1995 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election

1995 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
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Whole Council
27 seats needed for a majority
Registered84,121
Turnout42%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Labour Independent
Seats won 21 20 7
Popular vote 13,688 14,322 3,845
Percentage 35.5% 37.2% 10.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Green
Seats won 5 0
Popular vote 6,463 220
Percentage 16.8% 0.6%
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Locations of wards in Mid Bedfordshire

Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 4 May 1995. All 53 seats were up for election.

Result

Gains and losses in the results table are compared with the 1991 district council election.

Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Result 1995 [1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 21 -19 39.6 35.5 13,688 -13.6
  Labour 20 +17 37.7 37.2 14,322 +12.7
  Independent 7 +0 13.2 10.0 3,845 -2.7
  Liberal Democrats 5 +2 9.4 16.8 6,463 +3.2
  Green 0 +0 0.0 0.6 220 +0.6

Ward Results

All results are listed below:[2]

Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 1991 District Council election.

The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 1991 District Council election.

Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.

Ampthill

Ampthill (3 seats, 4,947 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Holden* 914 41.4 −20.7
Liberal Democrats Susan Young 896 40.6 +1.6
Labour Joseph Morris 820 37.2
Conservative Pauline Mayhead* 736 33.4 −8.7
Conservative F Soaper 702 31.8
Labour Sheila Gardner 696 31.6
Labour Ms J Nicklin 659 29.9 +13.2
Turnout 2,206 44.6 +1.6

Arlesey

Arlesey (2 seats, 3,397 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Harrowell 1,033 74.5 +15.6
Labour Dorothy Brown 954 68.8
Conservative Ms L Whitney-Long 301 21.7
Turnout 1,386 40.8

Aspley

Aspley (2 seats, 2,612 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fiona Chapman*[a] 545 45.3 −12.6
Conservative Robert Brown* 516 42.9 −10.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Martin 357 29.7
Labour Ms J Walmsley 349 29.0
Labour D Newbould 326 27.1
Turnout 1,202 46.0

Biggleswade Ivel

Biggleswade Ivel (3 seats, 5,001 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alistair Costley 992 47.9
Labour Peter Malyon 963 46.5 +14.0
Labour Kevin Merrett 928 44.8
Independent P Rook 710 34.3
Conservative Patricia Rouse 707 34.2 −25.3
Conservative D Strachan* 594 28.7 −17.1
Conservative R Weedon 503 24.3
Turnout 2,070 41.4

Biggleswade Stratton

Biggleswade Stratton (3 seats, 5,300 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Albone 1,130 54.1
Labour C Owen 1,055 50.5
Labour I Baguley 1,049 50.2
Conservative Peter Vickers* 736 35.2 −19.3
Conservative Richard Bennett* 597 28.6 −22.3
Liberal Democrats Margaret Bracey 498 23.9
Turnout 2,088 39.4 −8.6

Blunham

Blunham (1 seat, 1,601 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative N Davidson* 375 52.3
Labour A Loney 172 24.0
Liberal Democrats J Sharrock 169 23.6
Turnout 717 44.8

Campton & Meppershall

Campton & Meppershall (1 seat, 1,442 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C Biggins 376 52.2
Labour Ms J Kimber 339 47.1
Turnout 720 49.9

Clifton & Henlow

Clifton & Henlow (3 seats, 4,063 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats William Cliff* 729 42.9 −14.1
Conservative Geoffrey Rogers* 656 38.6 −23.7
Conservative Patricia Cook* 645 38.0 −16.0
Liberal Democrats Pauline Livesey 635 37.4
Liberal Democrats Christine Swain 573 33.7
Labour Carolyn Devereux 378 22.3
Labour David Devereux 339 20.0
Labour Ms K Morgan-Gray 331 19.5
Turnout 1,698 41.8

Clophill

Clophill (1 seat, 1,274 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Dunne* 255 54.3 −20.1
Labour J Farr 213 45.3
Turnout 470 36.9

Cranfield

Cranfield (3 seats, 3,441 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent N Butler 572 40.5
Independent J Doyle 549 38.8
Conservative Silvia Dosser* 464 32.8 −16.5
Independent Roger Baker* 395 27.9 −19.7
Labour Ms E Rooney 372 26.3 +3.1
Conservative Yvonne Fitzgerald-Finch 333 23.6
Labour Laurence Pollock 316 22.3
Labour R Harris 267 18.9 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Ms D Gardiner 125 8.8
Liberal Democrats J Heley 118 8.3
Liberal Democrats G Riches 90 6.4 −13.5
Turnout 1,414 41.1

Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill

Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill (1 seat, 1,493 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent V Austin* 281 41.0
Conservative Ms J Eells 268 39.1 −30.7
Labour C Uney 136 19.9
Turnout 685 45.9

Flitwick East

Flitwick East (2 seats, 4,062 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Griffiths 736 50.5
Labour Maurice Layton 719 49.3
Conservative Cynthia Baker* 476 32.6 −24.4
Conservative Sheila Forster 412 28.3
Liberal Democrats M Prior 217 14.9
Liberal Democrats S Sunman 154 10.6 −5.9
Turnout 1,458 35.9 −12.1

Flitwick West

Flitwick West (2 seats, 4,767 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Glen Pullen 899 52.0
Labour John Sutton 652 37.7
Conservative Dennis Gale* 589 34.0 −25.7
Conservative John Forster* 554 32.0 −28.7
Liberal Democrats G Mason 265 15.3
Green Roger Jones 220 12.7
Turnout 1,730 36.3

Harlington

Harlington (1 seat, 1,777 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Golby* 633 63.5 +13.2
Labour Ms M Uney 232 23.3
Conservative J Goldsmith 128 12.8
Turnout 997 56.1

Haynes & Houghton Conquest

Haynes & Houghton Conquest (1 seat, 1,901 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eleanor Dorman* 461 53.8
Labour Paul Bouch 384 44.8
Turnout 857 45.1 +8.6

Langford

Langford (1 seat, 2,175 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joseph Mayes 546 62.5
Conservative Ms P Trussell 324 37.1 −10.6
Turnout 874 40.2

Marston

Marston (2 seats, 3,383 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Isla Lake* 479 37.5 −17.8
Labour Alan Morris 433 33.9 +8.4
Labour D Teasdale 409 32.0
Conservative Darren Tysoe 399 31.2
Liberal Democrats C Caborn 193 15.1
Liberal Democrats Ms C Peachey-May 175 13.7
Turnout 1,279 37.8

Maulden

Maulden (1 seat, 2,074 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D Clark 484 49.2
Conservative Ms J Tucker 477 48.5
Turnout 983 47.4

Northill

Northill (1 seat, 1,663 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Turner* 405 59.6
Labour Ms R Thomas 247 36.3
Turnout 680 40.9

Old Warden & Southill

Old Warden & Southill (1 seat, 1,163 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative K Ballard 261 51.3
Labour A Christie 246 48.3
Turnout 509 43.8

Potton

Potton (2 seats, 3,597 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Doreen Gurney 539 39.1
Conservative Anita Lewis 536 38.9
Labour Nigel Butlin 508 36.9
Labour David Brittain 431 31.3
Liberal Democrats P Langridge 385 27.9
Turnout 1,378 38.3 −11.7

Sandy All Saints

Sandy All Saints (2 seats, 2,853 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Anthony Goss* 664 64.5 +13.4
Conservative Alistair Gammell* 553 53.7 −0.3
Labour L Morris 253 24.6
Labour Arthur Lefford 243 23.6
Turnout 1,030 36.1

Sandy St Swithuns

Sandy St Swithuns (3 seats, 3,729 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Gurney 774 53.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Blaine 570 39.1
Labour James Butler 492 33.7
Labour Ms J James 482 33.1
Liberal Democrats G Goodwin* 474 32.5 −9.2
Conservative T Rice* 415 28.5 −13.1
Labour Ms A Thompson 413 28.3 −2.0
Turnout 1,458 39.1 −17.4

Shefford

Shefford (2 seats, 2,986 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ms L McGregor 608 42.3
Labour Ms G Walker 537 37.4
Conservative G Potter 484 33.7
Labour Ellen Houliston 456 31.8
Conservative Anthony Brown 402 28.0
Turnout 1,436 48.1

Shillington & Stondon

Shillington & Stondon (2 seats, 2,733 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J Pickering 591 49.4
Labour M Woodbine 542 45.3 +10.5
Conservative D Marshall 540 45.1
Turnout 1,197 43.8

Stotfold

Stotfold (3 seats, 4,731 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Street* 956 39.5 −14.3
Conservative John Saunders* 927 38.3 −15.6
Conservative Malcolm Smith 827 34.1
Labour C Arden 772 31.9
Labour R Harrold 752 31.0
Labour M Reeves 694 28.7
Liberal Democrats Brian Collier* 613 25.3 −7.2
Liberal Democrats K Mutton 440 18.2
Turnout 2,422 51.2

Wensley

Wensley (1 seat, 1,363 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian E Collier* 333 51.5 −5.4
Labour Ms J Pates 311 48.1
Turnout 647 47.5

Westoning

Westoning (1 seat, 1,429 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Rayment* 319 54.3
Labour D Abbott 269 45.8
Turnout 587 41.1

Woburn

Woburn (1 seat, 1,341 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Duggan* 432 59.6 +0.2
Labour J Ellis 211 29.1 −0.1
Liberal Democrats Ms A Caborn 70 9.7
Turnout 725 54.1

Wrest

Wrest (0 seats, 1,823 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ms M Taylor* 365 49.1 −20.6
Labour Ms M Herod 237 31.9
Liberal Democrats M Dickins 135 18.1 −10.2
Turnout 744 40.8

Notes

  1. ^ Mrs Chapman's full name is Catherine Fiona Chapman MBE. Since 2009 she has been councillor for Flitwick on Central Bedfordshire Council, and is listed on Central Bedfordshire Council's website as Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE.[3][4] She is sometimes listed as Catherine Chapman,[5] and sometimes as Fiona Chapman.[6][4] She was first elected to Mid Bedfordshire District Council in 1976.[2]

References

  1. ^ "District level Authority Results.xlsx", www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, pp. 1991, 1995, retrieved 14 May 2017
  2. ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael, "Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF), www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, retrieved 14 May 2017
  3. ^ "Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE", centralbeds.moderngov.co.uk, archived from the original on 14 August 2017, retrieved 14 May 2017
  4. ^ a b "Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Central Bedfordshire Council, Vice-Chairman Councillor Fiona Chapman MBE", www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk, retrieved 14 May 2017[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2007 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk.