New Town is a district of

Luton Luton () is a town and borough in Bedfordshire, England. The borough had a population of 225,262 at the 2021 census. Luton is on the River Lea, about north-west of London. The town's foundation dates to the sixth century as a Saxon settleme ...

, just south east of the town centre, in

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, England. It is roughly bounded by Castle Street and London Road to the west, Seymour Road to the east, New Town Street to the north, and Cutenhoe Road to the south.

Local area

Castle Street was the site of a

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castle. The district has characteristic pubs and has traditionally been a working class area of the town. To alleviate the housing shortage of the 1960s several multi-story flats were built and an industrial park was added in the 1980s to attract new industries. The ring road, which passes nearby, was created at the same time to ease traffic congestion from the M1 motorway to the ever expanding

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Politics

New Town is part of

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ward, which is represented by Cllr David Agbley ( Labour), Cllr Fatima Begum ( Labour) and Cllr Javeria Hussain ( Labour). The ward forms part of the

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Luton South Luton South and South Bedfordshire is a constituency in Bedfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Rachel Hopkins, a member of the Labour Party. Prior to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constit ...

and the MP is

Rachel Hopkins Rachel Louise Hopkins (born 30 March 1972) is a British Labour politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton South and South Bedfordshire, formerly Luton South, since 2019. Hopkins was a Member of Luton Borough Council ...

( Labour). Lutonwardmap

Local newspapers

Two weekly newspapers cover New Town, although they are not specific to the area. * ''Herald and Post'' * ''Luton News''''Luton News''
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Local attractions

References

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