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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983
South Bedfordshire was a
county constituency in
Bedfordshire . It returned one
Member of Parliament (MP) 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 .
Boundaries and boundary changes
1950–1974
The constituency was created by the
Representation of the People Act 1948 as a County Constituency, comprising:
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.
[3]
Leighton Buzzard and surrounding rural areas were transferred from
Mid Bedfordshire ; and
Dunstable ,
Leagrave and
Limbury from the abolished constituency of
Luton .
1974–1983
(
Second Periodic Review of Westminster Constituencies )
The Municipal Borough of Dunstable;
The Urban District of Leighton-Linslade; and
The Rural District of Luton.
[3]
Gained the former Urban District of
Linslade from
Buckingham in Buckinghamshire - this had been merged with Leighton Buzzard to form the Urban District of
Leighton-Linslade in 1965.
[4] Leagrave and Limbury were included in the new constituency of
Luton West .
The constituency was abolished for the
1983 general election . It was largely absorbed into the new constituency of
South West Bedfordshire , including Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard and Linslade. Areas to the north and south of Luton were included in the constituencies of
North Luton and
Luton South respectively.
Members of Parliament
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
References
^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972 . Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications.
ISBN
0-900178-09-4 .
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" 'Bedfordshire South', Feb 1974 - May 1983" . ElectionWeb Project . Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 15 March 2016 .
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b S., Craig, Fred W. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1885-1972; . Chichester: Political Reference Publications.
ISBN
0900178094 .
OCLC
539011 . {{
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"Leighton Linslade UD through time | Census tables with data for the Local Government District" . www.visionofbritain.org.uk . Retrieved 29 January 2019 .
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g British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
^ Kimber, Richard.
"UK General Election results 1950" . Political Science Resources . Retrieved 13 April 2016 .
^ Kimber, Richard.
"UK General Election results 1951" . Political Science Resources . Retrieved 13 April 2016 .
^ Kimber, Richard.
"UK General Election results 1955" . Political Science Resources . Retrieved 13 April 2016 .
^ Kimber, Richard.
"UK General Election results 1959" . Political Science Resources . Retrieved 13 April 2016 .
^ Kimber, Richard.
"UK General Election results 1964" . Political Science Resources . Retrieved 13 April 2016 .
^ Kimber, Richard.
"UK General Election results 1966" . Political Science Resources . Retrieved 13 April 2016 .
^ Kimber, Richard.
"UK General Election results 1970" . Political Science Resources . Retrieved 13 April 2016 .
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"UK General Election results February 1974" . Politics Resources . Retrieved 15 March 2016 .
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"UK General Election results October 1974" . Politics Resources . Retrieved 15 March 2016 .
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"UK General Election results May 1979" . Politics Resources . Retrieved 15 March 2016 .