List of Parliamentary constituencies in Bedfordshire
Encyclopedia
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.
The total number of aggregate votes cast for each political party which fielded candidates in constituencies which comprise Bedfordshire in the 2010 general election was as follows;
Conservative 130,233 (44.7%)
Labour 79,123 (27.1%)
Liberal Democrat 59,184 (20.3%)
UK Independence Party 10,937 ( 3.8%)
British National Party 6,340 ( 2.2%)
Green Party 2,022 ( 0.7%)
Independent Rantzen 1,872 ( 0.6%)
Other independents 1,061 ( 0.4%)
English Democrats 712 ( 0.2%)
Workers' Revolutionary Party 75 ( 0.0%)
Total votes: 291,559
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
(which includes the areas of the Bedford
Bedford
Bedford is the county town of Bedfordshire, in the East of England. It is a large town and the administrative centre for the wider Borough of Bedford. According to the former Bedfordshire County Council's estimates, the town had a population of 79,190 in mid 2005, with 19,720 in the adjacent town...
, Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire
Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It was created from the merger of Bedfordshire County Council, Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire on 1 April 2009...
and Luton
Luton
Luton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of about 250,000....
unitary authorities
Unitary authorities of England
Unitary authorities of England are areas where a single local authority is responsible for a variety of services for a district that elsewhere are administered separately by two councils...
) is divided into 6 Parliamentary constituencies
United Kingdom constituencies
In the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
- 3 Borough constituencies and 3 County constituencies.
2010 constituencies
(part) signifies that only part of a ward is located in the constituency.| NameBC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency. | Electorate | MajorityThe majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival. | Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... |
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| Bedford Bedford (UK Parliament constituency) Bedford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat was established in its current form in 1997, restoring a centuries old name. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election... BC |
68,867 | 1,353 | Richard Fuller Richard Fuller (politician) Richard Fuller is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Bedford, where he was born.-Early life:... † |
Patrick Hall Patrick Hall Patrick Hall is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Bedford from 1997 to 2010.-Early life:... ‡ |
Bedford Borough Council: Brickhill, Castle, Cauldwell, De Parys, Goldington, Harpur, Kempston East, Kempston North, Kempston South, Kingsbrook, Newnham, Putnoe, Queen’s Park. | |||
| Luton North Luton North (UK Parliament constituency) Luton North is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... BC |
66,807 | 7,520 | Kelvin Hopkins Kelvin Hopkins Kelvin Peter Hopkins is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Luton North since 1997.-Background:... ‡ |
Jeremy Brier† | Luton Borough Council: Barnfield, Bramingham, Challney, Icknield, Leagrave, Lewsey, Limbury, Northwell, Saints, Sundon Park. | |||
| Luton South Luton South (UK Parliament constituency) Luton South is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... BC |
69,326 | 2,329 | Gavin Shuker Gavin Shuker Gavin Shuker is an English Labour Co-operative politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Luton South since 2010. Shuker successfully defended the seat after his predecessor Margaret Moran stood down following controversy over her expenses.-Education:A Lutonian, Shuker was educated at... ‡ |
Nigel Huddleston† | Luton Borough Council: Biscot, Crawley, Dallow, Farley, High Town, Round Green, South, Stopsley, Wigmore. Central Bedfordshire District Council Central Bedfordshire Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It was created from the merger of Bedfordshire County Council, Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire on 1 April 2009... : Caddington, Hyde and Slip End. |
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| Mid Bedfordshire Mid Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency) Mid Bedfordshire is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... CC |
70,111 | 15,152 | Nadine Dorries Nadine Dorries Nadine Vanessa Dorries is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Mid Bedfordshire since 2005. She has been involved in parliamentary attempts to change the laws on abortion.... † |
Linda Jack¤ | Bedford Borough Council: Turvey, Wilshamstead, Wootton. Central Bedfordshire District Council Central Bedfordshire Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It was created from the merger of Bedfordshire County Council, Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire on 1 April 2009... : Ampthill, Aspley Guise, Central 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. |
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| North East Bedfordshire CC | 68,900 | 18,942 | Alistair Burt Alistair Burt Alistair James Hendrie Burt is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for North East Bedfordshire... † |
Mike Pitt¤ | Bedford Borough Council: Bromham, Carlton, Clapham, Eastcotts, Great Barford, Harrold, Oakley, Riseley, Roxton, Sharnbrook. Central Bedfordshire District Council Central Bedfordshire Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It was created from the merger of Bedfordshire County Council, Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire on 1 April 2009... : Arlesey, Biggleswade Holme, Biggleswade Ivel, Biggleswade Stratton, Langford and Henlow Village, Northill and Blunham, Potton and Wensley, Sandy Ivel, Sandy Pinnacle, Stotfold. |
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| South West Bedfordshire CC | 71,288 | 16,649 | Andrew Selous Andrew Selous Andrew Edmund Armstrong Selous is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who has been the Member of Parliament for South West Bedfordshire since 2001.-Early life:... † |
Rod Cantrill¤ | Central Bedfordshire District Council Central Bedfordshire Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It was created from the merger of Bedfordshire County Council, Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire on 1 April 2009... : 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. |
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Boundary changes
The 2007 report of the Boundary Commission for England retained the existing seven constituencies, with some boundary changes to align with current local government wards and to better equalise the electorates. These changes were implemented at the United Kingdom general election, 2010.| Name | |Boundaries 2010 – present | |
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Results
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The total number of aggregate votes cast for each political party which fielded candidates in constituencies which comprise Bedfordshire in the 2010 general election was as follows;
Conservative 130,233 (44.7%)
Labour 79,123 (27.1%)
Liberal Democrat 59,184 (20.3%)
UK Independence Party 10,937 ( 3.8%)
British National Party 6,340 ( 2.2%)
Green Party 2,022 ( 0.7%)
Independent Rantzen 1,872 ( 0.6%)
Other independents 1,061 ( 0.4%)
English Democrats 712 ( 0.2%)
Workers' Revolutionary Party 75 ( 0.0%)
Total votes: 291,559