Constituency profile

North Bedfordshire

East of England · County constituency

Richard Fuller MP
Sitting MP

Richard Fuller

Conservative

First elected December 2019Shadow: Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
East of England
County constituency
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCC
Conservative 5/5
EU referendum 2016
52.8% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +0.9pp above mean
Current outlook
Conservative +0.7pp
vs Reform UK 29.3%
SouthernBrexit-marginal

Who lives in North Bedfordshire? Constituency demographics

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

Leave vote 2016
52.8%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
35.8%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
13.7%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
72.2%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
25.8%
UK average ~36%
Median age
42.1
UK median ~40
Age 65+
23.1%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
27.5%
UK average ~28%

How did North 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

Con hold · majority 5,414 votes (10.6pp) · turnout 65.4%

Current projection

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

Map of North 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)

North Bedfordshire within Bedford and Central Bedfordshire

North Bedfordshire crosses multiple council boundaries: Bedford (53%), Central Bedfordshire (47%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Bedford
34 LSOAs
53%
Central Bedfordshire
30 LSOAs
47%

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

Who has won North 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
2010predecessorCon holdAlistair Burt North East Bedfordshire MP16.1%55.8%21.7%4.1% UKIP-2.3%18,94271.2%
2015predecessorCon holdAlistair Burt North East Bedfordshire MP15.8%59.5%5.8%14.6% UKIP4.3%-25,64470.2%
2017predecessorCon holdAlistair Burt North East Bedfordshire MP28.5%60.9%5.8%3.0% UKIP1.9%-20,86273.4%
2019notionalConservative winnerRichard Fuller North East Bedfordshire MP, pre-review boundary19.1%61.1%13.2%-2.8%3.8%23,63173.6%
2024Con holdRichard Fuller28.3%38.8%10.8%16.4% Ref5.9%-5,41465.4%

North Bedfordshire was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat North East Bedfordshire (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 North Bedfordshire

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to North Bedfordshire. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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