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Local elections 2019: Lib Dem mayor re-elected in Bedford

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    3 May 2019
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An election for mayor of Bedford was held on 2 May 2019, the same day as local elections in 259 councils in England and Northern Ireland.

Dave Hodgson, the Liberal Democrat candidate, won in a run-off against Conservative Gianni Carofano

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