Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard (UK Parliament constituency)
Boundaries since 2024
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Boundary of Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard in the East of England
County Bedfordshire
Electorate 74,069 (2023) [1]
Major settlements Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament Alex Mayer (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from South West Bedfordshire

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] It was first contested at the 2024 general election. The current MP is Alex Mayer of the Labour Party.

Contents

Constituency profile

Wealth and deprivation in this seat are around average for the UK. [3]

Boundaries

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the composition of the constituency was defined as follows (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

It comprises the communities of Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Linslade and Houghton Regis and is the successor to South West Bedfordshire - excluding Eaton Bray, which was transferred to the new constituency of Luton South and South Bedfordshire.

Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023, [5] [6] the constituency now comprises the following wards of Central Bedfordshire from the 2024 general election:

Members of Parliament

South West Bedfordshire prior to 2024

ElectionMemberParty
2024 Alex Mayer Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alex Mayer 14,976 32.5 +5.7
Conservative Andrew Selous 14,30931.1−27.6
Reform UK Harry Palmer8,07117.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Emma Holland-Lindsay6,49714.1+3.3
Green Sukhinder Hundal2,1154.6+0.9
English Democrat Antonio Vitiello770.2N/A
Majority6671.4−N/A
Turnout 46,04560.0−5.2
Registered electors 76,742
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg16.7

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [9]
PartyVote %
Conservative 28,34158.7
Labour 12,95526.8
Liberal Democrats 5,21010.8
Green 1,7643.7
Turnout48,27065.2
Electorate74,069

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Eastern | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  3. ↑ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Dunstable+and+Leighton+Buzzard
  4. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  5. ↑ LGBCE. "Central Bedfordshire | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  6. ↑ "The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021". Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  7. ↑ "New Seat Details - Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  8. ↑ "Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard". BBC News. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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