North Bedfordshire is a constituency in the East of England region of England. The seat has been held by Richard Fuller (Conservative) 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 North Bedfordshire, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.
Estimated population108,198
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationEast of England
Age profile
0 to 1721.6% · 23,381 people
18 to 246.1% · 6,604 people
25 to 3412.2% · 13,251 people
35 to 4919.8% · 21,455 people
50 to 6420.5% · 22,198 people
65 and over19.7% · 21,309 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.
42,896 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners72.4% · 31,044 households
Private renters13.1% · 5,635 households
Social renters12.4% · 5,326 households
Other tenure2.1% · 891 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.
42,898 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households25.1% · 10,783 households
Families with dependent children30.3% · 13,018 households
Other single-family households41.6% · 17,832 households
Other household types2.9% · 1,265 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.
104,216 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.4% · 5,670 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little9.7% · 10,156 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act84.8% · 88,390 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 21 October 2026
Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases
Signatures in this constituency621
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 recorded36
Total awarded£2,467,680
Most recent awards
National Lottery grantAwarded 24 June 2026
Magic Shilling: A Musical Story Made with Children
Singalong Songs CIC
£29,559
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Magic Shilling: A Musical Story Made with Children - Music - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 24 June 2026
Youth Ambassadors for change: Leading the Future
Hear2Listen C.I.C.
£386,100
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Hear2Listen C.I.C. - Children & Young People - #iwill Fund 2025 Strand 2
National Lottery grantAwarded 8 June 2026
ER - Emergency Car Park Repairs at Cople
Cople Sports & Social Club
£14,840
Sport England · Sport
About this award
This project will resurface the car park at the sports club, with funding supporting contractor costs.
National Lottery grantAwarded 27 May 2026
Tick Tock R&D
Grant to individual
£12,734
Arts Council England · Arts
About this award
Tick Tock R&D - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants
National Lottery grantAwarded 21 May 2026
Biggleswade Community Gardens Enhancements
Biggleswade Town Council
£15,000
The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment
About this award
Biggleswade Town Council - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England
31 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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