1994 Bedford Borough Council election

The 1994 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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1994 Bedford Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	3	3	15.8	19	22	41.5	10,857	28.5	–16.0
	Labour	8	1	42.1	8	16	30.2	14,442	37.9	+10.1
	Liberal Democrats	6	1	31.6	5	11	20.8	11,736	30.8	+7.3
	Independent	2	1	10.5	2	4	7.5	1,096	2.9	–1.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stuart Green*	1,779	57.9	+5.4
	Conservative	Eric Threapleton	999	32.5	–7.1
	Labour	Christopher Black	292	9.5	+1.5
Majority			780	25.4
Turnout			3,070	52.9
Registered electors			5,803
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Apu Bagchi*	968	40.4	−1.3
	Liberal Democrats	Lynda Aylett-Green	793	33.1	+15.1
	Conservative	Aleks Simic	637	26.6	–13.7
Majority			175	7.3
Turnout			2,398	53.5
Registered electors			4,475
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth White	1,534	75.7	+0.2
	Conservative	Lewis Williams	266	13.1	+0.1
	Liberal Democrats	Anita Gerard	227	11.2	−0.2
Majority			1,268	62.6
Turnout			2,027	34.9
Registered electors			5,805
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Graham	1,550	57.5	+12.4
	Conservative	Dean Laley	742	27.5	–13.7
	Labour	Richard Crane	403	15.0	+1.3
Majority			808	30.0
Turnout			2,695	48.5
Registered electors			5,548
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

1994 Bedford Borough Council election

Election result

Ward results

Brickhill

Castle

Cauldwell

De Parys

Felmersham

Goldington

Harpur

Harrold

Kempston East

Kempston West

Kingsbrook

Newnham

Oakley

Putnoe

Queens Park

Renhold

Riseley

Wilshamstead

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dudley Hughes	398	47.8	–14.6
	Liberal Democrats	G. Venn	304	36.5	+9.0
	Labour	Terence Carroll	130	15.6	+5.5
Majority			94	11.3
Turnout			832	47.2
Registered electors			1,759
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Chislett	1,418	59.3	+23.9
	Labour	Jennifer Lumsden	764	32.0	−13.7
	Conservative	D. Mitchell	209	8.7	–10.2
Majority			654	27.4
Turnout			2,391	46.7
Registered electors			5,145
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hazel Mitchell*	1,353	61.8	+5.6
	Conservative	Jean Pilgrim	558	25.5	–6.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. Lawson	277	12.7	+6.8
Majority			795	36.3
Turnout			2,188	36.7
Registered electors			5,946
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Davis	578	54.7	+27.7
	Conservative	Brian Cheadle*	479	45.3	–6.2
Majority			99	9.4
Turnout			1,057	50.2
Registered electors			2,102
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ray Oliver*	1,680	56.3	−3.3
	Labour	Sesa Lehal	1,657	55.6	−4.0
	Conservative	S. Kaye	932	31.3	−9.1
	Conservative	David Reedman	918	30.8	−9.6
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Parsons	419	14.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	P. Summers	372	12.5	N/A
Turnout			2,982	41.8
Registered electors			7,134
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shan Hunt*	1,362	55.8	+2.5
	Conservative	Richard Hyde	815	33.4	–4.6
	Liberal Democrats	A. Meadows	266	10.9	+2.2
Majority			547	22.4
Turnout			2,443	38.7
Registered electors			6,309
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Luder*	1,326	70.5	+4.8
	Liberal Democrats	L. Ames	282	15.0	+4.3
	Conservative	L. Griffin	273	14.5	–9.1
Majority			1,044	55.5
Turnout			1,881	36.9
Registered electors			5,089
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	M. Evans*	985	47.5	+8.8
	Conservative	T. Hensman	683	33.0	+0.7
	Labour	M. Skelding	404	19.5	−5.1
Majority			302	14.6
Turnout			2,072	47.7
Registered electors			4,343
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Patricia Olney*	596	63.3	+8.7
	Conservative	C. Carlton	317	33.7	–4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Hall	28	3.0	–51.6
Majority			279	29.6
Turnout			941	52.7
Registered electors			1,783
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Headley	1,393	53.4	+8.7
	Conservative	S. Sherwood	887	34.0	–6.3
	Labour	Ian Nicholls	331	12.7	+2.5
Majority			506	19.4
Turnout			2,611	47.8
Registered electors			5,451
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Queens Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Derek Jones*	1,678	77.6	+8.3
	Conservative	H. Bushell	277	12.8	–5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Wood	206	9.5	+3.5
Majority			1,401	64.8
Turnout			2,161	37.0
Registered electors			5,829
	Labour hold		Swing

Renhold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Harrison	631	63.4	–7.1
	Liberal Democrats	P. Chislett	266	26.7	+17.6
	Labour	Philip Otubanjo	99	9.9	–10.5
Majority			365	36.6
Turnout			996	55.4
Registered electors			1,797
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ian Clifton	500	37.3	*N/A*
	Conservative	Simon Cocksedge*	452	33.7	–25.3
	Liberal Democrats	P. Cook	389	29.0	+5.9
Majority			48	3.6
Turnout			1,341	64.2
Registered electors			2,087
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Hickling*	584	46.8	–12.2
	Labour	David Lewis	461	36.9	–4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Cunningham	204	16.3	N/A
Majority			123	9.8
Turnout			1,249	50.4
Registered electors			2,474
	Conservative hold		Swing

v t e Council elections in Bedfordshire
Bedford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2015 2019 2023
Central Bedfordshire Council	2009 2011 2015 2019 2023
Luton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Bedfordshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 Abolished
Mid Bedfordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
South Bedfordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t e (1993 ←) 1994 United Kingdom local elections (→ 1995)
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Referendum	1994 Strathclyde water referendum
See also: European Parliament election