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2006 Bedford Borough Council election

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The 2006 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Prior to the election, one councillor left the Labour group to sit as an Independent.

Summary

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Election result

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2006 Bedford Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 7 Increase 1 38.9 10 17 31.5 12,543 35.6 +3.3
  Liberal Democrats 5 Increase 2 27.8 10 15 27.8 9,567 27.2 –0.5
  Labour 3 Decrease 2 16.7 9 12 22.2 7,589 21.5 –1.5
  Independent 3 Steady 16.7 3 6 11.1 2,783 7.9 +6.2
  Better Bedford Party 0 Decrease 1 0.0 4 4 7.4 2,045 5.8 –2.7
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 696 2.0 +1.4

Ward results

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Brickhill

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Brickhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Hand* 1,639 48.7 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Charles Royden 1,491 44.3 +4.4
Labour Brian Anderson 235 7.0 −4.7
Majority 148 4.4
Turnout 3,365 51.3
Conservative hold Swing

Bromham

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Bromham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Terence Rigby* 1,782 74.6 +0.1
Liberal Democrats David Gallagher 244 10.2 −6.0
Labour Nicholas Luder 233 9.8 −2.5
Green David Maxwell 192 5.4 N/A
Majority 148 4.4
Turnout 3,365 51.3
Conservative hold Swing

Castle

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Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Apu Bagchi* 857 36.0 −10.8
Labour Laurence Evans 527 22.2 −24.6
Conservative David Fletcher 509 21.4 −16.4
Liberal Democrats Lynda Aylett-Green 321 13.5 +2.3
Green Saul Keyworth 164 6.9 N/A
Majority 330 13.8
Turnout 2,378 37.8
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Cauldwell

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Cauldwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Elford* 1,038 54.9 −8.9
Conservative Katherine Stacey 546 28.9 +16.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gerard 306 16.2 +1.0
Majority 492 26.0
Turnout 1,890 30.9
Labour hold Swing

Goldington

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Goldington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mahmud Rogers 977 45.9 −14.5
Conservative Colin Crane 439 20.6 +8.0
Labour Marilyn Leask 393 18.5 −3.5
Better Bedford Party Martin Barlett 321 15.1 N/A
Majority 538 25.3
Turnout 2,130 33.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Harpur

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Harpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Dillingham 744 38.4 −3.4
Labour Penelope Nicholls 719 37.1 −6.0
Liberal Democrats John Ryan 218 11.2 +0.2
Green Jennifer Foley 156 8.0 −2.5
Better Bedford Party Alberto Thomas 102 5.3 N/A
Majority 25 1.3
Turnout 1,939 32.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Harrold

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Harrold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nick Charsley 575 44.9 +28.0
Conservative David Billington 507 39.6 −26.5
Independent Martin Bridgman* 126 10.2 −55.9
Labour Stephen Poole 37 2.9 −14.1
Green Lucy Bywater 35 2.7 N/A
Majority 68 5.3
Turnout 1,280 55.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Kempston East

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Kempston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Charlotte Attenborough* 726 47.8 −4.3
Labour Gillian Burley 589 38.8 −2.8
Liberal Democrats Joan Slater 205 13.5 +6.8
Majority 137 9.0
Turnout 1,520 34.4
Conservative hold Swing

Kempston North

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Kempston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Oliver* 724 49.6 −12.8
Conservative Mark Smith 592 40.6 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Desmond Clarke 143 9.8 −1.5
Majority 132 9.0
Turnout 1,459 36.5
Labour hold Swing

Kempston South

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Kempston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jasbir Parmar 775 40.5 +23.8
Labour Shan Hunt* 622 32.5 −8.4
Better Bedford Party Angela Parker 242 12.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Timothy Hill 192 10.0 −1.5
Green Neil Foley 81 4.2 N/A
Majority 153 8.0
Turnout 1,912 34.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Kingsbrook

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Kingsbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Shirley McKay* 1,044 47.9 +4.4
Labour Frank Garrick 607 27.8 −12.4
Conservative Mohammed Kabir 529 24.3 +13.3
Majority 437 25.3
Turnout 2,180 20.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Newnham

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Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Mingay* 629 37.5 −2.4
Liberal Democrats Stelios Mores 467 27.9 −2.5
Better Bedford Party Edward Davey 265 15.8 N/A
Labour June McDonald 255 15.2 −13.3
Green Mark Steinhart 60 3.6 N/A
Majority 162 9.6
Turnout 1,676 41.6
Conservative hold Swing

Oakley

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Oakley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Patricia Olney* 686 87.4 +9.4
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Smithson 63 8.0 +5.6
Labour Franca Garrick 36 4.6 −3.0
Majority 623 79.4
Turnout 785 42.7
Independent hold Swing

Putnoe

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Putnoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Headley* 1,716 54.2 +8.4
Conservative Peter Allen 743 23.5 −2.8
Better Bedford Party Raymond Hostler 478 15.1 N/A
Labour Rosemary Roome 229 7.2 −2.9
Majority 973 30.7
Turnout 3,166 48.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Queen's Park

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Queen's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Yasin* 1,087 42.2 −23.0
Conservative Parvez Akhtar 1,013 39.3 +26.2
Better Bedford Party Michele Bonito 306 11.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Neal Bath 172 6.7 −3.3
Majority 74 2.9
Turnout 2,578 51.7
Labour hold Swing

Riseley

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Riseley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ian Clifton* 1,027 85.4 +4.9
Independent Patricia Grieve 87 7.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Paul Stekelis 46 3.8 +2.7
Labour Terence Carroll 42 3.5 −0.7
Majority 940 78.2
Turnout 1,202 56.3
Independent hold Swing

Wilshamstead

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Wilshamstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Barry Huckle* 821 53.1 −10.3
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Whiteman 523 33.8 +4.8
Labour Jane Owen 132 8.5 N/A
Green Justina McLennan 71 4.6 N/A
Majority 298 19.3
Turnout 1,547 38.7
Conservative hold Swing

Wootton

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Wootton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Judith Cunningham* 864 47.3 −1.2
Conservative Catherine Dale 549 30.0 −5.4
Better Bedford Party John Bojczuk 331 18.1 N/A
Labour Adrien Beardmore 84 4.6 −4.8
Majority 973 30.7
Turnout 3,166 48.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Local Election Results 2006". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 7 January 2024.