South Bedfordshire District Council elections
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South Bedfordshire was a non-metropolitan district in Bedfordshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Central Bedfordshire.
Political control
[edit]The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 2009 was as follows:[1]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| No overall control | 1974–1976 | |
| Conservative | 1976–1995 | |
| No overall control | 1995–2002 | |
| Conservative | 2002–2009 | |
Leadership
[edit]The last leader of the council was Norman Costin, a Conservative.
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norman Costin[2] | Conservative | 31 Mar 2009 | ||
Council elections
[edit]- 1973 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 1976 South Bedfordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
- 1979 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 1980 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 1982 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 1983 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 1984 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 1986 South Bedfordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4]
- 1987 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 1988 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 1990 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 1991 South Bedfordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
- 1992 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 1994 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 1995 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 1996 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 1998 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 1999 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 2000 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 2002 South Bedfordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)[6]
- 2003 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 2004 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 2006 South Bedfordshire District Council election
- 2007 South Bedfordshire District Council election
Result maps
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2002 results map -
2003 results map -
2004 results map -
2006 results map -
2007 results map
By-election results
[edit]2004-2006
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1,443 | 61.0 | −5.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 923 | 39.0 | +22.2 | ||
| Majority | 520 | 22.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,366 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "South Bedfordshire" in search box to see specific results.)
- ^ "South Bedfordshire District Council minutes, 31 March 2009" (PDF). Central Bedfordshire Council. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ The Bedfordshire (Areas) Order 1984
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Chiltern Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
External links
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