1996 Bedford Borough Council election

The 1996 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

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Election result

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1996 Bedford Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 7 Increase 2 38.9 15 22 41.5 12,789 41.0 –3.0
  Liberal Democrats 6 Increase 4 33.3 10 16 30.2 8,195 26.3 –0.9
  Conservative 3 Decrease 6 16.7 7 10 18.9 8,876 28.5 +2.8
  Independent 2 Steady 11.1 3 5 9.4 1,338 4.3 +1.7

Ward results

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Brickhill

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Brickhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Green 1,309 57.9 +9.7
Conservative Paul Sinclair 542 24.0 –23.2
Labour Ivor Amery 410 18.1 +13.6
Majority 767 33.9
Turnout 2,261 39.9
Registered electors 5,698
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bromham

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Bromham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Bates* 1,126 64.3 −12.4
Labour R. Gunther 348 19.9 +12.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hall 278 15.9 –0.2
Majority 778 44.4
Turnout 1,752 38.1
Registered electors 4,594
Conservative hold Swing

Carlton

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Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Victor Brandon* 704 80.5 –2.7
Labour Anthea Cooke 171 19.5 +10.7
Majority 533 60.9
Turnout 875 51.7
Registered electors 1,709
Independent hold Swing

Castle

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Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Catherine Moorhouse 1,071 55.0 +18.5
Conservative Robert Rigby* 704 36.2 −2.6
Liberal Democrats Susan Vogel 171 8.8 –15.9
Majority 367 18.9
Turnout 1,946 42.4
Registered electors 4,479
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Cauldwell

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Cauldwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Elford* 1,310 75.9 +5.7
Conservative C. Burroughs 250 14.5 −5.5
Liberal Democrats Philip Standley 166 9.6 –0.3
Majority 1,060 61.4
Turnout 1,726 28.4
Registered electors 6,080
Labour hold Swing

Clapham

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Clapham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent R. Chybalski* 429 43.3 −0.2
Conservative Frederick Sparrow 290 29.3 −4.4
Labour A. Creer 271 27.4 +8.3
Majority 139 14.0
Turnout 990 39.5
Registered electors 2,468
Independent hold Swing

De Parys

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De Parys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Smithson 1,200 51.8 +9.9
Conservative David Pinkney 704 30.4 −18.9
Labour Paban Sharma 411 17.8 +9.0
Majority 496 21.4
Turnout 2,315 43.3
Registered electors 5,388
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Eastcotts

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Eastcotts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Parsons 537 46.3 +8.9
Conservative Lynne Faulkner 396 34.1 –19.7
Labour Caron Rosovske 227 19.6 +10.8
Majority 141 12.2
Turnout 1,160 51.0
Registered electors 2,284
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Goldington

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Goldington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine McHugh 984 48.2 –9.2
Labour John Dawson 822 40.2 +15.1
Conservative Lewis Williams 237 11.6 −6.0
Majority 162 7.9
Turnout 2,043 39.1
Registered electors 5,320
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Harpur

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Harpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Sturgess 1,128 64.8 +10.1
Conservative Janet Pilgrim 452 26.0 −12.0
Liberal Democrats L. Thomas 161 9.2 +2.0
Majority 676 38.8
Turnout 1,741 29.7
Registered electors 5,895
Labour hold Swing

Kempston East

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Kempston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sesa Lehal* 1,333 57.6 +18.5
Conservative Sion Eynon 706 30.5 –23.9
Liberal Democrats C. Kelly 277 12.0 +5.5
Majority 627 27.1
Turnout 2,316 32.5
Registered electors 7,203
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Labour had previously gained the Conservative seat in a by-election.

Kempston West

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Kempston West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Hunt 1,251 63.9 +25.6
Conservative Jagdish Singh 513 26.2 –28.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lawson 193 9.9 +4.4
Majority 638 37.7
Turnout 2,057 31.3
Registered electors 6,329
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kingsbrook

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Kingsbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Luder* 1,053 69.6 +12.9
Liberal Democrats Terence Dunning 247 16.3 +3.8
Conservative Barbara Wonford 214 14.1 −16.7
Majority 806 53.3
Turnout 1,514 30.9
Registered electors 4,919
Labour hold Swing

Newnham

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Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Mingay* 828 43.5 −2.5
Labour Richard Crane 629 33.0 +14.7
Liberal Democrats Anthony Cardus 447 23.5 –12.1
Majority 199 10.5
Turnout 1,904 39.9
Registered electors 4,780
Conservative hold Swing

Putnoe

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Putnoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats William Muir 1,191 57.6 +17.3
Conservative Christopher Wesley 579 28.0 −25.9
Labour Siamak Vakilpour 299 14.5 +8.7
Majority 612 29.6
Turnout 2,069 38.8
Registered electors 5,343
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Queens Park

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Queens Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Albone 1,435 70.6 +12.1
Conservative Domenico De Benedictis 421 20.7 −9.1
Liberal Democrats J. Crofts 178 8.8 –2.9
Majority 1,014 49.9
Turnout 2,034 33.8
Registered electors 6,068
Labour hold Swing

Roxton

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Roxton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative A. May 489 63.8 –18.7
Labour Terence Carroll 158 20.6 +11.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Westerman 119 15.5 +6.9
Majority 331 43.2
Turnout 766 41.4
Registered electors 1,861
Conservative hold Swing

Wootton

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Wootton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Cunningham 737 40.3 +32.2
Labour Andrew Asquith 462 25.2 +4.1
Conservative John Tait* 426 23.3 –47.5
Independent Paul Quirk 205 11.2 N/A
Majority 275 15.0
Turnout 1,830 47.1
Registered electors 3,883
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

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