Central Bedfordshire, Dunstable Northfields - Independent gain from Conservative
| Party | 2013 votes | 2013 share | since 2011 "top" | since 2011 "average" |
| Independent 1 | 434 | 33.4% | -0.1% | -1.7% |
| Conservative | 305 | 23.5% | -5.4% | -6.7% |
| Labour | 297 | 22.9% | -0.7% | -1.3% |
| UKIP | 227 | 17.5% | from nowhere | from nowhere |
| Lib Dems | 35 | 2.7% | -3.7% | -3.0% |
| Independent 2 & 3 | -7.6% | -4.9% | ||
| Total votes | 1,298 | -1,320 | -1,204 |
Swing Conservative to Independent ~2½% since 2011 when an Independent topped the poll with the late Conservative taking the second seat.
There was a ward with the same name prior to boundary changes in 2011 with an electoral history:
2002 3 x Labour*, 2003 Labour, 2004 Conservative, 2006 2 x Labour**, 2007 Labour, 2009 1 Independent & 1 Conservative***
* includes Julian Murray elected as Independent in 2009 and 2011
** Julian Murray together with Bev Coleman who was the Independent elected in by-election
*** Jeanette Freeman defeated Conservative candidate in by-election and the unsuccessful Conservative in 2011
Bev COLEMAN (Independent) 434 (33.4%)
Jeannette FREEMAN (The Conservative Party) 305 (23.5%)
Duncan ROSS (The Labour Party Candidate) 297 (22.9%)
Garry LELLIOTT (UK Independence Party (UKIP)) 227 (17.5%)
Lynda WALMSLEY (Liberal Democrat) 35 (2.7%)
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