2000 Bedford Borough Council election

The 2000 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 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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2000 Bedford Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 5   1 27.8 13 18 34.0 8,509 28.9 –6.9
  Liberal Democrats 5   2 27.8 11 16 30.2 7,882 26.8 +0.3
  Conservative 7   4 38.9 6 13 24.5 10,860 36.9 +4.6
  Independent 1   1 5.6 5 6 11.3 2,194 7.5 +2.0

Ward results

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Brickhill

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Brickhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Susan Evans 1,133 45.0 +21.0
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Green* 1,124 44.7 −13.2
Labour Ivor Amery 259 10.3 –7.8
Majority 9 0.4
Turnout 2,516 44.1
Registered electors 5,734
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bromham

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Bromham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Rigby 1,350 68.7 +4.4
Independent William Jago 321 16.3 N/A
Labour Roger Jackson 189 9.6 –10.3
Liberal Democrats David Sawyer 105 5.3 –10.6
Majority 1,029 52.4
Turnout 1,965 35.9
Registered electors 5,486
Conservative hold Swing

Carlton

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Carlton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Victor Brandon* 731 72.0 –8.5
Conservative Richard Davison-Francis 198 19.5 N/A
Labour Terence Carroll 64 6.3 –13.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hall 22 2.2 N/A
Majority 533 52.5
Turnout 1,015 58.2
Registered electors 1,747
Independent hold Swing

Castle

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Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Davey 850 47.7 +11.5
Labour Catherine Moorhouse* 760 42.6 –12.4
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Smithson 173 9.7 +0.9
Majority 90 5.0
Turnout 1,783 39.0
Registered electors 4,625
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Cauldwell

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Cauldwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Elford* 1,027 72.6 –3.3
Conservative Edward Davey 269 19.0 +4.5
Liberal Democrats Anita Gerard 119 8.4 –1.2
Majority 758 53.6
Turnout 1,415 22.5
Registered electors 6,314
Labour hold Swing

Clapham

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Clapham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mollie Foster 543 54.3 +25.0
Labour Paul Smith 239 23.9 –3.5
Liberal Democrats Giorgio Garofalo 218 21.8 N/A
Majority 304 30.4
Turnout 1,000 36.0
Registered electors 2,781
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

De Parys

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De Parys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Ryan 1,064 46.8 −5.0
Conservative Robert Rigby 866 38.1 +7.7
Labour Charles Baily 229 10.1 –7.7
Independent Brian Gibbons 113 5.0 N/A
Majority 198 8.7
Turnout 2,272 39.5
Registered electors 5,775
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Eastcotts

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Eastcotts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Hare 431 40.1 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Terence Outen 324 30.2 –16.1
Independent Peter Harper 209 19.5 N/A
Labour Caron Rosovske 110 10.2 –9.4
Majority 107 10.0
Turnout 1,074 36.6
Registered electors 2,942
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Goldington

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Goldington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patrick Naughton 918 58.2 +10.0
Labour Laurence Evans 443 28.1 –12.1
Conservative Peter Hand 215 13.6 +2.0
Majority 475 30.1
Turnout 1,576 30.0
Registered electors 5,258
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Harpur

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Harpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Sturgess* 688 45.1 –19.7
Conservative Brian Dillingham 682 44.7 +18.7
Liberal Democrats Michael Murphy 157 10.3 +1.1
Majority 6 0.4
Turnout 1,527 25.4
Registered electors 6,026
Labour hold Swing

Kempston East

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Kempston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carl Meader 1,022 52.7 −4.9
Conservative Michael Williams 651 33.6 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Timothy Hill 266 13.7 +1.7
Majority 371 19.1
Turnout 1,939 27.0
Registered electors 7,316
Labour hold Swing

Kempston West

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Kempston West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Hunt* 827 47.8 −16.1
Conservative Philip Catterill 758 43.8 +17.6
Liberal Democrats Paulette Lodge 146 8.4 −1.5
Majority 638 37.7
Turnout 1,731 26.5
Registered electors 6,548
Labour hold Swing

Kingsbrook

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Kingsbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dan Rogerson* 742 46.5 +30.2
Labour Elizabeth Saunders 668 41.9 −27.7
Conservative Domenico De Benedictis 186 11.7 −2.4
Majority 74 4.6
Turnout 1,596 32.9
Registered electors 4,875
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

The Liberal Democrats had previously gained the Labour seat in a by-election.

Newnham

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Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Mingay* 732 41.2 −2.3
Liberal Democrats William Muir** 617 34.8 +11.3
Labour Richard Crane 426 24.0 −9.0
Majority 115 6.4
Turnout 1,775 34.3
Registered electors 5,180
Conservative hold Swing

William Muir was a sitting councillor for Putnoe ward.

Putnoe

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Putnoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ralph Hall 1,062 55.8 −1.8
Conservative Denise Coates 644 33.9 +5.9
Labour David Lukes 196 10.3 −4.2
Majority 418 21.9
Turnout 1,902 35.6
Registered electors 5,361
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Queen's Park

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Queen's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Garrick 1,184 66.7 −3.9
Conservative Stewart Lister 402 22.6 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Linda Weerasirie 189 10.6 +1.8
Majority 782 44.1
Turnout 1,775 27.9
Registered electors 6,414
Labour hold Swing

Roxton

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Roxton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Clarke 615 62.2 –1.6
Independent Paul Jolley 247 25.0 N/A
Labour Yvonne Anderson 74 7.5 −13.1
Liberal Democrats Myrtle Stewardson 53 5.4 −10.1
Majority 989 37.2
Turnout 766 51.5
Registered electors 1,934
Conservative hold Swing

Wootton

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Wootton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Cunningham* 583 36.6 −3.7
Independent Dina Smith 573 35.9 N/A
Conservative Andrew Bishop 335 21.0 –2.3
Labour Robert Atkins 104 6.5 −18.7
Majority 10 0.7
Turnout 1,595 40.0
Registered electors 3,993
Liberal Democrats hold 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.