Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard (UK Parliament constituency)

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Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Bedfordshire
Electorate 74,069 [1]
Major settlements Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament TBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created from South West Bedfordshire

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard is a new constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] It will first be contested at the 2024 general election.

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Boundaries

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

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, [4] [5] the constituency now comprises the following wards of Central Bedfordshire from the 2024 general election:

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Emma Holland-Lindsay [7]
Green Sukhinder Hundal [8]
Labour Alex Mayer [9]
Reform UK Harry Palmer [10]
Conservative Andrew Selous [11]
English Democrat Antonio Vitiello [12]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bedfordshire</span> County of England

Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county in the East of England. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Hertfordshire to the south and the south-east, and Buckinghamshire to the west. The largest settlement is Luton (225,262), and Bedford is the county town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leighton Buzzard</span> Town in Bedfordshire, England

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mid Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918 onwards

Mid Bedfordshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Alistair Strathern of the Labour Party since a 2023 by-election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North East Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1997 onwards

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luton South (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central Bedfordshire</span> Unitary authority area in Bedfordshire, England

Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It was created in 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Central Bedfordshire Council election</span> 2015 UK local government election

Elections to Central Bedfordshire Council were held on 7 May 2015, along with the 2015 United Kingdom general election and other local elections. The whole council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex Mayer</span> British politician (born 1981)

Alexandra Louise Mayer is a former British Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England region for the Labour Party. She took up the post in November 2016 following the resignation of Richard Howitt, and lost her seat in the 2019 European Elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Central Bedfordshire Council election</span> 2011 UK local government election

The 2011 Central Bedfordshire Council electionfor the Central Bedfordshire Council were held on 5 May 2011, along with other United Kingdom local elections. The whole council was up for election following boundary changes, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies</span> Review of UK electoral boundaries

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies was the most recent cycle of the process to redraw the constituency map for the House of Commons. The new constituency boundaries were approved by the Privy Council on 15 November 2023 and came into law on 29 November 2023.

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References

  1. https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-eastern/
  2. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Eastern | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region.
  4. LGBCE. "Central Bedfordshire | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  5. "The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  6. "New Seat Details - Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  7. "Another 88 Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack . Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  8. "Full list of all Green Party candidates at the next general election". Green Party of England and Wales. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  9. "Labour Candidate for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard". Labour Party (UK) . Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  10. "Find My PPC (Eastern England)" (PDF). Reform UK . Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  11. "Leighton Buzzard's MP confirms he will stand again as general election announced". Jo Robinson. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  12. "Parliamentary Constituencies - Eastern". English Democrats. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

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