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1998 Bedford Borough Council election

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1998 UK local government election

The1998 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members ofBedford Borough Council inBedfordshire,England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed underno 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
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	7		38.9	15	22	41.5	9,662	36.4	–4.6
	Liberal Democrats	6	1	33.3	9	15	28.3	7,414	28.0	+1.7
	Conservative	2	1	11.1	7	9	17.0	7,995	30.1	+1.6
	Independent	3		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 Democratshold		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
	Labourhold		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
	Labourhold		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 Democratshold		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
	Independentgain fromConservative		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 Democratshold		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
	Labourhold		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
	Conservativegain fromLiberal 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
	Labourhold		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
	Labourhold		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
	Labourhold		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 Democratshold		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
	Independenthold		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 Democratshold		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
	Labourhold		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
	Conservativehold		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
	Independenthold		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 Democratsgain fromConservative		Swing

References

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^"Local Elections results".The Times. 9 May 1998. p. 46.
^"Policy and politics: Local Elections: Analysis: Council poll results".The Guardian. 9 May 1998. p. 16.
^"Local Election Results, 1999". Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends. Archived fromthe original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved9 August 2009.

v t e Council elections inBedfordshire
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
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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
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