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Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

Constituency

The west of the East of England. About 118,845 people in 79 square kilometres.

MP for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

Alex MayerLabourMP since

They won by 667 votes on a 60.0% turnout.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 4% of people in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
1.4%
Joint 27th smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
60.0%
Joint 322nd highest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
107,974
172nd most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
4%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Alex MayerElectedLabour14,97632.5%
Andrew SelousConservative14,30931.1%
Harry PalmerReform UK8,07117.5%
Emma Holland-LindsayLiberal Democrat6,49714.1%
Sukhinder HundalGreen Party2,1154.6%
Antonio VitielloEnglish Democrats770.2%
Electorate
76,742
Turnout
60.0%
Majority
667 (1.4%)
Valid votes
46,045
Rejected ballots
171

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard compares

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Dunstable and Leighton BuzzardMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard is 1.4%.
1.4%joint 27th smallest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard is 60.0%.
60.0%joint 322nd highest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard is 107,974.
107,974172nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard is 4.0%.
4%joint 148th fewest people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard?

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard had 107,974 usual residents at the census.

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard is the 172nd most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Central Bedfordshire

Most of Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard lies in Central Bedfordshire. These figures are published for the whole of Central Bedfordshire, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard itself. See Central Bedfordshire

Average house price
£356,758
Up 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,645
73rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
Joint 123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.1
Joint 65th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard in brief

The winner in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard had a majority of 1.4% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 60.0%.

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard had 107,974 usual residents at the census.

About 4% of people in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.