Central Bedfordshire Council is the local authority for the a unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire, England. It was created on 1 April 2009 replacing Mid Bedfordshire, South Bedfordshire and Bedfordshire County Council.
Since the first election to the council in 2009 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [1]
Party in control | Years | |
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Conservative | 2009–2023 | |
No overall control | 2023–present |
The first leader of the council was Tricia Turner, who had also chaired the shadow authority in the year leading up to the new council coming into effect, being leader of the outgoing Mid Bedfordshire District Council. [2] The leaders of the council since its creation in 2009 have been:
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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Tricia Turner | Conservative | 18 Jun 2009 [3] | May 2011 | |
James Jamieson | Conservative | 19 May 2011 [4] | Jan 2021 | |
Richard Wenham | Conservative | 14 Jan 2021 [5] |
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