North East Bedfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)

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]

North East Bedfordshire
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

Constituency profile

This is a mainly rural, professional area,[2] with medium level incomes, low unemployment[3] and a low proportion of social housing.

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
	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

General election 2019: North East Bedfordshire[7]

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	+3.9
	Green	Philippa Fleming	1,891	2.9	+1.0
Majority			24,283	37.3	+4.8
Turnout			65,018	71.7	-1.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	+2.4

General election 2017: North East Bedfordshire[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alistair Burt	39,139	60.9	+1.5
	Labour	Julian Vaughan	18,277	28.5	+12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Rutherford	3,693	5.8	-0.1
	UKIP	Duncan Strachan	1,896	3.0	-11.7
	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[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alistair Burt	34,891	59.5	+3.7
	Labour	Saqhib Ali [10]	9,247	15.8	−0.4
	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	N/A
Majority			25,644	43.7	+9.6
Turnout			58,672	70.2	-1.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

General election 2010: North East Bedfordshire[13]

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	N/A
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	+2.1
	UKIP	Rosalind Hill	1,242	2.7	N/A
Majority			8,577	18.9	+7.2
Turnout			45,246	64.8	-12.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: North East Bedfordshire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Lyell	22,311	44.3	N/A
	Labour	John Lehal	16,428	32.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Bristow	7,179	14.2	N/A
	Referendum	John Taylor	2,490	4.9	N/A
	Ind. Conservative	Frank Foley	1,842	3.7	N/A
	Natural Law	Bernard Bence	138	0.3	N/A
Majority			5,883	11.7	N/A
Turnout			50,388	77.2	N/A
	Conservative win (new seat)

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Bedfordshire

Notes and references

Notes

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

1. "England Parliamentary electorates 2010-2018". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
2. Constituency Profile The Guardian
3. Unemployment statistics The Guardian
4. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1995". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
5. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
6. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 2)
7. 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
8. "Bedfordshire North East parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
9. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
10. "BEDFORDSHIRE NORTH EAST 2015". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
11. http://www.adriannesmyth.uk
12. "List of selected candidates". Liberal Democrats. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
13. "UKPollingReport Election Guide 2010 » Bedfordshire North East". ukpollingreport.co.uk.