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Bedford
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Your member of parliament
Mohammad Yasin
LabourLabour won Bedford at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,430 votes, or 23.2 points. A swing of 11.6 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 485 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 165.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 23.2 points, which is larger than 485 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 9,430 votes.
Majority
9,430
23.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
56.1%
-3.6 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
40,659 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad YasinElected | Labour | 18,342 | 45.1% | +11.4 |
| Pinder Chauhan | Conservative | 8,912 | 21.9% | -1.8 |
| Matt Lansley | Reform UK | 4,548 | 11.2% | -3.1 |
| Henry Vann | Liberal Democrat | 4,025 | 9.9% | -2.3 |
| Ben Foley | Green Party | 2,394 | 5.9% | -0.5 |
| Tarek Javed | Independent | 1,442 | 3.5% | +1.5 |
| Prince Chaudhury | Workers Party of Britain | 996 | 2.4% | +1.7 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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