# 2007 Bedford Borough Council election

The 2007 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

2007 Bedford Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Conservative | 7 | 2 | 36.8 | 12 | 19 | 35.2 | 13,958 | 38.2 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 7 | 1 | 36.8 | 9 | 16 | 29.6 | 9,616 | 26.3 | –0.9 |
| | Labour | 3 | | 15.8 | 9 | 12 | 22.2 | 5,903 | 16.1 | –5.4 |
| | Independent | 1 | 2 | 5.3 | 3 | 4 | 7.4 | 1,233 | 3.4 | –4.5 |
| | Better Bedford Party | 1 | 1 | 5.3 | 2 | 3 | 5.6 | 4,982 | 13.6 | +7.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 873 | 2.4 | +0.4 |

## Ward Results
### Brickhill

Brickhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Royden | 1,758 | 53.5 | +15.6 |
| | Conservative | Nigel Haughton | 1,163 | 35.4 | −9.6 |
| | Labour | Brian Anderson | 232 | 7.1 | +0.4 |
| | Better Bedford Party | Steven Mitchell | 133 | 4.0 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 595 | 18.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,286 | 50.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Bromham

Bromham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Rigby* | 1,794 | 69.0 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stelios Mores | 305 | 11.7 | +1.2 |
| | Labour | Nicholas Luder | 280 | 10.8 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Lucy Bywater | 113 | 4.3 | N/A |
| | Better Bedford Party | Mary Fogg | 109 | 4.2 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,489 | 57.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,601 | 43.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Carlton

Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Victor Brandon* | 953 | 63.4 | −17.8 |
| | Conservative | Gordon Williams | 359 | 23.9 | +14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Robertson | 121 | 8.1 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Stephen Poole | 70 | 4.7 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 594 | 44.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,503 | 56.0 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Better Bedford Party | Margaret Davey* | 1,162 | 47.7 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Laurence Evans | 479 | 19.7 | −15.2 |
| | Conservative | David Fletcher | 381 | 15.7 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Clements | 274 | 11.3 | +3.1 |
| | Green | Saul Keyworth | 138 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 683 | 28.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,434 | 39.3 | |
| | Better Bedford Party hold | Better Bedford Party hold | Swing | | |

### Cauldwell

Cauldwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Black* | 789 | 40.1 | −10.5 |
| | Conservative | Katherine Stacey | 491 | 25.0 | +13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Gerard | 364 | 18.5 | +4.4 |
| | Better Bedford Party | Farhana Ali | 225 | 11.4 | −12.6 |
| | Green | Justina McLennan | 97 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 15.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,966 | 32.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clapham

Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Sparrow | 762 | 42.4 | +18.8 |
| | Better Bedford Party | Douglas Tomkins | 551 | 30.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Linda Jack | 258 | 14.4 | +10.1 |
| | Labour | Frank Garrick | 166 | 9.2 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Christopher Davies | 60 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 211 | 11.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,797 | 38.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### De Parys

De Parys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Sawyer* | 735 | 46.6 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Catherine Dale | 543 | 34.5 | −1.9 |
| | Better Bedford Party | Linda-Marie Mitchell | 164 | 10.4 | −6.3 |
| | Labour | Sudaxshina Murdan | 134 | 8.5 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 12.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,576 | 39.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Goldington

Goldington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Smith* | 1,102 | 48.0 | −6.6 |
| | Conservative | Pauline Stewart | 470 | 20.5 | +11.0 |
| | Labour | June McDonald | 377 | 16.4 | ±0.0 |
| | Better Bedford Party | Angela Parker | 346 | 15.1 | −4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 632 | 27.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,295 | 36.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Great Barford

Great Barford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carole Ellis* | 1,236 | 66.6 | +13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah-Jayne Holland | 346 | 18.7 | +10.5 |
| | Better Bedford Party | Jane Richardson | 137 | 7.4 | −23.4 |
| | Labour | Franca Garrick | 136 | 7.3 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 890 | 47.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,855 | 45.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harpur

Harpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Nicholls* | 959 | 41.1 | −5.2 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Kabir | 817 | 35.0 | +8.9 |
| | Better Bedford Party | Jonathan Baker | 236 | 10.1 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Murphy | 208 | 8.9 | −1.0 |
| | Green | Jennifer Foley | 114 | 4.9 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 6.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,334 | 39.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kempston South

Kempston South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carl Meader* | 962 | 47.4 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | Steven Collins | 830 | 40.9 | +32.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michele Bonito | 166 | 8.2 | −0.5 |
| | Green | Anthony Upton | 71 | 3.5 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 6.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,029 | 36.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anita Gerard* | 995 | 45.9 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Gurmit Sandhu | 487 | 22.5 | +13.4 |
| | Labour | Keiran Pedley | 485 | 22.4 | −8.4 |
| | Better Bedford Party | Maxine Ali | 109 | 5.0 | −9.7 |
| | Green | Paul Taylor | 93 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | 23.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,169 | 33.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Putnoe

Putnoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Salyanne Smith | 1,327 | 42.3 | −6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Myrtle Stewardson* | 1,225 | 39.1 | −10.1 |
| | Conservative | Janet Lehain | 930 | 29.6 | +12.8 |
| | Conservative | Mark Lehain | 916 | 29.2 | +12.4 |
| | Better Bedford Party | Raymond Hostler | 479 | 15.3 | −3.5 |
| | Better Bedford Party | Susan Hayhurst | 437 | 13.9 | −4.9 |
| | Labour | Karandeep Garcha | 237 | 7.6 | +1.1 |
| | Labour | Rosemary Roome | 228 | 7.3 | +0.8 |
| | Green | David Maxwell | 93 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 295 | 9.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,137 | 48.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Roxton

Roxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tom Wootton | 770 | 74.2 | +3.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Stekelis | 116 | 11.2 | −7.6 |
| | Labour | Terence Carroll | 82 | 7.9 | −2.8 |
| | Better Bedford Party | Cecilia Thomas | 70 | 6.7 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 654 | 63.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,038 | 44.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Sharnbrook

Sharnbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Hurley | 623 | 48.5 | +11.2 |
| | Better Bedford Party | Douglas McMurdo* | 553 | 43.1 | −11.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Ryan | 55 | 4.3 | −0.4 |
| | Labour | Christina Holloway | 53 | 4.1 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,284 | 56.7 | |
| | Conservative gain from Better Bedford Party | Conservative gain from Better Bedford Party | Swing | | |

### Turvey

Turvey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Smith | 697 | 69.8 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacqueline Smithson | 124 | 12.4 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Roger Barson | 90 | 9.0 | −0.3 |
| | Better Bedford Party | Michael Blackledge | 88 | 8.8 | −1.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 573 | 57.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 999 | 46.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynne Faulkner | 689 | 42.7 | +19.4 |
| | Independent | Anthony Hare* | 460 | 28.5 | −1.8 |
| | Better Bedford Party | Lloyd Allison | 183 | 11.3 | −6.7 |
| | Labour | Jane Owen | 144 | 8.9 | −0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Conrad Longmore | 137 | 8.5 | −10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 229 | 14.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,613 | 39.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Wootton

Wootton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Hill | 667 | 38.9 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative | John Keech | 376 | 21.9 | −14.1 |
| | Better Bedford Party | David Price | 357 | 20.8 | +9.7 |
| | UKIP | Robert Colman | 177 | 10.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Adrien Beardmore | 92 | 5.4 | −3.3 |
| | Green | Neil Foley | 44 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 291 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,713 | 41.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |