South Bedfordshire - Definition and Overview

South Bedfordshire District
Shown within Bedfordshire
Geography
Status:	District
Region:	East of England
Admin. County:	Bedfordshire
Area: - Total	Ranked 182nd 212.82 km²
Admin. HQ:	Dunstable
ONS code:	09UE
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 177th 113,367 533 / km²
Ethnicity:	96.9% White 1.0% S.Asian
Politics
South Bedfordshire District Council http://www.southbeds.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Conservative
MPs:	Margaret Moran, Andrew Selous

South Bedfordshire is a local government district in Bedfordshire, England. Its main towns are Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Leighton Buzzard

It was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the borough of Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard urban district, and part of Luton Rural District, and Ampthill Rural.