South West Bedfordshire — UK General Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
South West Bedfordshire was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 18,583 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in South West Bedfordshire from 1983 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1983–2019
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1983
David Madel (Conservative)
31,767
55.1%
Richard Byfield (Social Democratic Party)
15,731 (27.3 pts)
75.6%
1987
David Madel (Conservative)
36,140
58.2%
John Burrow (Social Democratic Party)
22,305 (35.9 pts)
78.3%
1992
David Madel (Conservative)
37,498
57.1%
Barry Elliott (Labour)
21,273 (32.4 pts)
82.4%
1997
David Madel (Conservative)
21,534
40.7%
Andrew Date (Labour)
132 (0.2 pts)
75.8%
2001
Andrew Selous (Conservative)
18,477
42.1%
Andrew Date (Labour)
776 (1.8 pts)
60.8%
2005
Andrew Selous (Conservative)
22,114
48.3%
Joyce Still (Labour)
8,277 (18.1 pts)
61.8%
2010
Andrew Selous (Conservative)
26,815
52.8%
Rod Cantrill (Liberal Democrat)
16,649 (32.8 pts)
66.4%
2015
Andrew Selous (Conservative)
28,212
55.0%
Daniel Scott (Labour)
17,813 (34.7 pts)
65.0%
2017
Andrew Selous (Conservative)
32,961
59.2%
Daniel Scott (Labour)
14,168 (25.5 pts)
70.0%
2019
Andrew Selous (Conservative)
32,212
60.4%
Callum Anderson (Labour)
18,583 (34.9 pts)
67.0%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1983
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
David Madel
Conservative
31,767
55.1%
Yes
Richard Byfield
Social Democratic Party
16,036
27.8%
No
William Cochrane
Labour
9,899
17.2%
No
1987
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
David Madel
Conservative
36,140
58.2%
Yes
John Burrow
Social Democratic Party
13,835
22.3%
No
Paul Dimoldenberg
Labour
11,352
18.3%
No
Peter Rollings
Green
822
1.3%
No
1992
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
David Madel
Conservative
37,498
57.1%
Yes
Barry Elliott
Labour
16,225
24.7%
No
Mark Freeman
Liberal Democrat
10,988
16.7%
No
Peter Rollings
Green
689
1.0%
No
Dobie Gilmour
Natural Law
239
0.4%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
David Madel
Conservative
21,534
40.7%
Yes
Andrew Date
Labour
21,402
40.5%
No
Stephen Owen
Liberal Democrat
7,559
14.3%
No
Rosalind Hill
Referendum Party
1,761
3.3%
No
Tom Wise
UKIP
446
0.8%
No
Alexander Le Carpentier
Natural Law
162
0.3%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Selous
Conservative
18,477
42.1%
Yes
Andrew Date
Labour
17,701
40.4%
No
Martin Pantling
Liberal Democrat
6,473
14.8%
No
Tom Wise
UKIP
1,203
2.7%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Selous
Conservative
22,114
48.3%
Yes
Joyce Still
Labour
13,837
30.2%
No
Andy Strange
Liberal Democrat
7,723
16.9%
No
Tom Wise
UKIP
1,923
4.2%
No
Kenson Gurney
Open-Forum
217
0.5%
No
2010
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Selous
Conservative
26,815
52.8%
Yes
Rod Cantrill
Liberal Democrat
10,166
20.0%
No
Jennifer Bone
Labour
9,948
19.6%
No
Martin Newman
UKIP
2,142
4.2%
No
Mark Tolman
BNP
1,703
3.4%
No
2015
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Selous
Conservative
28,212
55.0%
Yes
Daniel Scott
Labour
10,399
20.3%
No
John van Weenen
UKIP
7,941
15.5%
No
Stephen Rutherford
Liberal Democrat
2,646
5.2%
No
Emily Lawrence
Green
2,106
4.1%
No
2017
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Selous
Conservative
32,961
59.2%
Yes
Daniel Scott
Labour
18,793
33.8%
No
Daniel Norton
Liberal Democrat
2,630
4.7%
No
Morvern Rennie
Green
950
1.7%
No
Morenike Mafoe
Christian Peoples Alliance
301
0.5%
No
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Andrew Selous
Conservative
32,212
60.4%
Yes
Callum Anderson
Labour
13,629
25.6%
No
Emma Matanle
Liberal Democrat
5,435
10.2%
No
Andrew Waters
Green
2,031
3.8%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
South West Bedfordshire has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1983. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won South West Bedfordshire in the 2019 general election?
Conservative won South West Bedfordshire in 2019 with 32,212 votes (60.4%), a majority of 18,583 votes over Labour in second place.
Which parties have won South West Bedfordshire since 1983?
Since 1983, South West Bedfordshire has been won by: Conservative.
What was the closest result in South West Bedfordshire?
The closest result on record for South West Bedfordshire was 1997, when Conservative beat Labour by just 132 votes (0.2 percentage points).