Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918 onwards
Mid Bedfordshire |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
Boundaries since 2024 |
Boundary of Mid Bedfordshire in the East of England |
County | Bedfordshire |
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Electorate | 71,748 (2023)[1] |
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Major settlements | Ampthill, Flitwick |
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Current constituency |
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Created | 1918 |
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Member of Parliament | Blake Stephenson (Conservative) |
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Seats | One |
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Created from | Luton and Biggleswade |
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Mid Bedfordshire is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Blake Stephenson of the Conservative Party since the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[n 2]
Constituency profile
This seat comprises small towns and rural areas in the outer parts of the London commuter belt, with the M1 motorway, Midland Main Line, the A1 road, East Coast Main Line and other A roads providing the major north–south commuter links primarily in and out of London. There are several logistics sites including Amazon at Marston Gate. Residents are wealthier than the UK average, and health is around the UK average.[2]
History
Mid Bedfordshire was created under the Representation of the People Act 1918.
It had elected Conservative MPs since the 1931 general election. It was held from 1983 to 1997 by the Attorney General Nicholas Lyell, who then transferred to the newly created seat of North East Bedfordshire; his old seat was won by Jonathan Sayeed, a former MP in Bristol. Sayeed was forced to retire in 2005 due to ill health, following a row over allegations he had profited from his private educational tours of Parliament and a resulting deselection attempt by the constituency party. Nadine Dorries then held the seat until 2023; the Conservative whip was withdrawn from her in 2012 and returned six months later, after she had appeared on the reality television series I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[3] Dorries resigned her seat in August 2023.[4] In the ensuing by-election, the seat was taken by Alistair Strathern of the Labour Party, the first time a Labour member had held the seat in its 105-year history.[5] In the 2024 United Kingdom general election the seat was regained by the Conservatives, now represented by Blake Stephenson. Incumbent MP Alistair Strathern had stood in Hitchin instead and was successfully elected there.
Boundaries and boundary changes
1918–1950
The constituency was created as a Division of Bedfordshire by the Representation of the People Act 1918, comprising:
- the Urban Districts of Ampthill, Biggleswade, and Leighton Buzzard; and
- the Rural Districts of Ampthill, Biggleswade, and Eaton Bray.[6]
Ampthill and Biggleswade had been part of the abolished Biggleswade Division, and Leighton Buzzard was transferred from the Luton Division.
1950–1974
- The Urban Districts of Ampthill, Biggleswade, and Sandy1;
- the Rural Districts of Ampthill and Biggleswade; and
- part of the Rural District of Bedford.[6]
1Created as an Urban District out of the Rural District of Biggleswade in 1927.[7]
Gained southern and eastern rural areas of Bedford. Leighton Buzzard and surrounding rural areas (equivalent to the abolished Rural District of Eaton Bray, which had been absorbed by the Rural District of Luton) transferred to the new constituency of South Bedfordshire.
1974–1983
As above, apart from changes to the Rural District of Bedford.[6]
The village of Eaton Socon had been absorbed by the Urban District of St Neots and was transferred to the county constituency of Huntingdonshire.
1983–1997
- The District of Mid Bedfordshire wards of Ampthill, Arlesey, Biggleswade Ivel, Biggleswade Stratton, Blunham, Campton and Meppershall, Clifton and Henlow, Clophill, Haynes and Houghton Conquest, Langford, Maulden, Northill, Old Warden and Southill, Potton, Sandy All Saints, Sandy St Swithun's, Shefford, Shillington and Stondon, Stotfold, Wensley, and Wrest; and
- The Borough of North Bedfordshire wards of Eastcotts, Great Barford, Kempston East, Kempston Rural, Kempston West, Wilshamstead, and Wootton.[8]
Kempston transferred from the abolished constituency of Bedford. Parts included in the new constituencies of North Bedfordshire (far north-eastern area), South West Bedfordshire (south-western parts) and North Luton (including Flitwick).
1997–2010
- The Borough of Bedford wards of Kempston Rural, Wilshamstead, and Wootton;
- The District of Mid Bedfordshire wards of Ampthill, Aspley Guise, Campton and Meppershall, Cranfield, Clifton and Henlow, Clophill, Flitton and Pulloxhill, Flitwick East, Flitwick West, Harlington, Haynes and Houghton Conquest, Marston, Maulden, Shefford, Shillington and Stondon, Westoning, Woburn, and Wrest; and
- The District of South Bedfordshire wards of Barton-le-Clay, Streatley, and Toddington.[9]
Wholesale changes, with eastern parts, comprising about half of the electorate, including Biggleswade and Sandy, being transferred to the new constituency of North East Bedfordshire. Kempston was transferred back to the re-established borough constituency of Bedford. Regained parts of the District of Mid Bedfordshire previously transferred to South West Bedfordshire and North Luton (including Flitwick), together with the parts of the District of South Bedfordshire, also previously in North Luton.
2010–2024
Map of boundaries 2010-2024
- The Borough of Bedford wards of Turvey, Wilshamstead, and Wootton;
- Central Bedfordshire wards of Ampthill, Aspley Guise, Barton-le-Clay, 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, Silsoe, Stondon and Henlow Camp, Streatley, Toddington, Westoning and Tingrith, Woburn.[10]
Marginal changes due to revision of local authority wards.
Current
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency was defined as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Bedford wards of: Elstow and Stewartby; Wilshamstead; Wootton.
- The District of Central Bedfordshire wards of: Ampthill; Aspley and Woburn; Barton-le-Clay; Cranfield and Marston Moretaine; Flitwick; Houghton Conquest and Haynes; Silsoe and Shillington; Toddington; Westoning, Flitton and Greenfield.[11]
Eastern areas, including the town of Shefford, were transferred out, primarily to the re-established, cross-county boundary constituency of Hitchin.
Following further local government boundary reviews in Bedford[12][13] and Central Bedfordshire[14][15] which came into effect in May 2023, the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:
- The Borough of Bedford wards of: Cauldwell (small part); Wixhams & Wilstead; Wootton & Kempston Rural (Wootton parish).
- The District of Central Bedfordshire wards of: Ampthill; Aspley & Woburn; Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe; Cranfield & Marston Moretaine; Flitwick; Houghton Conquest & Haynes; Meppershall & Shillington (Gravenhurst and Shillington parishes); Toddington; Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield.[16]
Members of Parliament
Luton and Biggleswade prior to 1918
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
General election 2024: Mid Bedfordshire* Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Blake Stephenson[18] | 16,912 | 34.1 | −26.4 |
| Labour | Maahwish Mirza[19] | 15,591 | 31.4 | +10.9 |
| Reform UK | David Holland[20] | 8,594 | 17.3 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Roberts[21] | 4,068 | 8.2 | −4.3 |
| Green | Cade Sibley[22] | 2,584 | 5.2 | +1.3 |
| Independent | Gareth Mackey[23] | 1,700 | 3.4 | +3.4 |
| SDP | Richard Brunning[24] | 172 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
Majority | 1,321 | 2.7 | –36.7 |
Turnout | 49,621 | 65.1 | –6.4 |
Registered electors | 76,218 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | ? -18.6 | |
* Vote share changes compared to the 2019 election, not the 2023 by-election.
* The 2024 boundary changes were not in effect for the by-election.
Elections in the 2010s
2019 notional result[26] Party | Vote | % |
| Conservative | 31,034 | 60.5 |
| Labour | 10,525 | 20.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6,420 | 12.5 |
| Green | 1,998 | 3.9 |
| Others | 1,348 | 2.6 |
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Turnout | 51,325 | 71.5 |
Electorate | 71,748 |
General election 2019: Mid Bedfordshire[27] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nadine Dorries | 38,692 | 59.8 | –1.8 |
| Labour | Rhiannon Meades | 14,028 | 21.7 | –6.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel McGann | 8,171 | 12.6 | +6.6 |
| Green | Gareth Ellis | 2,478 | 3.8 | +1.0 |
| Independent | Alan Victor | 812 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Monster Raving Loony | Ann Kelly | 536 | 0.8 | –0.3 |
Majority | 24,664 | 38.1 | +4.9 |
Turnout | 64,717 | 73.7 | –3.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 | |
General election 2017: Mid Bedfordshire[28][29][30][31][32] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nadine Dorries | 38,936 | 61.6 | +5.5 |
| Labour | Rhiannon Meades | 17,953 | 28.4 | +12.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa French | 3,798 | 6.0 | –1.2 |
| Green | Gareth Ellis | 1,794 | 2.8 | –1.4 |
| Monster Raving Loony | Ann Kelly | 667 | 1.1 | +0.6 |
Majority | 20,983 | 33.2 | –7.0 |
Turnout | 63,148 | 76.7 | +5.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | –3.5 | |
General election 2015: Mid Bedfordshire[33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nadine Dorries | 32,544 | 56.1 | +3.6 |
| Labour | Charlynne Pullen | 9,217 | 15.9 | +1.1 |
| UKIP | Nigel Wickens | 8,966 | 15.4 | +10.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Jack | 4,193 | 7.2 | –17.7 |
| Green | Gareth Ellis | 2,462 | 4.2 | +2.8 |
| Independent | Tim Ireland | 384 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Monster Raving Loony | Ann Kelly | 294 | 0.5 | N/A |
Majority | 23,327 | 40.2 | +12.6 |
Turnout | 58,060 | 71.6 | –0.6 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
In June 2015 the independent candidate, Tim Ireland, lodged an unsuccessful election petition accusing Nadine Dorries of breaches of section 106 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 by making false statements about his character.[41][42] The petition was dismissed by the courts on 30 July 2015.[43]
General election 2010: Mid Bedfordshire[44][45] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nadine Dorries | 28,815 | 52.5 | +5.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Linda Jack | 13,663 | 24.9 | +1.4 |
| Labour | David Reeves | 8,108 | 14.8 | –7.7 |
| UKIP | Bill Hall | 2,826 | 5.1 | +2.4 |
| Green | Malcolm Bailey | 773 | 1.4 | –1.2 |
| English Democrat | John Cooper | 712 | 1.3 | N/A |
Majority | 15,152 | 27.6 | +5.1 |
Turnout | 54,897 | 72.2 | +3.5 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Mid Bedfordshire[46] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nadine Dorries | 23,345 | 46.3 | –1.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Chapman | 11,990 | 23.8 | +4.1 |
| Labour | Martin Lindsay | 11,351 | 22.5 | –7.6 |
| UKIP | Richard Joselyn | 1,372 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Green | Ben Foley | 1,292 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Veritas | Howard Martin | 769 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Independent | Saqhib Ali | 301 | 0.6 | N/A |
Majority | 11,355 | 22.5 | +5.2 |
Turnout | 50,420 | 68.3 | +2.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | –2.6 | |
General election 2001: Mid Bedfordshire[47][48] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jonathan Sayeed | 22,109 | 47.4 | +1.4 |
| Labour | James Valentine | 14,043 | 30.1 | –2.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Mabbutt | 9,205 | 19.7 | +2.9 |
| UKIP | Chris Laurence | 1,281 | 2.7 | N/A |
Majority | 8,066 | 17.3 | +3.3 |
Turnout | 46,638 | 65.9 | –13.0 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Mid Bedfordshire[49] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jonathan Sayeed | 24,176 | 46.0 | –16.4 |
| Labour | Neil Mallett | 17,086 | 32.5 | +12.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tim J. Hill | 8,823 | 16.8 | +1.0 |
| Referendum | Shirley C. Marler | 2,257 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Natural Law | Marek J. Lorys | 174 | 0.3 | N/A |
Majority | 7,090 | 14.0 | –22.4 |
Turnout | 52,534 | 78.9 | –5.5 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | −14.6[50] | |
General election 1992: Mid Bedfordshire[51][52] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nicholas Lyell | 40,230 | 58.2 | –0.8 |
| Labour | Richard A. Clayton | 15,092 | 21.8 | +3.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Nikolas Hills | 11,957 | 17.3 | –5.6 |
| Liberal | Phil Cottier | 1,582 | 2.3 | N/A |
| Natural Law | Marek J. Lorys | 279 | 0.4 | N/A |
Majority | 25,138 | 36.4 | +0.4 |
Turnout | 69,140 | 84.4 | +5.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | –2.3 | |
Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Mid Bedfordshire[53] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nicholas Lyell | 37,411 | 59.0 | +2.1 |
| SDP | Nikolas Hills | 14,560 | 23.0 | –3.9 |
| Labour | John Heywood | 11,463 | 18.1 | +1.9 |
Majority | 22,851 | 36.0 | +6.0 |
Turnout | 63,434 | 78.6 | +1.7 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.0 | |
General election 1983: Mid Bedfordshire[54] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nicholas Lyell | 33,042 | 56.9 | |
| Liberal | Monica Howes | 15,661 | 26.9 | |
| Labour | John Tizard | 9,420 | 16.2 | |
Majority | 17,381 | 30.0 | |
Turnout | 58,123 | 76.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1970s
General election 1979: Mid Bedfordshire Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Hastings | 37,724 | 56.87 | |
| Labour | F.G. Peacock | 17,140 | 25.84 | |
| Liberal | C.A.P. Smout | 11,467 | 17.29 | |
Majority | 20,584 | 31.03 | |
Turnout | 66,331 | 81.32 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Mid Bedfordshire Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Hastings | 29,670 | 52.51 | |
| Labour | David F Harrowell | 19,035 | 33.69 | |
| Liberal | John P. Christian | 7,799 | 13.80 | |
Majority | 10,635 | 18.82 | |
Turnout | 56,504 | 77.28 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1960s
General election 1966: Mid Bedfordshire Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Hastings | 23,477 | 46.02 | |
| Labour | C. Trevor Bell | 20,369 | 39.98 | |
| Liberal | Paul L. Rose | 7,138 | 14.01 | |
Majority | 3,078 | 6.04 | |
Turnout | 50,984 | 82.29 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1964: Mid Bedfordshire Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Stephen Hastings | 22,414 | 46.03 | |
| Labour | C. Trevor Bell | 17,096 | 35.11 | |
| Liberal | Wilfred G. Matthews | 9,184 | 18.86 | |
Majority | 5,318 | 10.92 | |
Turnout | 48,694 | 83.04 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1950s
General election 1951: Mid Bedfordshire Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alan Lennox-Boyd | 19,681 | 45.39 | |
| Labour | T.L. 'Addy' Taylor | 17,818 | 41.09 | |
| Liberal | Donald Tweddle | 5,863 | 13.52 | |
Majority | 1,863 | 4.30 | |
Turnout | 43,362 | 85.34 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Mid Bedfordshire Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alan Lennox-Boyd | 17,671 | 41.39 | |
| Labour | W. Howell | 15,512 | 36.33 | |
| Liberal | Ewart Kenneth Martell | 9,511 | 22.28 | |
Majority | 2,159 | 5.06 | |
Turnout | 42,694 | 86.22 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1940s
General election 1945: Bedfordshire Mid Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alan Lennox-Boyd | 13,954 | 37.0 | −13.3 |
| Labour | W Howell | 12,073 | 32.1 | +18.9 |
| Liberal | Ewart Kenneth Martell | 11,641 | 30.9 | −5.5 |
Majority | 1,881 | 5.0 | −8.9 |
Turnout | 37,668 | 73.19 | −3.10 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
- Conservative: Alan Lennox-Boyd
- Labour: George Matthews
- Liberal: Dr Leonard T M Gray
Election in the 1930s
General election 1935: Bedfordshire Mid Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alan Lennox-Boyd | 16,054 | 50.3 | +2.9 |
| Liberal | Milner Gray | 11,623 | 36.4 | −6.4 |
| Labour | Thomas Henry Knight | 4,224 | 13.2 | +3.4 |
Majority | 4,431 | 13.89 | +9.26 |
Turnout | 31,901 | 76.29 | −2.85 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1931: Bedfordshire Mid Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alan Lennox-Boyd | 15,213 | 47.4 | +6.7 |
| Liberal | Milner Gray | 13,726 | 42.8 | −4.1 |
| Labour | Henry William Fenner | 3,156 | 9.8 | −2.6 |
Majority | 1,487 | 4.63 | N/A |
Turnout | 32,095 | 79.14 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | | |
Election in the 1920s
General election 30 May 1929: Bedfordshire Mid Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Milner Gray | 14,595 | 46.9 | −1.1 |
| Unionist | William Warner | 12,682 | 40.7 | −11.3 |
| Labour | Henry William Fenner | 3,853 | 12.4 | N/A |
Majority | 1,913 | 6.2 | N/A |
Turnout | 31,130 | 79.5 | 3 |
| Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | +5.1 | |
Election in the 1910s
See also
Notes
- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
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External links
- Mid Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- Mid Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Mid Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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Liberal Democrats (7) | - Chelmsford
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire
- Harpenden and Berkhamsted
- North Norfolk
- St Albans
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- South Cambridgeshire
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Reform UK (3) | - Clacton
- Great Yarmouth
- South Basildon and East Thurrock
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Green Party (1) | |
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