Past Chairmen
1974 -75: Richard Gilbert
2002: Judith Cunningham
2003: John Mingay
Past Speakers
2003: Cllr John Mingay (First Speaker of the Bedford Borough Council)
2004: Cllr Muhammad Khan
2005: Cllr Paul Smith
2006: Cllr Andrew McConnell
2007: Cllr Randolph Charles
2008: Cllr Anita Gerrard
2009: Cllr Roger Rigby
2010: Cllr Margaret Davey
2011: Cllr Mohammad Yasin
2012: Cllr Sylvia Gillard
2013: Cllr Mark Smith
2014: Cllr Randolph Charles
2015: Cllr Wendy Rider
2016: Cllr Tom Wootton
2017: Cllr Jade Uko
2018: Cllr Doug McMurdo
2019: Cllr Tim Hill
2020: Cllr Jane Walker
2021: Cllr Jane Walker
2022: Cllr Mohammed Nawaz
2023 Cllr Wendy Rider