Former Conservative and Labour Councillors are backing Mayor Dave

Former Conservative Mayoral Candidate Jas Parmar and former Labour Councillor Luigi Reale are backing Mayor Dave Hodgson in the election on Thursday 4th May. The election for Mayor is between Dave Hodgson and the Conservative candidate, Labour came a poor third last time and the Greens were even further back in fourth place, a vote for anyone other than Dave Hodgson will only help the Conservatives.

Luigi Reale said "As a former Labour Councillor I have known Mayor Dave Hodgson for a number of years and saw how hard Dave works. I know that Labour cannot win the Mayoralty, they came a poor third last time.

"Despite being a lifelong member of the Labour Party and former Labour Councillor, this time I am supporting the Liberal Democrats as I know Mayor Dave is the only one who can beat the Conservatives.

"A vote for anyone else could result in the Conservatives taking control in Bedford Borough. We cannot risk that!"

Jas Parmar said "I stood against Dave Hodgson for Mayor back in 2015 when I was a Conservative, but times have changed, and I am now backing Dave for Mayor.

"I know Dave can do the job, cares passionately about people and is ambitious for Bedford Borough. The Conservative Party has changed and no longer cares about places like Bedford, Kempston and our villages. The Conservatives have crashed our economy and are destroying the country, we cannot let them do the same to Bedford Borough.

"I urge you to join me in voting for Mayor Dave to be re-elected."

You can view the Bedford Borough Liberal Democrat Manifesto here. Please remember to bring a valid form of photo ID on election day this Thursday, you can find a list of accepted IDs at https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter/voter-id/accepted-forms-photo-id.