England council results
England council results
230 of 230 councilsCounting complete
Number of councillors
- Labour 2,675 councillors 537 councillors gained
- Conservative 2,296 councillors 1,063 councillors lost
- Liberal Democrat 1,628 councillors 407 councillors gained
- Independents 865 councillors 89 councillors lost
- Green 481 councillors 241 councillors gained
- Residents' Association 99 councillors 13 councillors lost
Bedford election result
2023 no overall control
Bedford council results
Counting complete. After 46 of 46 seats declared.
Change since last election
Conservative- Councillors elected in 2023total14
- Councillors elected in 2023change-1
- Councillors overalltotal14
Labour
- Councillors elected in 2023total14
- Councillors elected in 2023change+3
- Councillors overalltotal14
Liberal Democrat- Councillors elected in 2023total13
- Councillors elected in 2023change-4
- Councillors overalltotal13
Green- Councillors elected in 2023total3
- Councillors elected in 2023change+1
- Councillors overalltotal3
Independents and Others
- Councillors elected in 2023total2
- Councillors elected in 2023change+1
- Councillors overalltotal2
About this council
- Type: Unitary authority
- Seats up for election: 46 out of 46
- Boundary change: Yes - 6 more seats
Mayor of Bedford
Counting complete
Conservative, Tom Wootton
- total votes15,747
- share33.1%
Liberal Democrat, Dave Hodgson
- total votes15,602
- share32.8%
Labour, Saqhib Ali
- total votes11,568
- share24.3%
Green, Adrian Spurrell
- total votes3,795
- share8.0%
Heritage Party, Alberto Thomas
- total votes887
- share1.9%
Mayoral election turnout
Registered voters137,042
Turnout
34.7%Change since last election−2.8