2015 Bedford Borough Council election

The 2015 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Overall Results

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Bedford Local Election Result 2015
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 15 3 0 +3 37.5 39.73 45,874 +2.8
  Labour 14 3 1 +2 35.0 27.48 31,738 -1.35
  Liberal Democrats 9 0 3 -3 22.5 19.35 22,342 -6.33
  Independent 2 0 2 -2 5.0 1.78 4346 -4.06
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 5.45 6291 +4.27
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 4.97 5742 +4.69

A total of 115,477 valid votes were cast and there were 1,060 rejected ballots.
The turnout was 66.3%

Council Composition

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Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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12 12 12 4
Conservative Labour Liberal
Democrats 		Ind

After the election the composition of the council was:

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15 14 9 2
Conservative Labour Liberal
Democrats 		Ind

Ind - Independent

Ward Results

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Incumbent councillors are denoted by an asterisk.[2]

Brickhill

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Brickhill (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Royden* 2,123 45.54 −15.92
Liberal Democrats Wendy Rider* 1,882 40.37 −12.44
Conservative Olly Richbell 1,231 26.40 +0.19
Conservative Rubina Shaikh 892 19.13 −3.85
Labour Cathrine Ward 775 16.62 +3.91
Labour Robert Frank Atkins 755 16.19 +6.80
Green Sara Frances Browne 382 8.19 N/A
Majority 651 13.97
Turnout 4,724 71.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bromham and Biddenham

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Bromham and Biddenham (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Rigby* 2,730 72.55 +6.28
Conservative Jon Gambold* 2,393 63.59 +0.66
Labour Elizabeth Jane Luder 680 18.07 +0.48
Labour Ashley Spencer Firth 638 16.95 +2.04
Liberal Democrats Stelios Mores 436 11.59 +0.12
Liberal Democrats Stephen John Rutherford 265 7.04 −0.28
Majority 1,713 45.52
Turnout 3,822 66.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Castle

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Castle (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Stanton Fletcher 978 28.72 +3.10
Labour Luigi Reale 853 25.05 +3.47
Conservative Shish Miah 774 22.73 −1.45
Castle Ward Independent Apu Bagchi* 753 22.11 −11.90
Labour Mashuk Miah Ullah 698 20.50 −0.90
Castle Ward Independent Caroline Sara Fensome* 678 19.91 −5.71
Green Lucy Clare Bywater 539 15.83 +7.75
Green Ben Foley 390 11.45 +7.50
Liberal Democrats Muhmud Henry Rogers 181 5.32 −3.65
Liberal Democrats Richard Rashid Rogers 140 4.11 −3.16
Independent Ameer Shajahan Mohammed 64 1.88 N/A
Majority 79 2.32
Turnout 3,437 60.0
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing

Cauldwell

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Cauldwell (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Randolph Charles* 1,762 49.89 +3.55
Labour Sue Oliver* 1,559 44.14 −2.63
Conservative Darren Jason Russell 670 18.97 −0.69
Conservative Nurul Islam 590 16.70 −1.11
UKIP Janet Culley 477 13.51 N/A
Green Esin Esat 228 6.46 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jake Sale 216 6.12 −16.99
Liberal Democrats Mohammad Sabir Rahman 153 4.33 −14.99
Independent Aleksandr Zabolotnov 42 1.19 N/A
Majority 889 25.17
Turnout 3,575 52.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Clapham

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Clapham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jane Anne Walker* 1,140 49.50 −9.78
Labour Jenni Jackson 511 22.19 −8.76
UKIP Peter Lund-Conlon 420 18.24 N/A
Green Sarah Mingay 124 5.80 N/A
Liberal Democrats John Robert Ryan 108 4.69 −5.08
Majority 629 27.31
Turnout 2,303 67.0
Conservative hold Swing

De Parys

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De Parys (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Henry Paul Vann* 1,040 32.08 −4.48
Liberal Democrats David Alexander Sawyer* 1,007 31.06 −13.68
Conservative Adrian Alexander Lennox-Lamb 948 29.24 −3.31
Conservative Robin Calverey Illingworth 937 28.90 −3.90
Labour Monika Golebiewska 573 17.67 +0.73
Labour Louise Whatham 509 15.70 −0.83
UKIP John Lathaen 342 10.55 N/A
Green Alex Charlton 224 6.91 +1.67
Green Alex Willmott 176 5.43 N/A
Independent John Lloyd 99 3.05 N/A
Majority 59 1.82
Turnout 3,288 64.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Eastcotts

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Eastcotts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Holland* 804 47.66 −16.66
Conservative Michael Peter Abbott 539 31.95 +11.49
Labour James Alexander Grady 344 20.39 +5.17
Majority 265 15.71
Turnout 1,687 62.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Elstow & Stewartby

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Elstow & Stewartby
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Hill* 941 46.61 +8.45
Conservative Margaret Jean Turner 565 27.98 −5.07
Labour Susan Ann Hoskin 355 17.58 +4.25
Independent Tony Hare 158 7.83 −7.63
Majority 376 18.63
Turnout 2,019 64.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Goldington

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Goldington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony James Forth 1,291 33.38 +5.40
Labour Jade Chelsea Uko 961 24.84 −1.42
Conservative Phillippa Anne Martin-Moran 945 24.43 −0.3
Liberal Democrats Lorna Rose Marchant 942 24.35 −18.97
Liberal Democrats Richard Jefferies Harrison 874 22.60 −17.88
UKIP Adrian John Haynes 663 17.14 N/A
Conservative Zulika Maria Wightman 564 14.58 −5.91
Green Brant Carl Tilds 218 5.64 N/A
Majority 16 0.41
Turnout 3,907 60.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Great Barford

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Great Barford (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Stephen Hellier Moon* 2,615 59.27 −4.29
Conservative Sheryl Lesley Maxwell Corp 2,242 50.82 −17.75
Liberal Democrats Stephen James Lawson 785 17.79 +3.43
Green Mark Bowler 732 16.59 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Stekelis 634 14.37 +1.15
Majority 1,457 33.03
Turnout 4,511 72.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Harpur

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Harpur (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colleen Atkins* 1,793 60.92 +2.49
Labour Louise King* 1,316 44.72 +2.76
Conservative Andrea Clare Spice 775 26.33 −3.18
Conservative Sanjit Kaur Gill Chowdrey 541 18.38 −6.29
UKIP Derek John Few 323 10.98 N/A
Independent David John Allen 272 9.24 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Martin Whitehead 224 7.61 +0.95
Green Jen Foley 210 7.14 −0.70
Liberal Democrats Ripal Pranesh Patel 175 5.95 −2.84
Green Racheall Monton 153 5.20 −1.73
Majority 541 9.36
Turnout 2,975 51.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Harrold

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Harrold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alison Jane Foster 1,762 74.60 +27.77
Green Gary Nicholas Lloyd 377 15.96 N/A
Liberal Democrats Joy Rose Winder 223 9.44 −34.75
Majority 1,385 58.64
Turnout 2,362 75.0
Conservative hold Swing

Kempston Central and East

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Kempston Central and East (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Frank John Boutall 1,210 37.01 +2.61
Labour Mohammed Nawaz* 1,034 31.63 −6.85
Labour James Emmanuel Valentine* 1,028 31.45 −11.43
Conservative Kuldip Singh 769 23.52 +5.86
UKIP Nicky Attenborough 764 23.37 −9.41
Green Richard James Baker 304 9.30 N/A
Liberal Democrats Terry Gasson 245 7.49 +0.30
Liberal Democrats Bipin Shah 158 4.83 −1.89
Majority 6 0.18
Turnout 3,310 61.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

Kempston North

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Kempston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shan Hunt* 870 47.08 +9.71
Conservative Matt McCarthy 810 43.83 +7.51
Green Alex Sebastian Jones 120 6.49 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mamun Islam 48 2.60 −4.28
Majority 60 3.25
Turnout 1,848 64.0
Labour hold Swing

Kempston Rural

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Kempston Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark William Smith* 2,074 70.14 +12.64
Labour Shah Shanoor Miah 540 18.26 +1.0
Liberal Democrats Conrad Holden Longmore 343 11.60 −4.14
Majority 1,634 51.88
Turnout 2,957 69.0
Conservative hold Swing

Kempston South

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Kempston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Rex Meader 1,471 69.29 −6.34
Conservative Sarah King McGee 545 25.67 +5.74
Green Tim Crowhurst 54 2.54 N/A
Liberal Democrats Philip Downing Standley 53 2.50 −1.94
Majority 926 43.62
Turnout 2,123 67.0
Labour hold Swing

Kempston West

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Kempston West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Will Hunt 956 42.58 −11.21
Conservative Ryan Darren Michael Gray 746 33.23 −7.55
UKIP Peter Hull 332 14.79 N/A
Green Rosemary Josephine Elizabeth Wright 112 4.99 N/A
Liberal Democrats Simon Paul Hart 99 4.41 −1.02
Majority 210 9.35
Turnout 2,245 61.0
Labour hold Swing

Kingsbrook

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Kingsbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Saunders* 1,461 40.27 +1.21
Liberal Democrats Anita Joan Gerard* 923 25.44 −12.25
Labour Abu Sultan 848 23.37 −6.62
Liberal Democrats Becky Guynn 751 20.70 −16.13
UKIP Chris Billington 603 16.62 N/A
Conservative Martine Moon 554 15.27 −2.73
Conservative Shekh Sayed 456 12.57 −1.01
Green Lynn Herron 242 6.67 N/A
Majority 75 2.07
Turnout 3,664 55.0
Labour hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Newnham

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Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Kenneth Samuel Mingay* 1,516 38.48 +1.83
Conservative Giovanni Carofano 1,143 29.01 +1.14
Labour Margaret Ann Badley 976 24.77 +4.26
Labour June Aileen McDonald 749 19.01 +1.68
Liberal Democrats Gordon Willey 666 16.90 −10.97
Liberal Democrats Dean Gary Crofts 648 16.45 −6.78
UKIP John Norman Robertson 382 9.70 N/A
UKIP Domenico Canzoneri 361 9.16 N/A
Green Janice Mary Jones 328 8.32 +1.78
Independent Saverio Bongo 228 5.79 N/A
Green George Lewis Murphy 200 5.08 N/A
Majority 167 4.24
Turnout 3,980 69.0
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Oakley

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Oakley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Patricia Margaret Olney 955 41.20 −42.86
Conservative Ade Clewlow 914 39.43 N/A
UKIP Sebastian Sharpe 171 7.38 N/A
Labour Anne Saunders 152 6.56 −2.64
Liberal Democrats Daniel Millington Norton 84 3.62 −3.11
Green David Peter Mingay 42 1.81 N/A
Majority 41 1.77
Turnout 2,318 78.0
Independent hold Swing

Putnoe (2 Seats)

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Putnoe (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Paul Headley* 2,014 45.32 −13.58
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Jean Bootiman 1,578 35.51 −10.68
Conservative Peter Anthony Allen 1,447 32.56 +11.41
Conservative Susan Mary Spratt 1,105 24.86 −3.11
Labour Ceciliah Chigwada 588 13.23 −1.04
Labour Graham John Tranquada 533 11.99 −1.55
Green Rosie Layton 275 6.19 N/A
Majority 131 2.95
Turnout 4,488 74.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Queens Park

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Queens Park (2 Seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammad Yasin* 2,062 53.77 −6.54
Labour Mohammed Masud* 1,947 50.77 +0.36
Conservative Balal Shah 1,262 32.91 −6.55
Conservative Muzakkir Hussain Khan 965 25.16 −0.46
Green Hannah Mary Jones 297 7.74 N/A
Liberal Democrats Dorothea Manar Rogers 138 3.60 +0.66
Liberal Democrats Richard William Struck 108 2.82 −0.55
Majority 685 17.86
Turnout 3,893 65.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Riseley

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Riseley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Edward James Towler 1,206 57.95 +31.19
UKIP James Timkey 344 16.53 N/A
Labour John Gerard Dawson 235 11.29 +4.13
Independent Eileen Brenda Whitmore 154 7.40 N/A
Liberal Democrats Patrick Solomon 142 6.83 +4.00
Majority 862 41.42
Turnout 2,081 76.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

Sharnbrook

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Sharnbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Doug McMurdo* 1,042 42.53 −16.63
Conservative Robert Peter Tickle 886 36.16 +7.57
Labour Susan Jane Caroline Aykin 266 10.86 +1.97
Green Elisabeth Magda Evershed 158 6.45 N/A
Liberal Democrats Janet Elizabeth Trengrove 98 4.00 +0.65
Majority 156 6.37
Turnout 2,450 76.0
Independent hold Swing

Wilshamstead

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Wilshamstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graeme Stuart Coombes* 1,698 72.78 +8.68
Labour Akm Masum 383 16.42 −2.58
Liberal Democrats Steve Mason 252 10.80 −6.10
Majority 1,315 56.36
Turnout 2,333 68.0
Conservative hold Swing

Wootton

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Wootton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stephen Wheeler 1,119 42.91 +4.47
UKIP Bill Hall 560 21.47 +8.32
Liberal Democrats Gareth Trevor Lloyd 525 20.13 −18.31
Labour Ali Askor 266 10.20 −0.27
Green Carlos Linnett 138 5.29 N/A
Majority 559 21.44
Turnout 2,608 71.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Wyboston

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Wyboston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Wootton* 1,618 73.48 +2.95
Liberal Democrats Martin Joseph Kavanagh 316 14.35 +1.18
Green Lisa Bradbury 268 12.17 N/A
Majority 1,302 59.13
Turnout 2,202 73.0
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Bedford Borough Council Election Results 2015" (PDF). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
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