Dave Hodgson

Dave Hodgson
MBE
Mayor of Bedford
In office
19 October 2009 – 5 May 2023
Preceded byFrank Branston
Succeeded byTom Wootton
Personal details
Born (1959-10-21) 21 October 1959 (age 65)
Political partyLiberal Democrats
Websitedaveformayor.org.uk

David Stuart Hodgson MBE (born 21 October 1959)[1] is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as the directly elected mayor of the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England, from 2009 to 2023.[2] Hodgson was the second elected mayor to represent the Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom.

Hodgson was elected to office in a by-election held on 15 October 2009, following the death of previous mayor, Frank Branston.[1]

He lost his Mayoralty in the May 2023 local elections.

  1. ^ a b "Lib Dem win in mayoral election". 16 October 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Mayoral race: The result". Luton Today. 16 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.