The 1986 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of North Bedfordshire Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1986 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Conservative 6 Decrease 8 31.6 17 23 43.4 11,791 33.8 –3.1
  Alliance 7 Increase 5 36.8 8 15 28.3 11,459 32.9 +12.2
  Labour 6 Increase 3 31.6 8 14 26.4 11,556 33.2 +2.5
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 1.9 N/A N/A –3.4
  Communist 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 52 0.1 –0.1

Ward Results

Brickhill

Brickhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance C. Green 1,468 50.1 +18.1
Alliance T. Hill 1,419 48.4 +19.5
Conservative R. Gwynne Jones* 1,080 36.9 -12.4
Conservative M. Humphrys 985 33.6 -13.9
Labour S. Gordge 382 13.0 -1.5
Labour H. Mitchell 362 12.4 -1.0
Turnout 2,930 48.4
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Castle

Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative R. Rigby* 898 43.0 -0.2
Labour C. Colins 855 39.8 +10.3
Alliance N. Hills 317 17.3 -6.1
Turnout 2,070 52.6
Conservative hold Swing

Cauldwell

Cauldwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour V. Storrow* 1,360 56.8 -4.2
Conservative R. Pal 672 28.1 +7.5
Alliance M. Sawyer 310 12.9 ±0.0
Communist P. Waite 52 2.2 +0.1
Turnout 2,394 42.3
Labour hold Swing

De Parys

De Parys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance M. Fitzpatrick 1,300 48.7 +22.2
Conservative D. Lennox-Lamb* 922 34.5 -21.1
Labour D. Lee 448 16.8 +0.3
Turnout 2,670 47.8
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Felmersham

Felmersham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative P. Groves 482 48.5 -15.7
Alliance A. Nicholson 434 43.7 +31.0
Labour J. Yoell 77 7.8 -2.8
Turnout 993 56.3
Conservative hold Swing

Goldington

Goldington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance S. Marsh* 1,218 45.0 -1.2
Labour D. Grugeon 1,157 42.7 +11.9
Conservative V. Fulford 334 12.3 -8.9
Turnout 2,709 48.6
Alliance hold Swing

Harpur

Harpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour B. Anderson 1,177 51.5 +23.8
Conservative C. Ellis 851 37.3 -13.8
Alliance J. Lotan 256 11.2 +0.5
Turnout 2,284 44.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Harrold

Harrold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative E. Cameron 538 49.4 -4.4
Alliance N. Treverton 301 27.7 -2.0
Labour E. Falkner 249 22.9 +6.4
Turnout 1,088 52.0
Conservative hold Swing

Kempston East

Kempston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour R. Oliver 1,290 45.7 +10.8
Conservative C. Attenborough* 1,178 41.7 -4.7
Alliance J. Ceiriog-Jones 355 12.6 +2.8
Turnout 2,823 43.6
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kempston West

Kempston West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour S. Hunt 1,209 51.4 +15.8
Conservative R. Hyde* 833 35.4 -5.4
Alliance K. Culbert 312 13.3 -1.6
Turnout 2,354 42.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour E. Luder 1,307 61.7 +20.0
Alliance M. Whiteford 468 22.1 -3.4
Conservative P. Phillips 343 16.2 -3.3
Turnout 2,118 39.0
Labour hold Swing

Newnham

Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance M. Evans 866 44.3 +5.4
Conservative R. Norbury 650 33.3 -8.0
Labour R. Crane 437 22.4 +3.2
Turnout 1,953 50.4
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Oakley

Oakley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance P. Olney 490 49.4 +19.9
Conservative E. Gough* 431 43.4 -13.8
Labour T. Carroll 71 7.2 -6.1
Turnout 992 59.0
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

Putnoe

Putnoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance J. Marsh 1,458 53.7 +9.5
Conservative K. Arger 1,023 37.7 -5.1
Labour H. Wrack 234 8.6 +0.8
Turnout 2,715 48.8
Alliance hold Swing

Queen's Park

Queen's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour D. Jones* 1,505 71.5 +14.9
Conservative M. Williams 373 17.7 -11.4
Alliance J. Cunningham 226 10.7 +4.0
Turnout 2,104 39.6
Labour hold Swing

Renhold

Renhold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative H. Bone* 513 63.1 -9.7
Alliance J. Codd 200 24.6 +8.1
Labour Y. Anderson 100 12.3 +1.6
Turnout 813 45.5
Conservative hold Swing

Riseley

Riseley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative S. Cocksedge* 669 66.3 -10.0
Labour J. Jarman 186 18.4 +6.9
Alliance A. Brown 154 15.3 +3.1
Turnout 1,009 49.8
Conservative hold Swing

Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead (1)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative V. Wisson* 579 55.2 -18.5
Labour C. Sayer 291 27.8 +10.8
Alliance A. Sewell 178 17.0 +7.7
Turnout 1,048 45.4
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 February 2023.


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