1994 Bedford Borough Council election

The 1994 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1994 Bedford Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	3	3	15.8	19	22	41.5	10,857	28.5	–16.0
	Labour	8	1	42.1	8	16	30.2	14,442	37.9	+10.1
	Liberal Democrats	6	1	31.6	5	11	20.8	11,736	30.8	+7.3
	Independent	2	1	10.5	2	4	7.5	1,096	2.9	–1.3

Ward results

Brickhill

Brickhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Green*	1,779	57.9	+5.4
	Conservative	Eric Threapleton	999	32.5	–7.1
	Labour	Christopher Black	292	9.5	+1.5
Majority			780	25.4
Turnout			3,070	52.9
Registered electors			5,803
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Apu Bagchi*	968	40.4	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Lynda Aylett-Green	793	33.1	+15.1
	Conservative	Aleks Simic	637	26.6	–13.7
Majority			175	7.3
Turnout			2,398	53.5
Registered electors			4,475
	Labour hold		Swing

Cauldwell

Cauldwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth White	1,534	75.7	+0.2
	Conservative	Lewis Williams	266	13.1	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Anita Gerard	227	11.2	−0.2
Majority			1,268	62.6
Turnout			2,027	34.9
Registered electors			5,805
	Labour hold		Swing

De Parys

De Parys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Graham	1,550	57.5	+12.4
	Conservative	Dean Laley	742	27.5	–13.7
	Labour	Richard Crane	403	15.0	+1.3
Majority			808	30.0
Turnout			2,695	48.5
Registered electors			5,548
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Felmersham

Felmersham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dudley Hughes	398	47.8	–14.6
	Liberal Democrats	G. Venn	304	36.5	+9.0
	Labour	Terence Carroll	130	15.6	+5.5
Majority			94	11.3
Turnout			832	47.2
Registered electors			1,759
	Conservative hold		Swing

Goldington

Goldington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Chislett	1,418	59.3	+23.9
	Labour	Jennifer Lumsden	764	32.0	−13.7
	Conservative	D. Mitchell	209	8.7	–10.2
Majority			654	27.4
Turnout			2,391	46.7
Registered electors			5,145
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Harpur

Harpur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hazel Mitchell*	1,353	61.8	+5.6
	Conservative	Jean Pilgrim	558	25.5	–6.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. Lawson	277	12.7	+6.8
Majority			795	36.3
Turnout			2,188	36.7
Registered electors			5,946
	Labour hold		Swing

Harrold

Harrold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Davis	578	54.7	+27.7
	Conservative	Brian Cheadle*	479	45.3	–6.2
Majority			99	9.4
Turnout			1,057	50.2
Registered electors			2,102
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Kempston East

Kempston East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ray Oliver*	1,680	56.3	−3.3
	Labour	Sesa Lehal	1,657	55.6	−4.0
	Conservative	S. Kaye	932	31.3	−9.1
	Conservative	David Reedman	918	30.8	−9.6
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Parsons	419	14.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	P. Summers	372	12.5	N/A
Turnout			2,982	41.8
Registered electors			7,134
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Kempston West

Kempston West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shan Hunt*	1,362	55.8	+2.5
	Conservative	Richard Hyde	815	33.4	–4.6
	Liberal Democrats	A. Meadows	266	10.9	+2.2
Majority			547	22.4
Turnout			2,443	38.7
Registered electors			6,309
	Labour hold		Swing

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Luder*	1,326	70.5	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	L. Ames	282	15.0	+4.3
	Conservative	L. Griffin	273	14.5	–9.1
Majority			1,044	55.5
Turnout			1,881	36.9
Registered electors			5,089
	Labour hold		Swing

Newnham

Newnham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Evans*	985	47.5	+8.8
	Conservative	T. Hensman	683	33.0	+0.7
	Labour	M. Skelding	404	19.5	−5.1
Majority			302	14.6
Turnout			2,072	47.7
Registered electors			4,343
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Oakley

Oakley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Patricia Olney*	596	63.3	+8.7
	Conservative	C. Carlton	317	33.7	–4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Hall	28	3.0	–51.6
Majority			279	29.6
Turnout			941	52.7
Registered electors			1,783
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Patricia Olney had originally been elected as a Liberal Democrat, but defected to become an Independent prior to the election.

Putnoe

Putnoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Headley	1,393	53.4	+8.7
	Conservative	S. Sherwood	887	34.0	–6.3
	Labour	Ian Nicholls	331	12.7	+2.5
Majority			506	19.4
Turnout			2,611	47.8
Registered electors			5,451
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Queens Park

Queens Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Derek Jones*	1,678	77.6	+8.3
	Conservative	H. Bushell	277	12.8	–5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Wood	206	9.5	+3.5
Majority			1,401	64.8
Turnout			2,161	37.0
Registered electors			5,829
	Labour hold		Swing

Renhold

Renhold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Harrison	631	63.4	–7.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Chislett	266	26.7	+17.6
	Labour	Philip Otubanjo	99	9.9	–10.5
Majority			365	36.6
Turnout			996	55.4
Registered electors			1,797
	Conservative hold		Swing

Riseley

Riseley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ian Clifton	500	37.3	*N/A*
	Conservative	Simon Cocksedge*	452	33.7	–25.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. Cook	389	29.0	+5.9
Majority			48	3.6
Turnout			1,341	64.2
Registered electors			2,087
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hickling*	584	46.8	–12.2
	Labour	David Lewis	461	36.9	–4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Cunningham	204	16.3	N/A
Majority			123	9.8
Turnout			1,249	50.4
Registered electors			2,474
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

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

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

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