# 1984 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election

The 1984 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1984 to elect members of North Bedfordshire Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1984 North Bedfordshire 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 | 8 | 1 | 42.1 | 23 | 31 | 58.5 | 12,155 | 36.9 | –6.0 |
| | Labour | 5 | 2 | 26.3 | 6 | 11 | 20.8 | 10,114 | 30.7 | +1.0 |
| | Alliance | 4 | | 21.1 | 5 | 9 | 17.0 | 6,805 | 20.7 | –3.7 |
| | Liberal | 1 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 2,317 | 7.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | 1 | 2 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 1,114 | 3.4 | +0.5 |
| | SDP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 341 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Communist | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 58 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 0.1 | N/A |

## Ward Results
### Brickhill

Brickhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Semark* | 1,186 | 43.0 | −4.5 |
| | Liberal | C. Green | 1,083 | 39.2 | +10.4 |
| | SDP | N. Hills | 247 | 8.9 | −19.9 |
| | Labour | M. Hubbard | 245 | 8.9 | −5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,761 | 46.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Bromham

Bromham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Bates* | 1,216 | 78.2 | +19.3 |
| | Alliance | E. Macrae | 184 | 11.8 | −24.0 |
| | Labour | G. Blowers | 154 | 9.9 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,554 | 40.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Carlton

Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | V. Brandon* | Unopposed | N/A | −61.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | N/A | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Keeling | 898 | 42.4 | −0.1 |
| | Labour | E. Grugeon | 855 | 40.3 | +12.0 |
| | Alliance | R. O'Keefe | 317 | 15.0 | −6.5 |
| | Ecology | G. Hume | 49 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,119 | 48.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cauldwell

Cauldwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Elford* | 1,479 | 69.8 | +10.0 |
| | Conservative | R. Whatton | 363 | 17.1 | −3.5 |
| | Alliance | T. Kirby | 219 | 10.3 | −1.7 |
| | Communist | C. McCarthy | 58 | 2.7 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,119 | 37.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clapham

Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | D. Osborne* | 877 | 59.5 | +24.9 |
| | Conservative | W. Martin | 309 | 20.9 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | E. Johnson | 289 | 19.6 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,475 | 49.8 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |

### De Parys

De Parys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | A. Watkins* | 984 | 49.0 | −6.3 |
| | Alliance | J. Struthers | 668 | 33.3 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Y. Anderson | 357 | 17.8 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,009 | 36.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Eastcotts

Eastcotts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | V. Fattorusso | 500 | 54.6 | +5.5 |
| | Conservative | G. Russell | 416 | 45.4 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 916 | 46.2 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |

### Goldington

Goldington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | S. Hickman* | 1,024 | 48.1 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | J. Loxley | 771 | 36.2 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | D. Davis | 333 | 15.6 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,128 | 38.9 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |

### Harpur

Harpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Temperley* | 862 | 50.5 | +3.0 |
| | Labour | B. Anderson | 678 | 39.7 | +12.0 |
| | Alliance | M. Waters | 167 | 9.8 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,707 | 33.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kempston East

Kempston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Lewis | 1,008 | 47.4 | +13.2 |
| | Conservative | G. Gilbert* | 833 | 39.1 | −5.7 |
| | Alliance | J. Brockett | 287 | 13.5 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,128 | 34.3 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Kempston West

Kempston West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Stupple* | 782 | 43.5 | +2.8 |
| | Labour | D. Ayris | 763 | 42.5 | +2.1 |
| | Alliance | P. Smith | 317 | 14.0 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,797 | 33.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I. Luder* | 1,066 | 48.0 | +7.5 |
| | Alliance | M. Nesbitt | 892 | 40.2 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | M. Williams | 262 | 11.8 | −5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,220 | 42.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Alliance | A. Lennon* | 914 | 48.6 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | R. Norbury | 645 | 34.3 | −4.2 |
| | Labour | H. Mitchell | 323 | 17.2 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,882 | 48.9 | |
| | Alliance hold | Alliance hold | Swing | | |

### Putnoe

Putnoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | A. Christie | 1,234 | 48.9 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | J. Moore* | 1,024 | 40.6 | −3.3 |
| | Labour | C. Loxley | 170 | 6.7 | −0.2 |
| | SDP | S. Wilson | 94 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,522 | 46.2 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Queen's Park

Queen's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Cotter* | 1,398 | 67.7 | +13.8 |
| | Conservative | S. Singh | 461 | 22.3 | −5.7 |
| | Alliance | G. Davis-Cooke | 205 | 9.9 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,064 | 39.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Roxton

Roxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Dewar | 416 | 54.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | W. Cutts | 235 | 30.9 | N/A |
| | Alliance | I. Sears | 110 | 14.5 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 761 | 44.0 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Wootton

Wootton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Bruce* | 691 | 36.2 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | B. Keens | 558 | 29.2 | +14.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Tait | 474 | 24.8 | N/A |
| | Independent | S. Sanders | 472 | 24.7 | N/A |
| | Independent | P. Quirk | 407 | 21.3 | −1.8 |
| | Alliance | A. Riley | 189 | 9.9 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,911 | 56.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |