North East Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

North East Bedfordshire
North East Bedfordshire
Former 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)
Major settlements	Biggleswade and Sandy
1997–2024
Seats	One
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]}

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

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

	Member^[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 2020s

General election 2024: North Bedfordshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Fuller	19,981	38.8	−22.3
	Labour	Uday Nagaraju	14,567	28.3	+9.2
	Reform UK	Pippa Clayton	8,433	16.4	+16.2
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Szaub-Newton	5,553	10.8	−2.4
	Green	Philippa Fleming	3,027	5.9	+3.1
Turnout			51,561	65	−8.2
	Conservative hold		Swing	-16.0

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: North East Bedfordshire^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

General election 2017: North East Bedfordshire^[9]
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

General election 2015: North East Bedfordshire^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alistair Burt	34,891	59.5	+3.7
	Labour	Saqhib Ali ^[11]	9,247	15.8	−0.3
	UKIP	Adrianne Smyth^[12]	8,579	14.6	+10.5
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Morris ^[13]	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	+2.0

General election 2010: North East Bedfordshire^[14]
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

General election 2005: North East Bedfordshire
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

General election 2001: North East Bedfordshire
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	+3.6

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: North East Bedfordshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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)

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.
^ "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.
^ Constituency Profile The Guardian
^ Unemployment statistics The Guardian
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
^ "North East Bedfordshire Constituency - Statement of Persons Nominated 2019" (PDF). bbcdevwebfiles. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
^ "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 18 January 2016.
^ "List of selected candidates". Liberal Democrats. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
^ "UKPollingReport Election Guide 2010 » Bedfordshire North East". ukpollingreport.co.uk.

External links

North East Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
North East Bedfordshire UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK

52°13′16″N 0°34′26″W / 52.221°N 0.574°W / 52.221; -0.574

[2] A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)

[3] 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.

[1] "England Parliamentary electorates 2010-2018". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 23 March 2019.

[4] "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.

[5] Constituency Profile The Guardian

[6] Unemployment statistics The Guardian

[7] "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[8] "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[rayment-9] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)

[10] "North East Bedfordshire Constituency - Statement of Persons Nominated 2019" (PDF). bbcdevwebfiles. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

[11] "Bedfordshire North East parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[electoralcalculus-12] "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[13] "BEDFORDSHIRE NORTH EAST 2015". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.

[14] "Profile". Archived from the original on 18 January 2016.

[15] "List of selected candidates". Liberal Democrats. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.

[16] "UKPollingReport Election Guide 2010 » Bedfordshire North East". ukpollingreport.co.uk.

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