South Bedfordshire | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
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1950–1983 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | South West Bedfordshire, Luton North and Luton South |
Created from | Luton and Mid Bedfordshire |
South Bedfordshire was a county constituency in Bedfordshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election.
1950-1974: The Municipal Borough of Dunstable, the Urban District of Leighton Buzzard, the Municipal Borough of Luton wards of Leagrave and Limbury, and the Rural District of Luton.
1974-1983: The Municipal Borough of Dunstable, the Urban District of Leighton-Linslade, and the Rural District of Luton.