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Mid Bedfordshire — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Mid Bedfordshire was won by Conservative at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 1,321 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Mid Bedfordshire from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Maximilian Gowran Townley (Unionist) 9,073 55.2% Arthur William Black (Liberal) 1,721 (10.5 pts) 54.8%
1922 Frederick Caesar Linfield (Liberal) 11,874 56.5% Maximilian Gowran Townley (Unionist) 2,737 (13.0 pts) 70.1%
1923 Frederick Caesar Linfield (Liberal) 11,310 51.0% William Ward Warner (Unionist) 2,023 (9.1 pts) 72.6%
1924 William Ward Warner (Unionist) 12,317 52.0% Frederick Caesar Linfield (Liberal) 961 (4.1 pts) 76.5%
1929 Milner Gray (Liberal) 14,595 46.9% William Ward Warner (Unionist) 1,913 (6.2 pts) 79.5%
1931 Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd (Conservative) 15,213 47.4% Milner Gray (Liberal) 1,487 (4.6 pts) 79.1%
1935 Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd (Conservative) 16,054 50.3% Milner Gray (Liberal) 4,431 (13.9 pts) 76.3%
1945 Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd (Conservative) 13,954 37.0% William Howell (Labour) 1,881 (5.0 pts) 73.1%
1950 Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd (Conservative) 17,671 41.4% William Howell (Labour) 2,159 (5.1 pts) 86.2%
1951 Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd (Conservative) 19,681 45.4% Addy Taylor (Labour) 1,863 (4.3 pts) 85.3%
1955 Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd (Conservative) 23,012 54.7% Thomas Cecil Skeffington-Lodge (Labour) 3,964 (9.4 pts) 81.4%
1959 Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd (Conservative) 21,301 46.8% Bryan Edgar Magee (Labour) 5,174 (11.4 pts) 84.5%
1964 Stephen Lewis Edmonstone Hastings (Conservative) 22,414 46.0% C Trevor Bell (Labour) 5,318 (10.9 pts) 83.0%
1966 Stephen Hastings (Conservative) 23,477 46.0% C Trevor Bell (Labour) 3,108 (6.1 pts) 82.3%
1970 Stephen Hastings (Conservative) 29,670 52.5% David Harrowell (Labour) 10,635 (18.8 pts) 77.4%
Oct 1974 Stephen Hastings (Conservative) 26,885 45.7% Jean Elizabeth Crow (Labour) 9,326 (15.8 pts) 78.3%
Feb 1974 Stephen Hastings (Conservative) 28,973 45.3% David Harrowell (Labour) 11,111 (17.4 pts) 85.8%
1979 Stephen Hastings (Conservative) 37,724 56.9% Frederick George Peacock (Labour) 20,584 (31.0 pts) 81.3%
1983 Nicholas Lyell (Conservative) 33,042 56.8% Monica Howes (Liberal) 17,381 (29.9 pts) 76.9%
1987 Nicholas Lyell (Conservative) 37,411 59.0% Nikolas Hills (Social Democratic Party) 22,851 (36.0 pts) 78.6%
1992 Nicholas Lyell (Conservative) 40,230 58.2% Richard Clayton (Labour) 25,138 (36.4 pts) 84.5%
1997 Jonathan Sayeed (Conservative) 24,176 46.0% Neil Mallett (Labour) 7,090 (13.5 pts) 78.4%
2001 Jonathan Sayeed (Conservative) 22,109 47.4% James Valentine (Labour) 8,066 (17.3 pts) 66.1%
2005 Nadine Dorries (Conservative) 23,345 46.3% Mark Chapman (Liberal Democrat) 11,355 (22.5 pts) 68.3%
2010 Nadine Dorries (Conservative) 28,815 52.5% Linda Jack (Liberal Democrat) 15,152 (27.6 pts) 72.1%
2015 Nadine Dorries (Conservative) 32,544 56.1% Charlynne Pullen (Labour) 23,327 (40.2 pts) 74.3%
2017 Nadine Dorries (Conservative) 38,936 61.7% Rhiannon Meades (Labour) 20,983 (33.2 pts) 75.2%
2019 Nadine Dorries (Conservative) 38,692 59.8% Rhiannon Meades (Labour) 24,664 (38.1 pts) 74.0%
2024 Blake Stephenson (Conservative) 16,912 34.1% Maahwish Mirza (Labour) 1,321 (2.7 pts) 66.0%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Maximilian Gowran Townley Unionist 9,07355.2% Yes
Arthur William Black Liberal 7,35244.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Caesar Linfield Liberal 11,87456.5% Yes
Maximilian Gowran Townley Unionist 9,13743.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Caesar Linfield Liberal 11,31051.0% Yes
William Ward Warner Unionist 9,28741.9% No
Robert Leonard Wigzell Labour 1,5677.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Ward Warner Unionist 12,31752.0% Yes
Frederick Caesar Linfield Liberal 11,35648.0% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Milner Gray Liberal 14,59546.9% Yes
William Ward Warner Unionist 12,68240.7% No
Henry William Fenner Labour 3,85312.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd Conservative 15,21347.4% Yes
Milner Gray Liberal 13,72642.8% No
Henry William Fenner Labour 3,1569.8% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd Conservative 16,05450.3% Yes
Milner Gray Liberal 11,62336.4% No
Thomas Henry Knight Labour 4,22413.2% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd Conservative 13,95437.0% Yes
William Howell Labour 12,07332.1% No
Ewart Kenneth Martell Liberal 11,64130.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd Conservative 17,67141.4% Yes
William Howell Labour 15,51236.3% No
Ewart Kenneth Martell Liberal 9,51122.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd Conservative 19,68145.4% Yes
Addy Taylor Labour 17,81841.1% No
Donald Tweddle Liberal 5,86313.5% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd Conservative 23,01254.7% Yes
Thomas Cecil Skeffington-Lodge Labour 19,04845.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Tindal Lennox-Boyd Conservative 21,30146.8% Yes
Bryan Edgar Magee Labour 16,12735.4% No
Wilfred G Matthews Liberal 8,09917.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Lewis Edmonstone Hastings Conservative 22,41446.0% Yes
C Trevor Bell Labour 17,09635.1% No
Wilfred G Matthews Liberal 9,18418.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Hastings Conservative 23,47746.0% Yes
C Trevor Bell Labour 20,36940.0% No
Paul Rose Liberal 7,13814.0% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Hastings Conservative 29,67052.5% Yes
David Harrowell Labour 19,03533.7% No
John Christian Liberal 7,79913.8% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Hastings Conservative 26,88545.7% Yes
Jean Elizabeth Crow Labour 17,55929.8% No
Percy Walter Meyer Liberal 14,38824.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Hastings Conservative 28,97345.3% Yes
David Harrowell Labour 17,86227.9% No
Percy Walter Meyer Liberal 17,15126.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Hastings Conservative 37,72456.9% Yes
Frederick George Peacock Labour 17,14025.8% No
Charles Anthony Peter Smout Liberal 11,46717.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Lyell Conservative 33,04256.8% Yes
Monica Howes Liberal 15,66126.9% No
John Nigel Tizard Labour 9,42016.2% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Lyell Conservative 37,41159.0% Yes
Nikolas Hills Social Democratic Party 14,56023.0% No
John Heywood Labour 11,46318.1% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nicholas Lyell Conservative 40,23058.2% Yes
Richard Clayton Labour 15,09221.8% No
Nikolas Hills Liberal Democrat 11,95717.3% No
Phil Cottier Liberal 1,5822.3% No
Marek Lorys Natural Law 2790.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jonathan Sayeed Conservative 24,17646.0% Yes
Neil Mallett Labour 17,08632.5% No
Tim Hill Liberal Democrat 8,82316.8% No
Shirley Marler Referendum Party 2,2574.3% No
Marek Lorys Natural Law 1740.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jonathan Sayeed Conservative 22,10947.4% Yes
James Valentine Labour 14,04330.1% No
Graham Mabbutt Liberal Democrat 9,20519.7% No
Chris Laurence UKIP 1,2812.7% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nadine Dorries Conservative 23,34546.3% Yes
Mark Chapman Liberal Democrat 11,99023.8% No
Martin Lindsay Labour 11,35122.5% No
Richard Joselyn UKIP 1,3722.7% No
Ben Foley Green 1,2922.6% No
Howard Martin Veritas 7691.5% No
Saqhib Ali Independent 3010.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nadine Dorries Conservative 28,81552.5% Yes
Linda Jack Liberal Democrat 13,66324.9% No
David Reeves Labour 8,10814.8% No
Bill Hall UKIP 2,8265.1% No
Malcolm Bailey Green 7731.4% No
J. Cooper English Democrats 7121.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nadine Dorries Conservative 32,54456.1% Yes
Charlynne Pullen Labour 9,21715.9% No
Nigel Wickens UKIP 8,96615.4% No
Linda Jack Liberal Democrat 4,1937.2% No
Gareth Ellis Green 2,4624.2% No
Tim Ireland Independent 3840.7% No
Ann Kelly Official Monster Raving Loony Party 2940.5% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nadine Dorries Conservative 38,93661.7% Yes
Rhiannon Meades Labour 17,95328.4% No
Lisa French Liberal Democrat 3,7886.0% No
Gareth Ellis Green 1,7942.8% No
Ann Kelly Official Monster Raving Loony Party 6671.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Nadine Dorries Conservative 38,69259.8% Yes
Rhiannon Meades Labour 14,02821.7% No
Rachel McGann Liberal Democrat 8,17112.6% No
Gareth Ellis Green 2,4783.8% No
Alan Victor Independent 8121.3% No
Ann Kelly Official Monster Raving Loony Party 5360.8% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Blake Stephenson Conservative 16,91234.1% Yes
Maahwish Mirza Labour 15,59131.4% No
Dave Holland Reform UK 8,59417.3% No
Stuart Roberts Liberal Democrat 4,0688.2% No
Cade Sibley Green 2,5845.2% No
Gareth Mackey Independent 1,7003.4% No
Richard Brunning Social Democratic Party 1720.3% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1918: Unionist margin 10.5 pts 1922: Liberal margin 13.0 pts 1923: Liberal margin 9.1 pts 1924: Unionist margin 4.1 pts 1929: Liberal margin 6.2 pts 1931: Conservative margin 4.6 pts 1935: Conservative margin 13.9 pts 1945: Conservative margin 5.0 pts 1950: Conservative margin 5.1 pts 1951: Conservative margin 4.3 pts 1955: Conservative margin 9.4 pts 1959: Conservative margin 11.4 pts 1964: Conservative margin 10.9 pts 1966: Conservative margin 6.1 pts 1970: Conservative margin 18.8 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 15.8 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 17.4 pts 1979: Conservative margin 31.0 pts 1983: Conservative margin 29.9 pts 1987: Conservative margin 36.0 pts 1992: Conservative margin 36.4 pts 1997: Conservative margin 13.5 pts 2001: Conservative margin 17.3 pts 2005: Conservative margin 22.5 pts 2010: Conservative margin 27.6 pts 2015: Conservative margin 40.2 pts 2017: Conservative margin 33.2 pts 2019: Conservative margin 38.1 pts 2024: Conservative margin 2.7 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Oct 1974 Feb 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Mid Bedfordshire has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Liberal, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Mid Bedfordshire in the 2024 general election?

Conservative won Mid Bedfordshire in 2024 with 16,912 votes (34.1%), a majority of 1,321 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Mid Bedfordshire since 1918?

Since 1918, Mid Bedfordshire has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Mid Bedfordshire?

The closest result on record for Mid Bedfordshire was 2024, when Conservative beat Labour by just 1,321 votes (2.7 percentage points).

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