2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁to ▁elect ▁members ▁of ▁Bed ford ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁Bed ford ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁has ▁been ▁under ▁no ▁overall ▁control ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁Conserv atives ▁def ended ▁fifteen ▁seats , ▁Labour ▁def ended ▁four teen , ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁def ended ▁nine ▁and ▁independent ▁coun c ill ors ▁def ended ▁two ▁seats . ▁Bed ford ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁directly ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Bed ford , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁Dave ▁H od g son ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Bed ford ▁Bor ough ▁Council ▁will ▁hold ▁local ▁elections ▁on ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁along ▁with ▁coun c ils ▁across ▁England ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁local ▁elections . ▁The ▁council ▁elect s ▁its ▁members ▁in ▁all - out ▁elections , ▁with ▁all ▁its ▁coun c ill ors ▁up ▁for ▁election ▁every ▁four ▁years . ▁Coun c ill ors ▁def ending ▁their ▁seats ▁in ▁this ▁election ▁were ▁previously ▁elected ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁In ▁that ▁election , ▁fifteen ▁Conserv ative ▁coun c ill ors , ▁four teen ▁Labour ▁coun c ill ors , ▁nine ▁Labour ▁coun c ill ors ▁and ▁two ▁independent ▁coun c ill ors ▁were ▁elected . ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁day ▁Dave ▁H od g son ▁( L iber al ▁Dem ocrat ) ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁mayor ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9