Before (end of 2000) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Conservative 13 · Other 6
After (end of 2001) (53 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 18 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Conservative 13 · Other 6
Ward results
Brickhill1 seat · turnout 67.5%
| N. Hills | Liberal Democrats | 1,609 |
| P Hand | Conservative | 1,515 |
| Y. Anderson | Labour | 743 |
Castle1 seat · turnout 63.0%
| D. Grugeon | Labour | 1,316 |
| P. Chiswell | Conservative | 1,011 |
| T. Prater | Liberal Democrats | 560 |
Cauldwell1 seat · turnout 51.2%
| R. Elford | Labour | 2,264 |
| M. Williams | Conservative | 612 |
| Anitat Gerard | Liberal Democrats | 470 |
De Parys1 seat
| L. Aylett-Green | Liberal Democrats | 1,271 |
| T. Rigby | Conservative | 917 |
| Richard Crane | Labour | 580 |
Harpur1 seat · turnout 50.8%
| Catherine Moorhouse | Labour | 1,415 |
| B. Dillingham | Conservative | 1,058 |
| M. Murphy | Liberal Democrats | 527 |
Harrold1 seat
| P. Gershon | Conservative | 2,361 |
| S. Poole | Labour | 1,044 |
| Philip Standley | Liberal Democrats | 836 |
Kempston East1 seat
| G. Burley | Labour | 2,282 |
| A Bishop | Conservative | 1,499 |
| T Hill | Liberal Democrats | 588 |
Kinsgbrook1 seat
| D. Mitchell | Labour | 1,256 |
| S. McKay | Liberal Democrats | 1,023 |
| A. McConnell | Conservative | 444 |
Newnham1 seat
| W Muir | Liberal Democrats | 1,739 |
| H Bone | Conservative | 1,341 |
| D Williams | Labour | 872 |
North East Bedfordshire1 seat · turnout 70.9%
| Hendry A. | Conservative | 2,510 |
| T. Carroll | Labour | 735 |
| M. Stewardson | Liberal Democrats | 654 |
| I. Ludler | Independent | 437 |
Queens Park1 seat · turnout 53.2%
| G. Colling | Labour | 2,315 |
| E Davey | Conservative | 624 |
| S. Lawson | Liberal Democrats | 431 |
