2009 UK local government election
Central Bedfordshire Council Elections, 2009
Elections to Central Bedfordshire Council were held on 4 June 2009. This was the first elections to the newly formed council, with all 66 seats being up for election, elected in wards that matched the previous County Council electoral divisions, but with twice as many councillors being elected in each. All Councillors elected would serve a two-year term, expiring in 2011, when ward boundaries would be reviewed. The Conservative Party won overall control of the council, managing to win 54 of 66 seats on the council.
Result
Central Bedfordshire Council Election Result 2009
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Conservative
54
54
0
+54
81.82
51.67
88,524
N/A
Liberal Democrats
11
11
0
+11
16.67
28.94
49,583
N/A
Independent
1
1
0
+1
1.51
4.03
6,901
N/A
Labour
0
0
0
0
0.0
12.05
20,637
N/A
Green
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.52
2,612
N/A
BNP
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.29
2,215
N/A
UK First
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.50
856
N/A
The overall turnout was 40.59% with a total of 171,328 valid votes cast.
Council Composition
After the election, the composition of the council was:
↓
54
11
1
Conservative
Lib Dem
I
I - Independent
Ward Results
Ampthill
Barton
Biggleswade
Cranfield
Dunstable Downs
Flitwick East
Flitwick West
Grovebury
Houghton Regis
Icknield
Langford & Henlow Village
Leighton Linslade Central
Marston
Maulden & Houghton Conquest
Northfields
Northill & Blunham
Plantation
Potton
Sandy
Shefford
Silsoe and Shillington
South East Bedfordshire
South West Bedfordshire
Southcott
Stotfold and Arlesey
Toddington
Watling
Woburn & Harlington
References
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Ampthill, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Barton, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Biggleswade, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Cranfield Ward, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Dunstable Downs, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Flitwick East, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Flitwick West, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Grovebury, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Houghton Regis, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Icknield, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Langford & Henlow Village, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Leighton Linslade Central, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Marston, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Maulden & Houghton Conquest, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Northfields, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Northill & Blunham, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Plantation, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Potton, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Sandy, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Shefford, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Silsoe and Shillington, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for South East Bedfordshire, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for South West Bedfordshire, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Southcott, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Stotfold and Arlesey, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Toddington, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Watling, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .
^ Central Bedfordshire Council (4 June 2009). "Election results for Woburn & Harlington, 4 June 2009" . www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk .