North East Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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North East Bedfordshire
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of North East Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire
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Location of Bedfordshire within England
County Bedfordshire
Electorate 87,143 (2018) [1]
Major settlements Biggleswade and Sandy
1997–2024
SeatsOne
Created from Mid Bedfordshire, North Bedfordshire
Replaced by North Bedfordshire, Hitchin

North East Bedfordshire was a constituency [n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2024. [n 2]

Contents

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to moderate boundary changes, it reverted to the name of North Bedfordshire , first contested at the 2024 general election. [2] South eastern areas, including the communities of Arlesey, Langford and Stotfold, were included in the re-established, cross-county boundary, constituency of Hitchin.

Constituency profile

This is a mainly rural, professional area, [3] with medium level incomes, low unemployment [4] and a low proportion of social housing. The East Coast Main Line runs through the east part of the seat, with several stations connecting to Central London.

Boundaries and boundary changes

North East Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2010–2024

1997–2010: The District of Mid Bedfordshire wards of Arlesey, Biggleswade Ivel, Biggleswade Stratton, Blunham, Langford, Northill, Old Warden and Southill, Potton, Sandy All Saints, Sandy St Swithun's, Stotfold, and Wensley; and the Borough of Bedford wards of Bromham, Carlton, Clapham, Eastcotts, Felmersham, Great Barford, Harrold, Oakley, Renhold, Riseley, Roxton, and Sharnbrook. [5]

Formed primarily from the eastern half of Mid Bedfordshire, including Biggleswade and Sandy. It also includes rural areas previously in the abolished constituency of North Bedfordshire.

2010–2024: The District of Mid Bedfordshire wards of Arlesey, Biggleswade Holme, Biggleswade Ivel, Biggleswade Stratton, Langford and Henlow Village, Northill and Blunham, Potton and Wensley, Sandy Ivel, Sandy Pinnacle, and Stotfold; and the Borough of Bedford wards of Bromham, Carlton, Clapham, Eastcotts, Great Barford, Harrold, Oakley, Riseley, Roxton, and Sharnbrook. [6]

Marginal loss to Mid Bedfordshire due to revision of local authority wards.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [7] Party
1997 Nicholas Lyell Conservative
2001 Alistair Burt Conservative
2019 Independent (3 September 2019 – 29 October 2019)
2019 Conservative
2019 Richard Fuller Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: North East Bedfordshire [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Fuller 38,443 59.1 −1.8
Labour Julian Vaughan14,16021.8−6.7
Liberal Democrats Daniel Norton7,99912.3+6.5
Independent Adam Zerny2,5253.9New
Green Philippa Fleming1,8912.9+1.0
Majority 24,28337.3+4.9
Turnout 65,01871.7−1.7
Conservative hold Swing +2.4
General election 2017: North East Bedfordshire [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alistair Burt 39,139 60.9 +1.4
Labour Julian Vaughan18,27728.5+12.7
Liberal Democrats Stephen Rutherford3,6935.80.0
UKIP Duncan Strachan1,8963.0−11.6
Green Philippa Fleming1,2151.9−2.4
Majority 20,86232.4−11.3
Turnout 64,22073.4+3.2
Conservative hold Swing -5.6
General election 2015: North East Bedfordshire [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alistair Burt 34,891 59.5 +3.7
Labour Saqhib Ali [11] 9,24715.8−0.3
UKIP Adrianne Smyth [12] 8,57914.6+10.5
Liberal Democrats Peter Morris [13] 3,4185.8−15.9
Green Mark Bowler2,5374.3New
Majority 25,64443.7+9.6
Turnout 58,67270.2−1.0
Conservative hold Swing +2.0
General election 2010: North East Bedfordshire [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alistair Burt 30,989 55.8 +5.9
Liberal Democrats Mike Pitt12,04721.7+0.9
Labour Ed Brown8,95716.1−9.1
UKIP Brian Capell2,2944.1+0.1
BNP Ian Seeby1,2652.3New
Majority 18,94234.1+9.3
Turnout 55,55271.2+3.2
Conservative hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: North East Bedfordshire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alistair Burt 24,725 49.9 0.0
Labour Keith White12,47425.2−5.8
Liberal Democrats Stephen Rutherford10,32020.8+4.4
UKIP James May1,9864.0+1.3
Majority 12,25124.7+5.8
Turnout 49,50568.0+3.2
Conservative hold Swing +2.9
General election 2001: North East Bedfordshire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alistair Burt 22,586 49.9 +5.6
Labour Philip Ross14,00931.0−1.6
Liberal Democrats Dan Rogerson 7,40916.4+2.2
UKIP Rosalind Hill1,2422.7New
Majority 8,57718.9+7.2
Turnout 45,24664.8−12.4
Conservative hold Swing +3.6

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: North East Bedfordshire
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicholas Lyell 22,311 44.3
Labour John Lehal16,42832.6
Liberal Democrats Philip Bristow7,17914.2
Referendum John Taylor2,4904.9
Ind. Conservative Frank Foley1,8423.7
Natural Law Bernard Bence1380.3
Majority 5,88311.7
Turnout 50,38877.2
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ 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.

References

  1. ↑ "England Parliamentary electorates 2010-2018". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Eastern | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Constituency Profile The Guardian
  4. ↑ Unemployment statistics The Guardian
  5. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  7. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
  8. ↑ "North East Bedfordshire Constituency - Statement of Persons Nominated 2019" (PDF). bbcdevwebfiles. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Bedfordshire North East parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "BEDFORDSHIRE NORTH EAST 2015". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
  12. ↑ "Profile". Archived from the original on 18 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "List of selected candidates". Liberal Democrats. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "UKPollingReport Election Guide 2010 » Bedfordshire North East". ukpollingreport.co.uk.

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