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South West Bedfordshire

Every general election in South West Bedfordshire since 1997 (until 2019). Latest: Andrew Selous, Conservative, majority 18,583.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Andrew Selous Elected sitting MPConservative32,21260.4%
Callum AndersonLabour13,62925.6%
Emma MatanleLiberal Democrats5,43510.2%
Andrew WatersGreen2,0313.8%
Valid votes53,307
Majority18,58334.9%

Con hold Turnout 66.7% of 79,926 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1997200120052010201520172019Conservative, 1997: 40.7%Conservative, 2001: 42.1%Conservative, 2005: 48.3%Conservative, 2010: 52.8%Conservative, 2015: 55.0%Conservative, 2017: 59.3%Conservative, 2019: 60.4%Labour, 1997: 40.5%Labour, 2001: 40.4%Labour, 2005: 30.2%Labour, 2010: 19.6%Labour, 2015: 20.3%Labour, 2017: 33.8%Labour, 2019: 25.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 14.3%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 14.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 16.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 20.0%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 5.2%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 4.7%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 10.2%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.2%UK Independence Party, 2015: 15.5%
Vote share in South West Bedfordshire at each general election Con Lab LD UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old South West 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
2019Con Andrew SelousLab18,58334.966.7%Con hold
2017Con Andrew SelousLab14,16825.569.8%Con hold
2015Con Andrew SelousLab17,81334.764.7%Con hold
2010Con Andrew SelousLD16,64932.866.3%Con hold
2005ConLab8,27718.162.5%
2001ConLab7761.862.1%Con hold
1997ConLab1320.375.8%

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 last won South West Bedfordshire?

Andrew Selous (Conservative) won South West Bedfordshire at the 2019 general election with a majority of 18,583.

Which parties have won South West Bedfordshire?

At the 7 general elections held under this name since 1997: Conservative 7.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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