Bedford Elections (North Bedfordshire Liberal Democrats)

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Bedford Elections

General Election Results	European Election Results
Bedford Borough Election Results in detail	Parish Council Election Results

Bedford Borough Council and Elected Mayor

The Liberal Democrats came first in the first elections of the Unitary Bedford Borough Council in June 2009, becoming the largest party on the Council after winning seats across both urban and rural areas of the Borough.

The composition of Bedford Borough Council was:

13 Liberal Democrats
9 Conservatives
7 Labour
7 Independents

Bedford Borough Council is elected by all-up elections, the last election was in May 2011. After this, all-up elections will follow every four years for the Mayor and all the Councillors.

The current composition of the Council is:

12 Liberal Democrats
12 Labour
12 Conservatives
4 Independents

Elected Mayor- Dave Hodgson

A Mayoral by-election took place on October 15th 2010 following the sad death of Frank Branston. Dave Hodgson was elected Mayor at the election, the result was as follows:

	1st Preference Vote	1st Preference Percentage	2nd Preference Votes	Total Votes	Total Percentage
Liberal Democrat- Dave Hodgson	9428	26.8%	4127	13555	54%
Conservative	9105	25.9%	2438	11543	46%
Independent	7631	21.7%	x	x	x
Independent	4316	12.3%	x	x	x
Labour	3482	9.9%	x	x	x
Green	1183	3.4%	x	x	x

Bedford & Kempston Election Facts 2009

The Lib Dems won nine seats, Labour won seven and the Tories won three

The Liberal Democrats are strong in Bedford & Kempston, having won more seats than any other party in the Bedford & Kempston Constiuency in the local elections in June 2009, and they are the largest group on the Borough Council. Bedford had a Labour MP, but there was a 6% swing to the Liberal Democrats in the 2005 General Election.

General Election 2005

At the General Election (May 2005) the Liberal Democrats were the only main party to significantly increase their share of the vote. The May 2005 results were:

Labour - 17,557 (-6.2%)
Conservative - 14,174 (+0.9%)
Liberal Democrats, Michael Headley - 9,063 (+5.7%)
UKIP - 995 (+1.3%)
Independent - 283 (+0.7%)

Voting and Postal Votes

Voting at all levels - Borough, County, Parliamentary and for the European Parliament is open to all people over the age of 18 (with a very few exceptions). If you would find it easier to vote by post than to go to a polling station on the day of the election to cast your vote, you can do so.

Details of how to make sure you are on the electoral roll and entitled to vote and how to get a postal vote are available from:

Postal voting information and form

Electoral registration information and form