Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard (UK Parliament constituency)
| Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard in the East of England | |
| County | Bedfordshire |
| Electorate | 74,069[1] |
| Major settlements | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | TBC (TBC) |
| Seats | One |
| 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.
Boundaries[edit]
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]
Elections[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Emma Holland-Lindsay | ||||
| Green | Sukhinder Hundal | ||||
| Labour | Alex Mayer | ||||
| Reform UK | Harry Palmer | ||||
| Conservative | Andrew Selous | ||||
| Patriots Alliance | Antonio Vitiello | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2024-05-17. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Coiffait, Marcel. "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED, NOTICE OF POLL & SITUATION OF POLLING STATIONS". Central Bedfordshire Council. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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