2019 UK local government election
2019 Central Bedfordshire Council election
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All 59 seats to Central Bedfordshire Council 30 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Leader | James Jamieson | | | Party | Conservative | Independent | Liberal Democrats | Last election | 53 seats, 53.8% | 3 seats, 10.4% | 1 seat, 5.1% | Seats won | 41 | 13 | 3 | Seat change | 12 | 10 | 2 | Popular vote | 61,375 | 25,913 | 13,745 | Percentage | 43.3% | 18.3% | 9.7% | Swing | 10.0% | 7.9% | 4.6% | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | | | | Party | Labour | UKIP | Last election | 2 seats, 16.8% | 0 seats, 8.2% | Seats won | 1 | 1 | Seat change | 1 | 1 | Popular vote | 28,107 | 7,596 | Percentage | 19.8% | 5.4% | Swing | 2.5% | 2.8% | |
Winner of each seat at the 2019 Central Bedfordshire Council election |
Council control before election Conservative | Council control after election Conservative | |
Elections to Central Bedfordshire Council were held on 2 May 2019, along with other local elections.[1] The whole council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2023.
Summary
Election result
2019 Central Bedfordshire Council election |
Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 58 | 41 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 69.5 | 43.3 | 61,375 | –10.0 |
| Independent | 24 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 22.0 | 18.3 | 25,913 | +7.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.1 | 9.7 | 13,745 | +4.6 |
| Labour | 59 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | 19.8 | 28,107 | +2.5 |
| UKIP | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 7,596 | –2.8 |
| Green | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 3.2 | 4,540 | –2.5 |
| Women's Equality | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 274 | N/A |
| Renew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.2 | 241 | N/A |
Ward results
Ampthill
Ampthill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Mark Smith | 2,135 | 54.7 | |
| Conservative | Michael Blair | 1,595 | 40.9 | |
| Conservative | Paul Duckett | 1,564 | 40.1 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Addy | 1,542 | 39.5 | |
| Green | Susan Clinch | 1,193 | 30.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Brown | 967 | 24.8 | New |
| Labour | Valerie Quinn | 449 | 11.5 | |
| Labour | Louise Chinnery | 373 | 9.6 | |
| Labour | Carmen Williams | 263 | 6.7 | |
Turnout | 3,930 | 38.3 | |
| Independent gain from Conservative |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Arlesey
Arlesey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Dalgarno | 1,899 | 54.9 | |
| Conservative | David Shelvey | 1,858 | 53.7 | |
| Conservative | Richard Wenham | 1,799 | 52.0 | |
| Green | Tom Hoeksma | 1,002 | 29.0 | New |
| Labour | Kevin O'Daly | 942 | 27.2 | |
| Labour | Douglas Landman | 884 | 25.6 | |
| Labour | Daniel Riley | 767 | 22.2 | |
Turnout | 3,541 | 29.9 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
No UKIP (-20.7) or Independent (-16.4) candidates as previous.
Aspley and Woburn
Aspley and Woburn Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Baker | 1,686 | 78.5 | New |
| Conservative | Christopher Wells | 371 | 17.3 | -55.9 |
| Labour | Susan Morris | 90 | 4.2 | New |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 2,152 | 57.4 | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
No Green candidate as previous (-26.8).
Barton-le-Clay
Barton-le-Clay Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Ian Shingler | 1,155 | 68.6 | +17.5 |
| Conservative | Joseph Irwin | 253 | 15.0 | -10.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Paxton | 197 | 11.7 | -2.3 |
| Labour | Karl Bruckdorfer | 78 | 4.6 | -4.7 |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,687 | 42.5 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Biggleswade North
Biggleswade North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Steven Watkins | 1,161 | 57.1 | |
| Conservative | Ian Bond | 1,098 | 54.0 | |
| Labour | Sarah Doyle | 783 | 38.5 | |
| Labour | Fiona Factor | 738 | 36.3 | |
Turnout | 2,103 | 29.0 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
No UKIP (-23.6) or Green (-11.0) candidates as previous.
Biggleswade South
Biggleswade South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mark Foster | 1,180 | 39.8 | |
| Independent | Hayley Whitaker | 1,072 | 36.1 | New |
| Conservative | Michael North | 969 | 32.7 | |
| Labour | Georgina Gale | 602 | 20.3 | |
| Labour | Julian Vaughan | 588 | 19.8 | |
| Independent | Timothy Woodward | 577 | 19.5 | |
| UKIP | Duncan Strachan | 433 | 14.6 | |
Turnout | 2,981 | 34.4 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Independent gain from Conservative |
No Independent (-12.1) or Green (-10.0) candidates as previous.
Caddington
Caddington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kevin Collins | 1,418 | 48.5 | |
| Conservative | Edward Perry | 1,256 | 43.0 | |
| Independent | John Waller | 1,041 | 35.6 | New |
| Labour | Shirley Smith | 551 | 18.9 | |
| Labour | Ian Lowery | 445 | 15.2 | |
Turnout | 2,955 | 37.0 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
No Independent (-22.4) or Green (-9.1) candidates as previous.
Cranfield and Marston Moretaine
Cranfield and Marston Moretaine Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Susan Clark | 1,508 | 45.3 | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Matthews | 1,285 | 38.6 | |
| Conservative | Robert Morris | 1,183 | 35.5 | |
| Independent | John Guinn | 1,042 | 31.3 | New |
| Green | Alison Parker | 772 | 23.2 | |
| UKIP | Roger Baker | 695 | 20.9 | |
| Labour | Elizabeth Rooney | 630 | 18.9 | |
| Labour | Michelle White | 507 | 15.2 | |
| Labour | Karl O'Dell | 435 | 13.1 | |
| Renew | Alan Victor | 241 | 7.2 | New |
Turnout | 3,340 | 30.7 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Dunstable Central
Dunstable Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Carole Hegley | 573 | 54.5 | +1.8 |
| Labour | Russell McCulloch | 290 | 27.6 | -3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Jones | 188 | 17.9 | New |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,088 | 29.5 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
No Independent candidate as previous (-16.7).
Dunstable Icknield
Dunstable Icknield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Chatterley | 641 | 35.3 | |
| Conservative | David McVicar | 599 | 33.0 | |
| Independent | Kayson Gurney | 593 | 32.7 | |
| Independent | Kenson Gurney | 516 | 28.4 | |
| Labour | Catherine Howes | 442 | 24.4 | |
| Labour | Michael Rogers | 378 | 20.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Thorne | 145 | 8.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Hunt | 142 | 7.8 | |
Turnout | 1,837 | 29.0 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Dunstable Manshead
Dunstable Manshead Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Philip Crawley | 436 | 38.9 | |
| Labour | Louise O'Riordan | 337 | 30.0 | |
| UKIP | Robert Brown | 189 | 16.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Larkman | 160 | 14.3 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,131 | 27.3 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Dunstable Northfields
Dunstable Northfields Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Johnson Tamara | 689 | 37.9 | |
| Conservative | Gladys Sanders | 655 | 36.0 | |
| Labour | Kevin Flint | 607 | 33.4 | |
| Labour | Julian Mockridge | 606 | 33.3 | |
| UKIP | Martin Young | 354 | 19.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elaine Morgan | 232 | 12.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lynda Walmsley | 218 | 12.0 | |
Turnout | 1,835 | 24.3 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Dunstable Watling
Dunstable Watling Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Eugene Ghent | 1,304 | 56.3 | |
| Conservative | John Young | 1,295 | 55.9 | |
| Labour | Roger Pepworth | 477 | 20.6 | |
| Labour | Trudi Kleanthous | 471 | 20.3 | |
| UKIP | Steven Ashby | 388 | 16.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Witherick | 297 | 12.8 | |
Turnout | 2,343 | 31.2 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Eaton Bray
Eaton Bray Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Philip Spicer | 786 | 68.8 | |
| Green | Andrew Waters | 265 | 23.2 | |
| Labour | Marc Windmill | 91 | 8.0 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,172 | 34.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Flitwick
Flitwick Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Neil Bunyan | 1,466 | 41.1 | |
| Independent | Gareth Mackey | 1,397 | 39.2 | |
| Conservative | Charles Gomm | 1,187 | 33.3 | |
| Conservative | Catherine Chapman | 1,120 | 31.4 | |
| UKIP | Russell Shaw | 615 | 17.2 | |
| Labour | Cathrine Jones | 603 | 16.9 | |
| Labour | Tania Malkani | 566 | 15.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jack Moore | 551 | 15.5 | |
| Labour | Dan Toinko | 543 | 15.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Kennedy | 529 | 14.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John White | 488 | 13.7 | |
Turnout | 3,588 | 34.0 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Independent gain from Conservative |
| Conservative hold |
Heath and Reach
Heath and Reach Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mark Versallion | 1,018 | 75.2 | |
| Green | Dominic Scholfield | 205 | 15.1 | |
| Labour | Susan Wellstood-Eason | 131 | 9.7 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,373 | 40.1 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Houghton Conquest and Haynes
Houghton Conquest and Haynes Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Rebecca Hares | 383 | 42.0 | |
| Conservative | Martin Hawkins | 311 | 34.1 | |
| Independent | Richard James | 111 | 12.2 | |
| Labour | David Short | 107 | 11.7 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 917 | 39.2 | |
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Houghton Hall
Houghton Hall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Goodchild | 825 | 50.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Farrell | 630 | 38.4 | |
| Labour | Jack Butler | 334 | 20.4 | |
| UKIP | Joe Angell | 321 | 19.6 | |
| Conservative | John Kane | 289 | 17.6 | |
| Labour | Ian Purvis | 277 | 16.9 | |
| Independent | James Carroll | 210 | 12.8 | |
Turnout | 1,647 | 25.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Leighton Buzzard North
Leighton Buzzard North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Spurr | 1,341 | 39.4 | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Ferguson | 1,294 | 38.1 | |
| Conservative | Ewan Wallace | 1,135 | 33.4 | |
| Labour | Michael Bishop | 843 | 24.8 | |
| Labour | Daniel Scott | 744 | 21.9 | |
| Labour | Christie Melon | 689 | 20.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Feander | 633 | 18.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Gray | 619 | 18.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rosalind Mennie | 578 | 17.0 | |
| UKIP | Andrew Dore | 462 | 13.6 | |
| UKIP | Caroline Redwood | 461 | 13.6 | |
| UKIP | Michael Woodhouse | 399 | 11.7 | |
| Women's Equality | Nanci Hogan | 274 | 8.1 | |
Turnout | 3,431 | 30.0 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Leighton Buzzard South
Leighton Buzzard South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Amanda Dodwell | 1,445 | 47.9 | |
| Conservative | Raymond Berry | 1,279 | 42.4 | |
| Conservative | David Bowater | 1,276 | 42.3 | |
| Labour | Adrian Heffernan | 674 | 22.3 | |
| Labour | Christopher Northedge | 624 | 20.7 | |
| Labour | Robert Connelly | 622 | 20.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Guess | 566 | 18.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Leaman | 484 | 16.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Hewitt | 482 | 16.0 | |
| UKIP | Frank Lelliott | 367 | 12.2 | |
| UKIP | Antonio Vitiello | 344 | 11.4 | |
| UKIP | Steven Wildman | 322 | 10.7 | |
Turnout | 3,035 | 29.0 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Linslade
Linslade Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Victoria Harvey | 1,347 | 35.9 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Perham | 1,222 | 32.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Snelling | 1,139 | 30.3 | |
| Conservative | Stephen Jones | 1,076 | 28.7 | |
| Conservative | Anthony Morris | 1,013 | 27.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Russell Goodchild | 911 | 24.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Carnell | 874 | 23.3 | |
| Independent | Susan James | 779 | 20.8 | |
| Labour | Christine Sheppard | 665 | 17.7 | |
| Labour | Jane Woodman | 560 | 14.9 | |
| Independent | Roy Walker | 447 | 11.9 | |
| Labour | Isaac Sibiya | 426 | 11.3 | |
Turnout | 3,791 | 41.4 | |
| Independent gain from Conservative |
| Conservative hold |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
Northill
Northill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frank Firth | 972 | 79.0 | |
| Labour | Andrew Harland | 259 | 21.0 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,266 | 36.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Parkside
Parkside Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Antonia Ryan | 251 | 28.4 | |
| Independent | Janet Cooper | 196 | 22.1 | |
| UKIP | Angela White | 190 | 21.5 | |
| Conservative | Alan Corkhill | 136 | 15.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ray Morgan | 85 | 9.6 | |
| Green | Gillian Patrick | 27 | 3.1 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 892 | 25.2 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Potton
Potton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Adam Zerny | 2,729 | 85.8 | |
| Independent | Tracey Wye | 2,151 | 67.6 | |
| Conservative | Doreen Gurney | 440 | 13.8 | |
| Conservative | Grant Fage | 375 | 11.8 | |
| Labour | Daniel Cherry | 166 | 5.2 | |
| Labour | Wendy Bater | 102 | 3.2 | |
Turnout | 3,192 | 50.1 | |
| Independent hold |
| Independent gain from Conservative |
Sandy
Sandy Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Simon Ford | 2,152 | 58.9 | |
| Conservative | Caroline Maudlin | 1,150 | 31.5 | |
| Conservative | Tracey Stock | 1,048 | 28.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Aldis | 996 | 27.3 | |
| Conservative | Peter Smith | 860 | 23.5 | |
| Green | Kenneth Lynch | 711 | 19.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Backhouse | 478 | 13.1 | |
| Labour | Alexandra Morris | 317 | 8.7 | |
| Labour | Richard Peters | 280 | 7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Gutteridge | 271 | 7.4 | |
| Labour | Orhan Tuncay | 212 | 5.8 | |
Turnout | 3,666 | 37.2 | |
| Independent gain from Conservative |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Shefford
Shefford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony Brown | 1,374 | 65.7 | |
| Conservative | Mark Liddard | 1,368 | 65.4 | |
| Labour | Glenda Tizard | 643 | 30.7 | |
| Labour | Sheila Woods | 522 | 25.0 | |
Turnout | 2,192 | 29.0 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Silsoe and Shillington
Silsoe and Shillington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Alison Graham | 1,192 | 70.6 | |
| Conservative | Blake Stephenson | 384 | 22.7 | |
| Labour | Sheila Gardner | 112 | 6.6 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,695 | 39.8 | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Stotfold and Langford
Stotfold and Langford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alan Saunders | 1,874 | 52.2 | |
| Conservative | Steven Dixon | 1,753 | 48.8 | |
| Conservative | Nicola Harris | 1,636 | 45.6 | |
| Labour | Helen Wightwick | 1,044 | 29.1 | |
| Labour | Nicholas Andrews | 998 | 27.8 | |
| Labour | Matthew Brennan | 809 | 22.5 | |
| UKIP | Paul Francis | 775 | 21.6 | |
| UKIP | Binanti Cuzner | 630 | 17.6 | |
Turnout | 3,644 | 31.6 | |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
| Conservative hold |
Tithe Farm
Tithe Farm Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| UKIP | Patrick Hamill | 293 | 33.1 | |
| Labour | Martin Kennedy | 232 | 26.2 | |
| Independent | Tracey McMahon | 156 | 17.6 | |
| Conservative | David Abbott | 122 | 13.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Wattingham | 60 | 6.8 | |
| Green | Catherine Aganoglu | 22 | 2.5 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 901 | 28.0 | |
| UKIP gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Toddington
Toddington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Silvia Amantea-Collins | 1,557 | 51.9 | |
| Independent | Mary Walsh | 1,289 | 43.0 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Nicols | 806 | 26.9 | |
| Conservative | Gary Tubb | 583 | 19.4 | |
| Labour | Rhiannon Meades | 459 | 15.3 | |
| Labour | Barry James | 368 | 12.3 | |
| UKIP | Richard Roe | 338 | 11.3 | |
Turnout | 3,013 | 40.2 | |
| Independent gain from Conservative |
| Independent gain from Conservative |
Westoning, Flitton and Greenfield
Westoning, Flitton and Greenfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Jamieson | 1,105 | 71.3 | |
| Green | Richard Ellis | 343 | 22.1 | |
| Labour | Rachel Garnham | 101 | 6.5 | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1,568 | 42.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Central Bedfordshire election results 2019 | Central Bedfordshire Council". www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2021.