1973 Bedford District Council election
{{Short description|1973 UK local government election}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
The 1973 Bedford District Council election took place on 10 May 1973 to elect members of Bedford District Council in England. This was the same day as other local elections.
Overall Results
{{Election Summary Begin|title = 1973 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 22
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 39.3
|votes % = 34.9
|votes = 11,468
|plus/minus = 0
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 20
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 35.7
|votes % = 33.5
|votes = 11,017
|plus/minus = 0
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 11
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 19.6
|votes % = 19.6
|votes = 6,430
|plus/minus = 0
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|seats = 2
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 3.6
|votes % = 10.0
|votes = 3,289
|plus/minus = 0
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Independent Conservative
|seats = 1
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 1.8
|votes % = 0.8
|votes = 262
|plus/minus = 0
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Residents Association
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0
|votes % = 0.7
|votes = 252
|plus/minus = 0
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Independent Labour
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0
|votes % = 0.3
|votes = 93
|plus/minus = 0
}}
{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|seats % = 0
|votes % = 0.2
|votes = 74
|plus/minus = 0
}}
{{Election box end}}
A total of 32,885 valid votes were cast.
The turnout was 37.8%
After the election the composition of the council was:
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Ward Results
=Cauldwell=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 1 (Cauldwell) - 4 seats}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Astle
|votes = 1,301
|percentage = 74.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Ansell-Sutton
|votes = 1,254
|percentage = 72.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Elford
|votes = 1,208
|percentage = 69.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = V. Storrow
|votes = 1,167
|percentage = 67.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Coles
|votes = 440
|percentage = 25.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = V. Fattorusso
|votes = 279
|percentage = 16.0
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 861
|percentage = 49.5
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,741
|percentage = 31.2
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=De Parys=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 2 (De Parys) - 6 seats}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Randall
|votes = 1,673
|percentage = 47.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Gwynne-Jones
|votes = 1,671
|percentage = 47.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Lennox-Lamb
|votes = 1,650
|percentage = 46.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Whittingham
|votes = 1,649
|percentage = 46.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Smith
|votes = 1,546
|percentage = 43.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Senior
|votes = 1,482
|percentage = 41.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Crouch
|votes = 1,139
|percentage = 32.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Burley
|votes = 1,103
|percentage = 31.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Barnes
|votes = 1,100
|percentage = 31.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Fennell
|votes = 974
|percentage = 27.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Steptoe
|votes = 881
|percentage = 24.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Cunnick
|votes = 854
|percentage = 24.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = K. Davies
|votes = 726
|percentage = 20.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Richardson
|votes = 715
|percentage = 20.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Blowers
|votes = 715
|percentage = 20.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Kirk
|votes = 684
|percentage = 19.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Ashton
|votes = 681
|percentage = 19.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Jackson
|votes = 663
|percentage = 18.7
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 534
|percentage = 15.1
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,538
|percentage = 37.9
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Goldington=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 3 (Goldington) - 6 seats}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Slatter
|votes = 1,475
|percentage = 37.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Wildman
|votes = 1,435
|percentage = 36.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Robbins
|votes = 1,427
|percentage = 35.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Ayre
|votes = 1,350
|percentage = 33.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Lennon
|votes = 1,346
|percentage = 33.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = V. Tilley
|votes = 1,311
|percentage = 32.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = K. Passant
|votes = 1,303
|percentage = 32.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Garrick
|votes = 1,302
|percentage = 32.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Lennon
|votes = 1,270
|percentage = 31.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Smith
|votes = 1,250
|percentage = 31.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Yunnie
|votes = 1,215
|percentage = 30.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = H. Bushell
|votes = 1,080
|percentage = 27.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Frost
|votes = 1,025
|percentage = 25.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Bushell
|votes = 1,007
|percentage = 25.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Hitchcock
|votes = 986
|percentage = 24.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Palmer
|votes = 944
|percentage = 23.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Johns
|votes = 943
|percentage = 23.6
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 40
|percentage = 1.0
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,990
|percentage = 40.9
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Harpur=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 4 (Harpur) - 5 seats}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = B. Dillingham
|votes = 1,672
|percentage = 44.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = M. Still
|votes = 1,524
|percentage = 40.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = G. Orr
|votes = 1,264
|percentage = 33.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Cotter
|votes = 840
|percentage = 22.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Brown
|votes = 823
|percentage = 21.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = K. Derrick
|votes = 808
|percentage = 21.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Jones
|votes = 789
|percentage = 20.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Tysoe
|votes = 712
|percentage = 18.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Little
|votes = 542
|percentage = 14.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Ogunremi
|votes = 540
|percentage = 14.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Knights
|votes = 539
|percentage = 14.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Foster
|votes = 515
|percentage = 13.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Nutley
|votes = 502
|percentage = 13.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Foster
|votes = 483
|percentage = 12.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Jones
|votes = 406
|percentage = 10.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Pratt
|votes = 378
|percentage = 10.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = P. Horn
|votes = 206
|percentage = 5.5
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 832
|percentage = 22.0
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,775
|percentage = 50.7
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Kingsbrook=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 5 (Kingsbrook) - 4 seats}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = K. Scott
|votes = 1,340
|percentage = 79.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Colling
|votes = 1,266
|percentage = 75.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Mansell
|votes = 1,242
|percentage = 74.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Upton
|votes = 1,192
|percentage = 71.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Sanders
|votes = 265
|percentage = 15.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Attree
|votes = 244
|percentage = 14.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|candidate = P. Waite
|votes = 74
|percentage = 4.4
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,075
|percentage = 64.0
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,679
|percentage = 29.7
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Newnham=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 6 (Newnham) - 4 seats}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Valentine
|votes = 1,352
|percentage = 62.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Cook
|votes = 1,323
|percentage = 60.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = D. Bygrave
|votes = 1,244
|percentage = 57.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Donnelly
|votes = 1,240
|percentage = 57.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Symes
|votes = 824
|percentage = 37.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Burdett
|votes = 783
|percentage = 36.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Crane
|votes = 765
|percentage = 35.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Turner
|votes = 724
|percentage = 33.3
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 528
|percentage = 24.3
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,176
|percentage = 32.2
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Queens Park=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 7 (Queens Park) - 3 seats}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Sharman
|votes = 1,453
|percentage = 51.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. George
|votes = 1,388
|percentage = 48.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Ireland
|votes = 1,154
|percentage = 40.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Holman
|votes = 1,131
|percentage = 39.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = N. Wright
|votes = 1,059
|percentage = 37.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Pass
|votes = 1,040
|percentage = 36.6
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 65
|percentage = 2.3
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,841
|percentage = 60.8
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Bromham=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 8 (Bromham) - 2 seats}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = V. Cartwright
|votes = 842
|percentage = 84.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Bates
|votes = 804
|percentage = 80.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Hunt
|votes = 154
|percentage = 15.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Wood
|votes = 144
|percentage = 14.5
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 688
|percentage = 69.1
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 996
|percentage = 31.3
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Oakley=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 10 (Oakley)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = G. Beazley
|votes = 438
|percentage = 60.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = L. Skevington
|votes = 160
|percentage = 22.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Jones
|votes = 123
|percentage = 17.1
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 278
|percentage = 38.6
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 721
|percentage = 40.2
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box end}}
=Carlton & Harrold=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 11 (Carlton & Harrold)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = V. Brandon
|votes = 562
|percentage = 61.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = H. Tusting
|votes = 227
|percentage = 24.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Woods
|votes = 109
|percentage = 11.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = P. Smith
|votes = 19
|percentage = 2.1
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 335
|percentage = 36.5
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 917
|percentage = 50.6
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box end}}
=Felmersham & Sharnbrook=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 12 (Felmersham & Sharnbrook)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = H. Martin
|votes = 383
|percentage = 58.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = R. Payne
|votes = 272
|percentage = 41.5
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 111
|percentage = 16.9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 655
|percentage = 36.5
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box end}}
=Knotting & Souldrop=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 13 (Knotting & Souldrop)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Conservative
|candidate = D. Cooper
|votes = 262
|percentage = 45.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = R. Wilson
|votes = 217
|percentage = 37.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Zaramba
|votes = 101
|percentage = 17.4
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 45
|percentage = 7.8
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 580
|percentage = 44.5
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Independent Conservative
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{{Election box end}}
=Swineshead=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 14 (Swineshead)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = S. Cocksedge
|votes = 0
|percentage = 0.0
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 0
|percentage = 0.0
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 0
|percentage = 0.0
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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=Riseley=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 15 (Riseley)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = J. Swepston
|votes = 296
|percentage = 50.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = E. Gibbs
|votes = 295
|percentage = 49.9
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 591
|percentage = 36.1
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box end}}
=Roxton=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 17 (Roxton)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = P. Merton-Jones
|votes = 0
|percentage = 0.0
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 0
|percentage = 0.0
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 0
|percentage = 0.0
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box end}}
=Kempston Rural=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 21 (Kempston Rural)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = G. Frossell
|votes = 520
|percentage = 60.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Woods
|votes = 347
|percentage = 40.0
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 173
|percentage = 20.0
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 867
|percentage = 49.1
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box end}}
=Wootton=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 22 (Wootton)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = P. Chennells
|votes = 597
|percentage = 61.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Barrow
|votes = 370
|percentage = 38.3
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 227
|percentage = 23.5
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 967
|percentage = 44.4
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box end}}
=Turvey=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 23 (Turvey)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Newman
|votes = 443
|percentage = 64.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = E. Kent
|votes = 248
|percentage = 35.9
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 195
|percentage = 28.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 691
|percentage = 49.9
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=Kempston=
{{Election box begin | title=No. 24 (Kempston) - 6 seats}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Baldwin
|votes = 1,532
|percentage = 54.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Burton
|votes = 1,529
|percentage = 54.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = K. Burley
|votes = 1,511
|percentage = 53.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. West
|votes = 1,454
|percentage = 51.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Lescott
|votes = 1,441
|percentage = 50.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Hooley
|votes = 1,299
|percentage = 45.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = C. Wilson
|votes = 1,275
|percentage = 45.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = P. Grange
|votes = 1,272
|percentage = 44.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = W. Martin
|votes = 1,247
|percentage = 44.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = T. Ryan
|votes = 1,208
|percentage = 42.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Rayment
|votes = 1,168
|percentage = 41.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = A. Blair
|votes = 677
|percentage = 23.9
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 233
|percentage = 8.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 2,831
|percentage = 30.5
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Clapham=
{{Election box begin | title=Clapham - 2 seats}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = G. Mason
|votes = 504
|percentage = 37.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = J. Parr
|votes = 444
|percentage = 33.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = E. Stratford
|votes = 435
|percentage = 32.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = L. Bradford
|votes = 400
|percentage = 29.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 69
|percentage = 5.2
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,339
|percentage = 45.7
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Eastcotts=
{{Election box begin | title=Eastcotts}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Hall
|votes = 246
|percentage = 37.2
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = R. Page
|votes = 232
|percentage = 35.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent Labour Party
|candidate = K. Sillett
|votes = 93
|percentage = 14.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Residents Association
|candidate = R. Harpur
|votes = 46
|percentage = 6.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = A. Kilminster
|votes = 45
|percentage = 6.8
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14
|percentage = 2.1
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 662
|percentage = 44.2
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Great Barford=
{{Election box begin | title=Great Barford}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = V. Webb
|votes = 252
|percentage = 50.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = V. Farrar
|votes = 243
|percentage = 49.1
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9
|percentage = 1.8
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 495
|percentage = 29.4
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Renhold=
{{Election box begin | title=Renhold}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = N. Polhill
|votes = 0
|percentage = 0.0
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 0
|percentage = 0.0
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 0
|percentage = 0.0
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Wilshamstead=
{{Election box begin | title=Wilshamstead}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = V. Wisson
|votes = 444
|percentage = 53.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = F. Tompkins
|votes = 142
|percentage = 17.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = C. Taylor
|votes = 134
|percentage = 16.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = C. Simmonds
|votes = 113
|percentage = 13.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 302
|percentage = 36.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 833
|percentage = 46.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box new seat win |
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{United Kingdom local elections, 1973}}
{{Bedfordshire elections}}