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    Bedford: 2023 local elections

    28 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 2022) (40 seats, Open Council Data)

    Liberal Democrats 14 · Conservative 12 · Labour 11 · Green 2 · Other 1

    After (end of 2023) (46 seats, Open Council Data)

    Labour 14 · Conservative 14 · Liberal Democrats 13 · Green 3 · Other 2

    Ward results

    Biddenham1 seat · turnout 41.4%
    Jon GamboldConservative442 ✓
    Adrian SpurrellGreen423
    Christopher Paul HowesLabour90
    Stelios MoresLiberal Democrats40
    Brickhill2 seats · turnout 37.7%
    Charles RoydenLiberal Democrats1,208 ✓
    Wendy RiderLiberal Democrats1,201 ✓
    Gill ScottConservative645
    Sharon Jean ThompsonConservative609
    Elizabeth Patricia Sophie PugsleyLabour380
    Warwick Matthew MackieLabour352
    Stephen David BywaterGreen232
    Bromham2 seats · turnout 42.4%
    Robert RigbyConservative1,061 ✓
    Dylan Mark SimmonsConservative1,055 ✓
    Richard Delian JonesLiberal Democrats449
    Gordon William CharltonLabour419
    Ashley FrithLabour383
    Kathryn Louise HillGreen320
    Stephen RutherfordLiberal Democrats230
    Kathy WallisReform UK194
    Castle & Newnham2 seats · turnout 53.1%
    Lucy BywaterGreen1,689 ✓
    Paul Richard EdmondsGreen1,157 ✓
    Sam BlacklawsLabour626
    Hilde Augusta Emilia HendrickxLiberal Democrats566
    Tom PattinsonLiberal Democrats348
    Simon Matthew BriggsConservative295
    Josh WalkerConservative284
    Cauldwell3 seats · turnout 28.3%
    Fouzia Zamir AtiqLabour1,331 ✓
    Abu SultanLabour1,137 ✓
    Harish ThaparLabour1,127 ✓
    Suresh Kumar SundaConservative498
    Spenser Robert George GrovesConservative433
    Ionut MileaConservative388
    Charlotte Elisabeth Margrethe BagnallLiberal Democrats279
    Eve Frances McGrathLiberal Democrats240
    Susan Linda ThrossellGreen224
    Tristan Antony SteynLiberal Democrats173
    Clapham & Oakley2 seats · turnout 36.9%
    Jane WalkerConservative1,101 ✓
    Jon AbbottLiberal Democrats808 ✓
    Phillipa Elizabeth Rose SimmsConservative795
    John ManningLiberal Democrats539
    June McDonaldLabour200
    Thoufique AliLabour175
    Lynne Rosemary GrayGreen163
    De Parys2 seats · turnout 35.1%
    Henry VannLiberal Democrats1,044 ✓
    David SawyerLiberal Democrats968 ✓
    Jason John GordonConservative369
    Freddie LinsleyConservative347
    Shaun BowmanLabour322
    Mohammad Khayrul IslamLabour268
    Harrison Philip James MarleyGreen230
    Goldington2 seats · turnout 31.7%
    Tim CaswellLiberal Democrats792 ✓
    Christine McHughLiberal Democrats729 ✓
    Shane KellyLabour578
    Cathrine WardLabour505
    Bernard Roger JonesConservative257
    Philippa FlemingGreen136
    Adrian HaynesReform UK116
    Great Barford1 seat · turnout 40.6%
    Phillippa Martin-Moran-BryantConservative781 ✓
    Tobias WalthamGreen160
    Malcolm Raymond SmithLiberal Democrats103
    Harvey StimsonLabour73
    Great Denham1 seat · turnout 34.6%
    Jim WeirConservative623 ✓
    Joanna Szaub-NewtonLiberal Democrats295
    Mohammad TeahleelLabour132
    Tim CrowhurstGreen42
    Greyfriars1 seat · turnout 26.1%
    Ben FoleyGreen274 ✓
    Sudesh RaniLabour223
    Syedur RahmanIndependent144
    Karen BoyesConservative67
    Nigel Jason SpencerLiberal Democrats43
    Paul MannionTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition6
    Harpur2 seats · turnout 28.9%
    Colleen AtkinsLabour1,178 ✓
    Zara LayneLabour977 ✓
    Steve SpringConservative302
    Elizabeth Oluwafunke AkinwandeConservative276
    David John AllenIndependent258
    Jonathan WestwoodGreen165
    Barry Ian FreemanGreen160
    Martin Joseph KavanaghLiberal Democrats158
    Patricia Anne WoodLiberal Democrats128
    Harrold1 seat · turnout 40.6%
    Alison FosterConservative789 ✓
    James David Stuart ThomsonLiberal Democrats190
    David Dennis BevanLabour164
    Niamh Elizabeth LynchGreen160
    Kempston Central & East2 seats · turnout 29.2%
    Mohammed NawazLabour907 ✓
    Caroline Lisa WhiteLabour875 ✓
    Joshan ParmarLiberal Democrats612
    Louise CroftsLiberal Democrats429
    Joseph Adewale JohnsonConservative276
    Simran NaharConservative224
    Mark A BrownGreen170
    Kempston North1 seat · turnout 31.8%
    Sue OliverLabour665 ✓
    Elizabeth HedisonConservative233
    Laura Mary FitzgeraldGreen78
    Bipinchandra ShahLiberal Democrats50
    M. KeaneyCPB5
    Kempston South1 seat · turnout 33.5%
    Carl Rex MeaderLabour902 ✓
    Barry RyanConservative113
    Janet Elizabeth TrengroveLiberal Democrats44
    Sanjay PatelGreen31
    Kempston West1 seat · turnout 28.8%
    James Emmanuel ValentineLabour615 ✓
    Elizabeth Dawn WoottonConservative191
    Paramjeet KaurLiberal Democrats60
    James Andrew LongGreen26
    Markus KeaneyCommunist Party of Britain5
    Kingsbrook2 seats · turnout 30.6%
    Dean CroftsLiberal Democrats879 ✓
    Ralley RahmanLabour805 ✓
    Mashuk Miah UllahLabour776
    Henna KhanumLiberal Democrats701
    Caroline Sara FensomeConservative405
    Sharan SiraConservative309
    Nick MeekGreen187
    Putnoe2 seats · turnout 43.1%
    Michael HeadleyLiberal Democrats1,638 ✓
    Max RoydenLiberal Democrats1,380 ✓
    Katherine Theresa GrovesConservative581
    Martin John MacPherson-LawleyConservative495
    Wendie HarveyLabour336
    Geoffrey James PearceLabour275
    Jen FeneleyGreen245
    Queens Park3 seats · turnout 43.0%
    Nesreen AkhtarLabour1,604 ✓
    Mohammed MasudLabour1,484 ✓
    Mohammed Mahboob DinLabour1,433 ✓
    Mohammad RafiIndependent1,349
    Zaffar IqbalIndependent1,042
    Gulam MonowarIndependent803
    Ishtiaq AhmedIndependent248
    Sydney Guthrie CampbellLiberal Democrats193
    Jennifer Jane WoottonConservative182
    Peter Edward DavisConservative163
    Verity Elizabeth WoottonConservative146
    Kelvin Robert James PlomerGreen146
    James Stuart BaggaleyLiberal Democrats133
    Rashid RogersLiberal Democrats73
    Renhold & Ravensden1 seat · turnout 36.9%
    Nicola Louise GribbleIndependent564 ✓
    Fiona Joanna CardinaleConservative397
    Melanie Louise PurvesLabour98
    Conrad Holden LongmoreLiberal Democrats78
    Riseley1 seat · turnout 43.4%
    Martin TowlerConservative865 ✓
    Min RodriguezLabour265
    Joanne Louise HillGreen142
    Lorna Rose MarchantLiberal Democrats121
    Riverfield1 seat · turnout 32.1%
    Billy Richard ThompsonLiberal Democrats524 ✓
    John Norman RobertsonConservative223
    Neil Stuart MannLabour143
    Daniel StachowiakGreen56
    Sharnbrook1 seat · turnout 44.3%
    Doug McMurdoIndependent946 ✓
    Douglas Hansen-LukeConservative252
    Thomas Owain McEwanLabour123
    Paul Bernard StekelisLiberal Democrats90
    Shortstown2 seats · turnout 33.2%
    Leigh James CoombsLiberal Democrats652 ✓
    Sarah GallagherConservative605 ✓
    Stephen BoweringLiberal Democrats529
    Sam HollandConservative419
    Ali AkborLabour253
    Mansoor NasirLabour204
    Richard James BakerGreen170
    Wixams & Wilstead3 seats · turnout 28.9%
    Graeme CoombesConservative1,307 ✓
    Marc Jonathan FrostConservative1,129 ✓
    Andrea SpiceConservative969 ✓
    Linda JackLiberal Democrats918
    John SymondsLiberal Democrats868
    Sachdev GoldiLiberal Democrats829
    Steve ConwayLabour516
    Terri ConwayLabour511
    Amir KhanLabour448
    Lee James MelvilleIndependent269
    Wootton & Kempston Rural2 seats · turnout 30.8%
    John WheelerConservative885 ✓
    Susan AboodLiberal Democrats858 ✓
    Peter StephensLiberal Democrats848
    Tristan TyermanConservative652
    John Gerard DawsonLabour296
    Hamayun ShaidLabour268
    Wyboston1 seat · turnout 40.6%
    Tom WoottonConservative878 ✓
    Thomas Luke TownsendLiberal Democrats156
    Ian Robert James NichollsLabour121