Mayor Tom Wootton

Mayor of Bedford Borough

Tom Wootton was elected Mayor of Bedford Borough/leader of Bedford Borough Council on 4 May 2023 to represent Bedford Borough on a local, regional and national basis. As Mayor, he oversees Democratic Services and Rural Communities alongside serving on the Appointments Committee, Bedford Town Deal Board, Climate Change Committee, Community Infrastructure Levy Committee, Executive (Mayor), Rural Affairs Committee (Chair), Treasury Management Advisory Panel, Trustees of the Bedford Park Charity, Trustees of the Mayor of Bedford's Charity (Chair).

Prior to his election as Mayor, he served on Bedford Borough Council as Councillor for the Wyboston ward. 

Tom lives in Ravensden where he manages the family’s farm, following a family farming tradition in Bedfordshire that stretches back hundreds of years.  

He is married with 4 children.

 

News

Support for Ukrainian Refugees

The Conservative Group has written to the Mayor and to local MPs covering the wards we represent to express our support for helping refugees from the war in Ukraine.    Cllr Tom Wootton said:   'We know the strength of feeling of residents of the Borough and all the charitable wor

Cllr Tom Wootton Welcomes Black Cat Progress

Wyboston Cllr Tom Wootton has welcomed news that improvement works at the Black Cat roundabout are reaching their final stages, with completion hopefully at the end of March.

Wyboston Ward Forum

Cllr Tom Wootton attended the Wyboston Ward Forum yesterday evening to discuss a range of issues with residents including the problem of speeding in the villages.

Bedford Borough Broadband Update

Cllr Tom Wootton attended a meeting in Colmworth on Friday which focussed on the extension of superfast broadband in Bedford Borough.

Roxton School Bus Campaign Ends in Success

Parents of pupils from Roxton who attend Alban Academy in Great Barford have won a temporary victory in their hard fought campaign to reinstate their school bus.