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1988 North Bedfordshire Borough Council Election
The 1988 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1988 to elect members of North Bedfordshire Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Summary Election result Ward Results Brickhill The Liberal Democrats had previously gained the Conservative seat at a by-election. Bromham Carlton Castle Cauldwell Clapham De Parys Eastcotts V. Fattorusso was originally elected for the Liberal-SDP Alliance, but had defected to the Conservatives prior to the election. Goldington Harpur Kempston East Kempston West Kingsbrook Newnham Putnoe J. Temperley was a sitting councillor for Harpur ward. Queen's Park Roxton Wootton References Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedford Borough Council
Bedford Borough Council is the local authority of the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. The executive of the council is the directly elected mayor of Bedford. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association. The council was founded in 1974 as Bedford District Council, being renamed North Bedfordshire Borough Council in 1975. In 1992 it changed its name again to become Bedford Borough Council. Until 2009 it was a lower-tier district council, with county-level services provided by Bedfordshire County Council. On 1 April 2009, the Bedfordshire County Council Bedfordshire County Council was the county council of the non-metropolitan county of Bedfordshire in England. It was established on 24 January 1889 and was abolished on 1 April 2009. The county council was based in Bedford. In 1997 Luton Borough ... ceased to exist, at which point Bedford Boro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth University
The University of Plymouth is a public research university based predominantly in Plymouth, England, where the main campus is located, but the university has campuses and affiliated colleges across South West England. With students, it is the largest in the United Kingdom by total number of students (including the Open University). It has 2,915 staff. History The university was originally founded as thPlymouth School of Navigation in 1862, before becoming a university college in 1920 and a polytechnic institute in 1970, with its constituent bodies being Plymouth Polytechnic, Rolle College in Exmouth, the Exeter College of Art and Design (which were, before April 1989, run by Devon County Council) and Seale-Hayne College (which before April 1989 was an independent charity). It was renamed Polytechnic South West in 1989, a move that was unpopular with students as the name lacked identity. It was the only polytechnic to be renamed and remained as "PSW" until gaining universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 United Kingdom Local Elections
Local elections were held in the United Kingdom in 1988. The Conservative government held its ground and remained ahead in the projected popular vote. The election resulted in the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party winning 39% of the popular vote, the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party winning 38% and the Liberal Democrats (UK), Social and Liberal Democrats (SLD) 18%. The Conservatives gained 9 seats, Labour gained 76 seats and the SLD lost 122 seats. These were the first national elections contested by the SLD, which had just been formed as a merger of the SDP and Liberals after several years of an SDP–Liberal Alliance, alliance existing between the two parties. Summary of results England Metropolitan boroughs All 36 metropolitan borough councils had one third of their seats up for election. District councils In 117 districts one third of the council was up for election. Scotland District councils References Local elections 2006. House of Commons Library ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 English Local Elections
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian Bicentenary, Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet Union, Soviet troops begin their Soviet-Afghan War, withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the 1989, next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedford Borough Council Elections
Bedford Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. Until 1 April 2009 it was a non-metropolitan district. Since 2002 it has also had a directly elected mayor. Council elections Non-metropolitan district elections * 1973 Bedford District Council election * 1976 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election * 1979 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election * 1983 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1984 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election * 1986 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election * 1987 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election * 1988 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election * 1990 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election * 1991 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) * 1992 Bedford Borough Council election * 1994 Bedford Borough Council election * 1995 Bedford Borough Council election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
