Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire
Local government district
Top:Leighton Buzzard Market Cross Bottom: Alameda in Ampthill and Shefford High Street.

Shown within Bedfordshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	East of England
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Founded	1 April 2009
Admin. HQ	Chicksands
Government
• Type	Unitary authority
• Body	Central Bedfordshire Council
• Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
• Executive:	No overall control
• MPs:	Richard Fuller (C) Rachel Hopkins (L) Alex Mayer (L) Alistair Strathern (L) Blake Stephenson (C)
Area
• Total	276 sq mi (716 km²)
• Rank	45th
Population (2022)
• Total	301,501
• Rank	Ranked 47th
• Density	1,100/sq mi (420/km²)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 90.2% White 3.5% Asian 3% Mixed 2.4% Black 0.8% other
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 47.9% Christianity 42.8% no religion 8% other 1.3% Islam
Time zone	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
ISO 3166-2	GB-CBF
ONS code	00KC (ONS) E06000056 (GSS)
Website	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.