| olspan=2 align=center bgcolor="#ff9999"|Borough of Bedford |
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Shown within Bedfordshire |
| olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Geography |
| idth="45%"|Status: | Borough |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Regions-of-England" title="Regions of England">Region: | East of England |
| dmin. County: | Bedfordshire |
a href="/encyclopedia/Surface-area" title="Surface area">Area:
- Total | Ranked 104th
476.41 km² |
| dmin. HQ: | Bedford |
| a href="/encyclopedia/ONS-coding-system" title="ONS coding system">ONS code: | 09UD |
| olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Demographics |
a href="/encyclopedia/Population" title="Population">Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density | Ranked 111th
149,204
313 / km² |
| thnicity: | 87.0% White
7.7% S.Asian
2.6% Afro-Carib. |
| olspan=2 bgcolor="#ff9999"|Politics |
olspan=2 align=center|Bedford Borough Council
http://www.bedford.gov.uk/ |
| a href="/encyclopedia/Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors" title="Local_government_in_England#Councils_and_councillors">Leadership: | Mayor & Cabinet |
| ayor: | Frank Branston
(Independent) |
| a href="/encyclopedia/MPs-elected-in-the-UK-general-election,-2001" title="MPs elected in the UK general election, 2001">MPs: | Patrick Hall, Jonathan Sayeed, Alistair Burt |