North East Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 52°13′16″N 0°34′26″W / 52.221°N 0.574°W
North East Bedfordshire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of North East Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire | |
![]() Location of Bedfordshire within England | |
County | Bedfordshire |
Electorate | 87,143 (2018)[1] |
Major settlements | Biggleswade and Sandy |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of Parliament | Richard Fuller (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Mid Bedfordshire, North Bedfordshire |
North East Bedfordshire is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2019 by Richard Fuller, of the Conservative Party.[n 2]
Constituency profile[]
This is a mainly rural, professional area,[2] with medium level incomes, low unemployment[3] 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[]
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.[4]
New County Constituency comprises primarily the eastern half of Mid Bedfordshire, including Biggleswade and Sandy. It also includes rural areas previously in the abolished County Constituency of North Bedfordshire.
2010–present: 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.[5]
Marginal loss to Mid Bedfordshire due to revision of local authority wards.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member[6] | Party | |
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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[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Fuller | 38,443 | 59.1 | -1.8 | |
Labour | Julian Vaughan | 14,160 | 21.8 | -6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Daniel Norton | 7,999 | 12.3 | +6.5 | |
Independent | Adam Zerny | 2,525 | 3.9 | New | |
Green | Philippa Fleming | 1,891 | 2.9 | +1.0 | |
Majority | 24,283 | 37.3 | +4.9 | ||
Turnout | 65,018 | 71.7 | -1.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alistair Burt | 39,139 | 60.9 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Julian Vaughan | 18,277 | 28.5 | +12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Rutherford | 3,693 | 5.8 | 0.0 | |
UKIP | Duncan Strachan | 1,896 | 3.0 | -11.6 | |
Green | Philippa Fleming | 1,215 | 1.9 | -2.4 | |
Majority | 20,862 | 32.4 | -11.3 | ||
Turnout | 64,220 | 73.4 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -5.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alistair Burt | 34,891 | 59.5 | +3.7 | |
Labour | Saqhib Ali [10] | 9,247 | 15.8 | −0.3 | |
UKIP | Adrianne Smyth[11] | 8,579 | 14.6 | +10.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Morris [12] | 3,418 | 5.8 | −15.9 | |
Green | Mark Bowler | 2,537 | 4.3 | New | |
Majority | 25,644 | 43.7 | +9.6 | ||
Turnout | 58,672 | 70.2 | -1.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alistair Burt | 30,989 | 55.8 | +5.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mike Pitt | 12,047 | 21.7 | +0.9 | |
Labour | Ed Brown | 8,957 | 16.1 | −9.1 | |
UKIP | Brian Capell | 2,294 | 4.1 | +0.1 | |
BNP | Ian Seeby | 1,265 | 2.3 | New | |
Majority | 18,942 | 34.1 | +9.3 | ||
Turnout | 55,552 | 71.2 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 |
Elections in the 2000s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alistair Burt | 24,725 | 49.9 | 0.0 | |
Labour | Keith White | 12,474 | 25.2 | −5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Rutherford | 10,320 | 20.8 | +4.4 | |
UKIP | James May | 1,986 | 4.0 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 12,251 | 24.7 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 49,505 | 68.0 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alistair Burt | 22,586 | 49.9 | +5.6 | |
Labour | Philip Ross | 14,009 | 31.0 | −1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Dan Rogerson | 7,409 | 16.4 | +2.2 | |
UKIP | Rosalind Hill | 1,242 | 2.7 | New | |
Majority | 8,577 | 18.9 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 45,246 | 64.8 | -12.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Nicholas Lyell | 22,311 | 44.3 | ||
Labour | John Lehal | 16,428 | 32.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Philip Bristow | 7,179 | 14.2 | ||
Referendum | John Taylor | 2,490 | 4.9 | ||
Ind. Conservative | Frank Foley | 1,842 | 3.7 | ||
Natural Law | Bernard Bence | 138 | 0.3 | ||
Majority | 5,883 | 11.7 | |||
Turnout | 50,388 | 77.2 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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.
References[]
- ^ "England Parliamentary electorates 2010-2018". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ Constituency Profile The Guardian
- ^ Unemployment statistics The Guardian
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
- ^ https://bbcdevwebfiles.blob.core.windows.net/webfiles/Elections/General%20Election%202019/North%20East%20Bedfordshire%20Constituency%20-%20Statement%20of%20Persons%20Nominated%2C%20Notice%20of%20Poll%20and%20Situation%20of%20Polling%20Stations%202019.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Bedfordshire North East parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "BEDFORDSHIRE NORTH EAST 2015". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
- ^ "Profile". Archived from the original on 2016-01-18.
- ^ "List of selected candidates". Liberal Democrats. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "UKPollingReport Election Guide 2010 » Bedfordshire North East". ukpollingreport.co.uk.
- Parliamentary constituencies in Bedfordshire
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997