1991 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
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Whole Council
27 seats needed for a majority
Registered81,609
Turnout45%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Independent Labour
Seats won 40 7 3
Popular vote 16,791 4,358 8,389
Percentage 49.1% 12.7% 24.5%
  Fourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats
Seats won 3
Popular vote 4,651
Percentage 13.6
Locations of wards in Mid Bedfordshire

Elections to Mid Bedfordshire District Council were held on 2 May 1991. All 53 seats were up for election.

Result

Gains and losses in the results table are compared with the 1987 district council election.

Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Result 1991 [1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 40 -3 75.5 49.1 16,791 -4.9
  Independent 7 +2 13.2 12.7 4,358 +3.0
  Labour 3 +1 5.7 24.5 8,389 +4.6
  Liberal Democrats 3 +0 5.7 13.6 4,651 -1.5

Ward Results

All results are listed below:[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 1987 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 1987 District Council election.

Candidates who were members of the council before the election are marked with an asterisk.

Ampthill

Ampthill (3 seats, 4,870 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Holden* 1,302 62.2 +23.0
Conservative Ms A Palmer* 1,000 47.8 +9.8
Conservative Pauline Mayhead 881 42.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Young* 817 39.0 +5.8
Liberal Democrats A Sunman 599 28.6
Labour Ms N Bradbury 428 20.4
Labour Ms J Nicklin 350 16.7 +8.1
Labour Ms C Urquart 348 16.6
Turnout 2,094 43.0 -29.3

Arlesey

Arlesey (2 seats, 3,334 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Harrowell* 865 59.0 +8.2
Labour D Landman 616 42.0
Conservative R Turner* 613 41.8 -7.5
Conservative M Covington 538 36.7
Turnout 1,467 44.0

Aspley

Aspley (2 seats, 2,693 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fiona Chapman*[a] 749 57.9 +5.2
Conservative Robert Brown* 696 53.8 +6.4
Liberal Democrats M Dickins 366 28.3
Labour A Bassindale 323 25.0
Turnout 1,293 48.0

Biggleswade Ivel

Biggleswade Ivel (3 seats, 4,934 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Rouse* 1,379 59.5 -0.2
Conservative Peter Vickers* 1,264 54.5 -1.9
Conservative D Strachan* 1,061 45.8 +3.2
Labour M Peirce 877 37.8
Labour Ms C Bowpitt 823 35.5
Labour Peter Malyon 755 32.6 +6.7
Turnout 2,319 47.0

Biggleswade Stratton

Biggleswade Stratton (3 seats, 4,948 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Bennett* 1,208 50.9 +10.0
Conservative David Smith* 1,143 48.1 +10.9
Labour Ms D Brunt 1,071 45.1
Independent Ms C Cook* 921 38.8 +8.7
Labour Ms A Briars 886 37.3
Labour Amy Forbes 731 30.8 +12.8
Turnout 2,375 48.0

Blunham

Blunham (1 seat, 1,589 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent N Davidson* Unopposed NA

Campton & Meppershall

Campton & Meppershall (1 seat, 1,436 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative D Price* Unopposed NA

Clifton & Henlow

Clifton & Henlow (3 seats, 4,118 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Rogers* 1,027 62.4 +1.6
Independent William Cliff 940 57.1
Conservative Patricia Cook* 889 54.0 -4.4
Conservative Ms G Burn* 733 44.5 -11.0
Turnout 1,647 40.0

Clophill

Clophill (1 seat, 1,243 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Dunne 374 74.4
Labour D Mason 129 25.6
Turnout 503 40.5

Cranfield

Cranfield (3 seats, 3,102 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Silvia Dosser 658 49.3
Conservative M Clarke* 656 49.2
Conservative Roger Baker 636 47.7
Labour Alan Morris 340 25.5 +9.2
Labour Ms E Rooney 309 23.2 +6.3
Liberal Democrats J Hamilton 306 22.9 +3.9
Labour R Harris 250 18.7 +3.9
Independent R Ambridge 211 15.8
Turnout 1,334 43.0

Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill

Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill (1 seat, 1,410 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms J Eells* 484 69.8 -13.1
Labour Ms S McDonald 209 30.2
Turnout 693 49.1

Flitwick East

Flitwick East (2 seats, 3,934 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Cynthia Baker* 786 57.1 -1.0
Conservative Malcolm Randall* 615 44.7 -23.6
Labour P Bray 530 38.5
Turnout 1,377 35.0

Flitwick West

Flitwick West (2 seats, 4,292 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Forster 1,042 60.7
Conservative Dennis Gale* 1,026 59.8 +1.6
Labour Ms J Newman 497 28.9
Labour Arthur Watson 467 27.2 +17.0
Turnout 1,717 40.0

Harlington

Harlington (1 seat, 1,813 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Golby* 574 50.3 -0.4
Conservative Robin Younger 385 33.7
Labour M Howson 182 16.0
Turnout 1,141 62.9

Haynes & Houghton Conquest

Haynes & Houghton Conquest (1 seat, 1,938 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eleanor Dorman* Unopposed NA

Langford

Langford (1 seat, 2,157 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms P Trussell* 492 47.7 -6.0
Liberal Democrats D Hanscombe 308 29.8 +4.3
Labour Ms J Scholes 232 22.5
Turnout 1,032 47.8 -1.9

Marston

Marston (2 seats, 3,176 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms C Barnes* 876 61.3 +13.2
Conservative Isla Lake* 789 55.2
Labour L Pollock 302 21.1
Liberal Democrats G Riches 284 19.9
Labour Ms M Crick 278 19.5
Turnout 1,429 45.0

Maulden

Maulden (1 seat, 2,048 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms B New* 658 67.3 +11.8
Liberal Democrats S Sunman 161 16.5
Labour Ms M Mason 159 16.3
Turnout 978 47.8

Northill

Northill (1 seat, 1,639 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Patricia Turner* Unopposed NA

Old Warden & Southill

Old Warden & Southill (1 seat, 1,147 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats K Ballard Unopposed NA

Potton

Potton (2 seats, 3,542 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent F Jakes* Unopposed NA
Independent J Ream* Unopposed NA

Sandy All Saints

Sandy All Saints (2 seats, 2,900 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alistair Gammell* 572 54.0
Independent Anthony Goss 541 51.1
Conservative A Sherwood-King* 484 45.7
Turnout 1,059 36.5

Sandy St Swithuns

Sandy St Swithuns (3 seats, 3,766 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms P Sherwood-King* 621 45.8
Liberal Democrats G Goodwin 565 41.7 -1.6
Conservative T Rice 563 41.5 -9.3
Conservative M D Darlow 502 37.0
Labour J Ball 470 34.7
Labour Ms D Rescorla* 440 32.4
Turnout 1,356 36.0 -39.8

Shefford

Shefford (2 seats, 2,554 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms E Burson* 781 62.4 +25.5
Independent Ms M Faircloth* 590 47.2 +20.4
Labour Ms F Argent 346 27.7
Labour Ms M Gardiner 258 20.6
Turnout 1,251 49.0

Shillington & Stondon

Shillington & Stondon (2 seats, 2,681 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms R Simkins* 662 57.4 +15.4
Conservative W Bell* 636 55.2
Labour M Woodbine 401 34.8 +27.8
Turnout 1,153 43.0

Stotfold

Stotfold (3 seats, 4,775 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Saunders 1,287 53.9
Conservative John Street 1,283 53.7
Liberal Democrats Brian Collier 776 32.5
Labour H Wood* 766 32.1
Independent F Hyde* 703 29.4
Independent J Keenan 218 9.1
Turnout 2,388 50.0

Wensley

Wensley (1 seat, 1,310 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian E Collier* 377 56.9 -5.2
Liberal Democrats D Walker 286 43.1 +21.0
Turnout 663 50.6

Westoning

Westoning (1 seat, 1,307 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative J Goldsmith Unopposed NA

Woburn

Woburn (1 seat, 1,264 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anthony Duggan 423 59.4
Liberal Democrats J Ellis 208 29.2 +11.1
Independent A Wells 78 11.0
Turnout 712 56.3

Wrest

Wrest (1 seat, 1,689 registered voters)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ms M Taylor 601 69.6
Labour Ms A Thompson 262 30.4
Turnout 863 51.1

Notes

  1. ^ 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.[6][4] She was first elected to Mid Bedfordshire District Council in 1976.[2]

References

  1. ^ "District level Authority Results.xlsx", www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, pp. 1987, 1991, retrieved 14 May 2017
  2. ^ a b Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael, "Mid Bedfordshire District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF), www.electionscentre.co.uk, The Elections Centre, Plymouth University, retrieved 14 May 2017
  3. ^ "Cllr Mrs C Fiona Chapman MBE", centralbeds.moderngov.co.uk, archived from the original on 14 August 2017, retrieved 14 May 2017
  4. ^ a b "Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Central Bedfordshire Council, Vice-Chairman Councillor Fiona Chapman MBE", www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk, retrieved 14 May 2017[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2003 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2007 - Mid Bedfordshire". www.andrewteale.me.uk.
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