Bedford Borough - Wards and Civil Parishes

Wards and Civil Parishes

The urban part of the borough consisting of most of the Bedford/Kempston Urban Area is divided into 13 wards, some of which are also civil parishes:

Ward name Population (2009 estimate) Percentage from minority groups
Brickhill 8,540 14%
Castle 7,190 32%
Cauldwell 9,170 44%
De Parys 6,840 18%
Goldington 8,360 19%
Harpur 8,370 26%
Kempston Central and East 7,500 23%
Kempston North 4,050 24%
Kempston South 4,370 20%
Kempston West 3,770 15%
Kingsbrook 9,280 25%
Newnham 7,620 18%
Putnoe 7,650 14%
Queens Park 8,470 58%
Total Population 101,180 25%

The wards and constituent civil parishes in the rural part of the borough are as follows:

Ward name Civil Parishes Population (2009 estimate) Percentage from minority groups
Biddenham & Bromham
  • Biddenham
  • Bromham
 7,460 9%
Clapham Clapham 4,670 9%
Eastcotts Eastcotts 3,330 9%
Elstow
  • Elstow
  • Stewartby
 4,500 15%
Great Barford
  • Great Barford
  • Cardington
  • Cople
  • Ravensden
  • Renhold
  • Willington
 6,870 6%
Harrold
  • Carlton and Chellington
  • Harrold
  • Odell
  • Podington
  • Wymington
 4,240 4%
Kempston Rural
  • Great Denham
  • Kempston Rural
  • Stagsden
  • Turvey
 3,600 7%
Oakley
  • Oakley
  • Pavenham
  • Stevington
 3,790 5%
Riseley
  • Dean and Shelton
  • Bletsoe
  • Melchbourne and Yielden
  • Pertenhall
  • Riseley
  • Swineshead
  • Thurleigh
 3,440 4%
Sharnbrook
  • Sharnbrook
  • Felmersham
  • Knotting and Souldrop
  • Milton Ernest
 4,170 4%
Wilshamstead Wilshamstead 2,550 4%
Wootton Wootton 4,480 6%
Wyboston
  • Bolnhurst and Keysoe
  • Colmworth
  • Little Barford
  • Little Staughton
  • Roxton
  • Staploe
  • Wilden
  • Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden
 3,780 4%
Total Population 56,880 7%

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