Voters went to the polls today for the first election of the new unitary authority - Central Beds Council.

The results were being counted from 10pm tonight (June 4) in Flitwick and Dunstable.

The results for east and mid Beds are as follow (elected councillors in bold):

Ampthill - two seats
John Bingham (Ind): 177
Mark Cant (Lab): 73
Michael Cottier (Lib Dem): 418
Paul Duckett (Con): 855
Carol Gibson (Con): 633
Chris Hayes (Ind): 417
David Hogan (Lab): 76
Ghislain Pascal (Ind): 548
Mark Smith (Ind): 840
Gary Summerfield (Lib Dem): 971

Biggleswade - four seats
Kevin Austin (BNP): 709
Bernard Briars (Lab): 963
Gregory Burke (Lib Dem): 1016
Neil Cliff (Lib Dem): 850
Dante Conning (Lib Dem): 726
Allister Dennis (Lab): 714
Sheila Grayston (Lab): 808
Maurice Jones (Con): 2091
David Lawrence (Con): 1989
Jane Lawrence (Con): 1930
Chris Leslie (Lib Dem): 639
Rex Skinner (Lab): 951
Peter Vickers (Con): 2157

Cranfield - two seats
Alan Bastable (Con): 857
Sheila Booth (Lib Dem): 354
Kenneth Matthews (Con): 858
Alan Morris (Lab): 218
Laurence Pollock (Lab): 229
Malcolm Sinclair (Lib Dem): 305

Flitwick (East) - two seats
Andy Ausden (Ind): 320
Gareth Ellis (Green): 685
Chris Fryer (Green): 496
Sheila Gardner (Lab): 125
Shephen Hunt (Lab): 108
James Jamieson (Con): 1213
Stephen Mitchell (Lib Dem): 641
Les Thompson (Lib Dem): 475
Andrew Turner (Con): 1140

Flitwick (West) - two seats
Dennis Gale (Con): 1365
Peter Joyce (Lab): 197
Richard Kennedy (Lib Dem): 698
Stephen Male (Con): 1361
Iain Matuaru (Lab): 151
Louise Watton (Lib Dem): 760

Langford and Henlow - two seats
Trevor Barnes (Lib Dem): 589
Ann Brown (Lab): 257
Jon Clarke Con): 1681
David Devereux (Lab): 295
Tony Rogers (Con): 1183
Tim Troon (Lib Dem): 722

Marston - two seats
Roy Arden (Lab): 130
Roger Baker (Con): 706
Ian Booth (Lib Dem): 486
Sean Carolan (Lab): 116
Iain Clapham (Ind): 553
Michael Gibson (Con): 601
Jo Sinclair (Lib Dem): 247

Maulden and Houghton - two seats
Saqhib Ali (Green): 341
Roger Baines (Lib Dem): 907
Angela Barker (Con): 1430
George Legate (Lab): 135
Howard Lockey (Con): 1390
Peter Wicks (Lab): 128
Tracy Wilbur (Lib Dem): 853

Northill and Blunham - two seats
James Blackburn (Lib Dem): 674
Hilary Broderick (Lab): 180
Gail Davis (Lib Dem): 645
Peter Doland (Lab): 170
Caroline Maudlin (Con): 2013
Tricia Turner (Con): 1823

Potton - two seats
Richard Baker (Ind): 731
Rose Forbes (Lab): 298
Doreen Gurney (Con): 1156
Dennis James (Lab): 208
Patrick Jones (Lib Dem): 631
Anita Lewis (Con): 1232

Sandy - two seats
Nigel Alldis (Lib Dem): 1209
Peter Blaine (Lib Dem): 1383
David Hadley (Lab): 123
Kate Layden (Green): 266
Ken Lynch (Green): 748
Cheryl McDonald (Lab): 135
Dawn McNeil (Con): 689
Steven Watkins (Con): 619

Shefford - two seats
Lewis Birt (Con): 1309
Tony Brown (Con): 1234
Carolyn Devereux (Lab): 286
John Goode (Lib Dem): 650
Paul Mackin (Lib Dem): 881
Nigel Rushby (Lab): 208

Silsoe and Shillington - two seats
Paul Bouch (Lab): 138
Rita Drinkwater (Con): 1503
Alison Graham (Lib Dem): 1226
Myles Greenhalgh (Lib Dem): 1089
Kathy Keen (Con): 1163
Anthony Kent (Lab): 80

Stotfold and Arlesey - four seats
Alan Cooper (Lib Dem): 958
Ian Dalgarno (Con): 1931
Hugh Harper (Ind): 1073
Douglas Landman (Lab): 422
Sandra Lunn (Lab): 432
Pam Manfield (Lib Dem): 802
John Saunders (Con): 2139
Mike Smith (Lab): 313
Larry Stoter (Lib Dem): 743
John Street (Con): 2131
Christina Turner (Con): 1981
Lorraine Warwick (Lab): 394
Vic Williams (Ind): 915