# 1992 Bedford Borough Council election

The 1992 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1992 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1992 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 | 10 | 4 | 55.6 | 15 | 25 | 47.2 | 15,445 | 44.5 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | 4 | 1 | 22.2 | 11 | 15 | 28.3 | 9,637 | 27.8 | –3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 3 | 11.1 | 8 | 10 | 18.9 | 8,167 | 23.5 | –2.0 |
| | Independent | 2 | | 11.1 | 1 | 3 | 5.7 | 1,454 | 4.2 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Brickhill

Brickhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Hill* | 1,534 | 48.2 | +2.1 |
| | Conservative | Eric Threapleton | 1,502 | 47.2 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | P. Ade | 144 | 4.5 | –6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 32 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,180 | 53.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,857 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Bromham

Bromham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Graham Bates* | 1,387 | 76.7 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. McCormack | 292 | 16.1 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | V. Jones | 130 | 7.2 | –1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,095 | 60.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,809 | 47.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,008 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Carlton

Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Victor Brandon* | 823 | 83.2 | –0.5 |
| | Labour | C. Falkner | 87 | 8.8 | –7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Doran | 79 | 8.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 736 | 74.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 989 | 56.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,722 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Rigby | 901 | 38.8 | –8.0 |
| | Labour | R. Baker | 849 | 36.5 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Chiswell | 573 | 24.7 | +11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,323 | 52.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,477 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cauldwell

Cauldwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Elford* | 1,201 | 70.2 | −1.4 |
| | Conservative | Aleks Simic | 342 | 20.0 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Williams | 169 | 9.9 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 859 | 50.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,712 | 31.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,606 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clapham

Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | R. Chybalski* | 584 | 43.5 | −8.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Whatley | 452 | 33.7 | –0.2 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Lumsden | 257 | 19.1 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Prosser | 50 | 3.7 | –48.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 132 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,343 | 46.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,790 | | |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
R. Chybalski had originally been elected as a Liberal Democrat, but defected to become an Independent prior to the election.

### De Parys

De Parys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Jones* | 1,366 | 49.3 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Crofts | 1,161 | 41.9 | +0.5 |
| | Labour | H. Newens | 244 | 8.8 | –3.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,771 | 49.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,608 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Eastcotts

Eastcotts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Payne | 536 | 53.8 | +17.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Dunning* | 373 | 37.4 | –6.8 |
| | Labour | D. Tydings | 88 | 8.8 | –11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 997 | 45.0 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,216 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Goldington

Goldington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Christie* | 1,228 | 57.4 | +12.0 |
| | Labour | Randolph Charles | 537 | 25.1 | –9.9 |
| | Conservative | I. Mactoom | 376 | 17.6 | −2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 691 | 32.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,141 | 40.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,180 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Harpur

Harpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colleen Atkins* | 1,133 | 54.7 | –1.6 |
| | Conservative | S. Halse | 787 | 38.0 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Vogel | 150 | 7.2 | +2.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 346 | 16.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,070 | 36.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,758 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kempston East

Kempston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Szall | 1,560 | 54.4 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | David Lewis* | 1,123 | 39.1 | –10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | V. Hawke | 187 | 6.5 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 437 | 15.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,870 | 40.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,190 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Kempston West

Kempston West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mary Stupple* | 1,346 | 54.3 | +4.2 |
| | Labour | Sesa Lehal | 948 | 38.3 | –5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Gibbons | 137 | 5.5 | –0.5 |
| | Independent | C. Pritchard | 47 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 16.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,478 | 40.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,176 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Luder* | 896 | 56.7 | +7.8 |
| | Conservative | L. Griffin | 487 | 30.8 | +17.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Ames | 198 | 12.5 | –25.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 409 | 25.9 | –3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,581 | 29.9 | –7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,226 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Mingay | 825 | 46.0 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Lennon* | 639 | 35.6 | –5.2 |
| | Labour | Richard Crane | 329 | 18.3 | –4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 186 | 10.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,793 | 45.5 | –7.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,069 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | 8.4 | |

### Putnoe

Putnoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Moore | 1,336 | 53.9 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ralph Hall | 998 | 40.3 | –6.8 |
| | Labour | G. Burchmore | 144 | 5.8 | –0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,478 | 44.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,521 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Queens Park

Queens Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mike Cotter* | 1,056 | 58.5 | −7.5 |
| | Conservative | R. Hughes | 537 | 29.8 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Cunningham | 212 | 11.7 | +5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 519 | 28.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,805 | 33.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,533 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Roxton

Roxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Hughes* | 722 | 82.5 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Terence Carroll | 78 | 8.9 | –4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Conrad Longmore | 75 | 8.6 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 644 | 73.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 875 | 45.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,907 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wootton

Wootton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Tait* | 983 | 70.8 | +21.4 |
| | Labour | G. Ware | 293 | 21.1 | –23.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Green | 112 | 8.1 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 690 | 49.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,388 | 38.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,693 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |