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Polls Are Closed - Counting Takes Place Tomorrow

Polling Stations across the Borough are now closed. The count for all of the elections held today in Bedford Borough, including the mayoral election, is taking place tomorrow, on Friday. The result will be announced later in the day. One of the best places to go for the results will be www.bedfordlibdems.org.uk , which will be reporting all of the results for both the council and mayoral elections.

Polls Are Open - Don't Forget to Vote!

The polling stations across Bedford Borough are now open. They are open until 10pm this evening. Don't forget to cast your vote and have your say in today's crucial elections!

Election Day Tomorrow - Have Your Say!

Tomorrow is of course election day here in Bedford Borough, with polls opening at 7am and remaining open right through to 10pm. Make sure you have your say in these important elections for our Borough. All forty of the council seats across newly drawn boundaries are being contested, parished areas have parish council elections, there's the referendum on the voting system and, of course, the Mayoral election.

My Record as Mayor - Delivering for Local Residents Across Bedford Borough

The key issue in the Mayoral election campaign has been the need to protect vital services for local residents while keeping tax down, at a time of real financial difficulties. In my short period as Mayor since October 2009, during which we have had to make £28 million of savings, I have prioritised the protection of services and, thanks to our approach of targetting waste and bureaucracy within the Council and focusing savings in Borough Hall rather than out in the community, we have avoided the widespread cuts seen elsewhere nearby across the country. I am proud to stand on my record, some examples of which have been uploaded onto this website in a list headed 'What a Difference a Dave Makes!" You can find it by clicking on the link at the top of the homepage here on www.mayordave.org.uk, or go straight to it here. Please have a look at some of the work I have been doing as Mayor.

Ambitious for Bedford Borough - My Speech to Last Week's Hustings Meeting

Last Week I took part in a hustings meeting at the Salvation Army Centre in Bedford. Below is the text of the short speech I delivered, setting out very briefly how we've managed to buck the national trend and save services here in Bedford Borough, while cutting council tax for the first time in recent history. It also covers briefly my ambition for our Borough, and how if re-elected as Mayor I will continue to work for the very best for Bedford Borough, and help make residents across the Borough every bit as proud as I am to call it my home. Here's the text of the speech: