Milton Keynes Central (UK Parliament constituency)
| Milton Keynes Central | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundaries since 2024 | |
Boundary of Milton Keynes Central in South East England | |
| County | Buckinghamshire |
| Electorate | 76,708 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Milton Keynes |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Emily Darlington (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Milton Keynes South |
Milton Keynes Central is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election.[2] Since that election, it has been represented by Emily Darlington of the Labour Party.
Boundaries
The constituency comprises the following wards of the City of Milton Keynes unitary authority area:[3]ref>"The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.</ref> The boundaries of these wards do not necessarily coincide with the civil parishes with the same or similar names.
- Broughton
- Campbell Park and Old Woughton
- Central Milton Keynes
- Danesborough and Walton
- Loughton & Shenley
- Monkston
- Shenley Brook End
- Woughton and Fishermead<
It was formed from a minority of the abolished constituency of Milton Keynes South (the Shenleys, Loughton, Walton, Woughton on the Green, Wavendon and Woburn Sands), together with parts transferred from the continuing constituency of Milton Keynes North (Central Milton Keynes, Campbell Park, Old Woughton, Monkston, and Broughton). Again, the boundaries of these wards do not necessarily coincide with the civil parishes with the same or similar names.
Members of Parliament
Milton Keynes South prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Emily Darlington | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Emily Darlington | 20,209 | 42.3 | +4.2 | |
| Conservative | Johnny Luk | 12,918 | 27.1 | –20.4 | |
| Reform UK | David Reilly | 6,245 | 13.1 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Cox | 4,931 | 10.3 | –0.1 | |
| Green | Frances Bonney | 3,226 | 6.8 | +4.3 | |
| Heritage | Alfred Saint-Clair | 200 | 0.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,291 | 15.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 47,729 | 58.9 | –9.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 81,078 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.3 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 25,035 | 47.5 | |
| Labour | 20,083 | 38.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,489 | 10.4 | |
| Green | 1,297 | 2.5 | |
| Others | 746 | 1.4 | |
| Turnout | 52,650 | 68.6 | |
| Electorate | 76,708 | ||
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire
- Parliamentary constituencies in South East England
References
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "New Seat Details – Milton Keynes Central". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary General Election on 4 July 2024". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Milton Keynes Central | Milton Keynes City Council".
- ^ "Milton Keynes Central – General election results 2024". BBC News.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
- Milton Keynes Central UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK