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The 1986 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of North Bedfordshire Borough Council in England.^[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary

Election result

1986 North Bedfordshire Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Conservative	6	8	31.6	17	23	43.4	11,791	33.8	–3.1
	Alliance	7	5	36.8	8	15	28.3	11,459	32.9	+12.2
	Labour	6	3	31.6	8	14	26.4	11,556	33.2	+2.5
	Independent	0		0.0	1	1	1.9	N/A	N/A	–3.4
	Communist	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	52	0.1	–0.1

Ward Results

Brickhill

Brickhill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	C. Green	1,468	50.1	+18.1
	Alliance	T. Hill	1,419	48.4	+19.5
	Conservative	R. Gwynne Jones*	1,080	36.9	-12.4
	Conservative	M. Humphrys	985	33.6	-13.9
	Labour	S. Gordge	382	13.0	-1.5
	Labour	H. Mitchell	362	12.4	-1.0
Turnout			2,930	48.4
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Castle

Castle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. Rigby*	898	43.0	-0.2
	Labour	C. Colins	855	39.8	+10.3
	Alliance	N. Hills	317	17.3	-6.1
Turnout			2,070	52.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Cauldwell

Cauldwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. Storrow*	1,360	56.8	-4.2
	Conservative	R. Pal	672	28.1	+7.5
	Alliance	M. Sawyer	310	12.9	±0.0
	Communist	P. Waite	52	2.2	+0.1
Turnout			2,394	42.3
	Labour hold		Swing

De Parys

De Parys
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Fitzpatrick	1,300	48.7	+22.2
	Conservative	D. Lennox-Lamb*	922	34.5	-21.1
	Labour	D. Lee	448	16.8	+0.3
Turnout			2,670	47.8
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Felmersham

Felmersham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. Groves	482	48.5	-15.7
	Alliance	A. Nicholson	434	43.7	+31.0
	Labour	J. Yoell	77	7.8	-2.8
Turnout			993	56.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Goldington

Goldington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	S. Marsh*	1,218	45.0	-1.2
	Labour	D. Grugeon	1,157	42.7	+11.9
	Conservative	V. Fulford	334	12.3	-8.9
Turnout			2,709	48.6
	Alliance hold		Swing

Harpur

Harpur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	B. Anderson	1,177	51.5	+23.8
	Conservative	C. Ellis	851	37.3	-13.8
	Alliance	J. Lotan	256	11.2	+0.5
Turnout			2,284	44.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Harrold

Harrold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Cameron	538	49.4	-4.4
	Alliance	N. Treverton	301	27.7	-2.0
	Labour	E. Falkner	249	22.9	+6.4
Turnout			1,088	52.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Kempston East

Kempston East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. Oliver	1,290	45.7	+10.8
	Conservative	C. Attenborough*	1,178	41.7	-4.7
	Alliance	J. Ceiriog-Jones	355	12.6	+2.8
Turnout			2,823	43.6
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Kempston West

Kempston West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. Hunt	1,209	51.4	+15.8
	Conservative	R. Hyde*	833	35.4	-5.4
	Alliance	K. Culbert	312	13.3	-1.6
Turnout			2,354	42.9
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Kingsbrook

Kingsbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	E. Luder	1,307	61.7	+20.0
	Alliance	M. Whiteford	468	22.1	-3.4
	Conservative	P. Phillips	343	16.2	-3.3
Turnout			2,118	39.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Newnham

Newnham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	M. Evans	866	44.3	+5.4
	Conservative	R. Norbury	650	33.3	-8.0
	Labour	R. Crane	437	22.4	+3.2
Turnout			1,953	50.4
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Oakley

Oakley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	P. Olney	490	49.4	+19.9
	Conservative	E. Gough*	431	43.4	-13.8
	Labour	T. Carroll	71	7.2	-6.1
Turnout			992	59.0
	Alliance gain from Conservative		Swing

Putnoe

Putnoe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Alliance	J. Marsh	1,458	53.7	+9.5
	Conservative	K. Arger	1,023	37.7	-5.1
	Labour	H. Wrack	234	8.6	+0.8
Turnout			2,715	48.8
	Alliance hold		Swing

Queen's Park

Queen's Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	D. Jones*	1,505	71.5	+14.9
	Conservative	M. Williams	373	17.7	-11.4
	Alliance	J. Cunningham	226	10.7	+4.0
Turnout			2,104	39.6
	Labour hold		Swing

Renhold

Renhold
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. Bone*	513	63.1	-9.7
	Alliance	J. Codd	200	24.6	+8.1
	Labour	Y. Anderson	100	12.3	+1.6
Turnout			813	45.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Riseley

Riseley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. Cocksedge*	669	66.3	-10.0
	Labour	J. Jarman	186	18.4	+6.9
	Alliance	A. Brown	154	15.3	+3.1
Turnout			1,009	49.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wilshamstead

Wilshamstead (1)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	V. Wisson*	579	55.2	-18.5
	Labour	C. Sayer	291	27.8	+10.8
	Alliance	A. Sewell	178	17.0	+7.7
Turnout			1,048	45.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

^ "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[1] "Results 1973 to 2012" (PDF). Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

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Council elections in Bedfordshire
Bedford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2009 2011 2015 2019 2023
Central Bedfordshire Council	2009 2011 2015 2019 2023
Luton Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1996 1998 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
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Mid Bedfordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
South Bedfordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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