Bedford: what the local elections say
Adding up the most recent local election votes in Bedford (13 of 16 wards, 2023–2024), Labour leads on 36.4%, the same party that won the seat at the 2024 general election.
Coverage: 81% of the constituency's wards have recent local results.
| Party | Local election share | Local votes | 2024 general election share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 36.4% | 14,944 | 45.1% | -8.7 pts |
| Liberal Democrats | 26.8% | 11,443 | 9.9% | +16.9 pts |
| Independent | 13.3% | 4,150 | 3.5% | +9.7 pts |
| Conservative | 12.9% | 5,887 | 21.9% | -9.0 pts |
| Green | 10.3% | 4,478 | 5.9% | +4.4 pts |
| Reform UK | 0.3% | 116 | 11.2% | -10.9 pts |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 0.0% | 6 | 0.0% | — |
| CPB | 0.0% | 5 | 0.0% | — |
| Communist Party of Britain | 0.0% | 5 | 0.0% | — |
| Workers Party of Britain | 0.0% | 0 | 2.5% | — |