# 1995 Bedford Borough Council election

The 1995 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1995 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 % | +/− |
| | Labour | 8 | 4 | 47.1 | 12 | 20 | 37.7 | 13,883 | 44.0 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 6 | 23.5 | 12 | 16 | 30.2 | 8,109 | 25.7 | –2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 23.5 | 8 | 12 | 22.6 | 8,584 | 27.2 | –3.6 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 5.9 | 4 | 5 | 9.4 | 823 | 2.6 | –0.3 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 170 | 0.5 | N/A |

## Ward results
### Brickhill

Brickhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Waterhouse* | 1,330 | 55.1 | +5.3 |
| | Conservative | M. Summerfield | 669 | 27.7 | –15.2 |
| | Labour | John Dawson | 414 | 17.2 | +9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 661 | 27.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,413 | 41.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,797 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Bromham

Bromham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dean Laley | 1,041 | 50.9 | –25.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cheryl Green | 618 | 30.2 | +16.4 |
| | Labour | R. Gunther | 388 | 19.0 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 423 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,047 | 44.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,569 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Whitehead | 1,151 | 57.2 | +23.3 |
| | Conservative | S. Groves | 452 | 22.5 | –20.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lynda Aylett-Green | 408 | 20.3 | –3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 699 | 34.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,011 | 45.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,379 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Cauldwell

Cauldwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Astle* | 1,513 | 81.2 | +12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anita Gerard | 190 | 10.2 | –4.7 |
| | Conservative | S. Sherwood | 160 | 8.6 | –8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,323 | 71.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,863 | 31.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,908 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Clapham

Clapham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jennifer Lumsden | 331 | 29.2 | +0.5 |
| | Independent | Douglas Tomkins | 329 | 29.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nigel Sparrow* | 305 | 26.9 | –23.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Wickens | 169 | 14.9 | –5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,134 | 42.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,665 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### De Parys

De Parys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ralph Hall | 1,184 | 50.8 | +6.2 |
| | Conservative | David Pinkney | 630 | 27.0 | –17.9 |
| | Labour | Richard Crane | 517 | 22.2 | +11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 554 | 23.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,331 | 42.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,453 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Goldington

Goldington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Ruffin* | 1,247 | 56.1 | +9.9 |
| | Labour | Stanley Williams | 847 | 38.1 | +0.7 |
| | Conservative | H. Bushell | 128 | 5.8 | –10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 400 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,222 | 43.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,127 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Great Barford

Great Barford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Carole Ellis* | 473 | 53.2 | –9.0 |
| | Labour | Pauline Curl | 289 | 32.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Foster | 127 | 14.3 | –23.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 889 | 46.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,911 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Harpur

Harpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ian Nicholls | 1,275 | 65.8 | +11.0 |
| | Conservative | Jean Pilgrim | 417 | 21.5 | –14.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | L. Thomas | 182 | 9.4 | +0.1 |
| | Green | A. Morten | 64 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 858 | 44.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,938 | 32.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,873 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kempston East

Kempston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Lewis | 1,647 | 59.1 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative | Nicky Attenborough* | 879 | 31.5 | −13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Kelly | 261 | 9.4 | –0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 768 | 27.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,787 | 38.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,169 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Kempston Rural

Kempston Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | E. Joy | 403 | 40.8 | –24.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | N. Stafford | 333 | 33.7 | –0.9 |
| | Labour | Paban Sharma | 252 | 25.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 988 | 47.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,086 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kempston West

Kempston West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christopher Black | 1,419 | 62.7 | +19.9 |
| | Conservative | Richard Hyde | 619 | 27.4 | –20.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Lodge | 225 | 9.9 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 800 | 35.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,263 | 35.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,294 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Garrick* | 1,248 | 75.1 | +17.0 |
| | Conservative | L. Griffin | 228 | 13.7 | –15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Parsons | 186 | 11.2 | –1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,020 | 61.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,662 | 33.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,936 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Putnoe

Putnoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Hedley* | 1,323 | 59.7 | +12.6 |
| | Conservative | Paul Sinclair | 540 | 24.4 | –22.0 |
| | Labour | Siamak Vakilpour | 352 | 15.9 | +9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 783 | 35.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,215 | 40.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,429 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Queens Park

Queens Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Muhammad Khan* | 1,514 | 73.2 | +18.3 |
| | Conservative | D. Mitchell | 289 | 14.0 | −16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanna Wood | 266 | 12.9 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,225 | 59.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,069 | 35.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,770 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Sharnbrook

Sharnbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Pearson* | 444 | 44.9 | –19.3 |
| | Labour | Anthea Cooke | 315 | 31.9 | +11.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Hall | 124 | 12.5 | –2.9 |
| | Green | E. Thompson | 106 | 10.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 129 | 13.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 989 | 48.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,042 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wootton

Wootton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Mark Smith | 494 | 28.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | David Reedman | 432 | 24.7 | –31.2 |
| | Labour | Adrien Beardmore | 411 | 23.5 | −9.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judith Cunningham | 411 | 23.5 | +12.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,748 | 44.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,886 | | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |