Mid Bedfordshire local elections

Mid Bedfordshire District Council was elected every four years.

Political control

No overall control 1973 - 1976

Conservative 1976 - 1995

No overall control 1995 - 1999

Conservative 1999–present

Council elections

Mid Bedfordshire Council election, 1999

Mid Bedfordshire Council election, 2003

Mid Bedfordshire Council election, 2007

By-election results

1995-1999

Cranfield By-Election 17 October 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		329	27.4
	Labour		299	24.9
	Independent		298	24.8
	Liberal Democrat		276	22.9
Majority			30	2.5
Turnout			1,202	33.7
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

1999-2003

Sandy All Saints By-Election 3 March 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		346	58.1	+21.3
	Liberal Democrat		127	21.3	+21.3
	Labour		123	20.7	+1.7
Majority			219	36.8
Turnout			596	20.3
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Clifton & Henlow By-Election 8 June 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		876	53.4	+11.6
	Liberal Democrat		646	39.4	+2.4
	Labour		119	7.3	-12.4
Majority			230	14.0
Turnout			1,641	37.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ampthill By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		2,322	64.7	+20.8
	Conservative		1,269	35.3	-1.3
Majority			856	29.4
Turnout			3,591
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Blunham By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		unopposed
	Conservative hold		Swing

Biggleswade Stratton By-Election 4 July 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		696	39.9	+0.8
	Liberal Democrat		544	31.2	+11.0
	Labour		504	28.9	-11.8
Majority			152	8.7
Turnout			1,744	27.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

2003-2007

Biggleswade Ivel By-Election 12 February 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Wendy Smith	922	41.1	-1.7
	Labour	Bernard Briars	652	29.0	-10.4
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Hartwell	535	23.8	+6.0
	Green	Royston Swarbrooke	137	6.1	+6.1
Majority			270	12.1
Turnout			2,246	40.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Houghton Haynes Southill and Old Warden By-Election 12 February 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Gillett	803	52.0
	Liberal Democrat	Marcus Tyler	634	41.1
	Green	Oliver Campbell	107	6.9
Majority			169	10.9
Turnout			1,544	49.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Flitwick East By-Election 22 July 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Mitchell	522	49.6	+13.7
	Conservative	Victor Lee	378	35.8	+8.7
	Green	Marina Torselli	82	7.8	-7.8
	Labour	Ida Neale	71	6.7	-14.6
Majority			144	13.8
Turnout			1,053	25.4
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Houghton Haynes Southill & Old Warden By-Election 16 March 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Anthony Baines	741	55.3
	Conservative	Angela Barker	555	41.4
	Labour	Laurence Pollock	44	3.3
Majority			186	13.9
Turnout			1,340	42.5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

2007-2011

Flitwick East By-Election 1 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Les Thompson	682	43.6	-14.6
	Conservative	Andrew Turner	668	42.7	+0.9
	Independent	Roy Storey	119	7.6	+7.6
	Green	Chris Fyer	95	6.1	+6.1
Majority			14	0.9
Turnout			1,564	36.1
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

External links

• Mid Bedfordshire Council