Who is the MP for Luton South and South Bedfordshire?

Rachel Hopkins (Labour) is the MP for Luton South and South Bedfordshire. They were first elected in December 2019.

Who won Luton South and South Bedfordshire at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Luton South and South Bedfordshire was won by Labour with 35.4% of the vote, ahead of Others on 22.1%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Luton South and South Bedfordshire?

PollCheck's current projection has Labour on 22.3% and Reform UK on 20.5% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Luton South and South Bedfordshire in?

Luton South and South Bedfordshire crosses multiple council boundaries: Luton (87%), Central Bedfordshire (13%). Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units.

What is the demographic profile of Luton South and South Bedfordshire?

Luton South and South Bedfordshire is in East of England. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 56.3% in 2016). Around 30.0% of residents have a degree, a median age of 34, and 48.3% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Luton South and South Bedfordshire?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Luton South and South Bedfordshire, Labour won with 35.4% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Luton South and South Bedfordshire in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Luton South and South Bedfordshire: 2010 Labour, 2015 Labour, 2017 Labour, 2019 Labour, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Luton South and South Bedfordshire

East of England · County constituency

Sitting MP

Rachel Hopkins

Labour

First elected December 2019

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

East of England

County constituency

Last 5 GE winners

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Labour 5/5

EU referendum 2016

56.3% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +4.4pp above mean

Current outlook

Labour +1.8pp

vs Reform UK 20.5%

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Who lives in Luton South and South Bedfordshire? 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

30.0%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

23.1%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

48.3%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

50.9%

UK average ~36%

Median age

34.1

UK median ~40

Age 65+

14.2%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

38.5%

UK average ~28%

How did Luton South and South Bedfordshire 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 hold · majority 6,858 votes (13.3pp) · turnout 49.6%

Current projection

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

Map of Luton South and South Bedfordshire

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)

Luton South and South Bedfordshire within Luton and Central Bedfordshire

Luton South and South Bedfordshire crosses multiple council boundaries: Luton (87%), Central Bedfordshire (13%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
Luton 59 LSOAs	87%
Central Bedfordshire 9 LSOAs	13%

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 Luton South and South Bedfordshire at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Luton South and South Bedfordshire 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	Lab hold	Gavin Shuker Luton South MP	34.9%	29.4%	22.7%	2.3% UKIP	0.9%	9.9%	2,329	64.7%
2015predecessor	Lab hold	Gavin Shuker Luton South MP	44.2%	30.7%	7.5%	12.1% UKIP	2.9%	2.5%	5,711	62.3%
2017predecessor	Lab hold	Gavin Shuker Luton South MP	62.4%	32.3%	2.3%	1.7% UKIP	1.0%	0.3%	13,925	68.7%
2019notional	Labour winner	Rachel Hopkins Luton South MP, pre-review boundary	48.7%	35.2%	0.5%	-	2.7%	12.9%	6,066	64.2%
2024	Lab hold	Rachel Hopkins	35.4%	17.5%	6.3%	12.4% Ref	6.3%	22.1%	6,858	49.6%

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

Constituencies most like Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Luton South and South Bedfordshire. 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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