Bedford: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Bedford is Mohammad Yasin (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Mohammad Yasin took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 18,342 votes (45.1%), ahead of Pinder Chauhan (Conservative) on 8,912. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 56.1% (40,659 of 72,478); the winning margin was 9,430 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Bedford had an estimated population of 114,023 in mid-2024, against 104,780 in 2014 (ONS). Children under 16 numbered 22,426; people aged 65 and over, 18,338.
6,948 children in Bedford were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 31.0% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 22.9% in 2024/25, from 21.7% in 2021/22.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £38,725 for jobs in Bedford and £36,262 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £36,139. The residents' figure ranks 200th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 78.7% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 6.8 points. The economically inactive share was 19.7%.
Homes in Bedford sold for a median £315,000 in the year to March 2026, from HM Land Registry records compiled by the ONS. That is up 62% on £195,000 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 243rd highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 921 recorded sales.
Census 2021: 44,851 households, 3,715.4 people per square kilometre, 26.7% of workers based at home, 18.2% of adults retired.
4,210 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 4,180.
4,665 business sites were registered in Bedford in March 2026 (4,610 a year before), and employed 61,000 people in 2024.
MP
Mohammad Yasin, Labour
- MP for Bedford since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 8 June 2017
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mohammad Yasin on this site
In Parliament
What Mohammad Yasin said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 3 September 2026 to 15 October 2026). Hansard search returns 90 spoken contributions by Mohammad Yasin since 4 July 2024.
I welcome the Government’s commitment to putting unpaid carers at the heart of a national care service, but as I heard when I visited Blue Sky Carers Support hub in Bedford recently, this must mean more than words.
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Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I welcome the Prime Minister’s pledge at conference that the days of leaseholders being squeezed for every penny are coming to an end.
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If Russia succeeds in weaponising the freezing winter by destroying civilian power grids, the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe will face a vastly superior threat.
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I have been privileged to support Bedford Friends of Al-Walaja and to meet children who, despite the horror they have endured, are full of hopes and dreams for the future. Their village’s only school is now under threat of demolition by the Israeli authorities.
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Will the Secretary of State meet me to discuss the St Andrews estate in Bedford, where local residents and children walking to Great Ouse primary academy are being put at risk by dangerous driving and parking on estate roads that require traffic safety measures, but have …
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Yasin | Labour | 18,342 | 45.1% | +0.8 |
| Pinder Chauhan | Conservative | 8,912 | 21.9% | −20.0 |
| Matt Lansley | Reform UK | 4,548 | 11.2% | +9.5 |
| Henry Vann | Liberal Democrat | 4,025 | 9.9% | −0.1 |
| Ben Foley | Green Party | 2,394 | 5.9% | +3.9 |
| Tarek Javed | Independent | 1,442 | 3.5% | |
| Prince Chaudhury | Workers Party of Britain | 996 | 2.4% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 45.1% | Conservative 21.9% | 9,430 | 56.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 44.3% | Conservative 42.0% | 1,113 | 66.5% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Bedford lies within Bedford.
- Bedford E06000055
Who has power over Bedford
Every body that makes decisions for Bedford, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Bedford this page: Mohammad Yasin (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Bedford?
UK Parliament lists Mohammad Yasin, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Bedford since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bedford?
Mohammad Yasin (Labour) won with 18,342 votes, a majority of 9,430, on a turnout of 56.1% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bedford?
5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 4,210 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Bedford?
The median price paid was £315,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Bedford?
Median full-time pay of residents was £36,262 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Bedford live in low income families?
DWP counts 6,948 (31.0% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Bedford?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 114,023 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.