Lib Dems Candidates Announced

The Liberal Democrats are fielding a full 54 candidates across Bedford Borough for the May 2002 local elections - 9 more than Labour.

With the first all-out elections since 1983, the Liberal Democrats are looking to build on their current positions as the only serious challenger to Labour locally.

The Lib Dem Manifesto for the Bedford Borough elections will be launched on Monday 8 April by Lib Dem Euro MP Andrew Duff in Bedford Town Centre.

The full list of Liberal Democrat candidates across Bedford Borough is:

Brickhill Ward

Michael Murphy

Janet Salem

David Sawyer

Bromham Ward

George Flaxman

Conrad Longmore

Stephen Rutherford

Carlton Ward

David Robertson

Castle Ward

Janet Haddock

Brian Hill

Jacqueline Smithson

Cauldwell Ward

Anita Gerrard

Season Prater

Philip Standley

Clapham Ward

Gerald Elliott

Meshelle Headley

De Parys

John Ryan

Ian White

Eastcotts Ward

Christine McHugh

Goldington Ward

Jennifer Heseltine

Patrick Naughton

Paul Smith

Great Barford Ward

Linda Carlton

Paul Stekelis

Harpur Ward

Janet Trengrove

Samuel Wilson

Charlotte Hill

Harrold Ward

Margaret Gardner

Kempston East Ward

Jill Hoyle

Jane Josephs

Kempston North Ward

Kathleen Naughton

Simon White

Kempston South Ward

Timothy Hill

Paulette Lodge

Charles Parsons

Kingsbrook Ward

Dave Hodgson

Shirley McKay

Tim Prater

Newnham Ward

Neal Bath

Paul Westerman

Oakley Ward

Anne Thomas

Putnoe Ward

Michael Headley

Myrtle Stewardson

Linda Weerasirie

Queens Park Ward

Stephen Lawson

Gregory Webb

Riseley Ward

Pierette Lob-Levyt

Roxton Ward

Sophia Stow

Sharnbrook Ward

Terence Outen

Turvey Ward

Sarah Fogarty

Wilshamstead Ward

Martin Parker

Malcolm Whiteman

Wootton Ward

Judith Cunningham

Karen Ledster

Gordon Willey