South Bedfordshire

South Bedfordshire
Former district

District Council Offices, High Street North, Dunstable

Shown within Bedfordshire
Area
 • 1974124,423 acres (503.52 km2)
Population
 • 197394,750
 • 1992110,110
 • 2007118,200
History
 • OriginMunicipal Borough of Dunstable
Leighton-Linslade Urban District
Luton Rural District
 • Created1 April 1974
 • Abolished31 March 2009
 • Succeeded byCentral Bedfordshire
ONS code09UE
GovernmentSouth Bedfordshire District Council
 • HQDunstable
 • MottoBy Truth and Diligence


Subdivisions
 • TypeCivil parishes

South Bedfordshire was a local government district in Bedfordshire, in the East of England, from 1974 to 2009. Its main towns were Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Leighton Buzzard.