2000 Bedford Borough Council election

The 2000 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

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2000 Bedford Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	5	1	27.8	13	18	34.0	8,509	28.9	–6.9
	Liberal Democrats	5	2	27.8	11	16	30.2	7,882	26.8	+0.3
	Conservative	7	4	38.9	6	13	24.5	10,860	36.9	+4.6
	Independent	1	1	5.6	5	6	11.3	2,194	7.5	+2.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Susan Evans	1,133	45.0	+21.0
	Liberal Democrats	Cheryl Green*	1,124	44.7	−13.2
	Labour	Ivor Amery	259	10.3	–7.8
Majority			9	0.4
Turnout			2,516	44.1
Registered electors			5,734
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Terence Rigby	1,350	68.7	+4.4
	Independent	William Jago	321	16.3	N/A
	Labour	Roger Jackson	189	9.6	–10.3
	Liberal Democrats	David Sawyer	105	5.3	–10.6
Majority			1,029	52.4
Turnout			1,965	35.9
Registered electors			5,486
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Victor Brandon*	731	72.0	–8.5
	Conservative	Richard Davison-Francis	198	19.5	N/A
	Labour	Terence Carroll	64	6.3	–13.2
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Hall	22	2.2	N/A
Majority			533	52.5
Turnout			1,015	58.2
Registered electors			1,747
	Independent hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Davey	850	47.7	+11.5
	Labour	Catherine Moorhouse*	760	42.6	–12.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline Smithson	173	9.7	+0.9
Majority			90	5.0
Turnout			1,783	39.0
Registered electors			4,625
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

2000 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

Queen's Park

Roxton

Wootton

References

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Elford*	1,027	72.6	–3.3
	Conservative	Edward Davey	269	19.0	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Anita Gerard	119	8.4	–1.2
Majority			758	53.6
Turnout			1,415	22.5
Registered electors			6,314
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mollie Foster	543	54.3	+25.0
	Labour	Paul Smith	239	23.9	–3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Giorgio Garofalo	218	21.8	N/A
Majority			304	30.4
Turnout			1,000	36.0
Registered electors			2,781
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Ryan	1,064	46.8	−5.0
	Conservative	Robert Rigby	866	38.1	+7.7
	Labour	Charles Baily	229	10.1	–7.7
	Independent	Brian Gibbons	113	5.0	N/A
Majority			198	8.7
Turnout			2,272	39.5
Registered electors			5,775
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Hare	431	40.1	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Terence Outen	324	30.2	–16.1
	Independent	Peter Harper	209	19.5	N/A
	Labour	Caron Rosovske	110	10.2	–9.4
Majority			107	10.0
Turnout			1,074	36.6
Registered electors			2,942
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick Naughton	918	58.2	+10.0
	Labour	Laurence Evans	443	28.1	–12.1
	Conservative	Peter Hand	215	13.6	+2.0
Majority			475	30.1
Turnout			1,576	30.0
Registered electors			5,258
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Sturgess*	688	45.1	–19.7
	Conservative	Brian Dillingham	682	44.7	+18.7
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Murphy	157	10.3	+1.1
Majority			6	0.4
Turnout			1,527	25.4
Registered electors			6,026
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carl Meader	1,022	52.7	−4.9
	Conservative	Michael Williams	651	33.6	+3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Timothy Hill	266	13.7	+1.7
Majority			371	19.1
Turnout			1,939	27.0
Registered electors			7,316
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Hunt*	827	47.8	−16.1
	Conservative	Philip Catterill	758	43.8	+17.6
	Liberal Democrats	Paulette Lodge	146	8.4	−1.5
Majority			638	37.7
Turnout			1,731	26.5
Registered electors			6,548
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Dan Rogerson*	742	46.5	+30.2
	Labour	Elizabeth Saunders	668	41.9	−27.7
	Conservative	Domenico De Benedictis	186	11.7	−2.4
Majority			74	4.6
Turnout			1,596	32.9
Registered electors			4,875
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Mingay*	732	41.2	−2.3
	Liberal Democrats	William Muir**	617	34.8	+11.3
	Labour	Richard Crane	426	24.0	−9.0
Majority			115	6.4
Turnout			1,775	34.3
Registered electors			5,180
	Conservative hold		Swing

Putnoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ralph Hall	1,062	55.8	−1.8
	Conservative	Denise Coates	644	33.9	+5.9
	Labour	David Lukes	196	10.3	−4.2
Majority			418	21.9
Turnout			1,902	35.6
Registered electors			5,361
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Roxton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	William Clarke	615	62.2	–1.6
	Independent	Paul Jolley	247	25.0	N/A
	Labour	Yvonne Anderson	74	7.5	−13.1
	Liberal Democrats	Myrtle Stewardson	53	5.4	−10.1
Majority			989	37.2
Turnout			766	51.5
Registered electors			1,934
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Frank Garrick	1,184	66.7	−3.9
	Conservative	Stewart Lister	402	22.6	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Weerasirie	189	10.6	+1.8
Majority			782	44.1
Turnout			1,775	27.9
Registered electors			6,414
	Labour hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Judith Cunningham*	583	36.6	−3.7
	Independent	Dina Smith	573	35.9	N/A
	Conservative	Andrew Bishop	335	21.0	–2.3
	Labour	Robert Atkins	104	6.5	−18.7
Majority			10	0.7
Turnout			1,595	40.0
Registered electors			3,993
	Liberal Democrats 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

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