# Luton South and South Bedfordshire The west of the East of England. About 133,760 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 101 square kilometres. Rachel Hopkins has been the Labour MP for Luton South and South Bedfordshire since July 2024. They won by 6,858 votes on a 49.6% turnout. Constituency. Code E14001346. In: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) ## MP and the 2024 result Rachel Hopkins has been the Labour MP for Luton South and South Bedfordshire since July 2024. They won by 6,858 votes on a 49.6% turnout. MP: [Rachel Hopkins](https://members.parliament.uk/member/4873) (Labour). ### General election, 4 July 2024: Luton South and South Bedfordshire | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Rachel Hopkins (elected) | Labour | 13,593 | 35.4% | | Mark Versallion | Conservative | 6,735 | 17.5% | | Attiq Malik | Independent | 5,384 | 14.0% | | Norman Maclean | Reform UK | 4,759 | 12.4% | | Yasin Rehman | Workers Party of Britain | 3,110 | 8.1% | | Edward Carpenter | Green Party | 2,401 | 6.3% | | Dominic Griffiths | Liberal Democrat | 2,400 | 6.3% | Electorate 77,312. Turnout 49.6%. Majority 6,858 (17.9%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3603 MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Key figures - **Majority, 2024 general election: 17.9%** (July 2024). The winner in Luton South and South Bedfordshire had a majority of 17.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 249th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/luton-south-and-south-bedfordshire#f-ge2024-majority - **Turnout, 2024 general election: 49.6%** (July 2024). Turnout in Luton South and South Bedfordshire at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 49.6% (House of Commons Library). Joint 53rd lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/luton-south-and-south-bedfordshire#f-ge2024-turnout - **Population: 123,504** (2021). Luton South and South Bedfordshire had 123,504 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 37th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/luton-south-and-south-bedfordshire#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 49%** (2022). About 49% of people in Luton South and South Bedfordshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/luton-south-and-south-bedfordshire#f-radon-affected-share ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E14001346) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 49% of people in Luton South and South Bedfordshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#place=E14001346) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Central Bedfordshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Luton South and South Bedfordshire. - [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E14001346) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Central Bedfordshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Luton South and South Bedfordshire. - [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E14001346) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Luton South and South Bedfordshire had 123,504 usual residents at the census. ## How Luton South and South Bedfordshire compares Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers. | Measure | Luton South and South Bedfordshire | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Majority, 2024 general election | 17.9% | joint 249th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Turnout, 2024 general election | 49.6% | joint 53rd lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Population | 123,504 | 37th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 49% | joint 288th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 | ## What is the population of Luton South and South Bedfordshire? Luton South and South Bedfordshire had 123,504 usual residents at the census. Luton South and South Bedfordshire is the 37th most populated of 650 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of Central Bedfordshire Most of Luton South and South Bedfordshire lies in Central Bedfordshire. These figures are published for the whole of Central Bedfordshire, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Luton South and South Bedfordshire itself. [See Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) - **Average house price: £355,263** (August 2026). Central Bedfordshire’s average house price was £355,263 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £43,645** (2025). Full-time workers living in Central Bedfordshire earned a median of £43,645 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 73rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 8.1×** (2025). A home in Central Bedfordshire costs 8.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 127th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Deprivation score: 13.1** (2025). Central Bedfordshire has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 65th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## Luton South and South Bedfordshire in brief The winner in Luton South and South Bedfordshire had a majority of 17.9% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout in Luton South and South Bedfordshire at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 49.6%. Luton South and South Bedfordshire had 123,504 usual residents at the census. About 49% of people in Luton South and South Bedfordshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. ## About - Type: Constituency - Code: E14001346 - Council: [Central Bedfordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) - Region: [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/east-of-england) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 101 km² - People, mid-2024: 133,760* - Wards: 12 - Middle areas: 12 - Neighbourhoods: 68 - Output areas: 349 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it. ## Next door [Harpenden and Berkhamsted](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/harpenden-and-berkhamsted), [Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dunstable-and-leighton-buzzard), [Aylesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aylesbury), [Luton North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/luton-north), [Hitchin](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hitchin) ## Similar places Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. 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