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    South Bedfordshire, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), William Madel (Conservative Party) won South Bedfordshire, with a majority of 16,483 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    10
    Recorded results
    29
    South Bedfordshire: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William MadelConservative Party32,98856.4%Yes
    John David GardnerThe Labour Party16,50528.2%No
    Malcolm TurnerLiberal Democrats8,40214.4%No
    Laurence SmithNational Front6261.1%No
    South Bedfordshire: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 78.27%, electorate 64,329
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David MadelConservative Party20,79441.3%Yes
    Raymond Alfred LittleThe Labour Party16,35132.5%No
    David John Howard PenwardenThe Liberal Party13,19426.2%No
    South Bedfordshire: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William MadelConservative Party21,38030.5%Yes
    David PenwardenLiberal Democrats16,62223.7%No
    Raymond LittleThe Labour Party16,35123.3%No
    Paul TinnionThe Labour Party15,84722.6%No
    South Bedfordshire: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    William MadelConservative Party38,08548.7%Yes
    Gwilym RobertsThe Labour Party33,10742.4%No
    Godfrey ShocketLiberal Democrats6,9568.9%No
    South Bedfordshire: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Gwilym RobertsThe Labour Party34,54947.8%Yes
    Norman ColeConservative Party30,31941.9%No
    Hamilton Simonds-GoodingLiberal Democrats7,48410.3%No
    South Bedfordshire: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Norman ColeConservative Party33,83850.3%Yes
    Dennis J NisbetThe Labour Party33,49949.7%No
    South Bedfordshire: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Norman ColeNational Liberal and Conservative25,86147.1%Yes
    Walter JohnsonThe Labour Party21,10238.5%No
    Renee Rachel SoskinLiberal Democrats7,91214.4%No
    South Bedfordshire: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Norman ColeNational Liberal and Conservative23,36552.8%Yes
    Edward MoeranThe Labour Party20,89747.2%No
    South Bedfordshire: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Norman ColeNational Liberal and Conservative22,91750.9%Yes
    Edward MoeranThe Labour Party22,06849.1%No
    South Bedfordshire: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Edward MoeranThe Labour Party20,07045.3%Yes
    William Fearnley-WhittingstallConservative and National Liberal18,54641.8%No
    James Stewart KnightLiberal Democrats5,72512.9%No

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