Bedford (ward)
| Bedford | |
|---|---|
| Former electoral ward for the Wandsworth London Borough Council | |
Bedford ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022 | |
| Borough | Wandsworth |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 11,214 (2018) |
| Major settlements | Balham |
| Former electoral ward | |
| Created | 1965 |
| Abolished | 2022 |
| Councillors | 3 |
| ONS code | 00BJGA |
| GSS code | E05000611 |
Bedford was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Wandsworth from 1965 to 2022. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and last used for the 2018 elections, with two by-elections in 2021. There was a revision of ward boundaries in 1978 and 2002. It returned three councillors to Wandsworth London Borough Council.
2002–2022 Wandsworth council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Wandsworth in 2002.
November 2021 by-election
The by-election took place on 25 November 2021, following the resignation Hannah Stanislaus.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sheila Boswell | 906 | 40.2 |  9.8
| |
| Conservative | Tom Mytton | 905 | 40.2 |  5.7
| |
| Green | Roy Vickery | 306 | 13.6 | 4.3
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Tibbles | 135 | 6.0 | 0.2
| |
| Majority | 1 | 0.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2252 | 21.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
May 2021 by-election
The by-election took place on 6 May 2021, following the resignation of Fleur Anderson.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hannah Stanislaus | 2,714 | 48.3 | ||
| Conservative | Tom Mytton | 1,778 | 31.7 | ||
| Green | David Carlyon | 815 | 14.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Reeten Banerji | 318 | 5.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 51.4 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2018 election
The election took place on 3 May 2018.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Fleur Anderson | 2,835 | 54.8 | ||
| Labour | Clare Fraser | 2,719 | 52.6 | ||
| Labour | Hector Wakefield | 2,376 | 46.0 | ||
| Conservative | Pippa Smith | 1,955 | 37.8 | ||
| Conservative | Thom Norman | 1,889 | 36.5 | ||
| Conservative | Shaun Wright | 1,794 | 34.7 | ||
| Green | Albert Vickery | 525 | 10.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Lane | 354 | 6.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Robinson | 317 | 6.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | William Woodward | 295 | 5.7 | ||
| Turnout | 5,169 | 46.09 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Bedford Ward by-election result". Wandsworth Borough Council. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Bedford Ward by-election result". Wandsworth Borough Council. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.