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Mid Bedfordshire

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Blake Stephenson
Party
Conservative
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
75,457
Turnout
65.8%
Majority
1,321

Where is Mid Bedfordshire?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Mid Bedfordshire Luton North Bedford Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard North Bedfordshire Luton South and South Bedfordshire Aylesbury Harpenden and Berkhamsted Hitchin Milton Keynes Central Milton Keynes North Hemel Hempstead St Albans Stevenage Wellingborough and Rushden South West Hertfordshire Buckingham and Bletchley Chesham and Amersham Welwyn Hatfield Hertsmere Huntingdon Northampton South North East Hertfordshire Northampton North Mid Buckinghamshire St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire Broxbourne Daventry South Northamptonshire Hertford and Stortford South Cambridgeshire Cambridge Epping Forest Henley and Thame Harlow Bicester and Woodstock Oxford East North West Essex Brentwood and Ongar Oxford West and Abingdon Ely and East Cambridgeshire Didcot and Wantage Banbury Kenilworth and Southam England
Mid Bedfordshire

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Mid Bedfordshire is a constituency in the East of England region of England. The seat has been held by Blake Stephenson (Conservative) since July 2024.

Current MP

Blake Stephenson MP

Conservative

Represents Mid Bedfordshire in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Conservative
Majority
1,321
Turnout
65.8%
Full candidate result (7 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Blake StephensonElectedConservative16,91234.1%-26.4%
Maahwish MirzaLabour15,59131.4%10.9%
Dave HollandReform UK8,59417.3%
Stuart RobertsLiberal Democrat4,0688.2%-4.3%
Cade SibleyGreen Party2,5845.2%1.3%
Gareth MackeyIndependent1,7003.4%
Richard BrunningSocial Democratic Party1720.3%

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 Mid Bedfordshire, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population107,279
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast of England

Age profile

0 to 1722.6% · 24,251 people
18 to 246.4% · 6,873 people
25 to 3412.7% · 13,581 people
35 to 4920.4% · 21,916 people
50 to 6419.7% · 21,086 people
65 and over18.2% · 19,572 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.

40,057 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners74.2% · 29,706 households
Private renters11.8% · 4,707 households
Social renters11.5% · 4,625 households
Other tenure2.5% · 1,019 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.

40,056 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households23.9% · 9,584 households
Families with dependent children32.4% · 12,976 households
Other single-family households40.7% · 16,287 households
Other household types3.0% · 1,209 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.

99,622 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.0% · 4,996 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little8.9% · 8,907 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act86.0% · 85,719 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 ↗

This constituency in Parliament

A high-confidence subset of current-session parliamentary records from this constituency's current MP where the full constituency name is stated explicitly in the written question, debate title or recorded section.

This is not a complete record of every local issue raised in Parliament. Project Open Gov does not currently infer a constituency connection from the MP relationship alone, speech text, nearby place names or other local entities.

Written question8 July 2026

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Written Questions

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason Written Parliamentary Question 15089 on Project Gigabit: Mid Bedfordshire was not answered by close of business on 7 July 2026.

Written question7 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 27 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question7 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 28 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question7 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 30 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question7 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 29 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

View 27 more records
Written question7 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 25 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question7 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 26 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question3 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 20 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the honourable Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question3 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 17 of the report by Hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire entitled Backdoors to Britain, published on 4 March 2026.

Written question3 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 24 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the honourable Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question3 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 23 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the honourable Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question3 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 22 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the honourable Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question3 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 21 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the honourable Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question3 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 19 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the honourable Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question3 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 18 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the honourable Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question3 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 16 of the report by Hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire entitled Backdoors to Britain, published on 4 March 2026.

Written question3 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 15 of the report by the Hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire entitled Backdoors to Britain, published on 4 March 2026.

Written question1 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 14 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question1 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 13 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question1 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 12 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question1 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 11 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question1 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 10 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question1 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 9 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question1 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 8 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question1 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 7 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question1 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 6 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question1 July 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt Recommendation 5 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question1 July 2026

Project Gigabit: Mid Bedfordshire

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if she will ensure that the 5,443 properties descoped from Project Gigabit in Mid Bedfordshire constituency in May 2026 are added to a future programme.

Written question30 June 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt recommendation 4 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the honourable Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question30 June 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt recommendation 3 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the honourable Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question30 June 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt recommendation 2 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the honourable Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

Written question30 June 2026

Immigration

Raised by Blake Stephenson MP

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to adopt recommendation 1 of the report Backdoors to Britain, published by the honourable Member for Mid Bedfordshire on 4 March 2026.

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 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency405
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency340
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency327
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency304
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency300
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

View 74 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency203
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency200
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency176
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

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 recorded30
Total awarded£1,023,445

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 26 June 2026

Testing the Model: R&D for a Sustainable Arts Space in Milton Keynes

Grant to individual

£17,624

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Testing the Model: R&D for a Sustainable Arts Space in Milton Keynes - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

Toddington Parish Council Environmental Pond Maintenance Project

Toddington Parish Council

£17,649

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Toddington Parish Council - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026

Extension 2027-28: Full House Theatre

Full House Theatre

£233,652

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Extension 2027-28: Full House Theatre - Theatre - NPO 2023-26

National Lottery grantAwarded 2 June 2026

Untitled Project Grants Application

Beee Creative CIO

£100,000

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Untitled Project Grants Application - Dance - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 14 May 2026

Embodied Knowledge: Bridging Research and Practice

Grant to individual

£12,430

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Embodied Knowledge: Bridging Research and Practice - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants

25 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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