Council area
Central Bedfordshire
Unitary authority · England
Composition after May 2023 elections
Independent Berwick Hills Resident: 27Conservative and Unionist Party: 20Liberal Democrats: 10Labour Party: 5Green Party of England and Wales: 1
63 seats declared across 31 wards · Average turnout: 36.0%
Composition over time
| Election | Composition | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | 63 | |
| May 2019 | 27 | |
| May 2017 | 1 | |
| May 2015 | 27 |
Wards
| Ward | Recent results | Latest winner | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ampthill | 201520192023 | Mark Andrew SmithIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | (hold) |
| Arlesey Fairfield | 2023 | Jodie ChilleryIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | (new ward) |
| Aspley Woburn | 201520192023 | John Michael BakerIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | (hold) |
| Barton Le Clay Silsoe | 2023 | Anna FrenchIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | (new ward) |
| Biggleswade East | 2023 | Gareth TranterIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | (new ward) |
| Biggleswade West | 2023 | Hayley WhitakerIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | (new ward) |
| Caddington | 201520192023 | Vicky MaloneIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | Con → IND |
| Clifton Henlow Langford | 2023 | Drew Robert RichardsonConservative and Unionist Party | (new ward) |
| Cranfield Marston Moretaine | 201520192023 | Sue ClarkConservative and Unionist Party | (hold) |
| Dunstable Central | 201520192023 | Carole HegleyConservative and Unionist Party | (hold) |
| Dunstable East | 2023 | Kenson GurneyIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | (new ward) |
| Dunstable North | 2023 | Matthew John BrennanLabour Party | (new ward) |
| Dunstable South | 2023 | Philip Frederick CrawleyConservative and Unionist Party | (new ward) |
| Dunstable West | 2023 | Eugene GhentConservative and Unionist Party | (new ward) |
| Eaton Bray | 201520192023 | Philip Douglas Keer SpicerConservative and Unionist Party | (hold) |
| Flitwick | 201520192023 | Gareth MackeyIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | Con → IND |
| Heath Reach | 201520192023 | Mark Anthony Gaius VersallionConservative and Unionist Party | (hold) |
| Houghton Conquest Haynes | 201520192023 | Bec HaresIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | (hold) |
| Houghton Regis East | 2023 | Patrick HamillIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | (new ward) |
| Houghton Regis West | 2023 | Susan Anne GoodchildLiberal Democrats | (new ward) |
| Leighton Linslade North | 2023 | David Alexander BlighLiberal Democrats | (new ward) |
| Leighton Linslade South | 2023 | Emma Holland-LindsayLiberal Democrats | (new ward) |
| Leighton Linslade West | 2023 | Victoria HarveyIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | (new ward) |
| Meppershall Shillington | 2023 | Blake StephensonConservative and Unionist Party | (new ward) |
| Northill | 201520192023 | Paul DanielsConservative and Unionist Party | (hold) |
| Potton | 201520192023 | Adam ZernyIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | (hold) |
| Sandy | 201520192023 | Simon Andrew FordIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | (hold) |
| Shefford | 201720192023 | Mark Robert LiddiardConservative and Unionist Party | (hold) |
| Stotfold | 2023 | Kathryn WoodfineIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | (new ward) |
| Toddington | 201520192023 | Mary Elizabeth WalshIndependent Berwick Hills Resident | (hold) |
| Westoning Flitton Greenfield | 201520192023 | James Gerrard JamiesonConservative and Unionist Party | (hold) |
Westminster constituencies
Wards in Central Bedfordshire are split across 5 parliamentary constituencies.
| Constituency | Wards in this council | Current MP |
|---|---|---|
| Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | 11 | Alex Mayer(Labour Party) |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 9 | Blake Stephenson(Conservative and Unionist Party) |
| North Bedfordshire | 5 | Richard Fuller(Conservative and Unionist Party) |
| Hitchin | 4 | Alistair Strathern(Labour Party) |
| Luton South and South Bedfordshire | 2 | Rachel Hopkins(Labour Party) |