1996 Bedford Borough Council election

The 1996 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 2 May 1996 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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1996 Bedford Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	7	2	38.9	15	22	41.5	12,789	41.0	–3.0
	Liberal Democrats	6	4	33.3	10	16	30.2	8,195	26.3	–0.9
	Conservative	3	6	16.7	7	10	18.9	8,876	28.5	+2.8
	Independent	2		11.1	3	5	9.4	1,338	4.3	+1.7

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Cheryl Green	1,309	57.9	+9.7
	Conservative	Paul Sinclair	542	24.0	–23.2
	Labour	Ivor Amery	410	18.1	+13.6
Majority			767	33.9
Turnout			2,261	39.9
Registered electors			5,698
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Bates*	1,126	64.3	−12.4
	Labour	R. Gunther	348	19.9	+12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Hall	278	15.9	–0.2
Majority			778	44.4
Turnout			1,752	38.1
Registered electors			4,594
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Victor Brandon*	704	80.5	–2.7
	Labour	Anthea Cooke	171	19.5	+10.7
Majority			533	60.9
Turnout			875	51.7
Registered electors			1,709
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Catherine Moorhouse	1,071	55.0	+18.5
	Conservative	Robert Rigby*	704	36.2	−2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Vogel	171	8.8	–15.9
Majority			367	18.9
Turnout			1,946	42.4
Registered electors			4,479
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

1996 Bedford Borough Council election

Election result

Ward results

Brickhill

Bromham

Carlton

Castle

Cauldwell

Clapham

De Parys

Eastcotts

Goldington

Harpur

Kempston East

Kempston West

Kingsbrook

Newnham

Putnoe

Queens Park

Roxton

Wootton

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Elford*	1,310	75.9	+5.7
	Conservative	C. Burroughs	250	14.5	−5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Standley	166	9.6	–0.3
Majority			1,060	61.4
Turnout			1,726	28.4
Registered electors			6,080
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	R. Chybalski*	429	43.3	−0.2
	Conservative	Frederick Sparrow	290	29.3	−4.4
	Labour	A. Creer	271	27.4	+8.3
Majority			139	14.0
Turnout			990	39.5
Registered electors			2,468
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Mike Smithson	1,200	51.8	+9.9
	Conservative	David Pinkney	704	30.4	−18.9
	Labour	Paban Sharma	411	17.8	+9.0
Majority			496	21.4
Turnout			2,315	43.3
Registered electors			5,388
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Parsons	537	46.3	+8.9
	Conservative	Lynne Faulkner	396	34.1	–19.7
	Labour	Caron Rosovske	227	19.6	+10.8
Majority			141	12.2
Turnout			1,160	51.0
Registered electors			2,284
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Christine McHugh	984	48.2	–9.2
	Labour	John Dawson	822	40.2	+15.1
	Conservative	Lewis Williams	237	11.6	−6.0
Majority			162	7.9
Turnout			2,043	39.1
Registered electors			5,320
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Sturgess	1,128	64.8	+10.1
	Conservative	Janet Pilgrim	452	26.0	−12.0
	Liberal Democrats	L. Thomas	161	9.2	+2.0
Majority			676	38.8
Turnout			1,741	29.7
Registered electors			5,895
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sesa Lehal*	1,333	57.6	+18.5
	Conservative	Sion Eynon	706	30.5	–23.9
	Liberal Democrats	C. Kelly	277	12.0	+5.5
Majority			627	27.1
Turnout			2,316	32.5
Registered electors			7,203
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Hunt	1,251	63.9	+25.6
	Conservative	Jagdish Singh	513	26.2	–28.1
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Lawson	193	9.9	+4.4
Majority			638	37.7
Turnout			2,057	31.3
Registered electors			6,329
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ian Luder*	1,053	69.6	+12.9
	Liberal Democrats	Terence Dunning	247	16.3	+3.8
	Conservative	Barbara Wonford	214	14.1	−16.7
Majority			806	53.3
Turnout			1,514	30.9
Registered electors			4,919
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Mingay*	828	43.5	−2.5
	Labour	Richard Crane	629	33.0	+14.7
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Cardus	447	23.5	–12.1
Majority			199	10.5
Turnout			1,904	39.9
Registered electors			4,780
	Conservative hold		Swing

Queens Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Albone	1,435	70.6	+12.1
	Conservative	Domenico De Benedictis	421	20.7	−9.1
	Liberal Democrats	J. Crofts	178	8.8	–2.9
Majority			1,014	49.9
Turnout			2,034	33.8
Registered electors			6,068
	Labour hold		Swing

Roxton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. May	489	63.8	–18.7
	Labour	Terence Carroll	158	20.6	+11.7
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Westerman	119	15.5	+6.9
Majority			331	43.2
Turnout			766	41.4
Registered electors			1,861
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wootton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Cunningham	737	40.3	+32.2
	Labour	Andrew Asquith	462	25.2	+4.1
	Conservative	John Tait*	426	23.3	–47.5
	Independent	Paul Quirk	205	11.2	N/A
Majority			275	15.0
Turnout			1,830	47.1
Registered electors			3,883
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	William Muir	1,191	57.6	+17.3
	Conservative	Christopher Wesley	579	28.0	−25.9
	Labour	Siamak Vakilpour	299	14.5	+8.7
Majority			612	29.6
Turnout			2,069	38.8
Registered electors			5,343
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		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

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