The 2006 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Prior to the election, one councillor left the Labour group to sit as an Independent.
Summary
[edit]Election result
[edit]2006 Bedford Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Conservative | 7 | ![]() |
38.9 | 10 | 17 | 31.5 | 12,543 | 35.6 | +3.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | 5 | ![]() |
27.8 | 10 | 15 | 27.8 | 9,567 | 27.2 | –0.5 | |
Labour | 3 | ![]() |
16.7 | 9 | 12 | 22.2 | 7,589 | 21.5 | –1.5 | |
Independent | 3 | ![]() |
16.7 | 3 | 6 | 11.1 | 2,783 | 7.9 | +6.2 | |
Better Bedford Party | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 4 | 4 | 7.4 | 2,045 | 5.8 | –2.7 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 696 | 2.0 | +1.4 |
Ward results
[edit]Brickhill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Peter Hand* | 1,639 | 48.7 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charles Royden | 1,491 | 44.3 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Brian Anderson | 235 | 7.0 | −4.7 | |
Majority | 148 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,365 | 51.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Bromham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Terence Rigby* | 1,782 | 74.6 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Gallagher | 244 | 10.2 | −6.0 | |
Labour | Nicholas Luder | 233 | 9.8 | −2.5 | |
Green | David Maxwell | 192 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 148 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,365 | 51.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Castle
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Apu Bagchi* | 857 | 36.0 | −10.8 | |
Labour | Laurence Evans | 527 | 22.2 | −24.6 | |
Conservative | David Fletcher | 509 | 21.4 | −16.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lynda Aylett-Green | 321 | 13.5 | +2.3 | |
Green | Saul Keyworth | 164 | 6.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 330 | 13.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,378 | 37.8 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing |
Cauldwell
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Robert Elford* | 1,038 | 54.9 | −8.9 | |
Conservative | Katherine Stacey | 546 | 28.9 | +16.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Gerard | 306 | 16.2 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 492 | 26.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,890 | 30.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Goldington
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Mahmud Rogers | 977 | 45.9 | −14.5 | |
Conservative | Colin Crane | 439 | 20.6 | +8.0 | |
Labour | Marilyn Leask | 393 | 18.5 | −3.5 | |
Better Bedford Party | Martin Barlett | 321 | 15.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 538 | 25.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,130 | 33.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Harpur
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Dillingham | 744 | 38.4 | −3.4 | |
Labour | Penelope Nicholls | 719 | 37.1 | −6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Ryan | 218 | 11.2 | +0.2 | |
Green | Jennifer Foley | 156 | 8.0 | −2.5 | |
Better Bedford Party | Alberto Thomas | 102 | 5.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 25 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,939 | 32.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Harrold
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Nick Charsley | 575 | 44.9 | +28.0 | |
Conservative | David Billington | 507 | 39.6 | −26.5 | |
Independent | Martin Bridgman* | 126 | 10.2 | −55.9 | |
Labour | Stephen Poole | 37 | 2.9 | −14.1 | |
Green | Lucy Bywater | 35 | 2.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 68 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,280 | 55.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Kempston East
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Charlotte Attenborough* | 726 | 47.8 | −4.3 | |
Labour | Gillian Burley | 589 | 38.8 | −2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Joan Slater | 205 | 13.5 | +6.8 | |
Majority | 137 | 9.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,520 | 34.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kempston North
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Oliver* | 724 | 49.6 | −12.8 | |
Conservative | Mark Smith | 592 | 40.6 | +4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Desmond Clarke | 143 | 9.8 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 132 | 9.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,459 | 36.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Kempston South
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jasbir Parmar | 775 | 40.5 | +23.8 | |
Labour | Shan Hunt* | 622 | 32.5 | −8.4 | |
Better Bedford Party | Angela Parker | 242 | 12.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Hill | 192 | 10.0 | −1.5 | |
Green | Neil Foley | 81 | 4.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 153 | 8.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,912 | 34.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Kingsbrook
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Shirley McKay* | 1,044 | 47.9 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Frank Garrick | 607 | 27.8 | −12.4 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Kabir | 529 | 24.3 | +13.3 | |
Majority | 437 | 25.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,180 | 20.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Newnham
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Mingay* | 629 | 37.5 | −2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stelios Mores | 467 | 27.9 | −2.5 | |
Better Bedford Party | Edward Davey | 265 | 15.8 | N/A | |
Labour | June McDonald | 255 | 15.2 | −13.3 | |
Green | Mark Steinhart | 60 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 162 | 9.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,676 | 41.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Oakley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Patricia Olney* | 686 | 87.4 | +9.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Smithson | 63 | 8.0 | +5.6 | |
Labour | Franca Garrick | 36 | 4.6 | −3.0 | |
Majority | 623 | 79.4 | |||
Turnout | 785 | 42.7 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Putnoe
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Michael Headley* | 1,716 | 54.2 | +8.4 | |
Conservative | Peter Allen | 743 | 23.5 | −2.8 | |
Better Bedford Party | Raymond Hostler | 478 | 15.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Rosemary Roome | 229 | 7.2 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 973 | 30.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,166 | 48.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Queen's Park
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mohammed Yasin* | 1,087 | 42.2 | −23.0 | |
Conservative | Parvez Akhtar | 1,013 | 39.3 | +26.2 | |
Better Bedford Party | Michele Bonito | 306 | 11.9 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Neal Bath | 172 | 6.7 | −3.3 | |
Majority | 74 | 2.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,578 | 51.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Riseley
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Ian Clifton* | 1,027 | 85.4 | +4.9 | |
Independent | Patricia Grieve | 87 | 7.2 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Stekelis | 46 | 3.8 | +2.7 | |
Labour | Terence Carroll | 42 | 3.5 | −0.7 | |
Majority | 940 | 78.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,202 | 56.3 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Wilshamstead
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Huckle* | 821 | 53.1 | −10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Whiteman | 523 | 33.8 | +4.8 | |
Labour | Jane Owen | 132 | 8.5 | N/A | |
Green | Justina McLennan | 71 | 4.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 298 | 19.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,547 | 38.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Wootton
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Judith Cunningham* | 864 | 47.3 | −1.2 | |
Conservative | Catherine Dale | 549 | 30.0 | −5.4 | |
Better Bedford Party | John Bojczuk | 331 | 18.1 | N/A | |
Labour | Adrien Beardmore | 84 | 4.6 | −4.8 | |
Majority | 973 | 30.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,166 | 48.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Local Election Results 2006". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 January 2024.