# Central Bedfordshire Council elections

Central Bedfordshire Council is the local authority for the a unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire, England. It was created on 1 April 2009 replacing Mid Bedfordshire, South Bedfordshire and Bedfordshire County Council.

## Council elections

* 2009 Central Bedfordshire Council election
* 2011 Central Bedfordshire Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2015 Central Bedfordshire Council election
* 2019 Central Bedfordshire Council election
* 2023 Central Bedfordshire Council election (New ward boundaries)

## District result maps

* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2023 results map

## By-election results
### 2011-2015

Stotfold and Langford By-Election 16 August 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gillian Clarke | 1,021 | 55.6 | +10.1 |
| | Labour | Satinderjit Singh Dhaliwal | 446 | 24.3 | +8.8 |
| | UKIP | George Konstantinidis | 221 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Baines | 147 | 8.0 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 575 | 31.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,835 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Biggleswade South By-Election 15 November 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tim Woodward | 642 | 38.3 | −21.2 |
| | Labour | Sheila Grayston | 523 | 31.2 | −9.3 |
| | Independent | Jonathan Medlock | 437 | 26.1 | +26.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gee Leach | 73 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,675 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Silsoe and Shillington By-Election 15 November 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Alison Graham | 527 | 55.0 | +55.0 |
| | Conservative | Martin Hawkins | 236 | 24.6 | −21.6 |
| | UKIP | Steven Wildman | 73 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Nunn | 66 | 6.9 | −34.0 |
| | Green | Gareth Ellis | 56 | 5.8 | −0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 30.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 958 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Alison Graham contested the ward as a Liberal Democrat in 2011, receiving 40.9%.
Dunstable-Northfields By-Election 12 September 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Bev Coleman | 434 | 33.4 | +33.4 |
| | Conservative | Jeanette Freeman | 305 | 23.5 | −7.8 |
| | Labour | Duncan Ross | 297 | 22.9 | −2.6 |
| | UKIP | Garry Lelliott | 227 | 17.5 | +17.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Walmsley | 35 | 2.7 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 9.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,298 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Caddington By-Election 28 November 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Collins | 738 | 39.6 | −26.9 |
| | Independent | Christine Smith | 560 | 30.0 | +30.0 |
| | UKIP | Steven Wildman | 334 | 17.9 | +17.9 |
| | Labour | Ian Lowery | 209 | 11.2 | −10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Winter | 24 | 1.3 | −10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 178 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,865 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2019

Biggleswade North By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steven Watkins | 704 | 35.1 | −5.5 |
| | Independent | Bernard Rix | 541 | 27.0 | +27.0 |
| | Labour | Bernard Briars | 387 | 19.3 | −5.6 |
| | UKIP | Duncan Strachan | 158 | 7.9 | −15.7 |
| | Green | Amy Peabody | 134 | 6.7 | −4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Aldis | 81 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,005 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Shefford By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Liddiard | 1,325 | 54.4 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Annabel Woolmer | 499 | 20.5 | +20.5 |
| | Labour | David Short | 345 | 14.2 | −9.6 |
| | UKIP | Roger Smith | 267 | 11.0 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 826 | 33.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,436 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |