Who are the MPs representing Bedfordshire?

Rachel Hopkins was returned as the Labour MP for Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Labour won four of the six seats in Bedfordshire. In the 2019 general election, three of the constituencies were won by the Conservatives and three won by Labour - which became four when Labour won a by-election in 2023, following the resignation of Nadine Dorries from her seat of Mid Bedfordshire.

Here - in alphabetical order by constituency - are the MPs taking their seats in Westminster for the county.

Bedford

Mohammad Yasin has been elected to serve Bedford for the third term

Labour's Mohammad Yasin won the seat of Bedford for a third time, with a majority of more than 9,000 votes. He narrowly took the seat from the Conservatives in 2017 and retained the seat by just 145 votes in 2019.

Mr Yasin moved to the constituency 30 years ago. He worked in a factory and then as a taxi driver, which was where he had "many conversations" with people about their struggles and life situations.

These experiences prompted him to stand to become a councillor on Bedford Borough Council in 2006 for the Queen's Park ward, where he still lives.

He recently spoke in the House of Commons about the closure of the town's renal unit, and that patients have to now travel 50 miles for kidney dialysis.

He said on the social media platform X: "I am humbled by the result and will continue to serve Bedford and Kempston to the best of my ability."

Turnout to vote was down by 10.4% on 2019, with 56% of the electorate casting a ballot.

Vote results:

• Labour, Mohammad Yasin - 18,342

• Conservative, Pinder Chauhan - 8,912

• Reform UK, Matt Lansley - 4,548

• Liberal Democrats, Henry Vann - 4,025

• Green Party, Ben Foley - 2,394

• Independent, Tarek Javed - 1,442

• Workers Party of Britain - 996.

Hitchin

Alistair Strathern is now MP for Hitchin

Alistair Strathern has taken the constituency seat of Hitchin, a seat straddling parts of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, following electoral boundary changes.

It had been a Conservative seat when it was part of the Hitchin and Harpenden constituency.

Mr Strathern who lives in Shefford, served briefly as the Mid-Bedfordshire MP following a by-election in 2023.

Voter turnout for this constituency was 69% down by 6.4% on 2019.

Hitchin results:

• Labour - Alistair Strathern - 22,067

• Conservative - Bim Afolami - 14,958

• Reform - Charles Bunker - 6,760

• Lib Dem - Chris Lucas - 4,913

• Green - Will Lavin - 2,631

• Christian Peoples Alliance - 181

Mid Bedfordshire

Conservative Blake Stephenson won back the seat of Mid Bedfordshire

Blake Stephenson won back the seat of Mid Bedfordshire for the Tories.

The seat had been the preserve of Conservative ex-minister Nadine Dorries, who resigned in 2023, a year after Rishi Sunak took over as leader of the Conservative Party.

A by-election saw Labour's Alistair Strathern win the seat with a 1,192 majority.

Following his win, Mr Stephenson, who is also a councillor on Central Bedfordshire Council and a member of the Police and Crime Panel, paid tribute to all the candidates.

"We had a civil campaign here in Mid Beds and we should all be proud of that," he said.

"The hard work starts now. Fighting for our communities. And holding the government to account."

The voter turnout for this constituency was 65%.

Vote results:

• Conservative, Blake Stephenson -16,912

• Labour, Maahwish Mirza - 15,591

• Reform, Dave Holland - 8,594

• Lib Dem, Stuart Roberts - 4,068

• Independent, Gareth Mackay - 1,700

• Green Party, Cade Sibley - 2,584

• Social Democrat Party - 172

North Bedfordshire

Richard Fuller has been returned as a Conservative MP to the seat of North Bedfordshire

Richard Fuller has been returned as a Conservative MP to the seat of North Bedfordshire, but with a reduced majority. He was previously the MP for the area under the constituency of North East Bedfordshire.

He said the Tories needed to provide an "effective opposition" despite the Labour landslide.

According to his profile page, Mr Fuller has previously pushed for leasehold and freehold reform in Parliament, and expressed concern over "unfair" freehold management charges.

The voter turnout for this constituency was 65%.

Vote results:

• Conservative, Richard Fuller - 19,981

• Labour, Uday Nagaraju - 14,567

• Reform UK, Pippa Clayton - 8,433

• Liberal Democrat, Joanna Szaub-Newton - 5,553

• Green, Philippa Fleming - 3,027

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

Alex Mayer (centre) has won the newly formed seat of Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

Labour's Alex Mayer took the redrawn seat of Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard from Conservative Andrew Selous. Mr Sealous had been the MP for the area for 23 years, when it was known as South West Bedfordshire.

Ms Mayer won by 667 votes and has become the first female MP in the area since 1966.

She served as a member of the European Parliament between 2016-19 and before doing so worked as chief of staff for the MP for Cambridge, Daniel Zeichner.

She is also a member of the Socialist Environment and Resources Association, the GMB and Unison trade unions and is a life member of English Heritage and the National Trust.

The voter turnout for this constituency was 60%.

Vote results:

• Labour, Alex Mayer - 14,976

• Conservative, Andrew Selous - 14,309

• Reform UK, Harry Palmer - 8,071

• Liberal Democrat, Emma Holland-Lindsay -6,497

• Green, Sukhinder Hundal - 2,115

• English Democrats - 77

Luton North

Sarah Owen returns as the Labour MP for Luton North

Labour's Sarah Owen held the seat for her party and said she would work hard to win the trust of constituents, as Reform UK and the Workers Party both took substantial numbers.

On X she said: "Luton has chosen unity over division. Luton has voted for change."

Reflecting on her win, she told BBC Three Counties that foreign policy issues such as Palestine and Gaza were high on the agenda, alongside health, housing, the cost of living and access to NHS dentists.

She said the campaign had been a divisive one, and added: "We need to be able to disagree well again."

On her website, Ms Owen, who lives in Luton, said issues such as smart motorways, baby loss, anti-social behaviour and accessible public transport, were also of concern to her.

The voter turnout for the constituency was 52%.

Vote results:

• Labour, Sarah Owen - 14,677

• Conservative, Jilleane Brown - 7,167

• Reform UK, James Fletcher - 4,666

• Independent, Toqueer Shah - 4,393

• Workers Party of Britain, Waheed Akbar - 3,914

• Green, Ejel Khan - 1,940

• Liberal Democrat, Sean Prendergast - 1,890

• Social Democrat - 98

Luton South and South Bedfordshire

Rachel Hopkins is returned at the areas MP

Rachel Hopkins held the seat for Labour since 2019 and served as a shadow defence minister.

Her father Kelvin Hopkins was previously Luton North's MP.

Following recent boundary changes, the constituency covers south and east Luton, including the town centre and airport, plus the Bedfordshire village of Eaton Bray.

As with Luton North, the Israel-Gaza war has been a major issue amongst voters.

In her acceptance speech she said: "It's now up to us as an incoming Labour government to rebuilt trust when it comes to the economy, rebuild our public services that have been decimated over the last 14 years, and rebuild trust and integrity in politics."

The voter turnout for the constituency was 50%.

Vote results:

• Labour, Rachel Hopkins - 13,593

• Conservative, Mark Versallion - 6,735

• Independent, Atttiq Malik 5,384

• Reform, Norman Maclean - 4,759

• Workers Party of Britain, Yasin Rehman - 3,110

• Green, Edward Carpenter - 2,401

• Liberal Democrat, Dominic Griffiths - 2,400