Mayoral By-Election Results News - Dave Hodgson Leads by 300 After First Round
16 Oct 2009
The result of the first preference votes cast in the Bedford Borough Mayoral By-Election have been announced. Dave Hodgson received the most first preference votes of all candidates, and goes into a second round with the Conservative Candidate, in which the second preference votes of the other candidates are re-allocated, with a lead of 323.
The result of the first preference vote is as follows:
Akhtar (Con) 9105 (26%)
Bagchi (Ind) 7631 (22%)
Hare (Ind) 4316 (12%)
Hodgson (Lib Dem) 9428 (27%)
Robinson-Morley (Grn) 1183 (3%)
Valentine (Lab) 3482 (10%)
Total votes cast 35807
Rejected ballots 662
The final result will be appear here on www.bedfordlibdems.org.uk as soon as it has been announced