North Bedfordshire: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Richard Fuller (Conservative) is the MP for North Bedfordshire, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Richard Fuller (Conservative) won 19,981 votes, 38.8% of the valid vote; Uday Nagaraju (Labour) came second with 14,567. 51,561 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 78,850, 65.4% of those registered. The majority was 5,414.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, North Bedfordshire has the 37th highest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£49,159 a year); it also has the 45th highest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (83.8%).
Full-time employees living in North Bedfordshire had median pay of £49,159 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £35,585. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £43,067. The residents' figure ranks 37th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
83.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±5.6 points). 14.1% were economically inactive.
In 2024/25, 18.4% of children under 16 in North Bedfordshire (3,842) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 10.6% in 2021/22 to 12.1% in 2024/25.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £365,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £249,995. The highest March-year median in the series was £373,450, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 165th highest of 575 constituencies. 1,416 sales were registered in the period, against 1,924 in the year to March 2025.
Census 2021: 42,897 households, 178.2 people per square kilometre, 37.0% of workers based at home, 22.3% of adults retired.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 108,198; the estimate for 2014 was 92,383. 21,309 were aged 65 or over and 20,837 were under 16.
Workplaces in North Bedfordshire accounted for 36,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,345 local units for March 2026.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,730 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.6%. That is up from 1,640 twelve months before.
MP
Richard Fuller, Conservative
- MP for North Bedfordshire since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 12 December 2019
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Richard Fuller on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Richard Fuller in Hansard, from 14 September 2026 to 22 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 106 spoken contributions by Richard Fuller since 4 July 2024.
The Minister is making the case that the position when that settlement was made about balance between taxpayers and policyholders was a matter of fault and responsibility.
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I do not want to go too far off the topic, because I am a bit of a nerd on regulating regulators. We can find time later to talk about that. It was an important point, as was the point made by the hon. Member for St Ives (Andrew George).
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I do not think that the Minister has taken up my offer of releasing the business case tomorrow.
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Through you, Madam Deputy Speaker, I thank Mr Speaker for granting me permission to speak on a matter that is of crucial importance to my constituents.
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I thank the Minister for presenting the Bill, but most importantly I thank His Majesty the King for his gracious service, on behalf of all Members of this House and all people of this country and the territories and nations overseas.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Fuller | Conservative | 19,981 | 38.8% | −22.4 |
| Uday Nagaraju | Labour | 14,567 | 28.3% | +9.2 |
| Pippa Clayton | Reform UK | 8,433 | 16.4% | +16.2 |
| Joanna Szaub-Newton | Liberal Democrat | 5,553 | 10.8% | −2.4 |
| Philippa Fleming | Green Party | 3,027 | 5.9% | +3.1 |
Result summary as published: Con 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 | Conservative 38.8% | Labour 28.3% | 5,414 | 65.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 61.1% | Labour 19.1% | 23,631 | 73.6% |
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
North Bedfordshire covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Bedford E06000055
- Central Bedfordshire E06000056
Who has power over North Bedfordshire
Every body that makes decisions for North Bedfordshire, 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 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
- North Bedfordshire this page: Richard Fuller (Conservative) 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 North Bedfordshire?
Richard Fuller (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in North Bedfordshire?
The House of Commons Library records 19,981 votes for Richard Fuller of Conservative and a majority of 5,414; 65.4% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in North Bedfordshire?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,730, 2.6% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in North Bedfordshire?
£365,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in North Bedfordshire?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £49,159 (April 2025).
How many children in North Bedfordshire live in low income families?
3,842 children under 16, 18.4%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of North Bedfordshire?
108,198 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
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.