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Bedford

Every general election in Bedford since 1955. Latest: Mohammad Yasin, Labour, majority 9,430.

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Member of Parliament

Mohammad Yasin

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 9,430

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Mohammad Yasin Elected sitting MPLabour18,34245.1%
Pinder ChauhanConservative8,91221.9%
Matt LansleyReform UK4,54811.2%
Henry VannLiberal Democrats4,0259.9%
Ben FoleyGreen2,3945.9%
Tarek JavedIndependent1,4423.6%
Prince ChaudhuryWorkers Party of Britain9962.5%
Valid votes40,659
Majority9,43023.2%

Lab hold Turnout 56.1% of 72,478 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O197419972005201520192024Conservative, 1955: 55.6%Conservative, 1959: 50.9%Conservative, 1964: 45.2%Conservative, 1966: 44.5%Conservative, 1970: 50.5%Conservative, February 1974: 42.5%Conservative, October 1974: 43.6%Conservative, 1979: 51.2%Conservative, 1997: 33.7%Conservative, 2001: 32.8%Conservative, 2005: 33.7%Conservative, 2010: 38.9%Conservative, 2015: 42.6%Conservative, 2017: 45.2%Conservative, 2019: 43.0%Conservative, 2024: 21.9%Labour, 1955: 44.5%Labour, 1959: 36.2%Labour, 1964: 38.5%Labour, 1966: 45.2%Labour, 1970: 40.4%Labour, February 1974: 32.4%Labour, October 1974: 36.4%Labour, 1979: 30.8%Labour, 1997: 50.6%Labour, 2001: 47.9%Labour, 2005: 41.7%Labour, 2010: 35.9%Labour, 2015: 40.2%Labour, 2017: 46.9%Labour, 2019: 43.3%Labour, 2024: 45.1%Liberal, 1959: 12.9%Liberal, 1964: 16.3%Liberal, 1966: 10.3%Liberal, 1970: 9.1%Liberal, February 1974: 25.1%Liberal, October 1974: 20.0%Liberal, 1979: 16.7%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 12.4%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 15.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 21.5%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 19.9%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 4.3%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 5.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 9.7%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 9.9%Reform UK, 2024: 11.2%
Vote share in Bedford at each general election Con Lab Lib LD Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Bedford lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Bedford (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Mohammad YasinCon9,43023.256.1%Lab hold
2019Lab Mohammad YasinCon1450.366.1%Lab hold
2017Lab Mohammad YasinCon7891.667.5%Lab gain from Con
2015Con Richard FullerLab1,0972.466.5%Con hold
2010Con Richard FullerLab1,3533.065.8%Con gain from Lab
2005LabCon3,3838.062.3%
2001LabCon6,15715.259.9%Lab hold
1997LabCon8,30017.073.5%
1979ConLab12,41320.478.7%Con hold
October 1974ConLab4,0887.276.8%Con hold
February 1974ConLab6,22110.183.5%
1970ConLab5,27910.177.2%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon3780.881.5%Lab gain from Con
1964ConLab3,1486.780.4%Con hold
1959ConLab6,76714.783.6%Con hold
1955ConLab4,94111.181.8%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Bedford?

Mohammad Yasin (Labour) won Bedford at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,430.

Which parties have won Bedford?

At the 16 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 9, Labour 7.

Which region is Bedford in?

Bedford is in East of England.

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