List of Parliamentary constituencies in Bedfordshire
The ceremonial county of Bedfordshire (which includes the areas of the Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Luton unitary authorities) is divided into 6 Parliamentary constituencies - 3 Borough constituencies and 3 County constituencies.
2010 constituencies
† Conservative ‡ Labour ^ Independent Labour
(part) means that part of a ward is in a constituency.
Name[nb 1] | Electorate[1] | Majority[nb 2] | Member of Parliament | Nearest opposition | Electoral wards[2][3] | Map | ||
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Bedford BC | 71,829 | 789 | Mohammad Yasin‡ | Richard Fuller† | Bedford Borough Council: Brickhill, Castle, Cauldwell, De Parys, Goldington, Harpur, Kempston East, Kempston North, Kempston South, Kingsbrook, Newnham, Putnoe, Queen’s Park. | |||
Luton North BC | 66,811 | 14,364 | Kelvin Hopkins^ | Caroline Kerswell† | Luton Borough Council: Barnfield, Bramingham, Challney, Icknield, Leagrave, Lewsey, Limbury, Northwell, Saints, Sundon Park. | |||
Luton South BC | 67,188 | 13,925 | Gavin Shuker‡ | Dean Russell† | Luton Borough Council: Biscot, Crawley, Dallow, Farley, High Town, Round Green, South, Stopsley, Wigmore. Central Bedfordshire Council: Caddington, Hyde and Slip End. | |||
Mid Bedfordshire CC | 84,161 | 20,983 | Nadine Dorries† | Rhiannon Meades‡ | Bedford Borough Council: Turvey, Wilshamstead, Wootton. Central Bedfordshire Council: Ampthill, Aspley Guise, Clifton and Meppershall, Cranfield, Flitton, Greenfield and Pulloxhill, Flitwick East, Flitwick West, Harlington, Houghton, Haynes, Southill and Old Warden, Marston, Maulden and Clophill, Shefford, Campton and Gravenhurst, Shillington, Stondon and Henlow Camp, Streatley, Silsoe, Toddington, Westoning and Tingrith. | |||
North East Bedfordshire CC | 87,505 | 20,862 | Alistair Burt† | Julian Vaughan ‡ | Bedford Borough Council: Bromham, Carlton, Clapham, Eastcotts, Great Barford, Harrold, Oakley, Riseley, Roxton, Sharnbrook. Central Bedfordshire Council: Arlesey, Biggleswade Holme, Biggleswade Ivel, Biggleswade Stratton, Langford and Henlow Village, Northill and Blunham, Potton and Wensley, Sandy Ivel, Sandy Pinnacle, Stotfold. | |||
South West Bedfordshire CC | 79,658 | 14,168 | Andrew Selous† | Daniel Scott‡ | Central Bedfordshire Council: All Saints, Chiltern, Dunstable Central, Eaton Bray, Grovebury, Heath and Reach, Houghton Hall, Icknield, Kensworth and Totternhoe, Linslade, Manshead, Northfields, Parkside, Planets, Plantation, Southcott, Stanbridge, Tithe Farm, Watling. | |||
Boundaries 1997-2010
The same constituency names were in use during this period, with slightly different boundaries.
Name | Boundaries 1997 – 2010 | Boundaries 2010 – present |
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Results
2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 |
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Total County Results
The total number of aggregate votes cast for each political party which fielded candidates in constituencies which comprise Bedfordshire in the 2015 general election was as follows:
Party | Votes | Votes % | Seats |
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Conservative | 140,960 | 47.16 | 4 |
Labour | 88,294 | 29.54 | 2 |
UKIP | 40,367 | 13.51 | - |
Liberal Democrats | 16,697 | 5.59 | - |
Greens | 10,726 | 3.59 | - |
Independents | 1,413 | 0.47 | - |
Monster Raving Loony | 294 | - | |
Liberty GB | 158 | - | |
Total | 298,909 | 6 |
Historical representation by party
Where a cell is marked --> (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) it indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.
1885 to 1918
Conservative Liberal Liberal Unionist
Constituency | 1885 | 1886 | 1892 | 92 | 1895 | 1900 | 1906 | Jan 1910 | Dec 1910 | 11 |
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Bedford | Whitbread | Pym | Barlow | Attenborough | Kellaway | |||||
Biggleswade | Magniac | Baring | Russell | Compton | Black | |||||
Luton | Flower | Whitbread | Ashton | Harmsworth |
1918 to 1974
Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23) Conservative Labour Liberal National Liberal (1931-68)
Constituency | 1918 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1929 | 31 | 1931 | 1935 | 1945 | 1950 | 1951 | 1955 | 1959 | 60 | 63 | 1964 | 1966 | 1970 |
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Bedford | Kellaway | Wells | Skeffington-Lodge | Soames | Parkyn | Skeet | ||||||||||||
Bedfordshire Mid | Townley | Linfield | Warner | Gray | Lennox-Boyd | Hastings | ||||||||||||
Bedfordshire South | Moeran | Cole | --> | Roberts | Madel | |||||||||||||
Luton | Harmsworth | Hewett | Howard | O'Connor | Burgin | --> | Warbey | Hill | Howie | Simeons |
1974 to present
Constituency | Feb 1974 | Oct 1974 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 |
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Bedford (1974-83, 1997-present) / North Bedfordshire (1983-97) | Skeet | Hall | Fuller | Yasin | ||||||||
Bedfordshire Mid | Hastings | Lyell | Sayeed | Dorries | ||||||||
North East Bedfordshire | Lyell | Burt | ||||||||||
Bedfordshire South / South West Bedfordshire (1983) | Madel | Selous | ||||||||||
Luton East / Luton South (1983) | Clemitson | Bright | Moran | Shuker | ||||||||
Luton West / Luton North (1983) | Sedgemore | Carlisle | Hopkins |
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ "2017 Results". Politics Resources. 7 April 2018.
- ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007, page 4". Office of Public Sector Information. Crown copyright. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ↑ Boundary Commission for England pp. 1004–1007