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Central Bedfordshire

{{Short description|Unitary authority area in Bedfordshire, England}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2024}}

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Central Bedfordshire

| type = Local government district

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| image1 = Leighton Buzzard, market cross - geograph.org.uk - 5615323.jpg

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| image3 = The Alameda, Ampthill - geograph.org.uk - 5746951.jpg

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| image5 = Shefford High Street.jpg

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| image_caption = {{ubl|Top:Leighton Buzzard Market Cross |Bottom: Alameda in Ampthill and Shefford High Street.}}

| image_blank_emblem = Central Bedfordshire Council.svg

| image_map = Central Bedfordshire UK locator map.svg

| map_caption = Shown within Bedfordshire

| mapsize = frameless

| subdivision_type = Sovereign state

| subdivision_name = United Kingdom

| subdivision_type1 = Constituent country

| subdivision_name1 = England

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = East of England

| subdivision_type3 = Ceremonial county

| subdivision_name3 = Bedfordshire

| seat_type = Admin. HQ

| seat = Chicksands

| government_type = Unitary authority

| governing_body = Central Bedfordshire Council

| leader_title = Leadership:

| leader_name = Leader & Cabinet

| leader_title1 = Executive:

| leader_name1 = {{English district control|GSS=E06000056}}

| leader_title2 = MPs:

| leader_name2 = Richard Fuller (C)
Rachel Hopkins (L)
Alex Mayer (L)
Alistair Strathern (L)
Blake Stephenson (C)

| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 1 April 2009

| founder =

| area_rank = List of English districts by area

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| population_as_of = {{English statistics year}}

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| population_rank = List of English districts by population

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = Greenwich Mean Time

| utc_offset = +0

| timezone_DST = British Summer Time

| utc_offset_DST = +1

| postal_code_type = Postcode

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| blank_name = ISO 3166-2

| blank_info = GB-CBF

| blank1_name = ONS code

| blank1_info = 00KC (ONS)
E06000056 (GSS)

| blank2_name = OS grid reference

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| blank3_name = NUTS 3

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| demographics_type1 = Ethnicity (2021)

| demographics1_footnotes = {{NOMIS2021|id=E06000056|title=Central Bedfordshire Local Authority|access-date=5 January 2024}}

| demographics1_title1 = Ethnic groups

| demographics1_info1 = {{Collapsible list

| 90.2% White

| 3.5% Asian

| 3% Mixed

| 2.4% Black

| 0.8% other

}}

| demographics_type2 = Religion (2021)

| demographics2_footnotes =

| demographics2_title1 = Religion

| demographics2_info1 = {{Collapsible list

| 47.9% Christianity

| 42.8% no religion

| 8% other

| 1.3% Islam

}}

| website = {{URL|https://centralbedfordshire.gov.uk}}

}}

Central Bedfordshire is a local government district in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It is administered by Central Bedfordshire Council, a unitary authority. It was created in 2009.

Formation

Central Bedfordshire was created on 1 April 2009 as part of a structural reform of local government in Bedfordshire. The Bedfordshire County Council and all the district councils in the county were abolished, with new unitary authorities created providing the services which had been previously delivered by both the district and county councils. Central Bedfordshire was created covering the area of the former Mid Bedfordshire and South Bedfordshire Districts. The local authority is called Central Bedfordshire Council.{{Cite web |url=http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/local-government-in-central-bedfordshire/statistics-and-census-information/about-central-bedfordshire-council.aspx# |title=About Central Bedfordshire Council | Central Bedfordshire Council |access-date=30 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084018/http://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/local-government-in-central-bedfordshire/statistics-and-census-information/about-central-bedfordshire-council.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/907/note/made {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105040848/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/907/note/made# |date=5 January 2015 }} - The Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008

The local authority is called Central Bedfordshire Council.

Parliamentary representation

Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, Central Bedfordshire would be split between five parliamentary constituencies:{{Cite web |title=Eastern {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/eastern/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Boundary Commission for England}}

Towns and villages

{{also|Civil parishes in Bedfordshire}}

File:Central Bedfordshire UK ward map 2010 (blank).svg

Central Bedfordshire comprises a mix of market towns and rural villages. The largest town is Leighton Buzzard followed by Dunstable and Houghton Regis. Dunstable and Houghton Regis form part of the Luton/Dunstable urban area. Central Bedfordshire includes the following towns and villages.

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See also

References

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External links

  • [https://www.centralbedfordshire.gov.uk/ Central Bedfordshire Council Website]

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{{East of England}}

{{Unitary authorities of England}}

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Category:English unitary authorities created in 2009

Category:Local government districts of Bedfordshire

Category:Local government in Bedfordshire

Category:Unitary authority districts of England