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    1997 handbook

    South Bedfordshire: 1997 local elections

    16 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1996) (53 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 24 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Conservative 11 · Other 3

    After (end of 1997) (53 seats, Elections Centre)

    Labour 24 · Liberal Democrats 15 · Conservative 11 · Other 3

    Ward results

    Barton-le-Clay1 seat · turnout 80.1%
    L. LedsterLiberal Democrats1,610 ✓
    K WhiteConservative1,420
    B. MorganLabour1,006
    Beaudesert1 seat · turnout 72.3%
    A HeffernanLabour1,448 ✓
    G CooperConservative1,435
    H Griffin-JorgensenLiberal Democrats943
    Brooklands1 seat · turnout 75.6%
    M RampleyLabour1,258 ✓
    G RolfeConservative1,240
    S. OwenLiberal Democrats1,198
    Caddington1 seat · turnout 74.7%
    R StayConservative2,085 ✓
    D. ThakoordinLabour1,496
    Dunstable Central1 seat · turnout 76.2%
    P RobertsConservative2,310 ✓
    F ParkerLabour1,396
    I WitherickLiberal Democrats749
    Dunstable Icknield1 seat · turnout 80.5%
    A. RobertsConservative1,684 ✓
    D RossLabour1,441
    T. WindsorLiberal Democrats594
    K GurneyIndependent49
    Eaton Bray1 seat · turnout 79.4%
    B PiggottConservative2,609 ✓
    C. BlockwellLabour1,145
    N MartinLiberal Democrats755
    Houghton Regis North West1 seat · turnout 73.5%
    J. KinchellaLabour1,598 ✓
    E. JonesLiberal Democrats1,296
    V. BarberConservative694
    Houghton Regis South East1 seat · turnout 70.6%
    C CareyLiberal Democrats1,826 ✓
    J. KinchellaLabour1,807
    Di BarberConservative1,026
    Linslade1 seat · turnout 77.0%
    K SharerLiberal Democrats1,257 ✓
    J. WilliamsConservative1,105
    J. RampleyLabour912
    Northfields1 seat · turnout 74.4%
    A CarterLabour1,841 ✓
    L. StaplesConservative1,213
    S. ThorneLiberal Democrats642
    Plantation1 seat · turnout 74.0%
    A. BrewerConservative1,615 ✓
    P MacdonaldLabour1,114
    S. TurnerLiberal Democrats743
    Priory1 seat · turnout 74.1%
    D. BarkerLabour1,341 ✓
    R PageConservative1,155
    D LarkmanLiberal Democrats503
    Southcott1 seat · turnout 80.0%
    P SnellingLiberal Democrats1,718 ✓
    M OrrConservative1,118
    A BoozerLabour777
    Toddington1 seat · turnout 79.9%
    R. GoodwinConservative2,290 ✓
    J. HinksLabour1,885
    I. ShinglerLiberal Democrats859
    Watling1 seat · turnout 82.0%
    P HollickConservative2,150 ✓
    R. HarrisLabour1,509
    R KeyesLiberal Democrats779