Bedfordshire County Council elections

Bedfordshire County Council was elected every four years. It ceased to exist on 1 April 2009 when unitary councils were introduced across the whole of Bedfordshire. All services previously delivered by the County Council are now provided by either Bedford Borough Council or Central Bedfordshire Council.

Political control

No overall control 1973 - 1977
Conservative 1977 - 1981
No overall control 1981 - 1997
Conservative 1997 - 2009

Council elections

Bedfordshire County Council election, 2001
Bedfordshire County Council election, 2005

By-election results

Maulden By-Election 22 January 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,280	57.9	+3.2
	Labour		673	30.4	+2.6
	Liberal Democrat		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		Candidate	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		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		1,001	69.3	+11.4
	Liberal Democrat		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		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		679	70.3	+20.7
	Liberal Democrat		287	29.7	+13.2
Majority			392	40.6
Turnout			966	20.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

External links

Bedfordshire Council

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

Central Bedfordshire Council	2011 2015

Luton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

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

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