Dave Hodgson is the New Mayor of Bedford Borough
16 Oct 2009
Dave Hodgson has been elected as the Mayor of Bedford Borough.
The result, following the re-allocation of second preference votes, was as follows:
Dave Hodgson (Lib Dem) 13555
Parvez Akhtar (Con) 11543
In his acceptance speech, Dave Hodgson paid tribute to Frank Branston, whose sudden death in August caused the by-election. He pledged to work to make Bedford a great place to live, work and do business.