Bedford                    Lab  gain
                                        
                                    3/6 
 P Hall            Lab    24,774   50.6%
 R Blackman        Con    16,474   33.7%
 C Noyce           LibD    6,044   12.3%
 P Conquest        Ref     1,503    3.1%
 P Saunders        NLP       149    0.3%
 Turnout 73.5%; Lab majority 8,300      
 Swing from Con to Lab of 13.0%         
                                        
    Mid Bedfordshire           Con  hold
                                        
                                        
 J Sayeed          Con    24,176   46.0%
 N Mallett         Lab    17,086   32.5%
 T Hill            LibD    8,823   16.8%
 S Marler          Ref     2,257    4.3%
 M Lorys           NLP       174    0.3%
 Turnout 78.3%; Con majority 7,090      
 Swing from Con to Lab of 14.6%         
                                        
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