Bedfordshire County Council elections

Bedfordshire County Council was elected every four years. Luton was administered by the county council until 1997, when it became a unitary authority. Bedfordshire County Council was abolished in 2009, when unitary councils were introduced across the rest of Bedfordshire. Services which prior to 2009 were provided by Bedfordshire County Council are now provided by either Bedford Borough Council or Central Bedfordshire Council.

Political control[edit]

The county council was first established in 1889. The Local Government Act 1972 significantly reformed the council's powers and responsibilities. After those reforms, political control of the council was held by the following parties:

Party in control		Years
	No overall control	1974–1977
	Conservative	1977–1981
	No overall control	1981-1997
	Conservative	1997-2009

Leadership[edit]

The leaders of the council from 2002 until the council's abolition in 2009 were:

Councillor		From	To
Philip Hendry^[1]	Conservative		2002
Angela Roberts	Conservative	2002	2005
Madeline Russell^[2]	Conservative	2005	31 Mar 2009

Council elections[edit]

By-election results[edit]

Maulden By-Election 22 January 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,280	57.9	+3.2
	Labour	673	30.4	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	259	11.7	-5.8
Majority		607	47.3
Turnout		2,212	40.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Arlesley & Langford By-Election 9 September 1999
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	681	47.8	-4.2
	Conservative	411	28.8	-19.2
	Independent	333	23.4	+23.4
Majority		270	19.0
Turnout		1,425
	Labour hold	Swing

North East Bedfordshire By-Election 7 November 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	1,001	69.3	+11.4
	Liberal Democrats	318	22.0	+6.9
	Labour	84	5.8	-11.2
	Green	41	2.8	+2.8
Majority		683	47.3
Turnout		1,444	23.5
	Conservative hold	Swing

Plantation By-Election 18 March 2004
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	679	70.3	+20.7
	Liberal Democrats	287	29.7	+13.2
Majority		392	40.6
Turnout		966	20.1
	Conservative hold	Swing

References[edit]

^ "Philip Hendry". The Herald. 18 November 2002. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
^ "Bedfordshire County Council minutes, 26 March 2009" (PDF). Central Bedfordshire Council. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

External links[edit]

Bedfordshire Council

[1] "Philip Hendry". The Herald. 18 November 2002. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

[2] "Bedfordshire County Council minutes, 26 March 2009" (PDF). Central Bedfordshire Council. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[1]

[2]

v t e Council elections in Bedfordshire
Bedford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2015 2019 2023
Central Bedfordshire Council	2009 2011 2015 2019 2023
Luton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Bedfordshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 Abolished
Mid Bedfordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
South Bedfordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes