England · Constituency
Mid Bedfordshire
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Photograph shows Cranfield, a village in this constituency, not the whole of Mid Bedfordshire.
Your member of parliament
Blake Stephenson
ConservativeConservative won Mid Bedfordshire at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,321 votes, or 2.7 points. A swing of 1.4 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 59 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 591.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 2.7 points, which is larger than 59 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Conservative finished ahead of Labour by 1,321 votes.
Majority
1,321
2.7% of votes cast.
Turnout
65.8%
+6.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
7
49,621 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake StephensonElected | Conservative | 16,912 | 34.1% | +10.4 |
| Maahwish Mirza | Labour | 15,591 | 31.4% | -2.3 |
| Dave Holland | Reform UK | 8,594 | 17.3% | +3.0 |
| Stuart Roberts | Liberal Democrat | 4,068 | 8.2% | -4.0 |
| Cade Sibley | Green Party | 2,584 | 5.2% | -1.2 |
| Gareth Mackey | Independent | 1,700 | 3.4% | +1.4 |
| Richard Brunning | Social Democratic Party | 172 | 0.3% | +0.2 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. 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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