South West Bedfordshire

Election history

CON Andrew Selous Hold

2019-12-12

Majority 18,583 Turnout 66.7% Votes 53,307

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Andrew Selous	CON	32,212	60.4%	+1.2pp
Callum Anderson	LAB	13,629	25.6%	-8.2pp
Emma Matanle	LD	5,435	10.2%	+5.5pp
Andrew Waters	GRN	2,031	3.8%	+2.1pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Andrew Selous	CON	32,961	59.3%	+4.3pp
Daniel Scott	LAB	18,793	33.8%	+13.5pp
Daniel Norton	LD	2,630	4.7%	-0.4pp
Morvern Rennie	GRN	950	1.7%	-2.4pp
Morenike Mafoe		301	0.5%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Andrew Selous	CON	28,212	55.0%	+2.2pp
Daniel Scott	LAB	10,399	20.3%	+0.7pp
John van Weenen		7,941	15.5%	+11.3pp
Stephen Rutherford	LD	2,646	5.2%	-14.9pp
Emily Lawrence	GRN	2,106	4.1%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Andrew Selous	CON	26,815	52.8%	+4.5pp
Rod Cantrill	LD	10,166	20.0%	+3.2pp
Jennifer Bone	LAB	9,948	19.6%	-10.6pp
Martin Newman		2,142	4.2%	+0.0pp
Mark Tolman		1,703	3.4%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

🌍 Ethnicity

White

92.5% ▼4.4pp

Asian or Asian British

2.7% ▲1.7pp

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

2.2% ▲1.6pp

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

2.2% ▲1.2pp

Other ethnic group

0.3% ▼0.1pp

📊 Age

45 to 64

27.1%

Under 18

22.3%

30 to 44

20.7%

65 and over

15.6%

18 to 29

14.2%

⛪ Religion

Christian

61.2% ▼12.7pp

No religion

29.0% ▲11.4pp

Not answered

6.9% ▲0.0pp

Muslim

0.9% ▲0.6pp

Hindu

0.8% ▲0.3pp

Buddhist

0.4% ▲0.3pp

Other religion

0.4% ▲0.2pp

Jewish

0.2% ▲0.0pp

Sikh

0.2% ▲0.0pp

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

24.4% ▲8.7pp

No qualifications

21.2% ▼5.4pp

Level 2 qualifications

17.1% ▼4.8pp

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

15.9% ▼4.7pp

Level 3 qualifications

12.4% ▲5.1pp

Apprenticeship

4.6%

Other qualifications

4.4% ▼3.4pp

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

72.0% ▼5.8pp

Social renters

14.8% ▼0.9pp

Private renters

12.1% ▲6.6pp

Rent free

1.1% ▼0.5pp

🌍 Ethnicity

White

96.8%

Asian or Asian British

1.1%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

1.0%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.7%

Other ethnic group

0.4%

⛪ Religion

Christian

73.9%

No religion

17.6%

Not answered

6.9%

Hindu

0.5%

Muslim

0.4%

Jewish

0.2%

Other religion

0.2%

Sikh

0.2%

Buddhist

0.1%

🎓 Education

No qualifications

26.6%

Level 2 qualifications

21.9%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

20.7%

Level 4 qualifications or above

15.7%

Other qualifications

7.8%

Level 3 qualifications

7.3%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

77.9%

Social renters

15.7%

Private renters

5.6%

Rent free

1.5%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🌍 Ethnicity

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Other ethnic group	0.4%	0.3%	—	-0.1pp	—	—
Asian or Asian British	1.1%	2.7%	—	+1.7pp	—	—
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.7%	2.2%	—	+1.6pp	—	—
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.0%	2.2%	—	+1.2pp	—	—
White	96.8%	92.5%	—	-4.4pp	—	—

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.1%	0.4%	—	+0.3pp	—	—
Christian	73.9%	61.2%	—	-12.7pp	—	—
Hindu	0.5%	0.8%	—	+0.3pp	—	—
Jewish	0.2%	0.2%	—	0.0pp	—	—
Muslim	0.4%	0.9%	—	+0.6pp	—	—
Sikh	0.2%	0.2%	—	0.0pp	—	—
No religion	17.6%	29.0%	—	+11.4pp	—	—
Other religion	0.2%	0.4%	—	+0.2pp	—	—
Not answered	6.9%	6.9%	—	0.0pp	—	—

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	4.6%	—	—	—	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	15.7%	24.4%	—	+8.7pp	—	—
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	20.7%	15.9%	—	-4.7pp	—	—
Level 2 qualifications	21.9%	17.1%	—	-4.8pp	—	—
Level 3 qualifications	7.3%	12.4%	—	+5.1pp	—	—
No qualifications	26.6%	21.2%	—	-5.4pp	—	—
Other qualifications	7.8%	4.4%	—	-3.4pp	—	—

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	77.9%	72.0%	—	-5.8pp	—	—
Private renters	5.6%	12.1%	—	+6.6pp	—	—
Rent free	1.5%	1.1%	—	-0.5pp	—	—
Social renters	15.7%	14.8%	—	-0.9pp	—	—

Previous MPs

2

MP	Party	From	To
Andrew Selous	CON	2001-06-07	2024-05-30
Sir David Madel	CON	1970-06-18	2001-06-07