1995 Bedford Borough Council election

The 1995 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result
1995 Bedford Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 8 Increase 4 47.1 12 20 37.7 13,883 44.0 +6.1
  Conservative 4 Decrease 6 23.5 12 16 30.2 8,109 25.7 –2.8
  Liberal Democrats 4 Increase 1 23.5 8 12 22.6 8,584 27.2 –3.6
  Independent 1 Increase 1 5.9 4 5 9.4 823 2.6 –0.3
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 170 0.5 N/A

Ward results

Brickhill
Brickhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats R. Waterhouse* 1,330 55.1 –2.8
Conservative M. Summerfield 669 27.7 –4.8
Labour J. Dawson 414 17.2 +7.7
Majority 661 27.4 +2.0
Turnout 2,413 41.6 –11.3
Registered electors 5,797
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase1.0

Bronham
Bronham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D. Laley 1,041 50.9 –25.8
Liberal Democrats C. Green 618 30.2 +14.1
Labour R. Gunther 388 19.0 +11.8
Majority 423 20.7 –39.8
Turnout 2,047 44.8 –2.5
Registered electors 4,569
Conservative hold Swing Decrease20.0

Castle
Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Whitehead 1,151 57.2 +16.8
Conservative S. Groves 452 22.5 –4.1
Liberal Democrats L. Aylett-Green 408 20.3 –12.8
Majority 699 34.8 +27.5
Turnout 2,011 45.9 –7.6
Registered electors 4,379
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase10.5

Cauldwell
Cauldwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Astle* 1,513 81.2 +5.5
Liberal Democrats A. Gerard 190 10.2 –1.0
Conservative S. Sherwood 160 8.6 –4.5
Majority 1,323 71.0 +8.4
Turnout 1,863 31.5 –3.4
Registered electors 5,908
Labour hold Swing Increase3.3

Clapham
Clapham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Lumsden 331 29.2 +0.5
Independent D. Tomkins 329 29.0 N/A
Conservative N. Sparrow* 305 26.9 –23.7
Liberal Democrats R. Wickens 169 14.9 –5.8
Majority 2 0.2 N/A
Turnout 1,134 42.6 +1.0
Registered electors 2,665
Labour gain from Conservative Swing N/A

De Parys
De Parys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats R. Hall 1,184 50.8 –6.7
Conservative D. Pinkney 630 27.0 –0.5
Labour R. Crane 517 22.2 +7.2
Majority 554 23.8 –6.2
Turnout 2,331 42.7 –5.8
Registered electors 5,453
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease3.1

Goldington
Goldington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats T. Ruffin* 1,247 56.1 –3.2
Labour S. Williams 847 38.1 +6.1
Conservative H. Bushell 128 5.8 –2.9
Majority 400 18.0 –9.4
Turnout 2,222 43.3 –3.4
Registered electors 5,127
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease4.7

Great Barford
Great Barford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative C. Ellis* 473 53.2 –9.0
Labour P. Curl 289 32.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats D. Foster 127 14.3 –23.5
Majority 184 20.7 –3.7
Turnout 889 46.5 –1.0
Registered electors 1,911
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Harpur
Harpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour I. Nicholls 1,275 65.8 +4.0
Conservative J. Pilgrim 417 21.5 –4.0
Liberal Democrats L. Thomas 182 9.4 –3.3
Green A. Morten 64 3.3 N/A
Majority 858 44.3 +8.0
Turnout 1,938 32.9 –3.8
Registered electors 5,873
Labour hold Swing Increase4.0

Kempston East
Kempston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Lewis 1,647 59.1 +3.7
Conservative N. Attenborough* 879 31.5 +0.8
Liberal Democrats C. Kelly 261 9.4 –4.5
Majority 768 27.6 N/A
Turnout 2,787 38.9 –2.9
Registered electors 7,169
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase1.5

Kempston Rural
Kempston Rural
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Joy 403 40.8 –24.6
Liberal Democrats N. Stafford 333 33.7 –0.9
Labour P. Sharma 252 25.5 N/A
Majority 70 7.1 –23.7
Turnout 988 47.4 –2.7
Registered electors 2,086
Conservative hold Swing Decrease11.9

Kempston West
Kempston West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Black 1,419 62.7 +6.9
Conservative R. Hyde 619 27.4 –6.0
Liberal Democrats D. Lodge 225 9.9 –1.0
Majority 800 35.4 +13.0
Turnout 2,263 35.9 –2.8
Registered electors 6,294
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase6.4

Kingsbrook
Kingsbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour F. Garrick* 1,248 75.1 +4.6
Conservative L. Griffin 228 13.7 –0.8
Liberal Democrats C. Parsons 186 11.2 –3.8
Majority 1,020 61.4 +5.9
Turnout 1,662 33.7 –3.2
Registered electors 4,936
Labour hold Swing Increase2.7

Putnoe
Putnoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats I. Hedley* 1,323 59.7 +6.3
Conservative P. Sinclair 540 24.4 –9.6
Labour S. Vakipour 352 15.9 +3.2
Majority 783 35.3 +15.9
Turnout 2,215 40.8 –7.0
Registered electors 5,429
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase8.0

Queens Park
Queens Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour M. Khan* 1,514 73.2 –4.4
Conservative D. Mitchell 289 14.0 +1.2
Liberal Democrats J. Wood 266 12.9 +3.4
Majority 1,225 59.2 –5.6
Turnout 2,069 35.2 –1.8
Registered electors 5,770
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.8

Sharnbrook
Sharnbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Pearson* 444 44.9 –19.3
Labour A. Cooke 315 31.9 +11.4
Liberal Democrats C. Hall 124 12.5 –2.9
Green E. Thompson 106 10.7 N/A
Majority 129 13.0 –30.7
Turnout 989 48.4 –1.6
Registered electors 2,042
Conservative hold Swing Decrease15.4

Wootton
Wootton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent M. Smith 494 28.3 N/A
Conservative D. Reedman 432 24.7 –46.1
Labour A. Beardmore 411 23.5 +2.4
Liberal Democrats J. Cunningham 411 23.5 +15.4
Majority 62 3.5 N/A
Turnout 1,748 44.9 +6.7
Registered electors 3,886
Independent gain from Conservative Swing N/A

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