County Bedfordshire Member of parliament Alistair Burt Major settlements Biggleswade, Sandy | European Parliament constituency East of England Number of members 1 | |
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Electorate 85,000 March 2015 (78,350 (December 2010) Replaced by Mid Bedfordshire, North Bedfordshire Created from Mid Bedfordshire, North Bedfordshire | ||
North East Bedfordshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Alistair Burt, a Conservative.
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Boundaries
1997-2010: The District of Mid Bedfordshire wards of Arlesey, Biggleswade Ivel, Biggleswade Stratton, Blunham, Langford, Northill, Old Warden and Southill, Potton, Sandy All Saints, Sandy St Swithun's, Stotfold, and Wensley, and the Borough of Bedford wards of Bromham, Carlton, Clapham, Eastcotts, Felmersham, Great Barford, Harrold, Oakley, Renhold, Riseley, Roxton, and Sharnbrook.
2010-present: The District of Mid Bedfordshire wards of Arlesey, Biggleswade Holme, Biggleswade Ivel, Biggleswade Stratton, Langford and Henlow Village, Northill and Blunham, Potton and Wensley, Sandy Ivel, Sandy Pinnacle, and Stotfold, and the Borough of Bedford wards of Bromham, Carlton, Clapham, Eastcotts, Great Barford, Harrold, Oakley, Riseley, Roxton, and Sharnbrook.
Constituency profile
This is a mainly rural, professional area, with medium level incomes, low unemployment and a low proportion of social housing.