1996 Bedford Borough Council election

1996 UK local government election The 1996 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Bedford 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 14 February 2023 This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result 1996 Bedford Borough Council election Labour Party (UK) 7 2 38.9 15 22 41.5 12,789 41.0 –3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 4 33.3 10 16 30.2 8,195 26.3 –0.9 Conservative Party (UK) 3 6 16.7 7 10 18.9 8,876 28.5 +2.8 Independent politician 2 11.1 3 5 9.4 1,338 4.3 +1.7 Ward results Brickhill Brickhill Liberal Democrats (UK) Cheryl Green 1,309 57.9 +9.7 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Sinclair 542 24.0 –23.2 Labour Party (UK) Ivor Amery 410 18.1 +13.6 767 33.9 2,261 39.9 5,698 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bromham Bromham Conservative Party (UK) Graham Bates* 1,126 64.3 -12.4 Labour Party (UK) R. Gunther 348 19.9 +12.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher Hall 278 15.9 –0.2 778 44.4 1,752 38.1 4,594 Conservative Party (UK) Carlton Carlton Independent politician Victor Brandon* 704 80.5 –2.7 Labour Party (UK) Anthea Cooke 171 19.5 +10.7 533 60.9 875 51.7 1,709 Independent politician Castle Castle Labour Party (UK) Catherine Moorhouse 1,071 55.0 +18.5 Conservative Party (UK) Robert Rigby* 704 36.2 -2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Vogel 171 8.8 –15.9 367 18.9 1,946 42.4 4,479 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Cauldwell Cauldwell Labour Party (UK) Robert Elford* 1,310 75.9 +5.7 Conservative Party (UK) C. Burroughs 250 14.5 -5.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Standley 166 9.6 –0.3 1,060 61.4 1,726 28.4 6,080 Labour Party (UK) Clapham Clapham Independent politician R. Chybalski* 429 43.3 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Frederick Sparrow 290 29.3 -4.4 Labour Party (UK) A. Creer 271 27.4 +8.3 139 14.0 990 39.5 2,468 Independent politician De Parys De Parys Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Smithson 1,200 51.8 +9.9 Conservative Party (UK) David Pinkney 704 30.4 -18.9 Labour Party (UK) Paban Sharma 411 17.8 +9.0 496 21.4 2,315 43.3 5,388 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Eastcotts Eastcotts Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Parsons 537 46.3 +8.9 Conservative Party (UK) Lynne Faulkner 396 34.1 –19.7 Labour Party (UK) Caron Rosovske 227 19.6 +10.8 141 12.2 1,160 51.0 2,284 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Goldington Goldington Liberal Democrats (UK) Christine McHugh 984 48.2 –9.2 Labour Party (UK) John Dawson 822 40.2 +15.1 Conservative Party (UK) Lewis Williams 237 11.6 -6.0 162 7.9 2,043 39.1 5,320 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harpur Harpur Labour Party (UK) Julie Sturgess 1,128 64.8 +10.1 Conservative Party (UK) Janet Pilgrim 452 26.0 -12.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) L. Thomas 161 9.2 +2.0 676 38.8 1,741 29.7 5,895 Labour Party (UK) Kempston East Kempston East Labour Party (UK) Sesa Lehal* 1,333 57.6 +18.5 Conservative Party (UK) Sion Eynon 706 30.5 –23.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) C. Kelly 277 12.0 +5.5 627 27.1 2,316 32.5 7,203 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Labour had previously gained the Conservative seat in a by-election. Kempston West Kempston West Labour Party (UK) William Hunt 1,251 63.9 +25.6 Conservative Party (UK) Jagdish Singh 513 26.2 –28.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Lawson 193 9.9 +4.4 638 37.7 2,057 31.3 6,329 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Kingsbrook Kingsbrook Labour Party (UK) Ian Luder* 1,053 69.6 +12.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Terence Dunning 247 16.3 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Wonford 214 14.1 -16.7 806 53.3 1,514 30.9 4,919 Labour Party (UK) Newnham Newnham Conservative Party (UK) John Mingay* 828 43.5 -2.5 Labour Party (UK) Richard Crane 629 33.0 +14.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Cardus 447 23.5 –12.1 199 10.5 1,904 39.9 4,780 Conservative Party (UK) Putnoe Putnoe Liberal Democrats (UK) William Muir 1,191 57.6 +17.3 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Wesley 579 28.0 -25.9 Labour Party (UK) Siamak Vakilpour 299 14.5 +8.7 612 29.6 2,069 38.8 5,343 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Queens Park Queens Park Labour Party (UK) Tony Albone 1,435 70.6 +12.1 Conservative Party (UK) Domenico De Benedictis 421 20.7 -9.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Crofts 178 8.8 –2.9 1,014 49.9 2,034 33.8 6,068 Labour Party (UK) Roxton Roxton Conservative Party (UK) A. May 489 63.8 –18.7 Labour Party (UK) Terence Carroll 158 20.6 +11.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Westerman 119 15.5 +6.9 331 43.2 766 41.4 1,861 Conservative Party (UK) Wootton Wootton Liberal Democrats (UK) Judith Cunningham 737 40.3 +32.2 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Asquith 462 25.2 +4.1 Conservative Party (UK) John Tait* 426 23.3 –47.5 Independent politician Paul Quirk 205 11.2 N/A 275 15.0 1,830 47.1 3,883 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References Bedford Category:Bedford Borough Council elections Category:1990s in Bedfordshire