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This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire in South East England. All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown. The number of councillors elected for each electoral division or ward is shown in brackets.

Unitary authority councils

Bedford

Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 5 May 1983:

  1. No. 1 (Cauldwell) (4)
  2. No. 2 (De Parys) (6)
  3. No. 3 (Goldington) (6)
  4. No. 4 (Harpur) (5)
  5. No. 5 (Kingsbrook) (4)
  6. No. 6 (Newnham) (4)
  7. No. 7 (Queens Park) (3)
  8. No. 8 (Bromham) (2)
  9. No. 10 (Oakley) (1)
  10. No. 11 (Carlton & Harrold) (1)
  11. No. 12 (Felmersham & Sharnbrook) (1)
  12. No. 13 (Knotting & Souldrop) (1)
  13. No. 14 (Swineshead) (1)
  14. No. 15 (Riseley) (1)
  15. No. 17 (Roxton) (1)
  16. No. 21 (Kempston Rural) (1)
  17. No. 22 (Wootton) (1)
  18. No. 23 (Turvey) (1)
  19. No. 24 (Kempston) (6)
  20. Clapham (2)
  21. Eastcotts (1)
  22. Great Barford (1)
  23. Renhold (1)
  24. Wilshamstead (1)

Wards from 5 May 1983 to 2 May 2002:

Wards from 2 May 2002 to 5 May 2011:

  1. Brickhill (3); changed to (2) in 2009
  2. Bromham (3); changed to (2) in 2009
  3. Carlton (1)
  4. Castle (3); changed to (2) in 2009
  5. Cauldwell (3); changed to (2) in 2009
  6. Clapham (2); changed to (1) in 2009
  7. De Parys (2); changed to (1) in 2009
  8. Eastcotts (1)
  9. Goldington (3); changed to (2) in 2009
  10. Great Barford (2); changed to (1) in 2009
  11. Harpur (3); changed to (2) in 2009
  12. Harrold (1)
  13. Kempston East (2); changed to (1) in 2009
  14. Kempston North (2); changed to (1) in 2009
  15. Kempston South (3); changed to (2) in 2009
  16. Kingsbrook (3); changed to (2) in 2009
  17. Newnham (2); changed to (1) in 2009
  18. Oakley (1)
  19. Putnoe (3); changed to (2) in 2009
  20. Queen’s Park (2); changed to (1) in 2009
  21. Riseley (1)
  22. Roxton (1)
  23. Sharnbrook (1)
  24. Turvey (1)
  25. Wilshamstead (2); changed to (1) in 2009
  26. Wootton (3); changed to (2) in 2009

Wards from 5 May 2011 to 2023:

  1. Brickhill (2)
  2. Bromham & Biddenham (2)
  3. Castle (2)
  4. Cauldwell (2)
  5. Clapham (1)
  6. De Parys (2)
  7. Eastcotts (1)
  8. Elstow (1); renamed Elstow & Stewartby in 2013
  9. Goldington (2)
  10. Great Barford (2)
  11. Harpur (2)
  12. Harrold (1)
  13. Kempston Central & East (2)
  14. Kempston North (1)
  15. Kempston Rural (1)
  16. Kempston South (1)
  17. Kempston West (1)
  18. Kingsbrook (2)
  19. Newnham (2)
  20. Oakley (1)
  21. Putnoe (2)
  22. Queens Park (2)
  23. Riseley (1)
  24. Sharnbrook (1)
  25. Wilshamstead (1)
  26. Wootton (1)
  27. Wyboston (1)

Wards from 2023:

  1. Biddenham (1)
  2. Brickhill (2)
  3. Bromham (2)
  4. Castle & Newnham (2)
  5. Cauldwell (3)
  6. Clapham & Oakley (2)
  7. De Parys (2)
  8. Goldington (2)
  9. Great Barford (1)
  10. Great Denham (1)
  11. Greyfriars (1)
  12. Harpur (2)
  13. Harrold (1)
  14. Kempston Central & East (2)
  15. Kempston North (1)
  16. Kempston South (1)
  17. Kempston West (1)
  18. Kingsbrook (2)
  19. Putnoe (2)
  20. Queens Park (3)
  21. Renhold & Ravensden (1)
  22. Riseley (1)
  23. Riverfield (1)
  24. Sharnbrook (1)
  25. Shortstown (2)
  26. Wixams & Wilstead (3)
  27. Wootton & Kempston Rural (2)
  28. Wyboston (1)

Central Bedfordshire

Wards from 1 April 2009 (first election 4 June 2009) to 5 May 2011:

  1. Ampthill (2)
  2. Barton (2)
  3. Biggleswade (4)
  4. Cranfield (2)
  5. Dunstable Downs (4)
  6. Flitwick East (2)
  7. Flitwick West (2)
  8. Grovebury (2)
  9. Houghton Regis (4)
  10. Icknield (2)
  11. Langford & Henlow Village (2)
  12. Leighton Linslade Central (4)
  13. Marston (2)
  14. Maulden & Houghton Conquest (2)
  15. Northfields (2)
  16. Northill & Blunham (2)
  17. Plantation (2)
  18. Potton (2)
  19. Sandy (2)
  20. Shefford (2)
  21. Silsoe & Shillington (2)
  22. Southcott (2)
  23. South East Bedfordshire (2)
  24. South West Bedfordshire (2)
  25. Stotfold & Arlesey (4)
  26. Toddington (2)
  27. Watling (2)
  28. Woburn & Harlington (2)

Wards from 5 May 2011 to 2023:

  1. Ampthill (3)
  2. Arlesey (3)
  3. Aspley & Woburn (1)
  4. Barton-le-Clay (1)
  5. Biggleswade North (2)
  6. Biggleswade South (2)
  7. Caddington (2)
  8. Cranfield & Marston Moretaine (3)
  9. Dunstable – Central (1)
  10. Dunstable – Icknield (2)
  11. Dunstable – Manshead (1)
  12. Dunstable – Northfields (2)
  13. Dunstable – Watling (2)
  14. Eaton Bray (1)
  15. Flitwick (3)
  16. Heath & Reach (1)
  17. Houghton Conquest & Haynes (1)
  18. Houghton Hall (2)
  19. Leighton Buzzard North (3)
  20. Leighton Buzzard South (3)
  21. Linslade (3)
  22. Northill (1)
  23. Parkside (1)
  24. Potton (2)
  25. Sandy (3)
  26. Shefford (2)
  27. Silsoe & Shillington (1)
  28. Stotfold & Langford (3)
  29. Tithe Farm (1)
  30. Toddington (2)
  31. Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield (1)

Wards from 2023:

  1. Ampthill (3)
  2. Arlesey & Fairfield (2)
  3. Aspley & Woburn (1)
  4. Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe (2)
  5. Biggleswade East (2)
  6. Biggleswade West (3)
  7. Caddington (2)
  8. Clifton, Henlow & Langford (3)
  9. Cranfield & Marston Moretaine (3)
  10. Dunstable Central (1)
  11. Dunstable East (2)
  12. Dunstable North (2)
  13. Dunstable South (1)
  14. Dunstable West (2)
  15. Eaton Bray (1)
  16. Flitwick (3)
  17. Heath & Reach (1)
  18. Houghton Conquest & Haynes (1)
  19. Houghton Regis East (3)
  20. Houghton Regis West (2)
  21. Leighton-Linslade North (3)
  22. Leighton-Linslade South (3)
  23. Leighton-Linslade West (3)
  24. Meppershall & Shillington (1)
  25. Northill (1)
  26. Potton (2)
  27. Sandy (3)
  28. Shefford (2)
  29. Stotfold (2)
  30. Toddington (2)
  31. Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield (1)

Luton

Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976:

  1. Central (4)
  2. Crawley (4)
  3. Dallow (4)
  4. High Town (4)
  5. Icknield (4)
  6. Leagrave (4)
  7. Lewsey (4)
  8. Limbury (4)
  9. South (4)
  10. Stopsley (4)
  11. Sundon Park (4)
  12. Wardown (4)

Wards from 6 May 1976 to 1 May 2003:

Wards from 1 May 2003 to present:

  1. Barnfield (2)
  2. Biscot (3)
  3. Bramingham (2)
  4. Challney (3)
  5. Crawley (2)
  6. Dallow (3)
  7. Farley (3)
  8. High Town (2)
  9. Icknield (2)
  10. Leagrave (3)
  11. Lewsey (3)
  12. Limbury (2)
  13. Northwell (2)
  14. Round Green (3)
  15. Saints (3)
  16. South (3)
  17. Stopsley (2)
  18. Sundon Park (2)
  19. Wigmore (3)

Former county council

Bedfordshire

Electoral Divisions from 1 April 1974 (first election 12 April 1973) to 2 May 1985:

  1. Ampthill (1)
  2. Ampthill Rural No. 1 (1)
  3. Ampthill Rural No. 2 (Cranfield) (1)
  4. Ampthill Rural No. 3 (1)
  5. Ampthill Rural No. 4 (1)
  6. Ampthill Rural No. 5 (1)
  7. Ampthill Rural No. 6 (1)
  8. Bedford No. 1 (3)
  9. Bedford No. 2 (1)
  10. Bedford No. 3 (1)
  11. Bedford No. 4 (1)
  12. Bedford No. 5 (1)
  13. Bedford No. 6 (1)
  14. Bedford No. 7 (1)
  15. Bedford No. 8 (1)
  16. Bedford No. 9 (1)
  17. Bedford No. 10 (1)
  18. Bedford Rural No. 1 (Wilshamstead) (1)
  19. Bedford Rural No. 2 (1)
  20. Bedford Rural No. 3 (1)
  21. Bedford Rural No. 4 (1)
  22. Bedford Rural No. 5 (1)
  23. Bedford Rural No. 6 (1)
  24. Bedford Rural No. 7 (1)
  25. Biggleswade (2)
  26. Biggleswade Rural No. 1 (Arlesey) (1)
  27. Biggleswade Rural No. 2 (Stotfold) (1)
  28. Biggleswade Rural No. 3 (1)
  29. Biggleswade Rural No. 4 (1)
  30. Biggleswade Rural No. 5 (1)
  31. Biggleswade Rural No. 6 (1)
  32. Dunstable Central (2)
  33. Dunstable North (2)
  34. Dunstable South (2)
  35. Kempston (2)
  36. Leighton-Linslade No. 1 (2)
  37. Leighton-Linslade No. 2 (2)
  38. Luton (Central) (2)
  39. Luton (Crawley) (3)
  40. Luton (Dallow) (2)
  41. Luton (High Town) (2)
  42. Luton (Icknield) (2)
  43. Luton (Leagrave) (3)
  44. Luton (Lewsey) (3)
  45. Luton (Limbury) (2)
  46. Luton (South) (3)
  47. Luton (Stopsley) (2)
  48. Luton (Sundon Park) (3)
  49. Luton (Wardown) (2)
  50. Luton Rural No. 1 (Barton-le-Clay) (1)
  51. Luton Rural No. 2 (Houghton Regis) (2)
  52. Luton Rural No. 3 (2)
  53. Luton Rural No. 4 (1)
  54. Luton Rural No. 5 (1)
  55. Sandy (1)

Electoral Divisions from 2 May 1985 to 5 May 2005:

  1. Ampthill (1)
  2. Arlesey & Langford (1)
  3. Ashcroft (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  4. Aspley Guise (1)
  5. Barnfield (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  6. Barton-le-Clay (1)
  7. Beaudesert (1)
  8. Beechwood (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  9. Biggleswade Ivel (1)
  10. Biggleswade Stratton (1)
  11. Biscot (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  12. Bramingham (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  13. Brickhill (1)
  14. Bromham (1)
  15. Brooklands (1)
  16. Bury Park (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  17. Caddington (1)
  18. Castle (1)
  19. Cauldwell (1)
  20. Challney (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  21. Clapham (1)
  22. Cranfield & Marston (1)
  23. Crawley (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  24. Dallow (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  25. De Parys (1)
  26. Dunstable Central (1)
  27. Dunstable Icknield (1)
  28. Eaton Bray (1)
  29. Farley (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  30. Flitwick (1)
  31. Goldington (1)
  32. Great Barford & Wilshamstead (1)
  33. Harlington (1)
  34. Harpur (1)
  35. Harrold (1)
  36. Hart Hill (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  37. High Town (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  38. Houghton Regis North West (1)
  39. Houghton Regis South East (1)
  40. Kempston East (1)
  41. Kempston West (1)
  42. Kinsgbrook (1)
  43. Leagrave (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  44. Lewsey (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  45. Limbury (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  46. Linslade (1)
  47. Luton Central (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  48. Luton Icknield (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  49. Luton South (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  50. Marsh Farm (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  51. Maulden (1)
  52. Newnham (1)
  53. North East Bedfordshire (1)
  54. Northfields (1)
  55. Northill (1)
  56. Plantation (1)
  57. Poets (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  58. Potton (1)
  59. Priory (1)
  60. Putnoe (1)
  61. Queens Park (1)
  62. Saints (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  63. Sandy (1)
  64. Shefford & Clifton (1)
  65. Shillington & Henlow (1)
  66. Southcott (1)
  67. Stopsley (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  68. Stotfold (1)
  69. Sundon Park (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  70. Toddington (1)
  71. Watling (1)
  72. Wigmore (1); electoral division abolished in 1997
  73. Wootton (1)

Electoral Divisions from 5 May 2005 to 1 April 2009 (county council abolished):

  1. Ampthill (1)
  2. Barton (1)
  3. Biggleswade (2)
  4. Brickhill (1)
  5. Bromham (1)
  6. Cauldwell (1)
  7. Clapham & Oakley (1)
  8. Cranfield (1)
  9. De Parys (1)
  10. Dunstable Downs (2)
  11. Eastcotts (1)
  12. Flitwick East (1)
  13. Flitwick West (1)
  14. Goldington (1)
  15. Grovebury (1)
  16. Harpur (1)
  17. Harrold (1)
  18. Houghton Regis (2)
  19. Icknield (1)
  20. Kempston (2)
  21. Kempston Rural (1)
  22. Kingsbrook (1)
  23. Langford & Henlow Village (1)
  24. Leighton Linslade Central (2)
  25. Marston (1)
  26. Maulden & Houghton Conquest (1)
  27. Newnham (1)
  28. North East Bedfordshire (1)
  29. Northfields (1)
  30. Northill & Blunham (1)
  31. Plantation (1)
  32. Potton (1)
  33. Putnoe (1)
  34. Queens Park (1)
  35. Sandy (1)
  36. Shefford (1)
  37. Silsoe & Shillington (1)
  38. South East Bedfordshire (1)
  39. South West Bedfordshire (1)
  40. Southcott (1)
  41. Stotfold & Arlesey (2)
  42. Toddington (1)
  43. Watling (1)
  44. Wilshamstead (1)
  45. Woburn & Harlington (1)
  46. Wootton (1)

Former district councils

Mid Bedfordshire

Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 3 May 1979:

  1. No. 2 (Biggleswade) (6)
  2. No. 3 (Sandy) (3)
  3. No. 10 (Flitton & Pulloxhill & Westoning) (2)
  4. No. 11 (Flitwick & Steppingley) (3)
  5. No. 13 (Aspley) (2)
  6. No. 14 (Marston) (1)
  7. No. 15 (Lidlington) (1)
  8. No. 17 (Blunham) (1)
  9. No. 18 (Northill) (1)
  10. No. 20 (Campton & Meppershall & Shefford) (4)
  11. No. 21 (Henlow & Langford) (3)
  12. No. 24 (Potton) (2)
  13. No. 25 (Wensley) (1)
  14. Ampthill (3)
  15. Arlesey (2)
  16. Clophill (1)
  17. Cranfield (2)
  18. Harlington (1)
  19. Haynes & Houghton Conquest (1)
  20. Maulden (1)
  21. Old Warden & Southill (1)
  22. Shillington & Stondon (2)
  23. Stotfold (3)
  24. Woburn (1)
  25. Wrest (1)

Wards from 3 May 1979 to 1 May 2003:

Wards from 1 May 2003 to 1 April 2009 (district abolished):

  1. Ampthill (3)
  2. Arlesey (2)
  3. Aspley Guise (1)
  4. Biggleswade Holme (2)
  5. Biggleswade Ivel (3)
  6. Biggleswade Stratton (2)
  7. Clifton & Meppershall (2)
  8. Cranfield (2)
  9. Flitton, Greenfield & Pulloxhill (1)
  10. Flitwick East (2)
  11. Flitwick West (3)
  12. Harlington (1)
  13. Houghton, Haynes, Southill & Old Warden (2)
  14. Langford & Henlow Village (2)
  15. Marston (2)
  16. Maulden & Clophill (2)
  17. Northill & Blunham (2)
  18. Potton & Wensley (3)
  19. Sandy Ivel (2)
  20. Sandy Pinnacle (3)
  21. Shefford, Campton & Gravenhurst (3)
  22. Shillington, Stondon & Henlow Camp (2)
  23. Silsoe (1)
  24. Stotfold (3)
  25. Westoning & Tingrith (1)
  26. Woburn (1)

South Bedfordshire

Wards from 1 April 1974 (first election 7 June 1973) to 6 May 1976:

  1. No. 1 (Dunstable: Northfields) (2)
  2. No. 2 (Dunstable: Icknield) (3)
  3. No. 3 (Dunstable: Priory) (3)
  4. No. 4 (Dunstable: Watling) (4)
  5. No. 5 (Dunstable: Chiltern) (3)
  6. No. 6 (Dunstable: Park) (1)
  7. No. 7 (Leighton-Linslade: Ousel & Southcott) (4)
  8. No. 8 (Leighton-Linslade: Grovebury & Brooklands) (3)
  9. No. 9 (Leighton-Linslade: Beaudesert & Plantation) (3)
  10. No. 11 (Hockcliffe & Stanbridge) (1)
  11. No. 12 (Eaton Bray) (1)
  12. No. 19 (Streatley) (1)
  13. No. 20 (Toddington) (2)
  14. No. 21 (Houghton Regis No. 1) (2)
  15. No. 22 (Houghton Regis No. 2) (1)
  16. No. 23 (Houghton Regis No. 3) (1)
  17. No. 24 (Houghton Regis No. 4) (1)
  18. Barton-le-Clay (2)
  19. Caddington (2)
  20. Heath & Reach (1)
  21. Kensworth (1)
  22. Slip End (1)
  23. Studham (1)
  24. Totternhoe (1)

Wards from 6 May 1976 to 2 May 2002:

Wards from 2 May 2002 to 1 April 2009 (district abolished):

  1. All Saints (2)
  2. Barton-le-Clay (2)
  3. Caddington, Hyde & Slip End (3)
  4. Chiltern (2)
  5. Dunstable Central (2)
  6. Eaton Bray (1)
  7. Grovebury (3)
  8. Heath & Reach (1)
  9. Houghton Hall (3)
  10. Icknield (3)
  11. Kensworth & Totternhoe (2)
  12. Linslade (2)
  13. Manshead (2)
  14. Northfields (3)
  15. Parkside (2)
  16. Planets (2)
  17. Plantation (3)
  18. Southcott (3)
  19. Stanbridge (1)
  20. Streatley (1)
  21. Tithe Farm (2)
  22. Toddington (2)
  23. Watling (3)

Electoral wards by constituency

Bedford

Brickhill, Castle, Cauldwell, De Parys, Goldington, Harpur, Kempston East, Kempston North, Kempston South, Kingsbrook, Newnham, Putnoe, Queen's Park.

Luton North

Barnfield, Bramingham, Challney, Icknield, Leagrave, Lewsey, Limbury, Northwell, Saints, Sundon Park.

Luton South

Biscot, Caddington, Crawley, Dallow, Farley, High Town, Hyde and Slip End, Round Green, South, Stopsley, Wigmore.

Mid Bedfordshire

Ampthill, Aspley Guise, Barton-le-Clay, Clifton and Meppershall, Cranfield, Flitton, Greenfield and Pulloxhill, Flitwick East, Flitwick West, Harlington, Houghton, Haynes, Southill and Old Warden, Marston, Maulden and Clophill, Shefford, Campton and Gravenhurst, Shillington, Stondon and Henlow Camp, Silsoe, Streatley, Toddington, Turvey, Wilshamstead, Wootton.

North East Bedfordshire

Arlesey, Biggleswade Holme, Biggleswade Ivel, Biggleswade Stratton, Bromham, Carlton, Clapham, Eastcotts, Great Barford, Harrold, Langford and Henlow Village, Northill and Blunham, Oakley, Potton and Wensley, Riseley, Roxton, Sandy Ivel, Sandy Pinnacle, Sharnbrook, Stotfold.

South West Bedfordshire

All Saints, Chiltern, Dunstable Central, Eaton Bray, Grovebury, Heath and Reach, Houghton Hall, Icknield, Kensworth and Totternhoe, Linslade, Manshead, Northfields, Parkside, Planets, Plantation, Southcott, Stanbridge, Tithe Farm, Watling.

See also

Sources

  1. ^ The County of Bedfordshire (District Wards) Order 1973
  2. The District of North Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  3. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  5. legislation.gov.uk - The Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 30 October 2015.
  6. Bedford Borough Council letter dated 27 March 2013
  7. "The Bedford (Electoral Changes) Order 2022". gov.uk. 10 March 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  8. legislation.gov.uk - The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2011. Retrieved on 30 October 2015.
  9. "The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021". gov.uk. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  10. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Luton (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  11. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire (Borough of Luton) (Structural Change) Order 1995. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  12. legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Luton (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  13. The County of Bedfordshire (Electoral Divisions) Order 1973
  14. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. Bedfordshire County Council Election Results 1973-2005 (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  15. legislation.gov.uk - The County of Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1985. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  16. legislation.gov.uk - The County of Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2004. Retrieved on 30 October 2015.
  17. The District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  18. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Mid Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  19. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Bedfordshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  20. legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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