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The 1998 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Bedford Borough Council in Bedfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]

Prior to the election, two councillors left the Liberal Democrats group to sit as Independents.

Summary

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Election result

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1998 Bedford Borough Council election[2][3]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 7 Steady 38.9 15 22 41.5 9,662 36.4 –4.6
  Liberal Democrats 6 Increase 1 33.3 9 15 28.3 7,414 28.0 +1.7
  Conservative 2 Decrease 1 11.1 7 9 17.0 7,995 30.1 +1.6
  Independent 3 Steady 16.7 4 7 13.2 1,449 5.5 +1.2

Ward results

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Brickhill

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Brickhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Charles Green* 1,137 47.1 –10.8
Conservative Eric Threapleton 1,015 42.1 +9.6
Labour Jason Potter 260 10.8 +1.3
Majority 122 5.1
Turnout 2,412 41.8
Registered electors 5,784
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Castle

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Castle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Apu Bagchi* 900 54.0 +13.6
Conservative Robert Rigby 610 36.6 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lawson 158 9.5 −23.6
Majority 290 17.4
Turnout 1,668 36.3
Registered electors 4,600
Labour hold Swing

Cauldwell

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Cauldwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth White* 997 71.0 –4.7
Conservative Gilbert Campbell 211 15.0 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Anita Gerard 196 14.0 +2.8
Majority 786 56.0
Turnout 1,404 23.0
Registered electors 6,174
Labour hold Swing

De Parys

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De Parys
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats John Graham* 1,112 50.8 –6.7
Conservative Terence Rigby 767 35.1 +7.6
Labour Charles Baily 308 14.1 –0.9
Majority 345 15.8
Turnout 2,187 39.0
Registered electors 5,623
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Felmersham

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Felmersham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Geoffrey Hulatt 346 46.8 N/A
Conservative Dudley Hughes* 253 34.2 –13.6
Labour Roger Jackson 72 9.7 –5.9
Liberal Democrats Linda Borrett 68 9.2 –27.3
Majority 93 12.6
Turnout 739 39.5
Registered electors 1,876
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Goldington

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Goldington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Smith 1,121 52.2 −7.1
Labour Laurence Evans 859 40.0 +8.0
Conservative Valerie Fulford 167 7.8 –0.9
Majority 262 12.2
Turnout 2,147 40.6
Registered electors 5,302
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Harpur

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Harpur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hazel Mitchell* 848 57.6 –4.2
Conservative Jean Pilgrim 469 31.8 +6.3
Liberal Democrats Susan Vogel 156 10.6 −2.1
Majority 379 25.7
Turnout 1,473 24.4
Registered electors 6,067
Labour hold Swing

Harrold

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Harrold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martin Bridgman 341 58.2 +12.9
Labour Eleanor Falkner 144 24.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hall 101 17.2 –37.5
Majority 197 33.6
Turnout 586 28.2
Registered electors 2,089
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Kempston East

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Kempston East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Oliver* 1,141 60.9 +4.6
Conservative Jagdish Singh 515 27.5 –3.8
Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Smithson 218 11.6 –2.5
Majority 626 33.4
Turnout 1,874 25.9
Registered electors 7,285
Labour hold Swing

Kempston West

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Kempston West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shan Hunt* 856 55.6 –0.2
Conservative Cecil Cove 553 35.9 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Ian White 131 8.5 –2.4
Majority 303 19.7
Turnout 1,540 23.8
Registered electors 6,481
Labour hold Swing

Kingsbrook

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Kingsbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elizabeth Luder* 766 63.4 –7.1
Liberal Democrats Martin Buddle 254 21.0 +6.0
Conservative Phillip Ashley 189 15.6 +1.1
Majority 512 42.3
Turnout 1,209 24.4
Registered electors 4,959
Labour hold Swing

Newnham

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Newnham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Andrew Russell 641 36.3 −11.2
Conservative Louise Kirke 568 32.2 –0.8
Labour Richard Crane 557 31.5 +12.0
Majority 73 4.1
Turnout 1,766 35.1
Registered electors 5,033
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Oakley

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Oakley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Patricia Olney* 499 65.5 +2.2
Conservative Domenico De Benedictis 209 27.4 −6.3
Labour Terence Carroll 45 5.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Howker 9 1.2 −1.8
Majority 290 38.1
Turnout 843 42.1
Registered electors 1,816
Independent hold Swing

Putnoe

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Putnoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Headley* 1,183 60.9 +7.5
Conservative Paul Sinclair 577 29.7 −4.3
Labour Paban Sharma 182 9.4 –3.3
Majority 606 31.2
Turnout 1,942 36.2
Registered electors 5,373
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Queens Park

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Queens Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Derek Jones* 1,257 72.3 −5.3
Conservative Janet Pilgrim 274 15.8 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Michael Murphy 208 12.0 +2.5
Majority 983 56.5
Turnout 1,739 28.0
Registered electors 6,275
Labour hold Swing

Renhold

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Renhold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Harrison* 555 74.0 +10.6
Labour Robert Atkins 113 15.1 +5.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Stekelis 82 10.9 –15.8
Majority 442 58.9
Turnout 750 40.6
Registered electors 1,857
Conservative hold Swing

Riseley

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Riseley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ian Clifton* 604 64.9 +27.6
Conservative Arthur Foster 233 25.0 –8.7
Labour Adrien Beardmore 48 5.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Joanna Wood 46 4.9 –24.1
Majority 371 39.8
Turnout 931 44.4
Registered electors 2,098
Independent hold Swing

Wilshamstead

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Wilshamstead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Parker 593 42.6 +26.3
Conservative Mark Haines 489 35.2 –11.6
Labour Daniel Bisset 309 22.2 –14.7
Majority 104 7.5
Turnout 1,391 50.9
Registered electors 2,775
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Local Elections results". The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
  2. ^ "Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results". The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
  3. ^ "Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
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