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2004 Bedford Borough Council election

The 2004 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Results were seen as a setback for elected Mayor Frank Branston, as councillors who had defected to his Better Bedford Party such as Patrick Naughton in Goldington were defeated.[2]

Prior to the election, one councillor left the Conservative group to sit as an independent.[citation needed]

Summary

Election result

2004 Bedford Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 5 Decrease 1 27.8 11 16 29.6 11,488 32.3 +3.6
  Labour 6 Increase 2 33.3 9 15 27.8 8,170 23.0 +4.2
  Liberal Democrats 5 Increase 1 27.8 8 13 24.1 9,867 27.7 +3.3
  Better Bedford Party 1 Decrease 1 5.6 5 6 11.1 3,008 8.5 –10.3
  Independent 1 Decrease 1 5.6 3 4 7.4 603 1.7 –6.1
  Association of Bedfordshire Citizens 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,661 4.7 N/A
  UKIP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 523 1.5 N/A
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 227 0.6 –0.1
  The Consensus 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 16 <0.1 N/A

Ward results

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Brickhill

Brickhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew McConnell* 1,584 48.2 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Fitzpatrick 1,377 41.9 +2.0
Labour Rebecca Chowdhury 211 6.4 −5.3
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Nicholas Pape 117 3.6 N/A
Majority 207 6.3
Turnout 3,289 49.9
Registered electors 6,598
Conservative hold Swing

Bromham

Bromham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Ashby 1,582 66.4 −7.1
Liberal Democrats Stelios Mores 432 18.1 +1.9
Labour Yanina Jones 248 10.4 −1.9
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Sarah Taylor 122 5.1 N/A
Majority 1,150 48.2
Turnout 2,384 40.7
Registered electors 5,864
Conservative hold Swing

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Better Bedford Party Peter Chiswell* 1,127 44.3 +2.3
Labour Jane Caldwell 624 24.5 −15.3
Liberal Democrats Pierrette Lob-Levyt 324 12.7 +1.5
Conservative Michael Williams 303 11.9 −30.1
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Glenn Farrar 105 4.1 N/A
Green Saul Keyworth 62 2.4 N/A
Majority 503 19.8
Turnout 2,545 41.8
Registered electors 6,092
Better Bedford Party gain from Conservative Swing

Cauldwell

Cauldwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Randolph Charles* 937 51.8 −9.4
Conservative Katherine Stacey 393 21.7 +9.7
Liberal Democrats Barry Bentham 327 18.1 +2.9
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Janet Bartram 153 8.5 N/A
Majority 544 30.1
Turnout 1,810 30.5
Registered electors 5,929
Labour hold Swing

Clapham

Clapham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mollie Foster* 603 37.1 −23.3
Conservative Frederick Sparrow 525 32.3 −28.1
Labour Terence Carroll 230 14.1 −3.4
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lawson 202 12.4 +4.1
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Paul Dempsey 66 4.1 N/A
Majority 78 4.8
Turnout 1,626 38.1
Registered electors 4,263
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

De Parys

De Parys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tarsem Paul 748 42.7 −0.7
Liberal Democrats John Ryan* 648 37.0 −8.1
Better Bedford Party Michael Mawson 178 10.2 N/A
Labour Marilyn Leask 140 8.0 −2.6
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Deba Choudhury 36 2.1 N/A
Majority 100 5.7
Turnout 1,750 42.8
Registered electors 4,086
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Eastcotts

Eastcotts
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Christine McHugh* 569 61.5 +7.1
Conservative Paul Chetcuti 267 28.9 −10.5
Labour Franca Garrick 47 5.1 −1.1
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Vivian Suter 42 4.5 N/A
Majority 302 32.6
Turnout 925 43.3
Registered electors 2,137
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Goldington

Goldington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Merryman 1,076 44.8 −15.3
Better Bedford Party Patrick Naughton* 661 27.5 −32.6
Labour Timothy Caswell 313 13.0 −9.0
Conservative Alan Cassan 303 12.6 ±0.0
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Francesca Ariano 33 1.4 N/A
The Consensus Dirk Bruere 16 0.7 N/A
Majority 415 17.3
Turnout 2,402 37.7
Registered electors 6,370
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Great Barford

Great Barford
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Harrison* 1,152 63.9 +9.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Stekelis 296 16.4 +8.8
Labour Pauline Curl 212 11.8 −4.5
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Rita Robinson 144 8.0 N/A
Majority 856 47.5
Turnout 1,804 44.1
Registered electors 4,089
Conservative hold Swing

Harpur

Harpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Colleen Atkins 889 41.7 +3.0
Conservative Brian Dillingham* 638 29.9 −11.9
Better Bedford Party Alberto Thomas 285 13.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Melanie Parra-Whitehead 177 8.3 −2.7
Green Jennifer Foley 113 5.3 −5.2
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Brian Gibbons 32 1.5 N/A
Majority 251 11.8
Turnout 2,134 35.7
Registered electors 5,974
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kempston East

Kempston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Lewis 707 42.8 +1.2
Conservative Eileen Whitmore** 454 27.5 −18.6
Better Bedford Party Mary Stupple 281 17.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Joan Slater 161 9.7 +3.0
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Janet Suter 50 3.0 N/A
Majority 253 15.3
Turnout 1,653 37.4
Registered electors 4,425
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Eileen Whitmore was a sitting councillor in Bromham ward.

Kempston North

Kempston North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Oliver 611 43.3 −12.6
Conservative Mark Smith 456 32.3 −3.5
Liberal Democrats Andrew Gerard 161 11.4 +0.1
Better Bedford Party Gurminder Singh 136 9.6 N/A
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Christine Richards 48 3.4 N/A
Majority 155 11.0
Turnout 1,412 35.5
Registered electors 3,980
Labour hold Swing

Kempston South

Kempston South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Hunt* 804 45.1 +6.1
Conservative Jagdish Singh 437 24.5 +10.4
Liberal Democrats Timothy Hill 348 19.5 +8.0
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Barbara Lowden-Smith 193 10.8 N/A
Majority 367 20.6
Turnout 1,782 31.7
Registered electors 5,615
Labour hold Swing

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Dave Hodgson* 1,067 52.4 +9.8
Labour Elizabeth Luder 551 27.1 −13.1
Conservative Barbara Purbrick 280 13.8 +2.8
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Charlene Tillotson 138 6.8 N/A
Majority 516 25.3
Turnout 2,036 31.0
Registered electors 6,564
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Newnham

Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Whitehead 465 30.0 −0.4
Conservative Colin Crane* 461 29.8 −7.3
Better Bedford Party Edward Davey 340 22.0 N/A
Labour June McDonald 203 13.1 −15.4
Green Chris Davies 52 3.4 N/A
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Betty Stapleton 27 1.7 N/A
Majority 4 0.3
Turnout 1,548 38.4
Registered electors 4,035
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Putnoe

Putnoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Linda Weerasirie 1,277 43.6 +2.4
Conservative Peter Allen 814 27.8 +1.5
UKIP Mark Adkin 523 17.8 −7.5
Labour Charan Sekhon 211 7.2 −2.9
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Robert Wane 105 3.6 N/A
Majority 463 15.8
Turnout 2,930 44.0
Registered electors 6,659
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Queens Park

Queens Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Muhummad Khan* 1,078 57.8 −5.3
Liberal Democrats Neal Bath 348 18.6 +8.6
Conservative Atul Sikand 302 16.2 +31
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Roland Warder 138 7.4 N/A
Majority 730 39.1
Turnout 1,866 39.2
Registered electors 4,771
Labour hold Swing

Wootton

Wootton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Tait 789 47.3 +11.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Murphy 612 36.7 +5.5
Labour Adrien Beardmore 154 9.2 −0.2
Association of Bedfordshire Citizens Stewart Lister 112 6.7 N/A
Majority 177 10.6
Turnout 1,667 40.5
Registered electors 4,116
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

References

  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Local Elections: Bedford". BBC. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Borough Election Results 2004". Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
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