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Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Constituency

The west of the East of England. About 133,760 people in 101 square kilometres.

MP for Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Rachel HopkinsLabourMP since

They won by 6,858 votes on a 49.6% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Majority 2024 by constituency

UK Parliament election results · July 2024

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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.

Majority, 2024 general election
17.9%
Joint 249th largest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
49.6%
Joint 53rd lowest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
123,504
37th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
67.7%
Joint 108th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

2024 general election result

Candidates in Luton South and South Bedfordshire at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rachel HopkinsElectedLabour13,59335.4%
Mark VersallionConservative6,73517.5%
Attiq MalikIndependent5,38414.0%
Norman MacleanReform UK4,75912.4%
Yasin RehmanWorkers Party of Britain3,1108.1%
Edward CarpenterGreen Party2,4016.3%
Dominic GriffithsLiberal Democrat2,4006.3%
Electorate
77,312
Turnout
49.6%
Majority
6,858 (17.9%)
Valid votes
38,382
Rejected ballots
176

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 Luton South and South Bedfordshire compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

Luton South and South BedfordshireMiddle
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%. Luton South and South Bedfordshire is 17.9%.
17.9%joint 249th largest 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%. Luton South and South Bedfordshire is 49.6%.
49.6%joint 53rd lowest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Luton South and South Bedfordshire is 123,504.
123,50437th most populated
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Luton South and South Bedfordshire is 67.7%.
67.7%joint 108th highest

Every constituency ranked: population and aged 15 to 64.

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

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
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.

67.7% of residents in Luton South and South Bedfordshire were aged 15 to 64 at the census.