The local authorityArchive · §01 Composition · 45 seats across 27 wards
Councillors of Bedford.
Every current seat-holder, derived from the latest scheduled elections per ward. By-elections aren’t overlaid on this baseline yet — a few seats may show the pre-by-election holder. Back to the council page.
All 45 current seat-holders · 45 seats across 27 wards
Con 15LD 13Lab 12Grn 3Ind 2
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Gambold | Con | Biddenham | 4 May 2023 |
| Charles Royden | LD | Brickhill | 4 May 2023 |
| Wendy Rider | LD | Brickhill | 4 May 2023 |
| Dylan Mark Simmons | Con | Bromham | 4 May 2023 |
| Robert Rigby | Con | Bromham | 4 May 2023 |
| Lucy Bywater | Grn | Castle Newnham | 4 May 2023 |
| Paul Richard Edmonds | Grn | Castle Newnham | 4 May 2023 |
| Abu Sultan | Lab | Cauldwell | 4 May 2023 |
| Fouzia Zamir Atiq | Lab | Cauldwell | 4 May 2023 |
| Harish Thapar | Lab | Cauldwell | 4 May 2023 |
| Jane Walker | Con | Clapham Oakley | 4 May 2023 |
| Jon Abbott | LD | Clapham Oakley | 4 May 2023 |
| David Sawyer | LD | De Parys | 4 May 2023 |
| Henry Vann | LD | De Parys | 4 May 2023 |
| Christine McHugh | LD | Goldington | 4 May 2023 |
| Tim Caswell | LD | Goldington | 4 May 2023 |
| Phillippa Martin-Moran-Bryant | Con | Great Barford | 4 May 2023 |
| Stephen Moon | Con | Great Barford | 2 May 2019 |
| Jim Weir | Con | Great Denham | 4 May 2023 |
| Ben Foley | Grn | Greyfriars | 4 May 2023 |
| Colleen Atkins | Lab | Harpur | 4 May 2023 |
| Zara Layne | Lab | Harpur | 4 May 2023 |
| Alison Foster | Con | Harrold | 4 May 2023 |
| Caroline Lisa White | Lab | Kempston Central East | 4 May 2023 |
| Mohammed Nawaz | Lab | Kempston Central East | 4 May 2023 |
| Sue Oliver | Lab | Kempston North | 4 May 2023 |
| Carl Rex Meader | Lab | Kempston South | 4 May 2023 |
| Carl Rex Meader | Lab | Kempston South | 2 May 2019 |
| James Emmanuel Valentine | Lab | Kempston West | 4 May 2023 |
| Dean Crofts | LD | Kingsbrook | 4 May 2023 |
| Ralley Rahman | Lab | Kingsbrook | 4 May 2023 |
| Max Royden | LD | Putnoe | 4 May 2023 |
| Michael Headley | LD | Putnoe | 4 May 2023 |
| Nicola Louise Gribble | Ind | Renhold Ravensden | 4 May 2023 |
| Martin Towler | Con | Riseley | 4 May 2023 |
| Billy Richard Thompson | LD | Riverfield | 4 May 2023 |
| Doug McMurdo | Ind | Sharnbrook | 4 May 2023 |
| Leigh James Coombs | LD | Shortstown | 4 May 2023 |
| Sarah Gallagher | Con | Shortstown | 4 May 2023 |
| Andrea Spice | Con | Wixams Wilstead | 4 May 2023 |
| Graeme Coombes | Con | Wixams Wilstead | 4 May 2023 |
| Marc Jonathan Frost | Con | Wixams Wilstead | 4 May 2023 |
| John Wheeler | Con | Wootton Kempston Rural | 4 May 2023 |
| Susan Abood | LD | Wootton Kempston Rural | 4 May 2023 |
| Tom Wootton | Con | Wyboston | 4 May 2023 |
Sources
SourceDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
MethodFor each ward, the latest K winners across scheduled elections, where K is the max winners that ward has ever returned in a single scheduled election.
CaveatBy-elections aren’t yet overlaid. Composition tally and per-seat identity may differ from current reality for wards with a recent by-election.