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词条 Mid Bedfordshire District
释义

  1. Creation

  2. Civil parishes

  3. Elections and political control

  4. Abolition

  5. References

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|Name= Mid Bedfordshire
|HQ=
|Status= Non-metropolitan district
|Origin=
|Start= 1974
|End= 2009
|Replace= Central Bedfordshire
|Map=
|Civic=
|PopulationFirst= 94,750[1]
|PopulationFirstYear= 1973
|AreaFirst= {{convert|124423|acre|km2}}[1]
|AreaFirstYear= 1974
|PopulationSecond= 110,110[2]
|PopulationSecondYear= 1992
|PopulationLast= 118,200
|PopulationLastYear= 2007
|Government= Mid Bedfordshire District Council
|Divisions= Civil parishes
|CodeName= ONS code
|Code= 09UC
}}Mid Bedfordshire was, from 1974 to 2009, a local government district in Bedfordshire, England.

Creation

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 as part of a general reorganisation of local authorities in England and Wales carried out under the Local Government Act 1972. Mid Bedfordshire was formed by the amalgamation of five districts:[1]

  • Ampthill Urban District
  • Biggleswade Urban District
  • Sandy Urban District
  • Ampthill Rural District
  • Biggleswade Rural District

Civil parishes

The district comprised the following civil parishes:[3]

{{col-begin|width=70%}}{{col-3}}
  • Ampthill
  • Aspley Heath
  • Arlesey
  • Astwick
  • Aspley Guise
  • Battlesden
  • Biggleswade (Town)
  • Blunham
  • Brogborough
  • Campton and Chicksands
  • Clifton
  • Clophill
  • Cranfield
  • Dunton
  • Edworth
  • Eversholt
  • Everton
  • Eyeworth
  • Flitton and Greenfield
{{col-3}}
  • Flitwick
  • Gravenhurst
  • Harlington
  • Haynes
  • Henlow
  • Henlow Camp
  • Houghton Conquest
  • Hulcote and Salford
  • Husborne Crawley
  • Langford
  • Lidlington
  • Marston Moretaine
  • Maulden
  • Milton Bryan
  • Meppershall
  • Moggerhanger
  • Millbrook
  • Northill
  • Old Warden
{{col-3}}
  • Potsgrove
  • Potton
  • Pulloxhill
  • Ridgmont
  • Sandy (Town)
  • Shefford (Town)
  • Shillington
  • Silsoe
  • Southill
  • Stondon
  • Stotfold
  • Sutton
  • Tempsford
  • Tingrith
  • Westoning
  • Woburn
  • Wrestlingworth and Cockayne Hatley
{{col-end}}

Elections and political control

The first election to Mid Bedfordshire District Council took place on 7 June 1973, with the 49 councillors elected forming a shadow authority until 1 April 1974.[1] Following ward boundary changes, the number of councillors was increased to 53 in 1979.[4] Elections for the whole council were then held in 1979 and every four years thereafter. In 2003 the wards were again redrawn, with the size of the council remaining at 53.[3] The final election took place in 2007, with councillors staying in office until the abolition of the council in 2009.

The first council elected had a large majority of independent councillors.[5] Gains by the Conservatives in 1976 meant that the council was under no control, although independents remained the largest group.[6] In 1979 Conservatives gained a majority, which they held for sixteen years.[7] In 1995 there was a large swing against the unpopular government of John Major, and the Labour Party gained 17 seats to achieve parity with the Conservatives. The council also included Liberal Democrats and Independents.[8] In 1999 the Conservatives regained control, which they held until the council's abolition.[9]

YearConservativeLabourLiberal/
Liberal Democrat
IndependentGreen PartyControl
1973[5]1713870 Independent
1976[6]1931260 No overall control
1979[7]3610630 Conservative gain from NOC
1983[10]2670200 Conservative hold
1987[11]422360 Conservative hold
1991[12]403370 Conservative hold
1995[8]2121560 No overall control
1999[9]347660 Conservative gain from NOC
2003 †[13]381950 Conservative hold
2007[14] 38 0 11 3 1 Conservative hold

† New ward boundaries

Abolition

In 2006 the Department for Communities and Local Government considered reorganising Bedfordshire's administrative structure as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England. On 6 March 2008 it was announced that Mid Bedfordshire would merge with the neighboutring district of South Bedfordshire to form a new unitary authority called Central Bedfordshire. The new council was formed on 1 April 2009 although its initial members were not elected until 4 June 2009.[15]

References

1. ^{{cite book |title=Local government in England and Wales: A Guide to the New System |year=1974 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |isbn=0117508470 |page=30}}
2. ^OPCS Key Population and Statistics 1992
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2001/20014067.htm |title=The District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001 |accessdate=17 March 2009 |work= |publisher=Office of Public Sector Information |year=2001 }}
4. ^{{cite|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydakdEcHd2dVJOOUU/view?usp=sharing |title=District level Authority Results.xlsx |website=www.electionscentre.co.uk|accessdate=15 May 2017|publisher=The Elections Centre, Plymouth University}}
5. ^{{cite news |title=Final poll result may lie with Independents |work=The Times |page=|date=8 June 1973 }}
6. ^{{cite news |title=Heavy Labour losses in district polls |work=The Times |page=|date=8 May 1976 }}
7. ^{{cite book |title=Whitaker's Almanack 1980 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1980 |publisher=Joseph Whitaker |location=London |isbn=085021114X |page= |pages= |url= }}
8. ^{{cite news |title=Complete list of results from Thursday's council elections |work=The Times |page=10 |date=6 May 1995 }}
9. ^{{cite news |title=How Britain voted: Council Election Results |work=The Independent |page=12 |date=8 May 1999 }}
10. ^{{cite news |title=How votes were cast in local government elections |work=The Times |page=4 |date=7 May 1983 }}
11. ^{{cite news |title=Results in Thursday's local elections |work=The Times |page= |date=9 May 1987 }}
12. ^{{cite news |title=Complete round-up of results from Thursday's local council elections |work=The Times |page= |date=4 May 1991 }}
13. ^{{cite news |title= English councils: Non-metropolitan districts |work=The Times |page=47 |date=3 May 2003 }}
14. ^{{cite news |title= Results: Election 2007. |work=The Times |page=83 |date=5 May 2007 }}
15. ^{{cite|url=http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/714230 |title=Unitary solution confirmed for Bedfordshire – New flagship unitary councils approved for Cheshire|archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20081122073630/http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/714230 |date=22 November 2008|website=www.communities.gov.uk|publisher=Department for Communities and Local Government| dead-url =yes|archivedate=22 November 2008 }}
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6 : Local government in Bedfordshire|Geography of Bedfordshire|Former non-metropolitan districts of Bedfordshire|English districts abolished in 2009|Central Bedfordshire District|1974 establishments in England

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