Lib Dems Win De Parys, Putnoe and Brickhill Wards

The Liberal Democrats have won De Parys Ward in the Bedford Borough Elections, after David Sawyer almost doubled the vote of his Conservative opponent in the Ward, which had been a split Lib Dem/Tory ward before it was reduced to a single seat. David Sawyer will now be the sole Councillor for the urban Bedford ward, after a thumping victory in which he finished nearly four hundred votes clear of his Conservative opponent.

The Lib Dems also achieved emphatic victories over the Conservatives in taking Putnoe and Brickhill Wards, with four hardworking Liberal Democrat Cllrs elected across the two wards. Michael Headley and Sallyanne Smith were returned in Putnoe, while Charles Royden and new Councillor Wendy Rider were elected to the two seats in the previously split Lib Dem/Tory Ward.

The results for De Parys, Putnoe and Brickhill Wards:

DE PARYS

Labour: 173

Conservative: 574

Liberal Democrat (David Sawyer): 957 - ELECTED

PUTNOE

Ukip (Adkin): 482

Conservative (Hamilton): 905

Liberal Democrat (Michael Headley): 1804 - ELECTED

Labour (Lukes): 226

Labour (Neate): 196

Liberal Democrat (Sallyanne Smith): 1524 - ELECTED

Conservative (Watson): 815

Independent (Stewardson): 282

BRICKHILL

Labour (Anderson): 230

Ukip (Haughton): 393

Conservative (Keetch): 1065

Labour (Mitchell): 236

Conservative (Monk): 912

Liberal Democrat (Rider): 1576 - ELECTED

Liberal Democrat (Royden): 1755 - ELECTED