Branston keeps power in Bedford

LOCAL COUNCIL RESULTS

	Councillors		Councils
Party	+/-	Total	+/-	Total
After 312 of 312 councils.
CON	911	5315	39	165
LAB	-505	1877	-8	34
LD	-246	2171	-4	23
OTH	-162	1112	0	5
NOC	-	-	-27	85

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Bedford's mayor Frank Branston has been re-elected after a marathon count lasting almost 16 hours.

Mr Branston, of the Better Bedford Independent Party, saw off a Tory challenge.

But the long wait for the result was blamed on the electronic counting system - adding to the controversy surrounding technology in ballots.

Mr Branston was the third independent mayor to successfully defend his position in England.