Luton South and South Bedfordshire is a constituency in the East of England region of England. The seat has been held by Rachel Hopkins (Labour) since July 2024.
Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.
People and place
A population and household snapshot for Luton South and South Bedfordshire, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population134,115
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast of England
Age profile
0 to 1724.9% · 33,457 people
18 to 249.8% · 13,088 people
25 to 3418.6% · 24,953 people
35 to 4921.4% · 28,672 people
50 to 6414.7% · 19,777 people
65 and over10.6% · 14,168 people
Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗
Home ownership and renting
Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.
44,991 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners48.3% · 21,752 households
Private renters34.8% · 15,636 households
Social renters16.1% · 7,266 households
Other tenure0.7% · 337 households
“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.
Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗
Household composition
A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.
44,991 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households28.5% · 12,810 households
Families with dependent children36.0% · 16,197 households
Other single-family households28.1% · 12,631 households
Other household types7.5% · 3,353 households
Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗
Disability and day-to-day activities
The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
123,500 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.9% · 7,277 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little7.5% · 9,268 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act86.6% · 106,955 people
Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.
Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗
Petitions
Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.
Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.
Open petitionCloses 3 January 2027
Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan
Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗
Funding and local projects
National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.
The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.
Grants recorded94
Total awarded£9,710,243
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026
Establishing a new 5k Your Way group in Luton
Move
£1,500
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will establish a new '5k Your Way' walk/run group in Luton for people who have or have had cancer. The group will attend weekly runs linked to parkrun and then meet up as a group monthly. Funding will be for project admin, the creation of guides for ambassadors, training, set up of the group and promotion of the 5k programme.
National Lottery grantAwarded 15 June 2026
Increasing Access to Bespoke Family Support Services for people affected by AT.
The Ataxia-Telangiectasia Society
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
The Ataxia-Telangiectasia Society - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England
National Lottery grantAwarded 10 June 2026
CF - taster sessions 5-13 yr olds
The Community Rugby Trust (Stockwood Park)
£15,000
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will work with up to 20 primary schools in Luton to create a pathway into community rugby for children aged 5-13 from deprived and culturally diverse communities. This will achieved by running extra curricular school coaching, after school clubs and holiday taster sessions, with a pathway to joining Stockwood Park RFC. Funding is required for community coaching fees, equipment, coach travel expenses, rugby boots and shorts on a loan basis and programme coordination.
National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026
Extension 2027-28: The Clore Leadership Programme
The Clore Leadership Programme
£533,453
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Extension 2027-28: The Clore Leadership Programme - Not discipline specific - NPO 2023-26
National Lottery grantAwarded 8 June 2026
Building Bridges
Parallel Lives Programme CIC
£20,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Parallel Lives Programme CIC - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England
89 more awards are available.
Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗
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