South Bedfordshire District Council elections

Local government elections in Bedfordshire, England

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

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]

The last leader of the council was Norman Costin, a Conservative.

Councillor	Party		From	To
Norman Costin^[2]		Conservative		31 Mar 2009

1973 South Bedfordshire District Council election
1976 South Bedfordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[3]
1979 South Bedfordshire District Council election
1980 South Bedfordshire District Council election
1982 South Bedfordshire District Council election
1983 South Bedfordshire District Council election
1984 South Bedfordshire District Council election
1986 South Bedfordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
1987 South Bedfordshire District Council election
1988 South Bedfordshire District Council election
1990 South Bedfordshire District Council election
1991 South Bedfordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[5]
1992 South Bedfordshire District Council election
1994 South Bedfordshire District Council election
1995 South Bedfordshire District Council election
1996 South Bedfordshire District Council election
1998 South Bedfordshire District Council election
1999 South Bedfordshire District Council election
2000 South Bedfordshire District Council election
2002 South Bedfordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[6]
2003 South Bedfordshire District Council election
2004 South Bedfordshire District Council election
2006 South Bedfordshire District Council election
2007 South Bedfordshire District Council election

^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ "South Bedfordshire District Council minutes, 31 March 2009" (PDF). Central Bedfordshire Council. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
^ The Bedfordshire (Areas) Order 1984
^ legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.