No. 4 (Harpur), Bedford
At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Brian Dillingham (Conservative Party), M O'Driscoll (Conservative Party), D Little (Conservative Party), Sherry Meadows (Conservative Party) and J Ogunrami (Conservative Party) won No. 4 (Harpur), with a majority of 171 votes.
- Area type
- ward
- Within
- Bedford
- Elections recorded
- 3
- Recorded results
- 64
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Dillingham | Conservative Party | 2,308 | 13.2% | Yes |
| M O'Driscoll | Conservative Party | 1,649 | 9.4% | Yes |
| D Little | Conservative Party | 1,626 | 9.3% | Yes |
| Sherry Meadows | Conservative Party | 1,547 | 8.8% | Yes |
| J Ogunrami | Conservative Party | 1,514 | 8.7% | Yes |
| B Anderson | The Labour Party | 1,343 | 7.7% | No |
| M Griffiths | The Labour Party | 1,266 | 7.2% | No |
| J Diamond | The Labour Party | 1,228 | 7% | No |
| Apu Bagchi | The Labour Party | 1,188 | 6.8% | No |
| L Holden | The Labour Party | 1,148 | 6.6% | No |
| S Fuller | LIB | 599 | 3.4% | No |
| J Jones | LIB | 597 | 3.4% | No |
| S Randolph | LIB | 531 | 3% | No |
| M Waters | LIB | 523 | 3% | No |
| A Tulk | LIB | 425 | 2.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Dillingham | Conservative Party | 1,600 | 12.4% | Yes |
| Sherry Meadows | Conservative Party | 1,130 | 8.7% | Yes |
| M O'Driscoll | Conservative Party | 1,114 | 8.6% | Yes |
| J Ogunremi | Conservative Party | 1,110 | 8.6% | Yes |
| B Wake | Conservative Party | 1,059 | 8.2% | Yes |
| W Adam | The Labour Party | 775 | 6% | No |
| Maureen Cresswell | The Labour Party | 738 | 5.7% | No |
| I Bass | The Labour Party | 721 | 5.6% | No |
| B Jones | The Labour Party | 687 | 5.3% | No |
| Maurice Kirk | The Labour Party | 671 | 5.2% | No |
| M Still | Independent | 669 | 5.2% | No |
| G Orr | Independent | 617 | 4.8% | No |
| John Duckworth | Independent | 379 | 2.9% | No |
| V McCallum | Independent | 348 | 2.7% | No |
| E Wilkinson | Independent | 300 | 2.3% | No |
| J Jones | LIB | 240 | 1.9% | No |
| B Whitaker | LIB | 222 | 1.7% | No |
| N Hickman | LIB | 193 | 1.5% | No |
| J Greensmith | LIB | 190 | 1.5% | No |
| S Hickman | LIB | 187 | 1.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Dillingham | Independent | 1,672 | 7.8% | Yes |
| M. Still | Independent | 1,524 | 7.1% | Yes |
| M Still | Independent | 1,524 | 7.1% | No |
| G. Orr | Independent | 1,264 | 5.9% | Yes |
| G Orr | Independent | 1,264 | 5.9% | No |
| M Cotter | The Labour Party | 840 | 3.9% | No |
| M. Cotter | The Labour Party | 840 | 3.9% | Yes |
| T Brown | The Labour Party | 823 | 3.9% | No |
| T. Brown | The Labour Party | 823 | 3.9% | Yes |
| K. Derrick | The Labour Party | 808 | 3.8% | No |
| K Derrick | The Labour Party | 808 | 3.8% | No |
| B Jones | The Labour Party | 789 | 3.7% | No |
| F Tysoe | The Labour Party | 712 | 3.3% | No |
| F. Tysoe | The Labour Party | 712 | 3.3% | No |
| D. Little | Conservative Party | 542 | 2.5% | No |
| D Little | Conservative Party | 542 | 2.5% | No |
| J. Ogunremi | Conservative Party | 540 | 2.5% | No |
| J Ogunremi | Conservative Party | 540 | 2.5% | No |
| E Knights | Conservative Party | 539 | 2.5% | No |
| E. Knights | Conservative Party | 539 | 2.5% | No |
| R Foster | LIB | 515 | 2.4% | No |
| R. Foster | The Liberal Party | 515 | 2.4% | No |
| B. Nutley | The Liberal Party | 502 | 2.4% | No |
| B Nutley | LIB | 502 | 2.4% | No |
| B Foster | LIB | 483 | 2.3% | No |
| J Jones | LIB | 406 | 1.9% | No |
| D Pratt | LIB | 378 | 1.8% | No |
| P Horn | Ind Housing | 206 | 1% | No |
| P. Horn | Other | 206 | 1% | No |
