2007 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
2007 UK local government election
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Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held in May 2007. These were the last elections to the council, with all 53 seats being up for election. Councillors elected would serve a two-year term, expiring in 2009, when Mid Bedfordshire District Council was replaced by Central Bedfordshire Council. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, winning 37 of 53 seats on the council. The Conservatives won 8 seats (5 wards) unopposed, as did an Independent candidate in one ward.
Registered98,917
Turnout39%
3 May 2007
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53 seats for Whole Council 27 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 98,917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 39% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by ward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Result summary
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 37 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 69.81 | 47.1 | 16,712 | +5.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 20.75 | 30.8 | 10,913 | +6.2 | |
| Independent | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.55 | 9.7 | 3,429 | +1.6 | |
| Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.89 | 1.7 | 612 | -1.7 | |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0.00 | 10.1 | 3,591 | -11.9 | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.6 | 224 | +0.6 | |
Ward results
All results are listed below:[1][2]
Figures on turnout were taken from Plymouth University's Elections Centre, which gives the number of registered voters, and the percentage turnout for each ward. The number of ballots cast for each ward was calculated from these. Percentage change in turnout is compared with the same ward in the 2003 District Council election.
The percentage of the vote for each candidate was calculated compared with the number of ballots cast in the ward. Note that in a ward with more than one seat, voters were allowed to place as many crosses on the ballot paper as seats. The percentage change for each candidate is compared with the same candidate in the 2003 District Council election.
Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.
Asterisks denote incumbent councillors seeking re-election.
Ampthill
One Independent gain from Conservatives.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Summerfield* | 1,381 | 55.2 | −4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Pearce | 1,077 | 43.1 | ||
| Independent | Mark Smith | 1,060 | 42.4 | +7.0 | |
| Conservative | Paul Duckett | 1,035 | 41.4 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Holden* | 974 | 38.9 | −2.4 | |
| Conservative | Carol Gibson | 939 | 37.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,501 | 46.4 | +9.1 | ||
Arlesey
One Conservative gain from Independent; one Conservative gain from Labour.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Hugh Harper | 562 | 44.0 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Dalgarno | 491 | 38.4 | ||
| Labour | Dorothy Brown* | 442 | 34.6 | −16.0 | |
| Independent | Victor Williams* | 427 | 33.4 | −28.9 | |
| Labour | Lorraine Warwick | 275 | 21.5 | ||
| Independent | David West | 202 | 15.8 | +2.8 | |
| Turnout | 1,277 | 31.1 | +5.7 | ||
Aspley Guise
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Fiona Chapman*[a] | Unopposed | NA | ||
Biggleswade Holme
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Vickers* | 806 | 60.6 | +19.7 | |
| Conservative | David Smith* | 795 | 59.7 | +17.0 | |
| Labour | Sheila Grayston | 471 | 35.4 | ||
| Labour | Dennis James | 395 | 29.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,331 | 36.3 | +0.8 | ||
Biggleswade Ivel
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Wendy Smith* | 1,015 | 54.0 | ||
| Conservative | Jane Lawrence* | 980 | 52.1 | +11.3 | |
| Conservative | Maurice Jones* | 914 | 48.6 | +5.7 | |
| Labour | Rex Skinner | 697 | 37.1 | +1.5 | |
| Labour | Bernard Briars | 680 | 36.2 | −3.3 | |
| Labour | David Albone | 678 | 36.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,881 | 32.9 | +5.5 | ||
Biggleswade Stratton
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Lawrence* | 509 | 48.8 | +2.0 | |
| Conservative | Michael Cazaly* | 497 | 47.6 | +1.4 | |
| Labour | Amy Forbes | 322 | 30.8 | ||
| Labour | Rebecca Kerfoot | 292 | 28.0 | −9.2 | |
| BNP | Philippa Carter | 224 | 21.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,044 | 38.1 | +11.8 | ||
Clifton and Meppershall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Anthony Rogers* | 1,143 | 71.1 | +14.7 | |
| Conservative | Paul Carne* | 1,112 | 69.2 | +16.4 | |
| Labour | David Devereux | 357 | 22.2 | +1.2 | |
| Turnout | 1,608 | 44.6 | +4.9 | ||
Cranfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Bastable* | 873 | 62.9 | +2.8 | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Matthews* | 867 | 62.5 | −0.4 | |
| Labour | Alan Morris | 429 | 30.9 | −0.5 | |
| Labour | Laurence Pollock | 411 | 29.6 | +0.5 | |
| Turnout | 1,387 | 32.7 | +4.0 | ||
Flitton, Greenfield and Pulloxhill
One Green gain from Conservatives.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Richard Ellis | 612 | 64.4 | +18.8 | |
| Conservative | David Thompson* | 334 | 35.1 | −19.4 | |
| Turnout | 951 | 54.0 | +17.1 | ||
Flitwick East
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Mitchell* | 883 | 56.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Watton* | 766 | 48.6 | +11.4 | |
| Conservative | Victor Lee | 633 | 40.2 | ||
| Conservative | Sohail Aslam | 478 | 30.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,575 | 35.6 | +7.0 | ||
Flitwick West
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Stephen Male* | 1,283 | 65.9 | +10.1 | |
| Conservative | Dennis Gale* | 1,191 | 61.2 | +0.2 | |
| Conservative | David Bayntun | 1,067 | 54.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Isobel Mason | 715 | 36.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,947 | 33.6 | +5.0 | ||
Harlington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Golby* | 739 | 72.2 | −14.4 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Moriondo | 216 | 21.1 | ||
| Labour | Margaret Brown | 66 | 6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,024 | 57.0 | +8.8 | ||
Houghton, Haynes, Southill and Old Warden
One Conservative gain from Liberal-Democrats.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Baines | 777 | 53.2 | +29.1 | |
| Conservative | Angela Barker | 670 | 45.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Goode | 613 | 42.0 | ||
| Conservative | Alan Carter | 569 | 38.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,461 | 45.8 | |||
Langford and Henlow Village
Two Conservative gains from Liberal-Democrats.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jonathan Clarke | 966 | 66.1 | ||
| Conservative | Zain Haider | 862 | 47.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | William Cliff* | 822 | 45.3 | −0.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Francis Hendrix | 744 | 41.0 | ||
| Turnout | 0 | 0.0 | +3.0 | ||
Marston
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Darren Tysoe* | 846 | 59.5 | −4.4 | |
| Conservative | Michael Gibson | 598 | 42.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Booth | 482 | 33.9 | ||
| Independent | Iain Clapham | 454 | 31.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,423 | 33.4 | +7.0 | ||
Maulden and Clophill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Martin Hawkins* | Unopposed | NA | ||
| Conservative | Howard Lockey* | Unopposed | NA | ||
Northill and Blunham
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Joanna Davison* | 1,102 | 70.4 | ||
| Conservative | Patricia Turner* | 1,034 | 66.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gail Davis | 440 | 28.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,565 | 44.4 | |||
Potton and Wensley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Doreen Gurney* | Unopposed | NA | ||
| Conservative | Anita Lewis* | Unopposed | NA | ||
| Conservative | John Lewis* | Unopposed | NA | ||
Sandy Ivel
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Blaine* | 773 | 55.2 | −6.1 | |
| Independent | John Gurney* | 727 | 51.9 | −12.9 | |
| Conservative | Robert Smith | 537 | 38.3 | +15.5 | |
| Conservative | Douglas McIlwain | 484 | 34.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,401 | 40.9 | +10.3 | ||
Sandy Pinnacle
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Aldis* | 1,016 | 54.2 | +9.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Butler | 900 | 48.0 | ||
| Independent | Kenneth Lynch | 761 | 40.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey White | 737 | 39.3 | ||
| Conservative | Rachel Smith | 658 | 35.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,876 | 36.2 | +7.2 | ||
Shefford, Campton and Gravenhurst
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lewis Birt* | 1,237 | 57.8 | +8.0 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Brown* | 1,117 | 52.2 | +4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Chapman* | 1,016 | 47.5 | +5.9 | |
| Conservative | Richard Stidolph | 939 | 43.9 | ||
| Labour | Carolyn Devereux | 424 | 19.8 | −11.5 | |
| Turnout | 2,141 | 38.6 | +7.3 | ||
Shillington, Stondon and Henlow Camp
One Liberal-Democrat gain from Conservatives.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rita Drinkwater* | 1,018 | 60.5 | −9.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Graham | 886 | 52.7 | ||
| Conservative | Anthony Whiteman* | 649 | 38.6 | −19.3 | |
| Turnout | 1,682 | 38.3 | +5.8 | ||
Silsoe
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kathleen Keen* | Unopposed | NA | ||
Stotfold
One Conservative gain from Liberal-Democrats.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Street* | 1,268 | 61.1 | +2.9 | |
| Conservative | Christina Turner | 1,158 | 55.8 | ||
| Conservative | John Saunders* | 1,012 | 48.8 | +0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Collier* | 983 | 47.4 | −10.7 | |
| Labour | Allister Dennis | 383 | 18.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,074 | 36.2 | +2.5 | ||
Westoning and Tingrith
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Andrew Rayment*[b] | Unopposed | NA | ||
Woburn
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Budge Wells | Unopposed | NA | ||
Notes
- Mrs Chapman's full name is Catherine Fiona Chapman MBE. Since 2009 she has been councillor for Flitwick on Central Bedfordshire Council, and is listed on Central Bedfordshire Council's website as Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE.[3][4] She is sometimes listed as Catherine Chapman,[5] and sometimes as Fiona Chapman.[1][4] She was first elected to Mid Bedfordshire District Council in 1976.[2]
- Andrew Rayment stood successfully for the Conservatives in this ward in the 1995 and 1999 elections,[2] and was one of the nominators of the Conservative candidate for Mid Bedfordshire in the 2017 general election.[6]