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Liberal Democrats Become Largest Party on Bedford Borough Council

10.45.00pm BST (GMT +0100) Fri 5th Jun 2009

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The Lib Dems are celebrating success in the elections for the new unitary Bedford Borough Council after becoming the largest group on the authority

The Liberal Democrats have become the largest party on the new unitary Bedford Borough Council after a superb set of election results announced today. The Lib Dems won 13 seats, the Conservatives just 9, while Labour and Independents won 7 each. The result saw the Lib Dems move from being the second largest group on the council to the largest, thanks to a series of victories in urban and rural wards across the Borough as the party increased its proportion of seats on the council.

Political Balance of Bedford Borough Council following the 4th June 2009 elections:

Liberal Democrat: 13 seats

Conservative: 9 seats

Labour: 7 seats

Independent: 7 seats

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