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Parish and ward information Parish: Dunstable (Central Ward) Ward: Dunstable Central Number of councillors 2 Electorate as of 1 May 2025 3,773 Forecast electorate for 2030 3,826 Current ratio of electors to councillors 1,887 Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 1,913 Variance from average across the council 440% Parish and ward information Parish: Dunstable (East Ward) Ward: Dunstable East Number of councillors 5 Electorate as of 1 May 2025 7,767 Forecast electorate for 2030 8,058 Current ratio of electors to councillors 1,553 Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 1,612 Variance from average across the council 355% Parish and ward information Parish: Dunstable (North Ward) Ward: Dunstable North Number of councillors 4 Electorate as of 1 May 2025 7,334 Forecast electorate for 2030 7,594 Current ratio of electors to councillors 1,834 Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 1,899 Variance from average across the council 436% Parish and ward information Parish: Dunstable (West Ward) Ward: Dunstable West Number of councillors 5 Electorate as of 1 May 2025 7,324 Forecast electorate for 2030 7,331 Current ratio of electors to councillors 1,465 Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 1,466 Variance from average across the council 314% Parish and ward information Parish: Dunstable (South Ward) Ward: Dunstable South Number of councillors 2 Electorate as of 1 May 2025 3,641 Forecast electorate for 2030 3,641 Current ratio of electors to councillors 1,821 Forecast ratio of electors to councillors 1,821 Variance from average across the council 414% Dunstable parish has a town council. It is warded and has 18 seats on the council. The forecast development to March 2030 is estimated at a further 357 dwellings which will generate approximately an additional 611 residents over the next 5 years.
The parish boundary adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Caddington, Houghton Regis, Kensworth and Totternhoe. The parish wards are coterminous within the 5 district wards of the same names.
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Seats and candidates
Dunstable Central Ward
Year Number of candidates Number of seats 2 2023 6 2019 6 2015 7 2011 7 Dunstable East Ward
Year Number of candidates Number of seats 5 2023 12 2019 11 2015 13 2011 11 Dunstable North Ward
Year Number of candidates Number of seats 4 2023 10 2019 10 2015 16 2011 16 Dunstable South Ward
Year Number of candidates Number of seats 2 2023 6 2019 6 2015 9 2011 9 Dunstable West Ward
Year Number of candidates Number of seats 5 2023 13 2019 8 2015 13 2011 13 As can be seen from the tables above there has been a contested election across all the wards since the creation of Central Bedfordshire.
Statutory changes since the 2017/18 review
The Central Bedfordshire Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2018 reduced the number of councillors for the parish of Dunstable from 21 to 18 (East (formerly Icknield) Ward from 5 to 4, North (formerly Northfields) Ward from 5 to 4 and West (formerly Watling) Ward from 5 to 4).
The Central Bedfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2021 amended the number of councillors for the parish wards of Dunstable (Central Ward from 3 to 2, East Ward from 4 to 5, South (formerly Manshead) Ward from 3 to 2, and West from 4 to 5).
Parish/town council initial proposal for consideration for the 2025 review
No proposal received.