South Bedfordshire was a non-metropolitan district in Bedfordshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Central Bedfordshire.

Political control The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 2009 was as follows: (Put "South Bedfordshire" in search box to see specific results.) Party in controlYearsNo overall control 1974–1976Conservative 1976–1995No overall control 1995–2002Conservative 2002–2009

Leadership The last leader of the council was Norman Costin, a Conservative.

Councillor Party From To Norman Costin 31 Mar 2009

Council elections 1973 South Bedfordshire District Council election 1976 South Bedfordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015. 1979 South Bedfordshire District Council election 1980 South Bedfordshire District Council election 1982 South Bedfordshire District Council election 1983 South Bedfordshire District Council election 1984 South Bedfordshire District Council election 1986 South Bedfordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)The Bedfordshire (Areas) Order 1984 1987 South Bedfordshire District Council election 1988 South Bedfordshire District Council election 1990 South Bedfordshire District Council election 1991 South Bedfordshire District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. 1992 South Bedfordshire District Council election 1994 South Bedfordshire District Council election 1995 South Bedfordshire District Council election 1996 South Bedfordshire District Council election 1998 South Bedfordshire District Council election 1999 South Bedfordshire District Council election 2000 South Bedfordshire District Council election 2002 South Bedfordshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015. 2003 South Bedfordshire District Council election 2004 South Bedfordshire District Council election 2006 South Bedfordshire District Council election 2007 South Bedfordshire District Council election

Result maps

By-election results 2004-2006

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