25-655: William Bourne may refer to: Politicians [ edit ] William Bourne (MP of Bedford) (by 1499–1545), MP for Bedford William Bourne of Derby , MP for Derby in 1297 Others [ edit ] William Bourne (mathematician) (1535–1582), English mathematician William Bourne (19th century businessman) , see Denby Pottery Company William Oland Bourne (1819–1901) American clergyman, journalist, social reformer Bill Bourne (cricketer) (born 1952), Barbadian cricketer Bill Bourne (1954–2022), Canadian musician and songwriter [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
50-558: A fast railway link to London and other destinations, the town is at the north end of the Thameslink service to Brighton and is not far from Milton Keynes which has a larger economy. The smaller and contiguous town of Kempston is also in the constituency. Bedford was first represented in the Model Parliament of 1295. The constituency was originally a parliamentary borough electing two Members of Parliament (MPs) to
75-605: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bedford (UK Parliament constituency) Bedford / ˈ b ɛ d f ər d / is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Mohammad Yasin of the Labour Party . The seat dates back to the earliest century of regular parliaments, in 1295; its double representation
100-586: The 1950 election reduced its size somewhat, and under the Third Review of Westminster Constituencies in 1983, the constituency was abolished. 1997 onwards Under the Fourth Review , effective from the 1997 general election , Bedford was restored as a borough constituency, comprising the towns of Bedford and Kempston. In the latest boundary changes under the Fifth Review , effective from
125-405: The 2010 general election , there were marginal changes due to the revision of local authority wards. The 2017 general election saw the Labour Party win the seat despite coming second in the election. This was significant as it was the first time the party had won the seat at an election where it had not won a comfortable national majority. This was repeated at the 2019 general election , where
150-1312: The 2024 general election , the constituency comprises the following, after taking into account the local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2023: Marginal changes due to further revisions to local authority wards. Edward I – Edward II – Edward IV – Richard III – Henry VII – Henry VIII – Edward VI – Mary I – Elizabeth I – James I – Charles I – Protectorate – 1377-1427 – 1660-1885 – 1885-1983 – 1885-1983 – 1997-2017 – Elections Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament Back to Members of Parliament This
175-458: The House of Commons , and consisted of the five parishes making up the town of Bedford . Before the Reform Act of 1832 , the right to vote was exercised by all freemen and burgesses of the town (whether or not they lived within the borough boundaries) and by all householders who were not receiving alms. This was a fairly wide franchise for the period, but potentially subject to abuse since
200-611: The Corporation of the borough had unlimited power to create freemen. The corporation was usually under the influence of the Dukes of Bedford , but their influence usually fell well short of making Bedford a pocket borough . In 1768, a majority of the corporation apparently fell out with the Duke at the time , and decided to free the borough from his influence. They elected a Huntingdonshire squire, Sir Robert Bernard , as Recorder of
225-618: The People Act 1918 , the Parliamentary Borough was abolished; but the town gave its name to a new county constituency (formally The Bedford division of Bedfordshire ). As well as the town of Bedford, it covered the northern end of the county and included Kempston and Eaton Socon together with surrounding rural areas. Under the Representation of the People Act 1948 , a boundary change which came into effect at
250-468: The addressing of grievances with the king. "The elected members were far more anxious to establish the second function: to discuss grievances. A kind of quid pro quo was looked for: money for the Scottish campaign of 1296 would be forthcoming if certain grievances were addressed. This consciousness was growing, even if all was still in an embryonic state". The concept of "Parliament" was in fact such that
275-527: The borough 1,572 inhabitants qualified to vote. The town was growing, and Bedford retained its borough status until the 1918 general election , although under the Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885 , its representation was reduced to a single MP. On the eve of the First World War , its population was just under 40,000, of whom 6,500 people were eligible to vote. Under the Representation of
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#1732782499966300-457: The borough, and made 500 new freemen, mostly Bernard's Huntingdonshire neighbours or tenants. As there were only 540 householders, this gave him the effective power to choose Bedford's MPs; at the next election the defeated candidates petitioned against the result, attempting to establish that so many non-residents should not be allowed to vote, but the Commons dismissed the petition and confirmed
325-440: The division into House of Commons and House of Lords had not yet taken place. The Model Parliament was unicameral and summoned 49 lords to sit with 292 representatives of the Commons. The Model Parliament created a precedent in which each "successor of a baron" (which includes Lords Spiritual ) who had received a writ to the parliament of 1295 "had a legal right to receive a writ ". However, this strictly hereditary right
350-409: The exception of Kempston, which was transferred to Mid Bedfordshire. Re-established as a borough constituency, comprising the towns of Bedford from the now abolished seat of North Bedfordshire, and Kempston, regained from Mid Bedfordshire. Marginal changes due to the revision of local authority wards. Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies , which came into effect for
375-494: The influence of the Dukes seems sometimes to have been more nominal than real. In the 1750s and 1760s, before Bernard's intervention, a frequent compromise was that the Duke nominated one MP and the corporation (representing the interests of the town) the other; but it seems that on occasion the Duke had to be flexible to retain the semblance of local deference towards him, and that his "nominee" had in reality been imposed upon him. Nor
400-493: The name. A similar scheme had been used in summoning Simon de Montfort's Parliament in 1265, but it had been called by Simon de Montfort in the midst of the Second Barons' War against Henry III of England . The same scheme was remarkably adopted by a king who was Henry's son and heir although he had quelled Montfort's uprising. Edward I summoned the parliament to meet at Westminster on 13 November 1295. In calling
425-406: The parliament, Edward proclaimed in his writ of summons that "what touches all, should be approved of all ( Latin : Quod omnes tangit ab omnibus approbari debet ), and it is also clear that common dangers should be met by measures agreed upon in common". Parliament's legislative authority was then limited, and its primary role was to levy taxes. Edward's paramount goal in summoning the parliament
450-454: The right of all the freemen, however created, to vote. Bernard cemented his control with the creation of hundreds of further freemen in the next few years; at around the same period he lent the Corporation £950, and it is not unreasonable to assume this was payment for services rendered. However, in 1789, the young Duke of Bedford managed to regain the corporation's loyalty, and had 350 of his own retainers made freemen. Even at other periods,
475-408: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Bourne&oldid=1238302470 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
500-493: The seat was narrowly held by the Labour incumbent, despite the party suffering a heavy national defeat. Expanded to include Kempston and rural areas in the north of Bedfordshire, transferred from the abolished constituency of Biggleswade . Eastern and southern rural areas, including Eaton Socon , transferred to Mid Bedfordshire . Seat abolished in 1983 and absorbed into the new constituency of North Bedfordshire , with
525-415: Was coined by William Stubbs (1825-1901) and later used also by Frederic William Maitland . The assembly of AD 1295 included members of the clergy and the aristocracy, as well as representatives from the various counties and boroughs . Each county returned two knights , each borough elected two burgesses , and each city provided two citizens. That composition became the model for later parliaments, hence
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#1732782499966550-500: Was halved in 1885, then altered by the Representation of the People Act in 1918. It was abolished in 1983 but re-established at the next periodic review for the 1997 general election . Bedford is a marginal seat between the Labour Party and the Conservatives . The main settlement is Bedford , a well-developed town centre with a considerable amount of social housing relative to Bedfordshire and higher poverty index but on
575-606: Was the outcome invariably successfully predetermined: at the 1830 election the result swung on one individual's vote – the defeated candidate being Lord John Russell , who was not only one of the Whig leaders but The Duke of Bedford 's son. In 1831, the population of the borough was 6,959, and contained 1,491 houses. This was sufficient for Bedford to retain both its MPs under the Great Reform Act , with its boundaries unaltered. The reformed franchise introduced in 1832 gave
600-501: Was the smallest Labour majority at the 2019 general election. Back to Elections Back to Elections Back to Elections Back to Elections Model Parliament List of parliaments of England List of acts of the Parliament of England The Model Parliament was the 1295 Parliament of England of King Edward I . Its composition became the model for later parliaments. The term Model Parliament
625-562: Was to raise funds for his wars, specifically the planned campaigns against the French and the Scots for the forthcoming year and countering an insurgency in Wales . That "sound finance" by taxation was a goal of summoning the parliament but was tied into "counsel" to the king and "the element of service" for feudalism . However, the resulting parliament became a model for a new function as well,
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