33.8 +6.2 Independent politician 1 5.6 0 1 1.9 819 2.4 +2.1 Green Party (UK) 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 218 0.6 N/A Ward results Brickhill Brickhill Social and Liberal Democrats T. Hill* 1,249 46.1 +6.9 Conservative Party (UK) E. Evans 1,174 43.4 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) H. Mitchell 284 10.5 -1.6 2,707 44.3 Social and Liberal Democrats Conservative Party (UK) The Liberal Democrats had previously gained the Conservative seat at a by-election. Bromham Bromham Conservative Party (UK) G. Bates* 1,274 78.5 +0.3 Social and Liberal Democrats W. Orman 201 12.4 +0.6 Labour Party (UK) T. Albone 147 9.1 -0.8 1,622 42.1 Conservative Party (UK) Carlton Carlton Independent (politician) V. Brandon* 819 83.7 +83.7 Labour Party (UK) T. Carroll 160 16.3 N/A 979 55.2 Independent (politician) Castle Castle Conservative Party (UK) G. Parkin 929 46.8 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) M. Brophy 803 40.4 +0.1 Social and Liberal Democrats K. Jones 255 12.8 -2.2 1,987 44.7 Conservative Party (UK) Cauldwell Cauldwell Labour Party (UK) R. Elford* 1,506 71.6 +1.8 Conservative Party (UK) R. Pal 418 19.9 +2.8 Social and Liberal Democrats A. Gerard 180 8.6 -1.7 2,104 37.7 Labour Party (UK) Clapham Clapham Social and Liberal Democrats R. Chybalski 718 52.4 -7.1 Conservative Party (UK) J. Whatley 464 33.9 +13.0 Labour Party (UK) J. Cartlidge 188 13.7 -5.9 1,370 46.6 Social and Liberal Democrats De Parys De Parys Conservative Party (UK) R. Gwynne Jones 1,049 42.6 -6.4 Social and Liberal Democrats J. Crofts 1,018 41.4 +8.1 Labour Party (UK) B. Jones 304 12.4 -5.4 Green Party (UK) A. Roche 89 3.6 N/A 2,460 44.5 Conservative Party (UK) Eastcotts Eastcotts Social and Liberal Democrats T. Dunning 367 44.2 -10.4 Conservative Party (UK) V. Fattorusso* 299 36.0 -18.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Tester 165 19.9 N/A 831 38.3 Social and Liberal Democrats V. Fattorusso was originally elected for the Liberal-SDP Alliance, but had defected to the Conservatives prior to the election. Goldington Goldington Social and Liberal Democrats A. Christie 1,036 45.4 -2.7 Labour Party (UK) D. Verney 798 35.0 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) V. Fulford 447 19.6 +4.0 2,281 41.8 Social and Liberal Democrats Harpur Harpur Labour Party (UK) C. Atkins 1,201 56.3 +16.6 Conservative Party (UK) M. Mactoom 759 35.6 -14.9 Social and Liberal Democrats R. Bossingham 112 5.2 -4.6 Green Party (UK) K. Royal 62 2.9 N/A 2,134 40.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kempston East Kempston East Labour Party (UK) D. Lewis* 1,309 49.1 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) M. Williams 1,233 46.3 +7.2 Social and Liberal Democrats M. Christie 122 4.6 -8.9 2,664 38.5 Labour Party (UK) Kempston West Kempston West Conservative Party (UK) M. Stupple* 1,112 50.1 +6.6 Labour Party (UK) A. Beardmore 975 43.9 +1.4 Social and Liberal Democrats B. Gibbons 133 6.0 -8.0 2,220 39.0 Conservative Party (UK) Kingsbrook Kingsbrook Labour Party (UK) I. Luder* 1,179 48.9 +0.9 Social and Liberal Democrats T. Outen 907 37.7 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) A. Simic 323 13.4 +1.6 2,409 43.7 Labour Party (UK) Newnham Newnham Social and Liberal Democrats A. Lennon* 643 40.8 -7.8 Conservative Party (UK) M. Simmonds 569 36.1 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) P. Render 365 23.1 +5.9 1,577 41.1 Social and Liberal Democrats Putnoe Putnoe Social and Liberal Democrats J. Lennon 1,309 47.1 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) J. Temperley** 1,290 46.5 +5.9 Labour Party (UK) R. Ward 178 6.4 -0.3 2,777 49.3 Social and Liberal Democrats J. Temperley was a sitting councillor for Harpur ward. Queen's Park Queen's Park Labour Party (UK) M. Cotter* 1,215 66.0 -1.7 Conservative Party (UK) G. Frost 446 24.2 +1.9 Social and Liberal Democrats C. Hedge 112 6.1 -3.8 Green Party (UK) S. Hunt 67 3.6 N/A 1,840 35.4 Labour Party (UK) Roxton Roxton Conservative Party (UK) J. Hughes 612 79.1 +24.4 Labour Party (UK) D. Ward 101 13.0 N/A Social and Liberal Democrats A. Chybalski 61 7.9 -6.6 774 41.2 Conservative Party (UK) Wootton Wootton Conservative Party (UK) J. Tait 867 49.4 +13.2 Labour Party (UK) B. Keens 790 45.0 +15.8 Social and Liberal Democrats V. Hawke 97 5.5 -4.4 1,754 50.0 Conservative Party (UK) References Bedford Category:Bedford Borough Council elections Category:1980s in Bedfordshire Category:Long stubs with short prose