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Bedfordshire Luton

Every general election in Bedfordshire Luton since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 7,421.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won39,33555.2%
National Liberal31,91444.8%
Valid votes71,249
Majority7,42110.4%

Turnout 74.8% of 95,227 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Labour, 1918: 30.6%Labour, 1922: 23.3%Labour, 1923: 9.9%Labour, 1924: 17.8%Labour, 1929: 16.5%Labour, 1931: 19.8%Labour, 1935: 34.5%Labour, 1945: 55.2%National Liberal, 1931: 80.2%National Liberal, 1935: 65.5%National Liberal, 1945: 44.8%Conservative, 1922: 43.6%Conservative, 1923: 38.7%Conservative, 1924: 47.1%Conservative, 1929: 38.0%Liberal, 1922: 33.2%Liberal, 1923: 51.4%Liberal, 1924: 35.1%Liberal, 1929: 45.5%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 69.4%
Vote share in Bedfordshire Luton at each general election Lab Nat Lib Con Lib Co Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabNat Lib7,42110.474.8%
1935Nat LibLab13,62831.063.3%Nat Lib hold
1931Nat LibLab24,11860.467.8%Nat Lib gain from Lib
1929LibCon3,3187.581.5%Lib gain from Con
1924ConLib3,94812.082.6%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon3,83112.678.1%Lib gain from Con
1922ConLib3,16410.481.0%Con gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab7,53738.752.5%

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 last won Bedfordshire Luton?

Labour won Bedfordshire Luton at the 1945 general election with a majority of 7,421.

Which parties have won Bedfordshire Luton?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: National Liberal 2, Liberal 2, Conservative 2, Labour 1, Coalition Liberal 1.

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