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28 August 2026
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Bedford's elected mayor, Tom Wotton, pictured by Riverside Square

Bedford mayor plans 2027 re-election bid amid warnings of political shake-up

Bedford’s mayor has said he intends to stand for re-election next year, arguing voters should judge his record after four years in office and warning that political control of the council...
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Sharan Sira, Conservative councillor for Wyboston. Image: North Beds Conservatives

Sharan Sira holds Wyboston ward for Conservatives at by-election

Councillor Sharan Sira (Conservative) is the new Bedford Borough Council representative for the Wyboston Ward. This followed the second by-election since the local election in 2023, which was...
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Richard Fuller MP. Image: LDRS

Richard Fuller says Conservatives must “rebuild” as he’s re-elected as North Beds MP

Richard Fuller (Conservative) has been re-elected as North Bedfordshire’s MP in a forgettable night for the Conservative Party. He was elected as the MP for the old North East Bedfordshire...
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“There is more to do,” says North Bedfordshire Conservative candidate

Richard Fuller said as an MP he has been accessible and “accomplished some things” over the last five years, but “there is more to do”. The Conservative candidate for North...
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Blake Stephenson. Image: LDRS

More community policing needed says Conservative candidate for Mid Bedfordshire

Mid Bedfordshire needs more community policing, the Conservative candidate for next month’s general election has said. Blake Stephenson said: “I’ve been sitting on the Bedfordshire...
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Blake Stephenson. Image: LDRS

Mid Bedfordshire deserves a “strong local constituency MP” says Conservative candidate

The Conservative candidate for Mid Bedfordshire has said residents really deserve a “strong local constituency MP”. Blake Stephenson said that Mid Beds didn’t have one for a...
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Poll says Labour will sweep the board in Bedford Borough constituencies

The results of a constituency-level MRP poll has suggested Labour will take all three seats covering Bedford Borough in the forthcoming 4 July elections, which are just two weeks...
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Conservative candidate for Bedford & Kempston says she’s seen both sides of life and “knows what hardship is like”

The Conservative candidate for the Bedford constituency said she is someone who has seen both sides of life and “knows what hardship is like”. Pinder Chauhan said after her parents lost their business...
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Who is standing in the general election across Bedford Borough? What we know so far

With the news yesterday that there will be a General Election on 4 July 2024, details of who will be running in constituencies across Bedford Borough are starting to come in. While some candidates...
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Richard Fuller, Conservative MP for North East Bedfordshire and PCC Festus Akinbusoye have condemned Frank Hester's comments about Diane Abbott. Image: Richard Fuller MP/Bedfordshire Police

Local Tories condemn party donor’s racist and sexist comments

Bedford Borough's Conservative MP and the police and crime commissioner have joined former North East Bedfordshire MP, Alistair Burt in condemning the comments of Tory party donor, Frank Hester...
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