# 1990 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election

The 1990 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of North Bedfordshire Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

## Summary
### Election result

1990 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 | 5 | 1 | 27.8 | 19 | 24 | 45.3 | 14,222 | 36.6 | –1.9 |
| | Labour | 8 | 2 | 44.4 | 7 | 15 | 28.3 | 14,824 | 38.1 | +4.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 5 | 1 | 27.8 | 8 | 13 | 24.5 | 9,330 | 24.0 | –0.7 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.9 | 90 | 0.2 | –2.2 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 436 | 1.1 | +0.5 |

## Ward results
### Brickhill

Brickhill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Green* | 1,827 | 52.5 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | M. Watt | 1,377 | 39.6 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | M. Khan | 277 | 8.0 | −5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 450 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,481 | 58.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,980 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Castle

Castle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. Bagchi | 986 | 41.7 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | R. Rigby* | 952 | 40.3 | −2.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Crofts | 425 | 18.0 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 34 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,363 | 53.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,382 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Cauldwell

Cauldwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | V. Storrow* | 1,771 | 75.5 | +18.7 |
| | Conservative | R. Pal | 306 | 13.0 | −15.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Gerard | 268 | 11.4 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,465 | 62.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,345 | 41.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,707 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### De Parys

De Parys :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Fitzpatrick* | 1,391 | 45.1 | −3.6 |
| | Conservative | J. Wilson | 1,271 | 41.2 | +6.7 |
| | Labour | K. Buckles | 422 | 13.7 | −3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 120 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,084 | 55.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,529 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Felmersham

Felmersham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | P. Barber-Lomax | 842 | 62.4 | +13.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Venn | 371 | 27.5 | −16.2 |
| | Labour | T. Carroll | 137 | 10.1 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 471 | 34.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,350 | 76.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,759 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Goldington

Goldington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Wilson | 1,317 | 45.7 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Cardus | 1,019 | 35.4 | −9.6 |
| | Conservative | H. Bushell | 545 | 18.9 | +6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 298 | 10.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,881 | 53.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,373 | | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### Harpur

Harpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Mitchell | 1,417 | 56.2 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | C. Ellis | 801 | 31.8 | −5.5 |
| | Green | A. Roche | 155 | 6.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Borrett | 148 | 5.9 | −5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 616 | 24.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,521 | 45.7 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,514 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Harrold

Harrold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | B. Cheadle | 600 | 51.5 | +2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Botterill | 315 | 27.0 | −0.7 |
| | Labour | J. Thynne | 250 | 21.5 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 285 | 24.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,165 | 53.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,196 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Kempston East

Kempston East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Oliver* | 1,811 | 59.6 | +13.9 |
| | Conservative | M. Williams | 1,228 | 40.4 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 583 | 19.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,039 | 42.5 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,145 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kempston West

Kempston West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | S. Hunt* | 1,345 | 53.3 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative | J. Walford | 959 | 38.0 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Sawyer | 219 | 8.7 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 386 | 15.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,523 | 42.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,983 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | E. Luder* | 1,612 | 65.7 | +4.0 |
| | Conservative | J. Mingay | 580 | 23.6 | +7.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. Micklem | 263 | 10.7 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,032 | 42.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,455 | 45.2 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,427 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newnham

Newnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | M. Evans* | 790 | 38.7 | −5.6 |
| | Conservative | S. Halse | 659 | 32.3 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | G. Snelson | 501 | 24.6 | +2.2 |
| | Independent | D. Pettit | 90 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,040 | 52.8 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,867 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Oakley

Oakley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Olney* | 506 | 54.6 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | A. Shackleton | 350 | 37.8 | −5.6 |
| | Labour | A. Symonds | 71 | 7.7 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 156 | 16.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 927 | 53.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,720 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Putnoe

Putnoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Marsh* | 1,290 | 44.7 | −9.0 |
| | Conservative | P. Palmer | 1,163 | 40.3 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | D. Verney | 295 | 10.2 | +1.6 |
| | Green | J. Hunt | 135 | 4.7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,883 | 52.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,537 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### Queens Park

Queens Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Jones* | 1,669 | 69.3 | −2.2 |
| | Conservative | R. Hughes | 451 | 18.7 | +1.0 |
| | Green | E. Hunt | 146 | 6.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | C. Hall | 144 | 6.0 | −4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,218 | 50.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,410 | 45.3 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,324 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Renhold

Renhold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | H. Bone* | 681 | 70.5 | +7.4 |
| | Labour | R. Ward | 197 | 20.4 | +8.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Chybalski | 88 | 9.1 | −15.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 484 | 50.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 966 | 53.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,810 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Riseley

Riseley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | S. Cocksedge* | 681 | 59.0 | −7.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. Cook | 266 | 23.1 | +7.8 |
| | Labour | M. English | 207 | 17.9 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 415 | 36.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,154 | 55.4 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,083 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | M. Hickling | 776 | 59.0 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | N. Irwin | 539 | 41.0 | +13.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 237 | 18.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,315 | 55.6 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,366 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |