History of parliamentary constituencies and boundaries in Bedfordshire

The ceremonial county of Bedfordshire currently comprises the unitary authorities of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Luton. From 1997, it has returned six MPs to the UK Parliament.

Number of seats
The table below shows the number of MPs representing Bedfordshire at each major redistribution of seats affecting the county. 1Prior to 1950, seats were classified as County Divisions or Parliamentary Boroughs. Since 1950, they have been classified as County or Borough Constituencies.