Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard (UK Parliament constituency)
| Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 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) |
| Seats | One |
| 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.
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):
- Dunstable–Central; Dunstable–Icknield; Dunstable–Manshead; Dunstable–Northfields; Dunstable–Watling; Heath and Reach; Houghton Hall; Leighton Buzzard North; Leighton Buzzard South; Linslade; Parkside; Tithe Farm.[4]
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:
- Dunstable Central; Dunstable East; Dunstable North; Dunstable South; Dunstable West; Heath & Reach; Houghton Regis East; Houghton Regis West; Leighton-Linslade North; Leighton-Linslade South; Leighton-Linslade West.[7]
Members of Parliament
South West Bedfordshire prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Alex Mayer | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alex Mayer | 14,976 | 32.5 | +5.7 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Selous | 14,309 | 31.1 | −27.6 | |
| Reform UK | Harry Palmer | 8,071 | 17.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Holland-Lindsay | 6,497 | 14.1 | +3.3 | |
| Green | Sukhinder Hundal | 2,115 | 4.6 | +0.9 | |
| English Democrat | Antonio Vitiello | 77 | 0.2 | N/A | |
| Majority | 667 | 1.4 | −N/A | ||
| Turnout | 46,045 | 60.0 | −5.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 76,742 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  16.7
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 28,341 | 58.7 | |
| Labour | 12,955 | 26.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,210 | 10.8 | |
| Green | 1,764 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | 48,270 | 65.2 | |
| Electorate | 74,069 | ||
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Dunstable+and+Leighton+Buzzard
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- ^ LGBCE. "Central Bedfordshire | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021". Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard". BBC News. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK