# 2011 Bedford Borough Council election

The 2011 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in Bedfordshire, England. All 40 seats of the council were up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council (with change) was:
* Labour 12 (+5)
* Liberal Democrat 12 (−1)
* Conservative 12 (+4)
* Independent 4 (−4)

## Results

Individual gains and losses are not given due to boundary changes.
Bedford Local Election Result 2011 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 12 | +4 | 36.63 | 30,375 |
| Labour | 12 | +5 | 28.63 | 23,737 |
| Liberal Democrats | 12 | -1 | 25.54 | 21,179 |
| Independent | 4 | -4 | 7.80 | 6470 |
| Green | 0 | | 1.14 | 946 |
| UKIP | 0 | | 0.25 | 211 |

### By ward

Elected candidates in bold.
In multi-member wards, "majority" is the margin of votes between the lowest placed elected candidate and the highest placed non-elected candidate.

#### Brickhill

Brickhill (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Royden* | 2,089 | 61.46 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Rider* | 1,795 | 52.81 | |
| | Conservative | Oliver Richbell | 857 | 25.21 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Stonebridge | 781 | 22.98 | |
| | Labour | Charles Baily | 432 | 12.71 | |
| | Labour | Thoufique Ali | 319 | 9.39 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 938 | 27.60 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,469 | 53 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

#### Bromham and Biddenham

Bromham and Biddenham (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Rigby* | 1,929 | 66.27 | |
| | Conservative | Jon Gambold | 1,832 | 62.93 | |
| | Labour | Nicholas Luder | 512 | 17.59 | |
| | Labour | Ashley Frith | 434 | 14.91 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stelios Mores | 334 | 11.47 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Rutherford | 213 | 7.32 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,320 | 45.34 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,947 | 52 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

#### Castle

Castle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Apu Bagchi* | 758 | 34.01 | |
| | Conservative | Caroline Fensome | 571 | 25.62 | |
| | Conservative | Shishum Miah | 539 | 24.18 | |
| | Independent | Paul Ogden | 486 | 21.80 | |
| | Labour | Chris Lowe | 481 | 21.58 | |
| | Labour | Richard Johnson | 477 | 21.40 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mags Brady | 200 | 8.97 | |
| | Green | Lucy Bywater | 180 | 8.08 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Ryan | 162 | 7.27 | |
| | Green | Tony Upton | 88 | 3.95 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 1.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,264 | 43 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

#### Cauldwell

Cauldwell (two councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Oliver* | 1,087 | 46.77 | |
| | Labour | Randolph Charles* | 1,077 | 46.34 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jake Sale | 537 | 23.11 | |
| | Conservative | Kitty Sams | 457 | 19.66 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynn Southwell | 449 | 19.32 | |
| | Conservative | Amanda Murrell | 414 | 17.81 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 540 | 23.23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,359 | 37 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

#### Clapham

Clapham (one councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jane Walker* | 837 | 59.28 | |
| | Labour | Jenni Jackson | 437 | 30.95 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Anscomb | 138 | 9.77 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 400 | 28.33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,432 | 43 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

#### De Parys

De Parys (two councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sawyer* | 1,072 | 44.74 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Henry Vann | 876 | 36.56 | |
| | Conservative | Katherine Groves | 786 | 32.80 | |
| | Conservative | Adrian Lennox-Lamb | 780 | 32.55 | |
| | Labour | Frank McMahon | 406 | 16.94 | |
| | Labour | Jane Pritchard | 396 | 16.53 | |
| | Green | David Maxwell | 128 | 5.34 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 90 | 3.76 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,421 | 43 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

#### Eastcotts

Eastcotts (one councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Holland* | 613 | 64.32 | |
| | Conservative | Martine Moon | 195 | 20.46 | |
| | Labour | James Grady | 145 | 15.22 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 418 | 43.86 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 960 | 42 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

#### Elstow

Elstow (one councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Hill* | 501 | 38.16 | |
| | Conservative | Lynne Faulkner | 434 | 33.05 | |
| | Independent | Tony Hare | 203 | 15.46 | |
| | Labour | Sophie Sands | 175 | 13.33 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 5.11 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1321 | 44 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

#### Goldington

Goldington (two councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Gillard* | 960 | 43.32 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phil Merryman* | 897 | 40.48 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Forth | 620 | 27.98 | |
| | Labour | Hazera Forth | 582 | 26.26 | |
| | Conservative | John Robertson | 542 | 24.46 | |
| | Conservative | Gillian Rose | 454 | 20.49 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 12.50 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,247 | 37 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

#### Great Barford

Great Barford (two councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carole Ellis* | 1,929 | 68.57 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Moon | 1,788 | 63.56 | |
| | Labour | John Dawson | 463 | 16.46 | |
| | Labour | Samuel Goodby | 407 | 14.47 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Thacker | 404 | 14.36 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vanessa Holland | 372 | 13.22 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,325 | 47.10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,854 | 50 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

#### Harpur

Harpur (two councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colleen Atkins* | 1,483 | 58.43 | |
| | Labour | Louise King | 1,065 | 41.96 | |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Kabir | 749 | 29.51 | |
| | Conservative | Domenico Canzoneri | 626 | 24.67 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Bootiman | 223 | 8.79 | |
| | Green | Greg Paszyski | 199 | 7.84 | |
| | Green | Ben Foley | 176 | 6.93 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Whitehead | 169 | 6.66 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 316 | 12.45 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,562 | 44 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

#### Harrold

Harrold (one councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alison Foster | 850 | 46.83 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nick Charsley* | 802 | 44.19 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Poole | 163 | 8.98 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 48 | 2.64 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,832 | 58 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

#### Kempston Central and East

Kempston Central and East (two councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Valentine | 925 | 42.88 | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Nawaz | 830 | 38.48 | |
| | Conservative | Steve Collins | 742 | 34.40 | |
| | Independent | Nicky Attenborough* | 707 | 32.78 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Rigby | 381 | 17.66 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Trengrove | 155 | 7.19 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Johana Woodruff | 145 | 6.72 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 88 | 4.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,180 | 41 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

#### Kempston North

Kempston North (one councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shan Hunt | 652 | 56.79 | |
| | Conservative | Allan Geoffrey | 417 | 36.32 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neal Bath | 79 | 6.88 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 20.47 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,163 | 39 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

#### Kempston Rural

Kempston Rural (one councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Smith* | 863 | 57.50 | |
| | Independent | Jim Weir | 267 | 17.79 | |
| | Labour | Tim Caswell | 259 | 17.26 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel Fisk | 112 | 7.46 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 596 | 39.71 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,514 | 50 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

#### Kempston South

Kempston South (one councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carl Meader* | 1,021 | 75.63 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Hyde | 269 | 19.93 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Standley | 60 | 4.44 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 752 | 55.70 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,371 | 43 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

#### Kempston West

Kempston West (one councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Will Hunt* | 624 | 53.79 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Hamilton | 473 | 40.78 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Murphy | 63 | 5.43 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | 13.01 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,177 | 42 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

#### Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook (two councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Saunders | 857 | 39.06 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anita Gerard* | 827 | 37.69 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Gerard* | 808 | 36.83 | |
| | Labour | Abu Sultan | 658 | 29.99 | |
| | Conservative | Alex Agius | 395 | 18.00 | |
| | Conservative | Musla Uddin | 298 | 13.58 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 0.86 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,237 | 35 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

#### Newnham

Newnham (two councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Mingay* | 981 | 36.65 | |
| | Conservative | Kirsty Adams | 884 | 33.02 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gianni Carofano | 746 | 27.87 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Leslie | 622 | 23.23 | |
| | Labour | Richard Crane | 549 | 20.51 | |
| | Labour | June McDonald | 464 | 17.33 | |
| | Independent | Ray Hostler | 384 | 14.34 | |
| | Green | Nick Wilde | 175 | 6.54 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 138 | 5.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,706 | 49 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

#### Oakley

Oakley (one councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Pat Olney* | 1,361 | 84.06 | |
| | Labour | Chrissie Holloway | 149 | 9.20 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jason Parmar | 109 | 6.73 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,212 | 74.86 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,659 | 56 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

#### Putnoe

Putnoe (two councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Headley* | 1,849 | 58.90 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sallyanne Smith* | 1,450 | 46.19 | |
| | Conservative | Susan Spratt | 878 | 27.97 | |
| | Conservative | Irfan Latif | 664 | 21.15 | |
| | Labour | Franca Garrick | 448 | 14.27 | |
| | Labour | David Lukes | 425 | 13.54 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 572 | 18.22 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,172 | 52 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

#### Queens Park

Queens Park (two councillors) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammad Yasin* | 2,114 | 60.31 | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Masud | 1,767 | 50.41 | |
| | Conservative | Parvez Akhtar | 1,383 | 39.46 | |
| | Conservative | Nurul Islam | 898 | 25.62 | |
| | Independent | Shanoor Miah | 186 | 5.31 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Struck | 118 | 3.37 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mahmud Rogers | 103 | 2.94 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 384 | 10.95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,541 | 60 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

#### Riseley

Riseley (one councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ian Clifton* | 1,007 | 63.25 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Towler | 426 | 26.76 | |
| | Labour | Patrick Pollard | 114 | 7.16 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Steklis | 45 | 2.83 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 581 | 36.49 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,701 | 61 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

#### Sharnbrook

Sharnbrook (one councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Doug McMurdo* | 1,111 | 59.16 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Qunice | 537 | 28.59 | |
| | Labour | Alistair Strathern | 167 | 8.89 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Lawson | 63 | 3.35 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 574 | 30.57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,891 | 59 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

#### Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead (one councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graeme Coombes | 766 | 64.10 | |
| | Labour | Susan Aykin | 227 | 19.00 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Conrad Longmore | 202 | 16.90 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 539 | 45.10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,212 | 48 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

#### Wootton

Wootton (one councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Prescod | 617 | 38.44 | |
| | Conservative | John Wheeler | 609 | 37.94 | |
| | UKIP | Bob Colman | 211 | 13.15 | |
| | Labour | Adrien Beardmore | 168 | 10.47 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.50 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,622 | 50 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

#### Wyboston

Wyboston (one councillor) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Wootton* | 1,161 | 76.43 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Hilliard | 200 | 13.17 | |
| | Labour | Terry Carroll | 158 | 10.40 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 961 | 63.26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,535 | 53 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |