South Bedfordshire District Council elections

South Bedfordshire was a non-metropolitan district in Bedfordshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Central Bedfordshire.

Political control

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

The last leader of the council was Norman Costin, a Conservative.

Councillor Party From To
Norman Costin[2] Conservative 31 Mar 2009

Council elections

  • 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

  • 2002 results map
  • 2003 results map
  • 2004 results map
  • 2006 results map
  • 2007 results map

By-election results

2004-2006

Chiltern By-Election 5 May 2005[7]
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

  1. ^ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "South Bedfordshire" in search box to see specific results.)
  2. ^ "South Bedfordshire District Council minutes, 31 March 2009" (PDF). Central Bedfordshire Council. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  4. ^ The Bedfordshire (Areas) Order 1984
  5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  6. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Chiltern Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2025.


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