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Mid Bedfordshire

Every general election and by-election in Mid Bedfordshire since 1955. Latest: Blake Stephenson, Conservative, majority 1,321.

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Member of Parliament

Blake Stephenson

Conservative · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 1,321

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Blake Stephenson ElectedConservative16,91234.1%
Maahwish MirzaLabour15,59131.4%
Dave HollandReform UK8,59417.3%
Stuart RobertsLiberal Democrats4,0688.2%
Cade SibleyGreen2,5845.2%
Gareth MackeyIndependent1,7003.4%
Richard BrunningSocial Democratic Party1720.4%
Valid votes49,621
Majority1,3212.7%

Con hold Turnout 65.8% of 75,457 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19551964197019792001201020172024Conservative, 1955: 54.7%Conservative, 1959: 46.8%Conservative, 1964: 46.0%Conservative, 1966: 46.0%Conservative, 1970: 52.5%Conservative, October 1974: 45.7%Conservative, 1979: 56.9%Conservative, 1997: 46.0%Conservative, 2001: 47.4%Conservative, 2005: 46.3%Conservative, 2010: 52.5%Conservative, 2015: 56.1%Conservative, 2017: 61.7%Conservative, 2019: 59.8%Conservative, 2024: 34.1%Labour, 1955: 45.3%Labour, 1959: 35.4%Labour, 1964: 35.1%Labour, 1966: 40.0%Labour, 1970: 33.7%Labour, October 1974: 29.9%Labour, 1979: 25.8%Labour, 1997: 32.5%Labour, 2001: 30.1%Labour, 2005: 22.5%Labour, 2010: 14.8%Labour, 2015: 15.9%Labour, 2017: 28.4%Labour, 2019: 21.7%Labour, 2024: 31.4%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 16.8%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 19.7%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 23.8%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 24.9%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 7.2%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 6.0%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 12.6%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 8.2%Liberal, 1959: 17.8%Liberal, 1964: 18.9%Liberal, 1966: 14.0%Liberal, 1970: 13.8%Liberal, October 1974: 24.5%Liberal, 1979: 17.3%UK Independence Party, 2010: 5.2%UK Independence Party, 2015: 15.4%Reform UK, 2024: 17.3%
Vote share in Mid Bedfordshire at each general election Con Lab LD Lib UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Mid Bedfordshire (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
2024Con Blake StephensonLab1,3212.765.8%Con hold
By-election Oct 2023Lab Alistair StrathernCon1,1922.944.0%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Nadine DorriesLab24,66438.173.7%Con hold
2017Con Nadine DorriesLab20,98333.275.0%Con hold
2015Con Nadine DorriesLab23,32740.274.0%Con hold
2010Con Nadine DorriesLD15,15227.671.9%Con hold
2005ConLD11,35522.568.6%
2001ConLab8,06617.365.9%Con hold
1997ConLab7,09013.578.9%
1979ConLab20,58431.081.3%Con hold
October 1974ConLab9,32615.961.2%
1970ConLab10,63518.877.4%Con hold
1966ConLab3,0786.082.3%Con hold
1964ConLab5,31810.983.0%Con hold
1959ConLab5,17411.484.5%Con hold
1955ConLab3,9649.481.4%

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 Mid Bedfordshire?

Blake Stephenson (Conservative) won Mid Bedfordshire at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,321.

Which parties have won Mid Bedfordshire?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 15.

Which region is Mid Bedfordshire in?

Mid Bedfordshire is in East of England.

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