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Wards of Bedford Borough Council
Bedford Borough Council is divided into 28 electoral wards, spread over 3 Westminster constituencies. At the 2021 Census they had 185,228 residents in 74,949 households, 389 people per km². 16.8% were aged 65 or over and 62.7% of households owned their home.
Wards28
Average ward6,615residents
Under 1620.0%
No car or van18.2%
| Ward | Residents | Households | People / km² | Aged 65+ | Owned | No car | Constituency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biddenham | 3,880 | 1,517 | 568 | 19.8% | 80.4% | 5.1% | North Bedfordshire |
| Brickhill | 8,696 | 3,597 | 2,639 | 23.0% | 74.0% | 15.0% | Bedford, North Bedfordshire |
| Bromham | 5,778 | 2,417 | 270 | 25.9% | 83.8% | 9.2% | North Bedfordshire |
| Castle & Newnham | 8,147 | 3,759 | 4,336 | 16.2% | 56.3% | 25.0% | Bedford |
| Cauldwell | 11,366 | 4,302 | 5,037 | 8.9% | 40.5% | 30.1% | Bedford, Mid Bedfordshire |
| Clapham & Oakley | 7,013 | 2,894 | 489 | 21.0% | 77.5% | 11.3% | North Bedfordshire |
| De Parys | 7,145 | 2,955 | 3,400 | 19.0% | 54.6% | 24.8% | Bedford |
| Goldington | 9,209 | 3,811 | 3,766 | 16.8% | 54.2% | 23.1% | Bedford |
| Great Barford | 3,838 | 1,621 | 142 | 23.0% | 78.5% | 7.7% | North Bedfordshire |
| Great Denham | 4,363 | 1,655 | 2,837 | 3.8% | 65.5% | 6.2% | North Bedfordshire |
| Greyfriars | 4,190 | 1,976 | 6,913 | 9.0% | 18.4% | 51.1% | Bedford |
| Harpur | 8,870 | 4,208 | 3,738 | 17.2% | 38.3% | 38.4% | Bedford, North Bedfordshire |
| Harrold | 4,841 | 2,044 | 79 | 21.9% | 72.4% | 7.5% | North Bedfordshire |
| Kempston Central & East | 9,583 | 3,818 | 5,532 | 15.5% | 58.2% | 21.5% | Bedford |
| Kempston North | 3,918 | 1,545 | 3,005 | 18.0% | 52.4% | 22.2% | Bedford |
| Kempston South | 4,106 | 1,553 | 3,654 | 18.9% | 78.0% | 12.0% | Bedford |
| Kempston West | 4,669 | 1,907 | 924 | 11.4% | 68.0% | 11.1% | Bedford, North Bedfordshire |
| Kingsbrook | 10,683 | 4,303 | 2,528 | 12.6% | 45.9% | 26.8% | Bedford |
| Putnoe | 8,061 | 3,306 | 3,319 | 27.0% | 81.9% | 12.2% | Bedford |
| Queens Park | 9,779 | 3,054 | 5,329 | 8.5% | 50.9% | 27.2% | Bedford |
| Renhold & Ravensden | 3,248 | 1,263 | 179 | 17.4% | 72.8% | 7.7% | Bedford, North Bedfordshire |
| Riseley | 3,064 | 1,259 | 73 | 23.7% | 76.0% | 7.8% | North Bedfordshire |
| Riverfield | 3,921 | 1,668 | 1,474 | 16.0% | 65.8% | 14.4% | Bedford |
| Sharnbrook | 4,303 | 1,828 | 80 | 27.8% | 79.1% | 7.4% | North Bedfordshire |
| Shortstown | 5,996 | 2,312 | 340 | 9.1% | 65.4% | 9.3% | North Bedfordshire |
| Wixams & Wilstead | 12,915 | 4,963 | 513 | 14.4% | 71.7% | 9.4% | Mid Bedfordshire |
| Wootton & Kempston Rural | 9,165 | 3,551 | 279 | 16.3% | 76.8% | 8.8% | North Bedfordshire |
| Wyboston | 4,481 | 1,863 | 38 | 26.4% | 79.2% | 5.3% | North Bedfordshire |
28 wards · Census 2021 (ONS, Nomis) · ward boundaries: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0
Westminster constituencies
Number of Bedford wards in each (a ward may be split).
Council offices
CBedford Borough CouncilCouncil office · Bedford MK41 9TGCBedford borough councilCouncil office · Bedford MK41 9RRTBedford Old Town HallTown hall · Bedford MK40 1SQPBrickhill Parish CouncilParish council · Bedford MK41 7UYPGreat Barford Parish CouncilParish council · Bedford MK44 3JJPSharnbrook Parish Council OfficeParish council · Bedford MK44 1HR
Wards: ONS Open Geography Portal (WD26 lookups) · Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis · Open Government Licence v3.0Back to Bedford