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    Bedford: 2009 local elections

    26 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 2008) (54 seats, Elections Centre)

    Conservative 19 · Liberal Democrats 16 · Labour 12 · Other 7

    After (end of 2009) (36 seats, Elections Centre)

    Liberal Democrats 13 · Conservative 9 · Labour 7 · Other 7

    Ward results

    Brickhill2 seats
    Charles RoydenLiberal Democrats1,755 ✓
    Wendy RiderLiberal Democrats1,576 ✓
    John KeechConservative1,065
    Barry MonkConservative912
    Nigel HaughtonUK Independence Party (UKIP)393
    Hazel MitchellLabour236
    Brian AndersonLabour230
    Bromham2 seats
    Robert RigbyConservative1,717 ✓
    Roger Keith JonesConservative1,513 ✓
    Jim WeirIndependent635
    Stelios MoresLiberal Democrats450
    Stephen RutherfordLiberal Democrats283
    Nicholas LuderLabour281
    John Gerard DawsonLabour210
    Carlton1 seat
    Jim BrandonIndependent759 ✓
    Nigel SparrowConservative347
    Hilary RyanLiberal Democrats128
    Stephen PooleLabour69
    Castle2 seats
    Apu BagchiIndependent1,058 ✓
    Margaret DaveyIndependent976 ✓
    David FletcherConservative661
    Amanda McConnellConservative564
    Lucy BywaterGreen386
    Charlotte LoweLabour382
    Lewis Lyndon EvansLabour331
    Janet Elizabeth TrengroveLiberal Democrats201
    Johana WoodruffLiberal Democrats163
    Cauldwell2 seats
    Randolph CharlesLabour803 ✓
    Sue OliverLabour710 ✓
    Kitty SamsConservative656
    Michael BonitoLiberal Democrats611
    Andrew GerardLiberal Democrats593
    Oliver RichbellConservative530
    Bob ElfordIndependent186
    Boss BenthamGreen184
    Clapham1 seat
    Jane WalkerConservative1,014 ✓
    Simon HartLiberal Democrats335
    Robin JohnstoneBNP299
    Jennifer JacksonLabour270
    De Parys1 seat
    David SawyerLiberal Democrats957 ✓
    Robert RigbyConservative574
    Frank McMahonLabour173
    Eastcotts1 seat
    Sarah-Jayne HollandLiberal Democrats599 ✓
    Colin CraneConservative333
    Catherine MoorhouseLabour61
    Goldington2 seats
    Sylvia GillardLiberal Democrats1,107 ✓
    Philip MerrymanLiberal Democrats1,049 ✓
    Gillian RoseConservative715
    Paul StonebridgeConservative682
    Rosemary RoomeLabour299
    Franca GarrickLabour290
    Great Barford1 seat · turnout 47.8%
    Carole EllisConservative1,202 ✓
    Robert HarrisonIndependent686
    Paul StekelisLiberal Democrats233
    Anne SaundersLabour136
    Harpur2 seats
    Colleen AtkinsLabour1,065 ✓
    Brian DillinghamConservative921 ✓
    Md Obaydul KabirConservative819
    Elizabeth LuderLabour697
    Rosemary BootimanLiberal Democrats260
    Ben FoleyGreen253
    Joyce RyanLiberal Democrats203
    David MaxwellGreen177
    Harrold1 seat
    Nicholas CharsleyLiberal Democrats748 ✓
    Tricia StorerConservative549
    Roger JacksonLabour46
    Kempston East1 seat · turnout 32.9%
    Nicky AttenboroughConservative739 ✓
    Kay BurleyLabour540
    Neal BathLiberal Democrats231
    Kempston North1 seat
    Ray OliverLabour641 ✓
    Martin QuinceConservative618
    Stephen LawsonLiberal Democrats225
    Kempston South2 seats · turnout 37.7%
    Carl MeaderLabour1,271 ✓
    William HuntLabour1,099 ✓
    Steven CollinsConservative758
    Michele CollinsConservative723
    Michael MurphyLiberal Democrats235
    Jeannette GoauderLiberal Democrats184
    Kingsbrook2 seats
    Dave HodgsonLiberal Democrats866 ✓
    Anitat GerardLiberal Democrats861 ✓
    Margaret BaileyLabour452
    James SaundersLabour412
    Catherine DaleConservative381
    Lewis Nathan WilliamsConservative293
    Paul TaylorGreen173
    Tony UptonGreen170
    Newnham1 seat
    John MingayConservative638 ✓
    Lynda Aylett-GreenLiberal Democrats478
    Ray HostlerIndependent378
    Richard CraneLabour187
    Oakley1 seat · turnout 47.2%
    Patricia OlneyIndependent597 ✓
    Mollie FosterConservative220
    Michael McGowranLiberal Democrats40
    Terence CarrollLabour32
    Putnoe2 seats · turnout 47.7%
    Michael HeadleyLiberal Democrats1,804 ✓
    Sallyanne SmithLiberal Democrats1,524 ✓
    Robert HamiltonConservative905
    Averil WatsonConservative815
    Mark AdkinUK Independence Party (UKIP)482
    Myrtle StewardsonIndependent282
    David LukesLabour226
    Alan NeateLabour196
    Queens Park1 seat
    Mohammad YasinLabour1,698 ✓
    Parvez AkhtarConservative1,144
    Justina McLennanGreen125
    Richard StruckLiberal Democrats119
    Riseley1 seat
    Ian CliftonIndependent952 ✓
    Freya MorganConservative249
    Benjamin ClacksonLiberal Democrats53
    Patrick PollardLabour49
    Roxton1 seat · turnout 51.9%
    Tom WoottonConservative636 ✓
    Veronica ZwetslootIndependent455
    Rosalind BirtwistleLiberal Democrats80
    Alistair StrathernLabour44
    Sharnbrook1 seat
    Doug McMurdoIndependent752 ✓
    Michael HurleyConservative486
    Jacqueline SmithsonLiberal Democrats53
    Christina HollowayLabour40
    Turvey1 seat
    Michael Drummond Moverley SmithConservative672 ✓
    Gordon WilleyLiberal Democrats233
    Roger BarsonLabour85
    Wilshamstead1 seat
    Barry HuckleIndependent772 ✓
    Lynne FaulknerConservative619
    Charles BailyLabour153
    Conrad LongmoreLiberal Democrats131
    Wootton2 seats · turnout 41.7%
    Judith CunninghamLiberal Democrats919 ✓
    Tim HillLiberal Democrats770 ✓
    John WheelerConservative394
    Bill HallUK Independence Party (UKIP)360
    Robert ColmanUK Independence Party (UKIP)352
    Zahida DemetriConservative302
    Paul PrescodIndependent255
    Adrien Gordon BeardmoreLabour87
    Tammy LoweLabour66