Who is the MP for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard?

Alex Mayer (Labour) is the MP for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard was won by Labour with 32.5% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 31.1%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard?

PollCheck's current projection has Reform UK on 33.0% and Conservative on 21.4% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard in?

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard sits within Central Bedfordshire council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but Central Bedfordshire covers most or all of the Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard area.

What is the demographic profile of Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard?

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard is in East of England. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 56.3% in 2016). Around 30.8% of residents have a degree, a median age of 39, and 68.3% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard, Labour won with 32.5% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard: 2010 Conservative, 2015 Conservative, 2017 Conservative, 2019 Conservative, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

East of England · County constituency · Central Bedfordshire borough

Sitting MP

Alex Mayer

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

East of England

County constituency, Central Bedfordshire council

Last 5 GE winners

CCCCL

Conservative 4/5, Labour 1/5

EU referendum 2016

56.3% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +4.4pp above mean

Current outlook

Reform UK +11.6pp

Vulnerability score 9/10 (Labour projected to lose)

SouthernLeave-leaning

Who lives in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

56.3%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

30.8%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

16.7%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

68.3%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

30.1%

UK average ~36%

Median age

39.3

UK median ~40

Age 65+

20.7%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

30.0%

UK average ~28%

How did Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from Con · majority 667 votes (1.4pp) · turnout 60.0%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard within Central Bedfordshire

The Westminster constituency of Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard sits entirely within Central Bedfordshire Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
Central Bedfordshire 65 LSOAs	100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010predecessor	Con hold	Andrew Selous South West Bedfordshire MP	19.6%	52.8%	20.0%	4.2% UKIP	-	3.4%	16,649	66.3%
2015predecessor	Con hold	Andrew Selous South West Bedfordshire MP	20.3%	55.0%	5.2%	15.5% UKIP	4.1%	-	17,813	64.7%
2017predecessor	Con hold	Andrew Selous South West Bedfordshire MP	33.8%	59.2%	4.7%	-	1.7%	0.5%	14,168	69.8%
2019notional	Conservative winner	Andrew Selous South West Bedfordshire MP, pre-review boundary	26.8%	58.7%	10.8%	-	3.7%	-	15,386	65.2%
2024	Lab gain from Con	Alex Mayer	32.5%	31.1%	14.1%	17.5% Ref	4.6%	0.2%	667	60.0%

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat South West Bedfordshire (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

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Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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