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Bedford

East of England, England

Lab hold
Current MP

Current representation

Mohammad Yasin

Labour

Male

Majority9,430
Turnout56.1%
Electorate72,478
Valid votes40,659
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Labour18,342 - 45.1%
Conservative8,912 - 21.9%
Reform4,548 - 11.2%
Lib Dem4,025 - 9.9%
Other2,438 - 6.0%
Green2,394 - 5.9%
Benefits bill · 2025/26

£285,927,750

Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.

£2,508 total benefits bill per resident · 11% above average

Bedford
£2,508
England and Wales average
£2,259

Ranked 187 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)

Total benefits bill£285,927,750168/575
Change over 2 years+22.3%
Median local wage (2025)£38,725
  • Universal Credit£166,045,945

    £1,456 per resident · 14,428 households claiming

    Assessed LCWRA: 4,962 · 1 in 15 working-age adults

  • Personal Independence Payment£54,154,987

    £475 per resident · 7,392 claimants (+21.3% since Jul 2024)

    Psychiatric conditions: 3,183 · 43% of claimants

    Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 3,596

  • Housing Benefit£37,021,504

    £325 per resident · 3,213 claimants

  • Disability Living Allowance£13,228,116

    £116 per resident · 2,330 claimants

  • Employment Support Allowance£8,038,115

    £70 per resident · 1,248 claimants

  • Carer's Allowance£7,439,083

    £65 per resident · 1,717 claimants

Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗

Demographics

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021
White 69.3%White British 54.2%Asian 16.8%Black, African or Caribbean 6.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.9%Other 2.4%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 74.3%White British 62.6%Asian 15.5%Black, African or Caribbean 5.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 4.1%Other 0.9%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 82.1%White British 74.5%Asian 11.4%Black, African or Caribbean 3.6%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.5%Other 0.4%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%
1991
White 85.6%White British N/AAsian 9.8%Black, African or Caribbean 3.9%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.7%
England & Wales (1991)
White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Bedford (2021)
UK 71.9%Other EU 13.4%Other countries 14.7%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Bedford (2011)
UK 77.2%Other EU 8.4%Other countries 14.4%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Bedford (2001)
UK 84.5%Other EU 3.3%Other countries 12.3%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Bedford (1991)
UK 85.5%Other EU 5.8%Other countries 8.7%
England & Wales (1991)
UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.

Nearby seats

Constituencies around Bedford

Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.

Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.