1994 Bedford Borough Council election

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The 1994 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary[edit]

Election result[edit]

1994 Bedford Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 3 Decrease 3 15.8 19 22 41.5 10,857 28.5 –16.0
  Labour 8 Increase 1 42.1 8 16 30.2 14,442 37.9 +10.1
  Liberal Democrats 6 Increase 1 31.6 5 11 20.8 11,736 30.8 +7.3
  Independent 2 Increase 1 10.5 2 4 7.5 1,096 2.9 –1.3

Ward results[edit]

Brickhill[edit]

Brickhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Stuart Green* 1,779 57.9 +5.4
Conservative Eric Threapleton 999 32.5 –7.1
Labour Christopher Black 292 9.5 +1.5
Majority 780 25.4
Turnout 3,070 52.9
Registered electors 5,803
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Castle[edit]

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Apu Bagchi* 968 40.4 -1.3
Liberal Democrats Lynda Aylett-Green 793 33.1 +15.1
Conservative Aleks Simic 637 26.6 –13.7
Majority 175 7.3
Turnout 2,398 53.5
Registered electors 4,475
Labour hold Swing

Cauldwell[edit]

Cauldwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth White 1,534 75.7 +0.2
Conservative Lewis Williams 266 13.1 +0.1
Liberal Democrats Anita Gerard 227 11.2 -0.2
Majority 1,268 62.6
Turnout 2,027 34.9
Registered electors 5,805
Labour hold Swing

De Parys[edit]

De Parys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Graham 1,550 57.5 +12.4
Conservative Dean Laley 742 27.5 –13.7
Labour Richard Crane 403 15.0 +1.3
Majority 808 30.0
Turnout 2,695 48.5
Registered electors 5,548
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Felmersham[edit]

Felmersham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dudley Hughes 398 47.8 –14.6
Liberal Democrats G. Venn 304 36.5 +9.0
Labour Terence Carroll 130 15.6 +5.5
Majority 94 11.3
Turnout 832 47.2
Registered electors 1,759
Conservative hold Swing

Goldington[edit]

Goldington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Geoff Chislett 1,418 59.3 +23.9
Labour Jennifer Lumsden 764 32.0 -13.7
Conservative D. Mitchell 209 8.7 –10.2
Majority 654 27.4
Turnout 2,391 46.7
Registered electors 5,145
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Harpur[edit]

Harpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hazel Mitchell* 1,353 61.8 +5.6
Conservative Jean Pilgrim 558 25.5 –6.3
Liberal Democrats P. Lawson 277 12.7 +6.8
Majority 795 36.3
Turnout 2,188 36.7
Registered electors 5,946
Labour hold Swing

Harrold[edit]

Harrold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats P. Davis 578 54.7 +27.7
Conservative Brian Cheadle* 479 45.3 –6.2
Majority 99 9.4
Turnout 1,057 50.2
Registered electors 2,102
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Kempston East[edit]

Kempston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Oliver* 1,680 56.3 -3.3
Labour Sesa Lehal 1,657 55.6 -4.0
Conservative S. Kaye 932 31.3 -9.1
Conservative David Reedman 918 30.8 -9.6
Liberal Democrats Charles Parsons 419 14.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats P. Summers 372 12.5 N/A
Turnout 2,982 41.8
Registered electors 7,134
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kempston West[edit]

Kempston West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shan Hunt* 1,362 55.8 +2.5
Conservative Richard Hyde 815 33.4 –4.6
Liberal Democrats A. Meadows 266 10.9 +2.2
Majority 547 22.4
Turnout 2,443 38.7
Registered electors 6,309
Labour hold Swing

Kingsbrook[edit]

Kingsbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Luder* 1,326 70.5 +4.8
Liberal Democrats L. Ames 282 15.0 +4.3
Conservative L. Griffin 273 14.5 –9.1
Majority 1,044 55.5
Turnout 1,881 36.9
Registered electors 5,089
Labour hold Swing

Newnham[edit]

Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats M. Evans* 985 47.5 +8.8
Conservative T. Hensman 683 33.0 +0.7
Labour M. Skelding 404 19.5 -5.1
Majority 302 14.6
Turnout 2,072 47.7
Registered electors 4,343
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Oakley[edit]

Oakley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Patricia Olney* 596 63.3 +8.7
Conservative C. Carlton 317 33.7 –4.1
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hall 28 3.0 –51.6
Majority 279 29.6
Turnout 941 52.7
Registered electors 1,783
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Patricia Olney had originally been elected as a Liberal Democrat, but defected to become an Independent prior to the election.

Putnoe[edit]

Putnoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Headley 1,393 53.4 +8.7
Conservative S. Sherwood 887 34.0 –6.3
Labour Ian Nicholls 331 12.7 +2.5
Majority 506 19.4
Turnout 2,611 47.8
Registered electors 5,451
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Queens Park[edit]

Queens Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Derek Jones* 1,678 77.6 +8.3
Conservative H. Bushell 277 12.8 –5.9
Liberal Democrats Joanna Wood 206 9.5 +3.5
Majority 1,401 64.8
Turnout 2,161 37.0
Registered electors 5,829
Labour hold Swing

Renhold[edit]

Renhold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Harrison 631 63.4 –7.1
Liberal Democrats P. Chislett 266 26.7 +17.6
Labour Philip Otubanjo 99 9.9 –10.5
Majority 365 36.6
Turnout 996 55.4
Registered electors 1,797
Conservative hold Swing

Riseley[edit]

Riseley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ian Clifton 500 37.3 N/A
Conservative Simon Cocksedge* 452 33.7 –25.3
Liberal Democrats P. Cook 389 29.0 +5.9
Majority 48 3.6
Turnout 1,341 64.2
Registered electors 2,087
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Wilshamstead[edit]

Wilshamstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative M. Hickling* 584 46.8 –12.2
Labour David Lewis 461 36.9 –4.1
Liberal Democrats Judith Cunningham 204 16.3 N/A
Majority 123 9.8
Turnout 1,249 50.4
Registered electors 2,474
Conservative hold Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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