2009 Central Bedfordshire Council election

Elections to Central Bedfordshire Council were held on 4 June 2009. This was the first elections to the newly formed council, with all 66 seats being up for election. All Councillors elected would serve a two year term, expiring in 2011, when ward boundaries would be reviewed. The Conservative Party won overall control of the council, managing to win 54 of 66 seats on the council.

Central Bedfordshire Council Elections, 2009
4 June 2009
Whole Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent
Seats won 54, 81.8% 11, 16.7% 1, 1.5%
Popular vote 88,524 49,583 6,901
Percentage 51.67% 28.94% 4.03%
Elected Largest Party


Conservative

Result
Central Bedfordshire Council Election Result 2009
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 54 54 0 +54 81.82 51.67 88,524 N/A
  Liberal Democrats 11 11 0 +11 16.67 28.94 49,583 N/A
  Independent 1 1 0 +1 1.51 4.03 6,901 N/A
  Labour 0 0 0 0 0.0 12.05 20,637 N/A
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.52 2,612 N/A
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.29 2,215 N/A
  UK First 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.50 856 N/A

The overall turnout was 40.59% with a total of 171,328 valid votes cast.

Council Composition

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
54 11 1
Conservative Lib Dem I

I - Independent

Ward Results

Ampthill
Ampthill (2 seats)[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Gary Summerfield 971 19.39
Conservative Paul Alan Duckett 855 17.07
Independent Mark Andrew Smith 840 16.77
Conservative Mrs C M E Gibson 633 12.64
Independent Ghislain Pascal 548 10.94
Liberal Democrats Michael John Cottier 418 8.35
Independent Chris Hayes 417 8.33
Independent John Bingham 177 3.53
Labour David Edwin Hogan 76 1.52
Labour Mark Richard Cant 73 1.46
Majority 15 0.30
Turnout 5,008 48.8
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Barton
Barton (2 Seats) [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Northwood 1,302 27.31
Liberal Democrats Janet Nunn 1,268 26.60
Conservative Martin Hawkins 1,000 20.98
Conservative Frederick James Wilson 898 18.84
Labour Terri Miller 157 3.29
Labour Christopher Atkinson 142 2.98
Majority 268 5.62
Turnout 4,767 44.20
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Biggleswade
Biggleswade (4 seats)[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Frank Vickers 2,157 13.84
Conservative Maurice R Jones 2,091 13.42
Conservative David John Lawrence 1,989 12.76
Conservative Jane G Lawrence 1,930 12.38
Liberal Democrats Gregory Burke 1,060 6.80
Labour Bernard Victor Briars 963 6.18
Labour Rex Skinner 951 6.10
Liberal Democrats Neil Cliff 850 5.45
Labour Sheila Margaret Grayston 808 5.18
Liberal Democrats Dante Virgil Conning 726 4.66
Labour Allister James Dennis 714 4.58
BNP Kevin Austin 709 4.55
Liberal Democrats Chris Leslie 639 4.10
Majority 870 5.58
Turnout 15,587 37.60
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Cranfield
Cranfield (2 seats) [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Charles Matthews 858 30.41
Conservative Alan Richard Bastable 857 30.38
Liberal Democrats Sheila Booth 354 12.55
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Sinclair 305 10.81
Labour Laurence Alexander Pollock 229 8.12
Labour Alan Joseph Morris 218 7.73
Majority 503 17.83
Turnout 2,821 34.80
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Dunstable Downs
Dunstable Downs (4 seats)[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony Green 2,011 14.23
Conservative Nigel Young 1,855 13.12
Conservative Paul Darryl Freeman 1,828 12.93
Conservative Carole Hegley 1,664 11.77
UK First Peter Arthur Cole 856 6.06
Labour Wendy Anne Bater 855 6.05
Liberal Democrats David William Larkman 799 5.65
Liberal Democrats Lesley Elizabeth Gates 775 5.48
Liberal Democrats Sally Frances Pointer 746 5.28
Liberal Democrats Ian Witherick 692 4.89
Labour Joy Amelia Shaw 557 3.94
Labour David King 556 3.93
Labour James Kenneth O’Neill 520 3.68
BNP Derek Esau Godfrey 423 2.99
Majority 808 5.71
Turnout 14,137 36.30
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Flitwick East
Flitwick East (2 seats)[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Gerald Jamieson 1,213 23.31
Conservative Andrew Michael Turner 1,140 21.91
Green Gareth Ellis 685 13.17
Liberal Democrats Stephen Mitchell 641 12.32
Green Chris Fryer 496 9.53
Liberal Democrats Les Thompson 475 9.13
Independent Andy Ausden 320 6.15
Labour Sheila Gardner 125 2.40
Labour Stephen John Hunt 108 2.08
Majority 455 8.74
Turnout 5,203 44.70
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Flitwick West
Flitwick West (2 seats)[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dennis Gale 1,365 30.12
Conservative Steve Male 1,361 30.03
Liberal Democrats Louise Watton 760 16.77
Liberal Democrats Richard Kennedy 698 15.40
Labour Peter Joyce 197 4.35
Labour Iain Stuart Matuaru 151 3.33
Majority 601 13.26
Turnout 4,532 42.50
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Grovebury
Grovebury (2 seats)[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Raymond D Berry 1,052 28.04
Conservative Adam Fahn 1,028 27.41
Liberal Democrats Hugo Friffin-Jorgensen 504 13.44
Liberal Democrats Peter Aidan McMorrow 444 11.84
Labour Jenny Bone 398 10.61
Labour Chris Northedge 325 8.66
Majority 524 13.97
Turnout 3,751 30.40
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Houghton Regis
Houghton Regis (4 seats)[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Susan Goodchild 1,877 16.11
Liberal Democrats Rita Egan 1,650 14.16
Liberal Democrats David John Jones 1,628 13.97
Liberal Democrats Peter Williams 1,553 13.32
Conservative John Anthony Chatterley 998 8.56
Conservative Claire Elizabeth Meakins-Jell 799 6.86
Conservative Peter Frederick Swaisland 746 6.40
BNP Steven Bridgeman 735 6.31
Labour Robert James Roche 482 4.14
Labour Ruth Harris-Small 463 3.97
Labour Roger Harold Turner 444 3.81
Conservative Beryl Mary Meakins 279 2.39
Majority 555 4.76
Turnout 11,654 31.40
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Icknield
Icknield (2 seats)[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David John McVicar 1,046 30.35
Conservative John Robert Kane 913 26.50
Liberal Democrats Peter Frances Hatswell 487 14.13
Liberal Democrats Alan David Winter 405 11.75
Labour Catherine Howes 299 8.68
Labour Michelle Jayne Henderson 296 8.59
Majority 426 12.37
Turnout 3,446 36.60
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Langford & Henlow Village
Langford & Henlow Village (2 seats)[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tony A Rogers 1,783 33.47
Conservative Jon A E Clarke 1,681 31.56
Liberal Democrats Tim Troon 722 13.55
Liberal Democrats Trevor Barnes 589 11.06
Labour David Charles Devereux 295 5.54
Labour Ann Brown 257 4.82
Majority 959 18.01
Turnout 5,327 44.10
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Leighton Linslade Central
Leighton Linslade Central (4 seats)[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kenneth Sharer 1,769 12.94
Conservative Brian J Spurr 1,752 12.81
Conservative Roy W Johnstone 1,747 12.78
Conservative David Bowater 1,728 12.64
Liberal Democrats Mark Freeman 1,328 9.71
Liberal Democrats Russ Goodchild 1,165 8.52
Liberal Democrats Anne Jennifer Guess 1,145 8.37
Liberal Democrats Stephen Henry Martin Owen 1,039 7.60
Labour Sara Monissa Harris 517 3.78
Labour Joan Rampley 513 3.75
Labour John Stephen Bone 505 3.69
Labour Maurice Rampley 466 3.41
Majority 400 2.93
Turnout 13,674 33.90
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Marston
Marston (2 seats)[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger A Baker 706 24.87
Conservative Mike Gibson 601 21.17
Independent Iain Clapman 553 19.48
Liberal Democrats Ian J Booth 486 17.12
Liberal Democrats Jo Sinclair 247 8.70
Labour Roy Arden 130 4.58
Labour Sean Patrick Walter Carolan 116 4.08
Majority 48 3.70
Turnout 2,839 36.50
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Maulden & Houghton Conquest
Maulden & Houghton Conquest (2 seats)[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Angela Barker 1,430 27.59
Conservative Howard J Lockey 1,390 26.81
Liberal Democrats Roger Baines 907 17.50
Liberal Democrats Tracy Wilbur 853 16.45
Green Saqhib Ijthehad Ali 341 6.58
Labour George Henry Legate 135 2.60
Labour Peter Reginald Wicks 128 2.47
Majority 483 9.31
Turnout 5,184 48.80
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Northfields
Northfields (2 seats)[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Julian David Murray 755 20.82
Conservative Jeannette Freeman 618 17.04
Conservative Nigel Austin Warren 511 14.09
Labour Duncan Ross 480 13.23
Labour Michael Joseph Hearty 413 11.39
BNP Shelley Rose 348 9.59
Liberal Democrats Rod Keyes 258 7.11
Liberal Democrats Elaine Ann Morgan 244 6.73
Majority 107 2.95
Turnout 3,627 40.30
Independent win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Northill & Blunham
Northill & Blunham (2 seats)[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Maudlin 2,013 36.57
Conservative Patricia E Turner 1,823 33.11
Liberal Democrats James Blackburn 674 12.24
Liberal Democrats Gail Davis 645 11.72
Labour Hilary Janet Broderick 180 3.27
Labour Peter Charles Doland 170 3.09
Majority 1,149 20.87
Turnout 5,505 44.10
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Plantation
Plantation (2 seats)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter R Rawcliffe 1,290 32.17
Conservative Alan J Shadbolt 1,204 30.03
Liberal Democrats Anne Elizabeth Gray 519 12.94
Liberal Democrats Rosalind Mennie 458 11.42
Labour Maurice Blackman 279 6.96
Labour Gerry Sandison 260 6.48
Majority 685 17.09
Turnout 4,010 35.70
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Potton
Potton (2 seats)[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anita Lewis 1,232 28.95
Conservative Doreen B Gurney 1,156 27.16
Independent Richard Gilbert Baker 731 17.17
Liberal Democrats Patrick Jones 631 14.83
Labour Rose Forbes 298 7.00
Labour Dennis James 208 4.89
Majority 425 9.99
Turnout 4,256 41.60
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Sandy
Sandy (2 seats)[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Blaine 1,383 26.74
Liberal Democrats Nigel Aldis 1,209 23.38
Green Ken Lynch 748 14.46
Conservative Dawn Michele McNeil 689 13.32
Conservative Steven Watkins 619 11.97
Green Kate Layden 266 5.14
Labour Cheryl Ann McDonald 135 2.61
Labour David Ian Hadley 123 2.38
Majority 461 8.92
Turnout 5,172 40.40
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Shefford
Shefford (2 seats)[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lewis Birt 1,309 28.66
Conservative Tony Brown 1,234 27.01
Liberal Democrats Paul Francis John Mackin 881 19.29
Liberal Democrats John Henry Goode 650 14.23
Labour Carolyn Devereux 286 6.26
Labour Nigel Ian Rushby 208 4.55
Majority 353 7.72
Turnout 4,568 41.40
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Silsoe and Shillington
Silsoe and Shillington (2 seats)[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rita Jane Drinkwater 1,503 28.91
Liberal Democrats Alison M W Graham 1,226 23.58
Conservative Kathy Keen 1,163 22.37
Liberal Democrats Myles Collett Greenhalgh 1,089 20.95
Labour Paul Bouch 138 2.65
Labour Anthony Kent 80 1.54
Majority 63 1.21
Turnout 5,199 46.30
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

South East Bedfordshire
South East Bedfordshire (2 seat) [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Stay 1,720 35.11
Conservative Ruth B Gammons 1,551 31.66
Liberal Democrats Stephen Goss 582 11.88
Liberal Democrats Adrees Latif 542 11.06
Labour Alyson Jane Read 292 5.96
Labour John George Smith 212 4.33
Majority 969 19.78
Turnout 4,899 43.40
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

South West Bedfordshire
South West Bedfordshire (2 seats) [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ken James 1,744 39.97
Conservative Marion Mustoe 1,705 39.08
Liberal Democrats Jack Goodchild 499 11.44
Labour Roger Charles Croft 222 5.09
Labour Bill Amos 193 4.42
Majority 1,206 27.64
Turnout 4,363 44.90
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Southcott
Southcott (2 seats) [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David John Hopkin 986 24.71
Liberal Democrats Peter J Snelling 858 21.50
Conservative George Edward Albert Rolfe 829 20.78
Liberal Democrats Mark Oliver Nathan Fried 591 14.81
Green Ken Barry 417 10.45
Labour Peter William Palfrey 189 4.74
Labour John Sydney Kenneth Raymond 120 3.01
Majority 29 0.72
Turnout 3,990 40.90
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Stotfold and Arlesey
Stotfold and Arlesey (4 seats) [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John A G Saunders 2,139 15.03
Conservative John Street 2,131 14.97
Conservative Christina Turner 1,981 13.92
Conservative Ian Dalgarno 1,931 13.57
Independent Hugh Harper 1,073 7.54
Liberal Democrats Alan Reginald Cooper 958 6.73
Independent Vic Williams 915 6.43
Liberal Democrats Pam Manfield 802 5.63
Liberal Democrats Larry Stoter 743 5.22
Labour Sandra May Lunn 432 3.03
Labour Douglas A Landman 422 2.96
Labour Lorraine Jean Warwick 394 2.77
Labour Mike Smith 313 2.20
Majority 858 6.03
Turnout 14,234 38.10
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Toddington
Toddington (2 seats) [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tom Nicols 1,188 28.35
Conservative Norman B Costin 1,139 27.18
Independent Ian Leslie Shingler 677 16.15
Independent John Walter Gilbey 448 10.69
Liberal Democrats Ray Ross Morgan 223 5.32
Liberal Democrats Tony Swain 203 4.84
Labour Rodney Evan Richard Evans 166 3.96
Labour Marshall Miller 147 3.51
Majority 462 11.03
Turnout 4,191 44.60
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Watling
Watling (2 seats) [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter N Hollick 1,267 32.65
Conservative Ann J Sparrow 1,265 32.60
Liberal Democrats Susan Christine Thorne 454 11.70
Liberal Democrats Lynda Margaret Walmsley 353 9.10
Labour Raymond Ian Harris 285 7.35
Labour Michael Andrew Rogers 256 6.60
Majority 811 20.90
Turnout 3,880 38.20
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Woburn & Harlington
Woburn & Harlington (2 seats) [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fiona Chapman 1,743 27.24
Conservative Budge Wells 1,688 26.39
Liberal Democrats Brian James Golby 1,332 20.82
Liberal Democrats Robert John Hallam 1,068 16.69
Labour Rachel Joy Elizabeth Garnham 304 4.75
Labour Susan Marie Morris 263 4.11
Majority 356 5.57
Turnout 6,398 46.10
Conservative win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

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