Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard (UK Parliament constituency)

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard in the East of England
CountyBedfordshire
Electorate74,069 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsDunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentAlex Mayer (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromSouth 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.

Boundaries

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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.[3]

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:

  • 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.[6]

Members of Parliament

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South West Bedfordshire prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Alex Mayer Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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2024 general election: Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard[7]
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 Increase16.7

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[8]
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

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  4. ^ LGBCE. "Central Bedfordshire | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  5. ^ "The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021". Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  6. ^ "New Seat Details - Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2024-04-06. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  7. ^ "Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard". BBC News. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
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