Luton : Ask Biography

Administration

Full name

Borough of Luton

Official name

Borough of Luton

Settlement type

Town, Borough & Unitary authority

Country

United Kingdom

Constituent area

England

Region

East of England

Ceremonial county

Bedfordshire

Borough

Luton

Government

Type

Borough

Governing body

Luton Borough Council

Executive:

Labour

Mayor

Don Worlding

MPs

Kelvin Hopkins (L)
Gavin Shuker (L)

Geography

Total Area

16.7 sq mi (43.35 km2)

Demography

Total Population

240000

ethnicity

66.9% White
19.8% S.Asian
8.2% Black
2.8% Mixed Race
2.3% E.Asian and Other

Other information

Time zone

GMT (UTC)

- Summer (DST)

British Summer Time (UTC)

Postcode Area

Area code

(01582)

ONS code

00KA

Demonym

Lutonians

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Luton (c-enaudio=En-uk-Luton is a large town and unitary authority of Bedfordshire, England, 30 miles (51 kilometres) north of London. Luton and its near neighbours, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, form the Luton/Dunstable Urban Area with a population of over 240,000.

Luton is home to Blue Square Premier team Luton Town Football Club, whose history includes several spells in the top flight of the English league as well as a Football League Cup triumph in 1988. They play at Kenilworth Road stadium, which has been their home since 1905.

London Luton Airport, opened in 1938, is one of England's major airports. During the Second World War it doubled as an RAF base.

The University of Bedfordshire is based in the town.

The Luton Carnival, held on the late May bank holiday, is the largest one-day carnival in Europe.

The town was for many years famous for hat-making and was also home to a large Vauxhall Motors factory; the head office of Vauxhall Motors is still situated in the town. Car production at the plant began in 1905 and continued until 2002, but commercial vehicle production remains.