Dave Hodgson
| Dave Hodgson | |
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| Mayor of Bedford | |
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Assumed office 15 October 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Branston |
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| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Website | daveformayor.org.uk |
David Stuart Hodgson MBE (born 21 October 1959) is the directly elected mayor of the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. Hodgson is the second elected mayor to represent the Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom.
Hodgson was elected to office in a by-election held on October 15, 2009, following the death of previous mayor, Frank Branston.
Hodgson first lived in Bedford from when he was nine years old, and he attended Mark Rutherford School, where his father was headmaster. Attaining a degree in Computing and Business, Hodgson's career outside politics has included IT, lecturing and operating his own secretarial services business.
Hodgson was elected to Bedford Borough Council in 2002, representing Kingsbrook. After the 2009 local elections, Hodgson became leader of the Liberal Democrat group on the council, and was also appointed an executive member with the Portfolio for Partnerships & IT by the mayor, Frank Branston.
After the death of Branston in August 2009, Hodgson was selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for the mayoral by-election which was held on October 15, 2009. Hodgson gained 9,428 votes in the first round of the election, to his nearest opponent's 9,105. In the second round he gained a further 4,127 votes, and was declared winner.
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