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ELECTION
FEATURES
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THE
POLLS HAVE CLOSED
Our political correspondent, Louisa Compton, has been looking
at the significance of this week's contests in the local council
and European Parliament elections in Beds, Herts and Bucks.
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DO
ELECTIONS HAVE THE X-FACTOR?
We asked the people of Luton if Thursday June 10 would be
just an ordinary day or would they exercise their democratic
right to vote?
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RESULTS
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It's
stalemate across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire
with none of the local councils changing hands.
Labour
bucked ther national trend in Bedford by gaining three seats,
but with the emergence of several smaller parties the council remains
hung.
After
eight recounts, the count in the Middleton ward of Milton
Keynes eventually resulted in success for Liberal Democrat Samuel
Crooks, who defeated Conservative candidate David Bint by only two
votes. So with none of the seats changing hands, the Liberal Demcorats
retained their slim majority.
In
Watford, the Liberal Democrats stormed home taking ten out
of the twelve seats up for election. The Labour group Leader, Andy
Head, was one of the four Labour councillors to lose their seats.
The Lib Dems now control 26 of the 36 seats on the council.
In
St Albans, the Lib Dems fell just one short of taking a clear
majority. It means the council remains in No Overall Control although
the Lib Dems remain the largest party gaining an extra five seats.
The party also kept hold of Three Rivers.
The
Conservatives strengthened their majority in Welwyn Hatfield,
North Herts and South Beds and remained the same in
Hertsmere and Broxbourne, where they saw off challenge
from the BNP.
The European Parliament results will not be through until Sunday.
Use the links below to see the list of candidates for your local
council and the all important results.
LOCAL
ELECTIONS
Bedford
Borough Council
Labour bucked the national trend in Bedford by gaining three seats.
However
the council remains in No Overall Control.
Broxbourne
Council
Broxbourne
comfortably remained a Tory stronghold. The BNP failed to make any
gains.
Hertsmere
Borough Council
The
Conservatives comfortably retained their hold on Hertsmere Borough
Council, but failed to make any gains.
Milton
Keynes Council
Not a single seat changed hands in Milton Keynes, enabling the Liberal
Democrats to retain their slim majority of the council. But a mini-drama
errupted at one of the counts.
North
Hertfordshire District Council
No
change in North Hertfordshire where the Conservatives were able
to keep hold of their slim majority.
South
Bedfordshire District Council
In
South Bedfordshire the Conservatives strengthened their majority
gaining an extra THREE seats. It means they now hold 34 out of 50
seats on the council. They seized two seats from Labour and
one from the Lib Dems.
St
Albans District Council
The
Liberal Democrats fell just one short of taking a clear majority
on St Albans District Council. It means the Council remains in No
Overall Control although the Lib Dems remain the largest party.
Stevenage
Borough Council
There
was little change in the Labour stronghold in Stevenage. Labour
lost one seat to the Lib Dems, taking their majority on the council
down to 13.
Three
Rivers District Council
Three
Rivers remains Liberal Democrat controlled. The group gained two
seats from the Conservatives.
Watford
Council
The
Liberal Democrats stormed home in Watford taking 10 out of the 12
seats up fro election. Labour group Leader Andy Head, was one of
the four Labour councillors to lose their seats.
Welwyn
Hatfield Council
Labour
lost five seats to both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats
on Welwyn Hatfield District Council. The results mean the Conservatives
keep control of the council.
EUROPEAN
ELECTIONS
Eastern
Region - inc Beds and Herts
There
was disappointment for the former BBC journalist Martin Bell who
failed in his bid to become an Independent MEP for the Eastern Region,
which includes Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. Instead the UKIP
snatched 2 of the 7 seats, the Conservatives 3, leaving Labour and
the Lib Dems with one each.
South
Eastern Region - inc Bucks
The
UK Independence Party gained an extra seat, whilst the Conservatives
and Labour lost one each. Nigel Farage, the re-elected UKIP MEP,
says the vote represents a landmark achievement for the party.
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