Bedfordshire South West - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Bedfordshire South West constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Bedfordshire South West
Region	East of England
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Conservative
	Election 2015	Conservative
	Election 2010	Conservative
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2005	Conservative
	Election 2001	Conservative
	Election 1997	Conservative
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Conservative
	Election 1983	Conservative

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	32,212	60.43%	+1.18%
	Labour	13,629	25.57%	-8.21%
	Liberal Democrat	5,435	10.20%	+5.47%
	Green	2,031	3.81%	+2.10%
Majority		18,583	34.86%
Turnout		53,307	66.70%	-3.15%
Electorate		79,926
Swing from LAB to CON			4.70%
Swing from CON to LD			2.14%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.84%
	Conservative hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	32,961	59.25%	+4.26%
	Labour	18,793	33.78%	+13.51%
	Liberal Democrat	2,630	4.73%	-0.43%
	Green	950	1.71%	-2.40%
	Minor	301	0.54%	N/A
Majority		14,168	25.47%
Turnout		55,635	69.84%	+5.13%
Electorate		79,658
Swing from CON to LAB			4.63%
Swing from LD to CON			2.34%
Swing from LD to LAB			6.97%
	Conservative hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	28,212	54.99%	+2.18%
	Labour	10,399	20.27%	+0.68%
	UKIP	7,941	15.48%	+11.26%
	Liberal Democrat	2,646	5.16%	-14.86%
	Green	2,106	4.10%	N/A
Majority		17,813	34.72%
Turnout		51,304	64.71%	-1.61%
Electorate		79,285
Swing from LAB to CON			0.75%
Swing from CON to UKIP			4.54%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			5.29%
	Conservative hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	26,815	52.81%	+4.55%
	Liberal Democrat	10,166	20.02%	+3.16%
	Labour	9,948	19.59%	-10.61%
	UKIP	2,142	4.22%	N/A
	Minor	1,703	3.35%	N/A
Majority		16,649	32.79%
Turnout		50,774	66.32%	+4.49%
Electorate		76,559
Swing from LD to CON			0.69%
Swing from LAB to CON			7.58%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.88%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,114	48.27%	0.00%
	Labour	13,837	30.20%	0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	7,725	16.86%	+0.00%
	Others	2,140	4.67%	N/A
Majority		8,277	18.07%
Turnout		45,816	61.83%	-0.99%
Electorate		74,095
Swing from CON to LAB			0.00%
Swing from CON to LD			0.00%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.00%
	Conservative hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	22,114	48.27%	+6.14%
	Labour	13,837	30.20%	-10.16%
	Liberal Democrat	7,723	16.86%	+2.10%
	UKIP	1,923	4.20%	+1.45%
	Minor	217	0.47%	N/A
Majority		8,277	18.07%
Turnout		45,814	62.82%	+2.02%
Electorate		72,925
Swing from LAB to CON			8.15%
Swing from LD to CON			2.02%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.13%
	Conservative hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,477	42.13%	+1.40%
	Labour	17,701	40.36%	-0.12%
	Liberal Democrat	6,473	14.76%	+0.46%
	UKIP	1,203	2.74%	+1.90%
Majority		776	1.77%
Turnout		43,854	60.80%	-14.96%
Electorate		72,126
Swing from LAB to CON			0.76%
Swing from LD to CON			0.47%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.29%
	Conservative hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,534	40.73%	-16.39%
	Labour	21,402	40.49%	+15.77%
	Liberal Democrat	7,559	14.30%	-2.44%
	Minor	1,761	3.33%	N/A
	UKIP	446	0.84%	N/A
	Others	162	0.31%	N/A
Majority		132	0.25%
Turnout		52,864	75.76%	-6.17%
Electorate		69,781
Swing from CON to LAB			16.08%
Swing from CON to LD			6.98%
Swing from LD to LAB			9.10%
	Conservative hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	37,498	57.13%	-1.02%
	Labour	16,225	24.72%	+6.45%
	Liberal Democrat	10,988	16.74%	N/A
	Green	689	1.05%	-0.27%
	Minor	239	0.36%	N/A
Majority		21,273	32.41%
Turnout		65,639	81.93%	+3.59%
Electorate		80,120
Swing from CON to LAB			3.74%
Swing from CON to LD			8.88%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.14%
	Conservative hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	36,140	58.15%	+3.10%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	13,835	22.26%	-5.53%
	Labour	11,352	18.27%	+1.11%
	Green	822	1.32%	N/A
Majority		22,305	35.89%
Turnout		62,149	78.34%	+2.71%
Electorate		79,336
Swing from ALL to CON			4.31%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.99%
Swing from ALL to LAB			3.32%
	Conservative hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	31,767	55.05%	N/A
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	16,036	27.79%	N/A
	Labour	9,899	17.16%	N/A
Majority		15,731	27.26%
Turnout		57,702	75.63%	N/A
Electorate		76,298

	Conservative win

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