# 1988 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election

The 1988 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1988 to elect members of North Bedfordshire Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1988 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 | 6 | 1 | 33.3 | 19 | 25 | 47.2 | 13,265 | 38.5 | –8.9 |
| | SLD | 6 | | 33.3 | 8 | 14 | 26.4 | 8,520 | 24.7 | +0.1 |
| | Labour | 5 | 1 | 27.8 | 8 | 13 | 24.5 | 11,668 | 33.8 | +6.2 |
| | Independent | 1 | | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 1.9 | 819 | 2.4 | +2.1 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 218 | 0.6 | N/A |

## Ward Results
### Brickhill

Brickhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | T. Hill* | 1,249 | 46.1 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | E. Evans | 1,174 | 43.4 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | H. Mitchell | 284 | 10.5 | −1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,707 | 44.3 | |
| | SLD gain from Conservative | SLD gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
The Liberal Democrats had previously gained the Conservative seat at a by-election.

### Bromham

Bromham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Bates* | 1,274 | 78.5 | +0.3 |
| | SLD | W. Orman | 201 | 12.4 | +0.6 |
| | Labour | T. Albone | 147 | 9.1 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,622 | 42.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Carlton

Carlton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | V. Brandon* | 819 | 83.7 | +83.7 |
| | Labour | T. Carroll | 160 | 16.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 979 | 55.2 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | G. Parkin | 929 | 46.8 | +4.4 |
| | Labour | M. Brophy | 803 | 40.4 | +0.1 |
| | SLD | K. Jones | 255 | 12.8 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,987 | 44.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Cauldwell

Cauldwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Elford* | 1,506 | 71.6 | +1.8 |
| | Conservative | R. Pal | 418 | 19.9 | +2.8 |
| | SLD | A. Gerard | 180 | 8.6 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,104 | 37.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clapham

Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | R. Chybalski | 718 | 52.4 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | J. Whatley | 464 | 33.9 | +13.0 |
| | Labour | J. Cartlidge | 188 | 13.7 | −5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,370 | 46.6 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |

### De Parys

De Parys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R. Gwynne Jones | 1,049 | 42.6 | −6.4 |
| | SLD | J. Crofts | 1,018 | 41.4 | +8.1 |
| | Labour | B. Jones | 304 | 12.4 | −5.4 |
| | Green | A. Roche | 89 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,460 | 44.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Eastcotts

Eastcotts :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | T. Dunning | 367 | 44.2 | −10.4 |
| | Conservative | V. Fattorusso* | 299 | 36.0 | −18.6 |
| | Labour | A. Tester | 165 | 19.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 831 | 38.3 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |
V. Fattorusso was originally elected for the Liberal-SDP Alliance, but had defected to the Conservatives prior to the election.

### Goldington

Goldington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | A. Christie | 1,036 | 45.4 | −2.7 |
| | Labour | D. Verney | 798 | 35.0 | −1.2 |
| | Conservative | V. Fulford | 447 | 19.6 | +4.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,281 | 41.8 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |

### Harpur

Harpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Atkins | 1,201 | 56.3 | +16.6 |
| | Conservative | M. Mactoom | 759 | 35.6 | −14.9 |
| | SLD | R. Bossingham | 112 | 5.2 | −4.6 |
| | Green | K. Royal | 62 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,134 | 40.5 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Kempston East

Kempston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Lewis* | 1,309 | 49.1 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | M. Williams | 1,233 | 46.3 | +7.2 |
| | SLD | M. Christie | 122 | 4.6 | −8.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,664 | 38.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kempston West

Kempston West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Stupple* | 1,112 | 50.1 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | A. Beardmore | 975 | 43.9 | +1.4 |
| | SLD | B. Gibbons | 133 | 6.0 | −8.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,220 | 39.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | I. Luder* | 1,179 | 48.9 | +0.9 |
| | SLD | T. Outen | 907 | 37.7 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | A. Simic | 323 | 13.4 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,409 | 43.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | A. Lennon* | 643 | 40.8 | −7.8 |
| | Conservative | M. Simmonds | 569 | 36.1 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | P. Render | 365 | 23.1 | +5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,577 | 41.1 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |

### Putnoe

Putnoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SLD | J. Lennon | 1,309 | 47.1 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative | J. Temperley** | 1,290 | 46.5 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | R. Ward | 178 | 6.4 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,777 | 49.3 | |
| | SLD hold | SLD hold | Swing | | |
J. Temperley was a sitting councillor for Harpur ward.

### Queen's Park

Queen's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | M. Cotter* | 1,215 | 66.0 | −1.7 |
| | Conservative | G. Frost | 446 | 24.2 | +1.9 |
| | SLD | C. Hedge | 112 | 6.1 | −3.8 |
| | Green | S. Hunt | 67 | 3.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,840 | 35.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Roxton

Roxton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Hughes | 612 | 79.1 | +24.4 |
| | Labour | D. Ward | 101 | 13.0 | N/A |
| | SLD | A. Chybalski | 61 | 7.9 | −6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 774 | 41.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wootton

Wootton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | J. Tait | 867 | 49.4 | +13.2 |
| | Labour | B. Keens | 790 | 45.0 | +15.8 |
| | SLD | V. Hawke | 97 | 5.5 | −4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,754 | 50.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |