The 2004 Bedford Borough Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of

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 direct ...

in England. This was on the same day as other

local elections In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct vary ...

. Results were seen as a setback for elected Mayor Frank Branston, as councillors who had defected to his Better Bedford Party such as Patrick Naughton in Goldington were defeated. Prior to the election, one councillor left the Conservative group to sit as an independent.

Summary

Election result

Ward results

Brickhill

Bromham

Castle

Cauldwell

Clapham

De Parys

Eastcotts

Goldington

Great Barford

Harpur

Kempston East

Eileen Whitmore was a sitting councillor in Bromham ward.

Kempston North

Kempston South

Kingsbrook

Newnham

Putnoe

Queens Park

Wootton

References

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Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...

Bedford Borough Council elections 2000s in Bedfordshire