Mid Bedfordshire District Council elections explained

Mid Bedfordshire was a non-metropolitan district in Bedfordshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Central Bedfordshire.

Political control

Political control of the council was held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control		Years
		1973-1976
		1976-1995
		1995-1999
		1999–2009

Leadership

The last leader of the council was Tricia Turner, a Conservative. She went on to be the first leader of Central Bedfordshire Council.

Council elections

• 1973 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1976 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1979 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[3]
• 1983 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1987 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
• 1991 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[5]
• 1995 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
• 1999 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election
• 2003 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[6]
• 2007 Mid Bedfordshire District Council election

By-election results

2007-2011

Notes and References

1. Web site: Council compositions. The Elections Centre. 3 May 2016.
2. Web site: Mid Bedfordshire District Council minutes, 26 March 2009 . Central Bedfordshire Council . 8 June 2022.
3. The District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
4. The Bedfordshire (Areas) Order 1984
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.