The 1999 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1999 Bedford Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 6 Decrease 3 35.3 13 19 35.8 10,084 35.8 –0.6
  Liberal Democrats 5 Increase 3 29.4 13 18 34.0 7,460 26.5 –1.5
  Conservative 4 Steady 23.5 5 9 17.0 9,094 32.3 +2.2
  Independent 2 Steady 11.8 5 7 13.2 1,552 5.5 ±0.0

Ward results

Brickhill

Brickhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Threapleton 1,110 45.0 +17.3
Liberal Democrats Raymond Waterhouse* 1,012 41.1 –14.0
Labour Yvonne Anderson 342 13.9 -3.3
Majority 98 4.0
Turnout 2,464 42.3
Registered electors 5,833
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bromham

Bromham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dean Laley* 1,150 68.9 +18.0
Labour Roger Jackson 307 18.4 –0.6
Liberal Democrats Robert Howker 212 12.7 –17.5
Majority 843 50.5
Turnout 1,669 32.2
Registered electors 5,188
Conservative hold Swing

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Whitehead* 862 50.6 –6.6
Conservative Robert Rigby 650 38.1 +15.6
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lawson 192 11.3 -9.0
Majority 212 12.4
Turnout 1,704 37.0
Registered electors 4,599
Labour hold Swing

Cauldwell

Cauldwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Randolph Charles 1,201 76.5 -4.7
Conservative Janet Pilgrim 201 12.8 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Anita Gerard 167 10.6 +0.4
Majority 1,000 63.7
Turnout 1,569 25.8
Registered electors 6,130
Labour hold Swing

Clapham

Clapham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Arthur Foster 419 41.0 +14.1
Labour Jennifer Jackson* 418 40.9 +11.7
Liberal Democrats Giorgio Garofolo 184 18.0 +3.1
Majority 1 0.1
Turnout 1,021 37.0
Registered electors 2,773
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

De Parys

De Parys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Neal Bath 955 44.2 –6.6
Conservative Terence Rigby 872 38.9 +11.9
Labour Charles Baily 334 15.5 -6.7
Majority 83 3.8
Turnout 2,161 38.3
Registered electors 5,668
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Goldington

Goldington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Ruffin* 1,006 53.6 -2.5
Labour Laurence Evans 730 38.9 +0.8
Conservative Valerie Fulford 140 7.5 +1.7
Majority 276 14.7
Turnout 1,876 35.8
Registered electors 5,255
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Great Barford

Great Barford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carole Ellis* 488 69.8 +16.6
Labour Richard Crane 136 19.5 –13.0
Liberal Democrats Veronica Harvey 75 10.7 –3.6
Majority 352 50.4
Turnout 699 35.6
Registered electors 1,968
Conservative hold Swing

Harpur

Harpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Nicholls* 834 56.6 –9.2
Conservative Jean Pilgrim 466 31.6 +10.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Vogel 173 11.7 +2.3
Majority 368 25.0
Turnout 1,473 24.8
Registered electors 5,952
Labour hold Swing

Kempston East

Kempston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Lewis* 1,157 53.6 –5.5
Conservative Richard Hyde 800 37.0 +5.5
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Smithson 203 9.4 ±0.0
Majority 357 16.5
Turnout 2,160 29.7
Registered electors 7,346
Labour hold Swing

Kempston Rural

Kempston Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Fogarty 482 44.2 +10.5
Conservative David Reedman 475 43.6 +2.8
Labour Adrien Beardmore 133 12.2 –13.3
Majority 7 0.6
Turnout 1,090 49.1
Registered electors 2,231
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Kempston West

Kempston West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Black* 1,023 50.9 –11.8
Conservative Charlotte Attenborough 875 43.5 +16.1
Liberal Democrats Philip Standley 113 5.6 –4.3
Majority 148 7.4
Turnout 2,011 30.9
Registered electors 6,561
Labour hold Swing

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Shirley McKay 847 51.0 +39.8
Labour Frank Garrick* 696 41.9 –33.2
Conservative Janet Suter 119 7.2 –6.5
Majority 151 9.1
Turnout 1,662 34.0
Registered electors 4,901
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Putnoe

Putnoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Bootiman 1,158 61.7 +2.0
Conservative Denise Coates 502 26.7 +2.3
Labour David Lukes 217 11.6 -4.3
Majority 656 34.9
Turnout 1,877 35.0
Registered electors 5,381
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Queens Park

Queens Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Muhammad Khan* 1,420 72.2 –1.0
Conservative Michael Williams 328 16.7 +2.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Murphy 219 11.1 –1.8
Majority 1,092 55.5
Turnout 1,967 32.0
Registered electors 6,238
Labour hold Swing

Sharnbrook

Sharnbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William Bates 412 42.6 N/A
Conservative Robert Pearson* 331 34.2 –10.7
Labour Anthea Cooke 181 18.7 –13.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hall 44 4.5 –8.0
Majority 81 8.4
Turnout 968 46.1
Registered electors 2,101
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Wootton

Wootton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Smith* 1,140 62.7 +34.4
Liberal Democrats Ian White 418 23.0 –0.5
Conservative Vivian Suter 168 9.2 –15.5
Labour Paban Sharma 93 5.1 –18.4
Majority 722 39.7
Turnout 1,819 46.1
Registered electors 3,955
Independent hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 February 2023.


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