Open Council Network - Bedford - Full Council - 07/10/2026

Full Council - Wednesday, 7 October 2026 - 6.30 pm

October 7, 2026 at 6:30 pm Full Council View on council website

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Attendees

Councillor Mohammed Nawaz Labour Party Kempston Central and East

Councillor Colleen Atkins Labour Party Harpur

Councillor Sarah Gallagher Conservative Deputy Group Leader Conservative Party Shortstown

Councillor Charles Royden Liberal Democrats Party Brickhill

Councillor David Sawyer Liberal Democrats Party De Parys

Councillor John Wheeler Portfolio Holder for Customer Experience (including Leisure, Recreation and Culture) Conservative Party Wootton and Kempston Rural

Councillor Dean Crofts Liberal Democrats Party Kingsbrook

Councillor Robert Rigby Conservative Party Bromham

Councillor Hilde Hendrickx Liberal Democrats Party Riverfield

Councillor Doug McMurdo Independent Sharnbrook

Councillor Alison Foster Conservative Party Harrold

Councillor Jon Gambold Conservative Party Biddenham

Councillor Michael Headley Liberal Democrat Deputy Group Leader Liberal Democrats Party Putnoe

Councillor Martin Towler Portfolio Holder for Neighbourhoods & Communities: Health and Wellbeing Conservative Party Riseley

Councillor Max Royden Liberal Democrats Party Putnoe

Councillor Leigh Coombs Liberal Democrats Party Shortstown

Councillor Mohammed Mahboob Din Independent Queens Park

Councillor Marc Frost Portfolio Holder for Financial Services & Financial Sustainability Conservative Party Wixams and Wilstead

Councillor Graeme Coombes Conservative Group Leader Conservative Party Wixams and Wilstead

Councillor Mohammed Masud Labour Party Queens Park

Councillor Sue Oliver Labour Deputy Group Leader Labour Party Kempston North

Councillor Henry Vann Liberal Democrat Group Leader Liberal Democrats Party De Parys

Councillor Lucy Bywater Deputy Convener Green Party Castle and Newnham

Councillor Phillippa Martin-Moran-Bryant Conservative Party Great Barford

Councillor James Weir Deputy Mayor Conservative Party Great Denham

Councillor Zara Layne Labour Party Harpur

Councillor Andrea Spice Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth, Planning & Prosperity Conservative Party Wixams and Wilstead

Councillor Paul Edmonds Green Deputy Group Leader Green Party Castle and Newnham

Councillor Carl Meader Labour Deputy Group Leader Labour Party Kempston South

Councillor Nesreen Akhtar Labour Party Queens Park

Councillor Nicola Gribble Portfolio Holder for Environment Independent Renhold and Ravensden

Councillor Ben Foley Green Convener Green Party Greyfriars

Councillor Christine McHugh Liberal Democrats Party Goldington

Councillor Abu Sultan Labour Group Leader Labour Party Cauldwell

Councillor Sue Abood Liberal Democrats Party Wootton and Kempston Rural

Councillor Ralley Rahman Labour Party Kingsbrook

Councillor Dylan Simmons Conservative Party Bromham

Councillor Harish Thapar Labour Party Cauldwell

Councillor Wendy Rider MBE Liberal Democrats Party Brickhill

Councillor Jane Walker Portfolio Holder for Valuing Families: Children's Services Conservative Party Clapham and Oakley

Mayor Tom Wootton Mayor & Portfolio Holder for Democratic Services, Asset Management & Rural Communities Conservative Party

Councillor Jonathan Abbott Liberal Democrats Party Clapham and Oakley

Councillor James Valentine Labour Party Kempston West

Councillor Fouzia Zamir Atiq Labour Party Cauldwell

Councillor Caroline White Green Party Kempston Central and East

Councillor Sharan Sira Deputy Speaker of the Council Conservative Party Wyboston

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