1995 Bedford Borough Council election

The 1995 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1995 Bedford Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 8 Increase 4 47.1 12 20 37.7 13,883 44.0 +6.1
  Conservative 4 Decrease 6 23.5 12 16 30.2 8,109 25.7 –2.8
  Liberal Democrats 4 Increase 1 23.5 8 12 22.6 8,584 27.2 –3.6
  Independent 1 Increase 1 5.9 4 5 9.4 823 2.6 –0.3
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 170 0.5 N/A

Ward results

Brickhill

Brickhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Raymond Waterhouse* 1,330 55.1 +5.3
Conservative M. Summerfield 669 27.7 –15.2
Labour John Dawson 414 17.2 +9.9
Majority 661 27.4
Turnout 2,413 41.6
Registered electors 5,797
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bromham

Bromham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dean Laley 1,041 50.9 –25.4
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Green 618 30.2 +16.4
Labour R. Gunther 388 19.0 +8.1
Majority 423 20.7
Turnout 2,047 44.8
Registered electors 4,569
Conservative hold Swing

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Whitehead 1,151 57.2 +23.3
Conservative S. Groves 452 22.5 –20.2
Liberal Democrats Lynda Aylett-Green 408 20.3 –3.1
Majority 699 34.8
Turnout 2,011 45.9
Registered electors 4,379
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Cauldwell

Cauldwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bill Astle* 1,513 81.2 +12.7
Liberal Democrats Anita Gerard 190 10.2 –4.7
Conservative S. Sherwood 160 8.6 –8.0
Majority 1,323 71.0
Turnout 1,863 31.5
Registered electors 5,908
Labour hold Swing

Clapham

Clapham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jennifer Lumsden 331 29.2 +0.5
Independent Douglas Tomkins 329 29.0 N/A
Conservative Nigel Sparrow* 305 26.9 –23.7
Liberal Democrats R. Wickens 169 14.9 –5.8
Majority 2 0.2
Turnout 1,134 42.6
Registered electors 2,665
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

De Parys

De Parys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ralph Hall 1,184 50.8 +6.2
Conservative David Pinkney 630 27.0 –17.9
Labour Richard Crane 517 22.2 +11.7
Majority 554 23.8
Turnout 2,331 42.7
Registered electors 5,453
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Goldington

Goldington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Ruffin* 1,247 56.1 +9.9
Labour Stanley Williams 847 38.1 +0.7
Conservative H. Bushell 128 5.8 –10.7
Majority 400 18.0
Turnout 2,222 43.3
Registered electors 5,127
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Great Barford

Great Barford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Carole Ellis* 473 53.2 –9.0
Labour Pauline Curl 289 32.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats D. Foster 127 14.3 –23.5
Majority 184 20.7
Turnout 889 46.5
Registered electors 1,911
Conservative hold Swing

Harpur

Harpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Nicholls 1,275 65.8 +11.0
Conservative Jean Pilgrim 417 21.5 –14.4
Liberal Democrats L. Thomas 182 9.4 +0.1
Green A. Morten 64 3.3 N/A
Majority 858 44.3
Turnout 1,938 32.9
Registered electors 5,873
Labour hold Swing

Kempston East

Kempston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Lewis 1,647 59.1 +14.1
Conservative Nicky Attenborough* 879 31.5 −13.6
Liberal Democrats C. Kelly 261 9.4 –0.6
Majority 768 27.6
Turnout 2,787 38.9
Registered electors 7,169
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kempston Rural

Kempston Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Joy 403 40.8 –24.6
Liberal Democrats N. Stafford 333 33.7 –0.9
Labour Paban Sharma 252 25.5 N/A
Majority 70 7.1
Turnout 988 47.4
Registered electors 2,086
Conservative hold Swing

Kempston West

Kempston West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christopher Black 1,419 62.7 +19.9
Conservative Richard Hyde 619 27.4 –20.5
Liberal Democrats D. Lodge 225 9.9 +0.6
Majority 800 35.4
Turnout 2,263 35.9
Registered electors 6,294
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Garrick* 1,248 75.1 +17.0
Conservative L. Griffin 228 13.7 –15.5
Liberal Democrats Charles Parsons 186 11.2 –1.6
Majority 1,020 61.4
Turnout 1,662 33.7
Registered electors 4,936
Labour hold Swing

Putnoe

Putnoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ian Hedley* 1,323 59.7 +12.6
Conservative Paul Sinclair 540 24.4 –22.0
Labour Siamak Vakilpour 352 15.9 +9.3
Majority 783 35.3
Turnout 2,215 40.8
Registered electors 5,429
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Queens Park

Queens Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Muhammad Khan* 1,514 73.2 +18.3
Conservative D. Mitchell 289 14.0 −16.9
Liberal Democrats Joanna Wood 266 12.9 −1.4
Majority 1,225 59.2
Turnout 2,069 35.2
Registered electors 5,770
Labour hold Swing

Sharnbrook

Sharnbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Pearson* 444 44.9 –19.3
Labour Anthea Cooke 315 31.9 +11.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hall 124 12.5 –2.9
Green E. Thompson 106 10.7 N/A
Majority 129 13.0
Turnout 989 48.4
Registered electors 2,042
Conservative hold Swing

Wootton

Wootton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Smith 494 28.3 N/A
Conservative David Reedman 432 24.7 –31.2
Labour Adrien Beardmore 411 23.5 −9.3
Liberal Democrats Judith Cunningham 411 23.5 +12.2
Majority 62 3.5
Turnout 1,748 44.9
Registered electors 3,886
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 13 February 2023.