1991 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election

The 1991 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1991 to elect members of North Bedfordshire Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Prior to the election, two councillors quit the Conservative group to sit as Independents.

Summary

Election result

1991 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	10	1	58.8	11	21	40.4	15,241	42.9	+6.3
	Labour	4	1	23.5	11	15	28.8	11,250	31.7	–6.4
	Liberal Democrats	3		17.6	10	13	25.0	9,046	25.5	+1.5
	Independent	0		0.0	3	3	5.8	N/A	N/A	–0.2

Ward results

Brickhill

Brickhill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Waterhouse	1,606	49.8	+11.8
	Conservative	J. Wilson	1,383	42.9	-7.9
	Labour	D. Tydings	236	7.3	–3.9
Majority			223	6.9
Turnout			3,225	54.4
Registered electors			5,926
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Bromham

Bromham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Luddington	1,398	75.3	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	D. Sawyer	256	13.8	-9.9
	Labour	T. Carroll	202	10.9	+4.6
Majority			1,142	61.5
Turnout			1,856	48.6
Registered electors			3,821
	Conservative hold		Swing

Castle

Castle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Dewar*	997	42.7	-7.5
	Labour	R. Charles	791	33.9	–0.8
	Liberal Democrats	P. Chiswell	546	23.4	+8.2
Majority			206	8.8
Turnout			2,334	53.1
Registered electors			4,394
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cauldwell

Cauldwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	W. Astle*	1,366	68.5	+14.7
	Conservative	R. Pal	331	16.6	-17.6
	Liberal Democrats	A. Gerard	296	14.9	+4.4
Majority			1,035	51.9
Turnout			1,993	36.2
Registered electors			5,505
	Labour hold		Swing

Clapham

Clapham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	F. Sparrow*	604	50.6	+6.3
	Labour	L. Lumsden	343	28.7	+13.2
	Liberal Democrats	J. Crofts	247	20.7	–19.4
Majority			261	21.9
Turnout			1,194	41.6
Registered electors			2,868
	Conservative hold		Swing

De Parys

De Parys

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. Barley*	1,286	44.9	-4.3
	Liberal Democrats	D. Smyly	1,278	44.6	+5.1
	Labour	K. Buckles	300	10.5	–0.8
Majority			8	0.3
Turnout			2,864	51.5
Registered electors			5,566
	Conservative hold		Swing

Goldington

Goldington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Ruffin	1,153	46.2	+1.7
	Labour	R. Warner	933	37.4	+8.1
	Conservative	H. Bushell	411	16.5	–9.7
Majority			220	8.8
Turnout			2,497	47.1
Registered electors			5,304
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Great Barford

Great Barford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Ellis	576	62.2	–14.6
	Liberal Democrats	J. Dixon	350	37.8	+29.9
Majority			226	24.4
Turnout			926	47.5
Registered electors			1,951
	Conservative hold		Swing

Harpur

Harpur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Dove	1,244	54.8	+12.2
	Conservative	S. Halse	815	35.9	-13.6
	Liberal Democrats	C. Hall	212	9.3	+1.3
Majority			429	18.9
Turnout			2,271	40.5
Registered electors			5,608
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Kempston East

Kempston East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. Attenborough*	1,412	45.1	-9.3
	Labour	S. Lehal	1,409	45.0	+11.6
	Liberal Democrats	C. Green	313	10.0	-2.2
Majority			3	0.1
Turnout			3,134	43.8
Registered electors			7,163
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kempston Rural

Kempston Rural

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Michaelmas	677	65.4	–6.2
	Liberal Democrats	P. Welsh	358	34.6	+19.8
Majority			319	30.8
Turnout			1,035	50.1
Registered electors			2,067
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kempston West

Kempston West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Joy*	1,199	47.9	-7.8
	Labour	J. Tye	1,072	42.8	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	V. Hawke	234	9.3	-2.0
Majority			127	5.1
Turnout			2,505	40.6
Registered electors			6,173
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	F. Garrick	1,133	58.1	+21.3
	Conservative	J. Mingay	569	29.2	+9.9
	Liberal Democrats	L. Ames	249	12.8	-31.1
Majority			564	28.9
Turnout			1,951	36.9
Registered electors			5,294
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Putnoe

Putnoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	I. Hedley	1,265	47.1	+6.8
	Conservative	J. Moore*	1,246	46.4	-5.5
	Labour	O. Wesley	176	6.6	–1.2
Majority			19	0.7
Turnout			2,687	48.6
Registered electors			5,532
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Queens Park

Queens Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. Khan	1,264	54.9	–8.3
	Conservative	R. Hughes	711	30.9	+4.7
	Liberal Democrats	J. Cunningham	329	14.3	+3.7
Majority			553	24.0
Turnout			2,304	43.0
Registered electors			5,356
	Labour hold		Swing

Sharnbrook

Sharnbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Pearson*	646	64.2	–1.2
	Labour	J. Home	206	20.5	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	K. Jones	155	15.4	–9.3
Majority			440	43.7
Turnout			1,007	50.0
Registered electors			2,013
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wootton

Wootton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Finch	980	55.9	+10.6
	Labour	G. Ware	575	32.8	–8.5
	Liberal Democrats	J. Brockett	199	11.3	+3.3
Majority			405	23.1
Turnout			1,754	48.3
Registered electors			3,629
	Conservative hold		Swing

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