North East Bedfordshire | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of North East Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire.
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Location of Bedfordshire within England.
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County | Bedfordshire |
Electorate | 85,000 March 2015 (78,350 (December 2010) |
Major settlements | Biggleswade and Sandy |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1997 |
Member of parliament | Alistair Burt (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Mid Bedfordshire, North Bedfordshire |
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European Parliament constituency | East of England |
Coordinates: 52°13′16″N 0°34′26″W / 52.221°N 0.574°W
North East Bedfordshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2001 by Alistair Burt, a Conservative.
1997-2010: The District of Mid Bedfordshire wards of Arlesey, Biggleswade Ivel, Biggleswade Stratton, Blunham, Langford, Northill, Old Warden and Southill, Potton, Sandy All Saints, Sandy St Swithun's, Stotfold, and Wensley, and the Borough of Bedford wards of Bromham, Carlton, Clapham, Eastcotts, Felmersham, Great Barford, Harrold, Oakley, Renhold, Riseley, Roxton, and Sharnbrook.
2010-present: The District of Mid Bedfordshire wards of Arlesey, Biggleswade Holme, Biggleswade Ivel, Biggleswade Stratton, Langford and Henlow Village, Northill and Blunham, Potton and Wensley, Sandy Ivel, Sandy Pinnacle, and Stotfold, and the Borough of Bedford wards of Bromham, Carlton, Clapham, Eastcotts, Great Barford, Harrold, Oakley, Riseley, Roxton, and Sharnbrook.
This is a mainly rural, professional area, with medium level incomes, low unemployment and a low proportion of social housing.