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Mayor of Bedford

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Prior to the Municipal Corporations Act, 1835, the Mayor of Bedford came into office on 29 September. The first Mayor of the reformed Corporation came into office on 1 January 1836, and subsequent Mayors on 9 November. After the Local Government Act, 1948, and the Local Government Act, 1972, the
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Bedford held a referendum on 21 February 2002 on whether to introduce a directly elected mayor after a petition was signed by at least 5% of the electorate. The move was approved with 11,316 voting in favour and 5,357 against on a
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The result was declared on the night of 5 May, with Wootton defeating Hodgson by 145 votes. Unlike previous elections, this election did not provide for transfer votes due to the passing of the
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Dave Hodgson was elected to a full term as mayor on 5 May 2011 after being elected to finish the term of Frank Branston in 2009.
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The 2015 mayoral election took place on 7 May 2015, the same day as elections of Bedford Borough Councillors, and the
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Mayors from 1949 onwards came into office in May. The civic mayor was replaced by a directly elected mayor in 2002.
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A by-election took place on 15 October 2009 after the death of the previous
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The 2023 mayoral election took place on 4 May 2023, the same day as the
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The 2019 mayoral election took place on 2 May 2019, the same day as the
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The first known reference to a Mayor of Bedford in England was in 1264.
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responsible for the executive function, and ceremonial duty of
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Index

Directly elected mayor of Bedford
Tom Wootton
Style
Bedford
Term length
Frank Branston
Mayor of Bedford
directly elected mayor
Bedford Borough Council
Bedfordshire
Tom Wootton
Conservative Party
List of mayors of Bedford (England)
Borough of Bedford
unitary authority
non-metropolitan district
non-metropolitan county
turnout
Referendum passed
independent
Frank Branston
Better Bedford Party
Frank Branston
Liberal Democrats
Conservative
Labour
Independent
Independent
Green
Independent

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