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Mohammad Yasin has been elected as MP for Bedford in the 2024 General Election on 4 July 2024.
Full Result:
Name | Party | Votes |
Prince Chaudhury | Workers Party | 996 |
Pinder Chauhan | Conservative | 8,912 |
Ben Foley | Green | 2,394 |
Tarek Javed | Independent | 1,442 |
Matt Lansley | Reform UK | 4,548 |
Henry Vann | Liberal Democrat | 4,025 |
Mohammad Yasin | Labour | 18,342 |
Turnout: 56.4%
Number of votes cast: 40,869
Number of ballot papers rejected: 210
And Richard Fuller has been elected as MP for North Bedford.
Full Result:
Name | Party | Votes |
Pippa Clayton | Reform UK | 8,433 |
Philippa Fleming | Green | 3,027 |
Richard Fuller | Conservative | 19,981 |
Uday Nagaraju | Labour | 14,567 |
Joanna Szaub-Newton | Liberal Democrat | 5,553 |
Turnout: 65.7%
Number of votes cast: 51,771
Number of ballot papers rejected: 210
Sharan Sira has been elected Borough Councillor for Wyboston ward following the by-election on 4 July 2024.
Full Result:
Name | Party | Votes |
Richard Baker | Green | 277 |
Susan Henchley | Liberal Democrat | 515 |
Sharan Sira | Conservative | 1,096 |
Turnout: 66.9%
Number of votes cast: 1,918
Number of ballot papers rejected: 30
The total seats now held on Bedford Borough Council are:
- Conservative Party – 14
- Green Party – 3
- Independents – 3
- Labour Party – 13
- Liberal Democrat – 13
The council remains in no overall control, but with a Conservative administration under Mayor Tom Wootton.