Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard (UK Parliament constituency) explained
| Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Type: | County |
| Electorate: | 74,069 (2023)[1] |
| Region: | England |
| Elects Howmany: | One |
| Towns: | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard |
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
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
South West Bedfordshire prior to 2024
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – Eastern . Boundary Commission for England . 26 June 2024 . dmy .
- Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Eastern Boundary Commission for England . 2023-12-12 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk . 2023-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231202190942/https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-one-report/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-one-report-eastern/ . live .
- Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule I Part 2 Eastern region . 2023-12-12 . 2024-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224145307/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made . live .
- Web site: LGBCE . Central Bedfordshire LGBCE . 2024-04-06 . www.lgbce.org.uk . en . 2024-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240406152411/https://www.lgbce.org.uk/all-reviews/central-bedfordshire . live .
- Web site: The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021 . 2024-04-06 . 2023-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230826105414/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1051/contents/made . live .
- Web site: New Seat Details - Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard . 2024-04-06 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk . 2024-04-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240406152434/https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Dunstable+and+Leighton+Buzzard . live .
- Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.
