# 2007 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election

Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held in May 2007. These were the last elections to council, with all 53 seats being up for election. Councillors elected would serve a two-year term, expiring in 2009, when Mid Bedfordshire District Council was replaced by Central Bedfordshire Council. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, winning 37 of 53 seats on the council. The Conservatives won 8 seats (5 wards) unopposed, as did an Independent candidate in one ward.

## Result

Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 37 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 69.81 | 47.1 | 16,712 | +5.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 20.75 | 30.8 | 10,913 | +6.2 |
| Independent | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.55 | 9.7 | 3,429 | +1.6 |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.89 | 1.7 | 612 | -1.7 |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 3,591 | -11.9 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 224 | +0.6 |

## Ward Results

All results are listed below:
Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 2003 District Council election.
The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 2003 District Council election.
Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.
Asterisks denote incumbent councillors seeking re-election.

### Ampthill

One Independent gain from Conservatives.
Ampthill (3 seats, 5,390 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Summerfield* | 1,381 | 55.2 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Pearce | 1,077 | 43.1 | |
| | Independent | Mark Smith | 1,060 | 42.4 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | Paul Duckett | 1,035 | 41.4 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Holden* | 974 | 38.9 | −2.4 |
| | Conservative | Carol Gibson | 939 | 37.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,501 | 46.4 | +9.1 |

### Arlesey

One Conservative gain from Independent; one Conservative gain from Labour.
Arlesey (2 seats, 4,107 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hugh Harper | 562 | 44.0 | |
| | Conservative | Ian Dalgarno | 491 | 38.4 | |
| | Labour | Dorothy Brown* | 442 | 34.6 | −16.0 |
| | Independent | Victor Williams* | 427 | 33.4 | −28.9 |
| | Labour | Lorraine Warwick | 275 | 21.5 | |
| | Independent | David West | 202 | 15.8 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,277 | 31.1 | +5.7 |

### Aspley Guise

Aspley Guise (1 seat, 1,913 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Fiona Chapman* | Unopposed | NA | |

### Biggleswade Holme

Biggleswade Holme (2 seats, 3,666 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Vickers* | 806 | 60.6 | +19.7 |
| | Conservative | David Smith* | 795 | 59.7 | +17.0 |
| | Labour | Sheila Grayston | 471 | 35.4 | |
| | Labour | Dennis James | 395 | 29.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,331 | 36.3 | +0.8 |

### Biggleswade Ivel

Biggleswade Ivel (3 seats, 5,716 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Wendy Smith* | 1,015 | 54.0 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Lawrence* | 980 | 52.1 | +11.3 |
| | Conservative | Maurice Jones* | 914 | 48.6 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | Rex Skinner | 697 | 37.1 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Bernard Briars | 680 | 36.2 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | David Albone | 678 | 36.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,881 | 32.9 | +5.5 |

### Biggleswade Stratton

Biggleswade Stratton (2 seats, 2,741 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Lawrence* | 509 | 48.8 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Michael Cazaly* | 497 | 47.6 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Amy Forbes | 322 | 30.8 | |
| | Labour | Rebecca Kerfoot | 292 | 28.0 | −9.2 |
| | BNP | Philippa Carter | 224 | 21.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,044 | 38.1 | +11.8 |

### Clifton and Meppershall

Clifton and Meppershall (2 seats, 3,605 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anthony Rogers* | 1,143 | 71.1 | +14.7 |
| | Conservative | Paul Carne* | 1,112 | 69.2 | +16.4 |
| | Labour | David Devereux | 357 | 22.2 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,608 | 44.6 | +4.9 |

### Cranfield

Cranfield (2 seats, 4,241 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Bastable* | 873 | 62.9 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Matthews* | 867 | 62.5 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Alan Morris | 429 | 30.9 | −0.5 |
| | Labour | Laurence Pollock | 411 | 29.6 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,387 | 32.7 | +4.0 |

### Flitton, Greenfield and Pulloxhill

One Green gain from Conservatives.
Flitton, Greenfield and Pulloxhill (1 seat, 1,762 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Richard Ellis | 612 | 64.4 | +18.8 |
| | Conservative | David Thompson* | 334 | 35.1 | −19.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 951 | 54.0 | +17.1 |

### Flitwick East

Flitwick East (2 seats, 4,425 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Mitchell* | 883 | 56.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Watton* | 766 | 48.6 | +11.4 |
| | Conservative | Victor Lee | 633 | 40.2 | |
| | Conservative | Sohail Aslam | 478 | 30.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,575 | 35.6 | +7.0 |

### Flitwick West

Flitwick West (3 seats, 5,795 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Male* | 1,283 | 65.9 | +10.1 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Gale* | 1,191 | 61.2 | +0.2 |
| | Conservative | David Bayntun | 1,067 | 54.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isobel Mason | 715 | 36.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,947 | 33.6 | +5.0 |

### Harlington

Harlington (1 seat, 1,796 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Golby* | 739 | 72.2 | −14.4 |
| | Conservative | Margaret Moriondo | 216 | 21.1 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Brown | 66 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,024 | 57.0 | +8.8 |

### Houghton, Haynes, Southill and Old Warden

One Conservative gain from Liberal-Democrats.
Houghton, Haynes, Southill and Old Warden (2 seats, 3,191 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Baines | 777 | 53.2 | +29.1 |
| | Conservative | Angela Barker | 670 | 45.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Goode | 613 | 42.0 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Carter | 569 | 38.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,461 | 45.8 | |

### Langford and Henlow Village

Two Conservative gains from Liberal-Democrats.
Langford and Henlow Village (2 seats, 0 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Clarke | 966 | 66.1 | |
| | Conservative | Zain Haider | 862 | 47.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Cliff* | 822 | 45.3 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Francis Hendrix | 744 | 41.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | +3.0 |

### Marston

Marston (2 seats, 4,259 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Darren Tysoe* | 846 | 59.5 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Michael Gibson | 598 | 42.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Booth | 482 | 33.9 | |
| | Independent | Iain Clapham | 454 | 31.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,423 | 33.4 | +7.0 |

### Maulden and Clophill

Maulden and Clophill (2 seats, 3,694 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Martin Hawkins* | Unopposed | NA | |
| | Conservative | Howard Lockey* | Unopposed | NA | |

### Northill and Blunham

Northill and Blunham (2 seats, 3,525 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Joanna Davison* | 1,102 | 70.4 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Turner* | 1,034 | 66.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gail Davis | 440 | 28.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,565 | 44.4 |

### Potton and Wensley

Potton and Wensley (3 seats, 5,698 registered voters) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Conservative | Doreen Gurney* | Unopposed | NA |
| Conservative | Anita Lewis* | Unopposed | NA |
| Conservative | John Lewis* | Unopposed | NA |

### Sandy Ivel

Sandy Ivel (2 seats, 3,425 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Blaine* | 773 | 55.2 | −6.1 |
| | Independent | John Gurney* | 727 | 51.9 | −12.9 |
| | Conservative | Robert Smith | 537 | 38.3 | +15.5 |
| | Conservative | Douglas McIlwain | 484 | 34.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,401 | 40.9 | +10.3 |

### Sandy Pinnacle

Sandy Pinnacle (3 seats, 5,182 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Aldis* | 1,016 | 54.2 | +9.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Butler | 900 | 48.0 | |
| | Independent | Kenneth Lynch | 761 | 40.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey White | 737 | 39.3 | |
| | Conservative | Rachel Smith | 658 | 35.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,876 | 36.2 | +7.2 |

### Shefford, Campton and Gravenhurst

Shefford, Campton and Gravenhurst (3 seats, 5,546 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lewis Birt* | 1,237 | 57.8 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Brown* | 1,117 | 52.2 | +4.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Chapman* | 1,016 | 47.5 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Stidolph | 939 | 43.9 | |
| | Labour | Carolyn Devereux | 424 | 19.8 | −11.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,141 | 38.6 | +7.3 |

### Shillington, Stondon and Henlow Camp

One Liberal-Democrat gain from Conservatives.
Shillington, Stondon and Henlow Camp (2 seats, 4,391 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rita Drinkwater* | 1,018 | 60.5 | −9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Graham | 886 | 52.7 | |
| | Conservative | Anthony Whiteman* | 649 | 38.6 | −19.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,682 | 38.3 | +5.8 |

### Silsoe

Silsoe (1 seat, 1,379 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kathleen Keen* | Unopposed | NA | |

### Stotfold

One Conservative gain from Liberal-Democrats.
Stotfold (3 seats, 5,730 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Street* | 1,268 | 61.1 | +2.9 |
| | Conservative | Christina Turner | 1,158 | 55.8 | |
| | Conservative | John Saunders* | 1,012 | 48.8 | +0.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Collier* | 983 | 47.4 | −10.7 |
| | Labour | Allister Dennis | 383 | 18.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,074 | 36.2 | +2.5 |

### Westoning and Tingrith

Westoning and Tingrith (1 seat, 1,720 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Andrew Rayment* | Unopposed | NA | |

### Woburn

Woburn (1 seat, 2,035 registered voters) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Budge Wells | Unopposed | NA | |