1998 Bedford Borough Council election

1998 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 The 1998 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in Bedfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Local Elections results The Times 46 1998-05-09 Prior to the election, two councillors left the Liberal Democrats group to sit as Independents. Summary Election result 1998 Bedford Borough Council election Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results The Guardian 16 1998-05-09 http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm Local Election Results, 1999 2009-08-09 Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053301/http://www.crest.ox.ac.uk/election/econ99tab.htm 2011-07-24 Labour Party (UK) 7 38.9 15 22 41.5 9,662 36.4 –4.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 1 33.3 9 15 28.3 7,414 28.0 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) 2 1 11.1 7 9 17.0 7,995 30.1 +1.6 Independent politician 3 16.7 4 7 13.2 1,449 5.5 +1.2 Ward results Brickhill Brickhill Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Green* 1,137 47.1 –10.8 Conservative Party (UK) Eric Threapleton 1,015 42.1 +9.6 Labour Party (UK) Jason Potter 260 10.8 +1.3 122 5.1 2,412 41.8 5,784 Liberal Democrats (UK) Castle Castle Labour Party (UK) Apu Bagchi* 900 54.0 +13.6 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Rigby 610 36.6 +10.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Lawson 158 9.5 -23.6 290 17.4 1,668 36.3 4,600 Labour Party (UK) Cauldwell Cauldwell Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth White* 997 71.0 –4.7 Conservative Party (UK) Gilbert Campbell 211 15.0 +1.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anita Gerard 196 14.0 +2.8 786 56.0 1,404 23.0 6,174 Labour Party (UK) De Parys De Parys Liberal Democrats (UK) John Graham* 1,112 50.8 –6.7 Conservative Party (UK) Terence Rigby 767 35.1 +7.6 Labour Party (UK) Charles Baily 308 14.1 –0.9 345 15.8 2,187 39.0 5,623 Liberal Democrats (UK) Felmersham Felmersham Independent politician Geoffrey Hulatt 346 46.8 N/A Conservative Party (UK) Dudley Hughes* 253 34.2 –13.6 Labour Party (UK) Roger Jackson 72 9.7 –5.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Linda Borrett 68 9.2 –27.3 93 12.6 739 39.5 1,876 Independent politician Conservative Party (UK) Goldington Goldington Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Smith 1,121 52.2 -7.1 Labour Party (UK) Laurence Evans 859 40.0 +8.0 Conservative Party (UK) Valerie Fulford 167 7.8 –0.9 262 12.2 2,147 40.6 5,302 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harpur Harpur Labour Party (UK) Hazel Mitchell* 848 57.6 –4.2 Conservative Party (UK) Jean Pilgrim 469 31.8 +6.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Vogel 156 10.6 -2.1 379 25.7 1,473 24.4 6,067 Labour Party (UK) Harrold Harrold Conservative Party (UK) Martin Bridgman 341 58.2 +12.9 Labour Party (UK) Eleanor Falkner 144 24.6 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Hall 101 17.2 –37.5 197 33.6 586 28.2 2,089 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Kempston East Kempston East Labour Party (UK) Ray Oliver* 1,141 60.9 +4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Jagdish Singh 515 27.5 –3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacqueline Smithson 218 11.6 –2.5 626 33.4 1,874 25.9 7,285 Labour Party (UK) Kempston West Kempston West Labour Party (UK) Shan Hunt* 856 55.6 –0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Cecil Cove 553 35.9 +2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian White 131 8.5 –2.4 303 19.7 1,540 23.8 6,481 Labour Party (UK) Kingsbrook Kingsbrook Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Luder* 766 63.4 –7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Buddle 254 21.0 +6.0 Conservative Party (UK) Phillip Ashley 189 15.6 +1.1 512 42.3 1,209 24.4 4,959 Labour Party (UK) Newnham Newnham Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Russell 641 36.3 -11.2 Conservative Party (UK) Louise Kirke 568 32.2 –0.8 Labour Party (UK) Richard Crane 557 31.5 +12.0 73 4.1 1,766 35.1 5,033 Liberal Democrats (UK) Oakley Oakley Independent politician Patricia Olney* 499 65.5 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Domenico De Benedictis 209 27.4 -6.3 Labour Party (UK) Terence Carroll 45 5.9 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Howker 9 1.2 -1.8 290 38.1 843 42.1 1,816 Independent politician Putnoe Putnoe Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Headley* 1,183 60.9 +7.5 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Sinclair 577 29.7 -4.3 Labour Party (UK) Paban Sharma 182 9.4 –3.3 606 31.2 1,942 36.2 5,373 Liberal Democrats (UK) Queens Park Queens Park Labour Party (UK) Derek Jones* 1,257 72.3 -5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Janet Pilgrim 274 15.8 +3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Murphy 208 12.0 +2.5 983 56.5 1,739 28.0 6,275 Labour Party (UK) Renhold Renhold Conservative Party (UK) Robert Harrison* 555 74.0 +10.6 Labour Party (UK) Robert Atkins 113 15.1 +5.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Stekelis 82 10.9 –15.8 442 58.9 750 40.6 1,857 Conservative Party (UK) Riseley Riseley Independent politician Ian Clifton* 604 64.9 +27.6 Conservative Party (UK) Arthur Foster 233 25.0 –8.7 Labour Party (UK) Adrien Beardmore 48 5.2 N/A Liberal Democrats (UK) Joanna Wood 46 4.9 –24.1 371 39.8 931 44.4 2,098 Independent politician Wilshamstead Wilshamstead Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Parker 593 42.6 +26.3 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Haines 489 35.2 –11.6 Labour Party (UK) Daniel Bisset 309 22.2 –14.7 104 7.5 1,391 50.9 2,775 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References 1998 Bedford Borough Council Bedford Borough Council 1998