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Milton Keynes North
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Milton Keynes North in South East England
CountyBuckinghamshire
Population132,698[1]
Electorate70,620 (2023)[2]
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentChris Curtis (Labour)
Created fromNorth East Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes South West

Milton Keynes North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2024 general election by Chris Curtis for the Labour Party.[3]

With effect from the 2024 general election, the City of Milton Keynes has three constituencies: this constituency, Milton Keynes Central, and Buckingham and Bletchley. The boundaries of this constituency were changed significantly since the 2019 election, in particularly losing Central Milton Keynes to Milton Keynes Central and gaining Stony Stratford from the abolished Milton Keynes South).

Constituency profile

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Milton Keynes North is a constituency in the City of Milton Keynes. It covers the northern areas of the Milton Keynes urban area, including the towns of Stony Stratford, Wolverton and Newport Pagnell and the neighbourhoods of Whitehouse, Fairfields, Great Linford, Stantonbury, Tongwell and part of Bradwell. It also covers the rural area to the north of the city, which includes Olney, Hanslope and other villages and hamlets.

The area that is today Milton Keynes was a rural area of small towns and villages until the late 1960s, when it was designated as a new town and designed to become a city. The city is known for its modernist architecture and grid road system between neighbourhoods. The towns in this constituency are older than the rest of the city and are generally affluent, although there is some deprivation in the neighbourhoods close to the city centre.[4] House prices here are generally similar to the national average but lower than the rest of South East England.[5]

In general, residents of Milton Keynes North have average levels of education and homeownership. Household income is high and the child poverty rate is low.[5][6] A high proportion of residents work in retail and professional occupations,[7] and the percentage of residents claiming unemployment benefits is in line with the country as a whole.[6] White people made up 80% of the population at the 2021 census and Asians were the largest ethnic minority group at 9%.[8]

At the local city council, Newport Pagnell and Bradwell are represented by Liberal Democrat councillors, Olney and the rural areas by Conservatives and the rest of the towns and neighbourhoods by the Labour Party. An estimated 52% of voters in Milton Keynes North supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, identical to the nationwide figure.[5]

Constituency history

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This constituency (and its counterpart, Milton Keynes South), came into being when the two parliamentary constituencies covering the City of Milton Keynes unitary authority area[a] (Milton Keynes North East and Milton Keynes South West) were reconfigured following the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies with the aim of equalising the electorate as between the constituencies in the light of population growth that had occurred mainly in the Milton Keynes Urban Area. This constituency is the more rural of the two.

Mark Lancaster, who had been the incumbent for Milton Keynes North East, won the new constituency for the Conservatives in the 2010 general election and retained it at the 2015 and 2017 general elections. He stood down before the 2019 general election, citing abuse and two threats to his life.[9] His successor to the Conservative candidacy was Ben Everitt, who won the seat with an increased majority. Everitt was defeated at the 2024 general election by Labour's Chris Curtis on a swing of 12.5%.

Boundaries

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2010–2024

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Map
Map of 2010–2024 boundaries

The constituency took up the majority of the City of Milton Keynes unitary authority area and was one of the borough's two constituencies. Milton Keynes North has a larger rural area; the other, Milton Keynes South, covered a smaller, more urban area.[10]

At its creation the constituency comprised the electoral wards of Bradwell, Campbell Park, Hanslope Park, Linford North, Linford South, Middleton, Newport Pagnell North, Newport Pagnell South, Olney, Sherington, Stantonbury and Wolverton .[11]

Following a revision to the ward boundaries in 2013, the seat comprised part or all of the following Council electoral wards:[12]

  • Bradwell (part)
  • Broughton]] (part)
  • Campbell Park and Old Woughton (part)
  • Central Milton Keynes
  • Monkston (part)
  • Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope
  • Newport Pagnell South
  • Olney
  • Stantonbury
  • Wolverton
  • Woughton and Fishermead (part)

The City Council ward boundaries do not necessarily coincide with the town and parish council areas.

Of these wards, Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope, and Olney are more rural. The remainder are more urban.[12] Each ward returns three councillors so their electorates are broadly equal.

2024–present

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Following the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The Milton Keynes City Council wards of: Bradwell; Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope; Newport Pagnell South; Olney; Stantonbury; Stony Stratford; Wolverton.[13]

The constituency was subject to major changes, with 43% of its electorate, including Milton Keynes city centre and parishes to the east (Campbell Park (civil parish), Old Woughton, Kents Hill and Monkston and Broughton and Milton Keynes), forming part of the new constituency of Milton Keynes Central. To partly compensate, Stony Stratford was added to Milton Keynes North from the abolished Milton Keynes South seat".[14]

A new constituency, Buckingham and Bletchley, (in effect) gives Milton Keynes its third parliamentary constituency, albeit one that straddles the border with Buckinghamshire Council.

Members of Parliament

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North East Milton Keynes prior to 2010

ElectionMember[15] Party
2010 Mark Lancaster Conservative
2019 Ben Everitt Conservative
2024 Chris Curtis Labour

Elections

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Election results 1950-2024

Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Milton Keynes North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Chris Curtis 19,318 42.0 +3.5
Conservative Ben Everitt 13,888 30.2 −21.4
Reform Jane Duckworth 6,164 13.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Clare Tevlin[16] 3,365 7.3 +0.6
Green Alan Francis 3,242 7.1 +4.0
Majority 5,430 11.8 N/A
Turnout 45,977 65.0 –3.4
Registered electors 70,709
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +12.5

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[17]
Party Vote %
Conservative24,93351.6
Labour18,60638.5
Liberal Democrats3,2466.7
Green1,4993.1
Turnout 48,284 68.4
Electorate 70,620
General election 2019: Milton Keynes North[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ben Everitt 30,938 49.5 +2.0
Labour Charlynne Pullen 24,683 39.5 −5.0
Liberal Democrats Aisha Mir 4,991 8.0 +4.1
Green Catherine Rose 1,931 3.1 +1.4
Majority 6,255 10.0 +7.0
Turnout 62,543 68.3 −3.5
Conservative hold Swing +3.4
General election 2017: Milton Keynes North[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Lancaster 30,367 47.5 +0.3
Labour Charlynne Pullen 28,392 44.5 +14.2
Liberal Democrats Imogen Shepherd-Dubey 2,499 3.9 −2.3
UKIP Jeff Wyatt 1,390 2.2 −9.7
Green Alan Francis 1,107 1.7 −2.2
CPA Venetia Sams 169 0.3 New
Majority 1,975 3.0 −13.9
Turnout 64,044 71.8 +5.4
Conservative hold Swing −7.0
General election 2015: Milton Keynes North[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Lancaster 27,244 47.2 +3.7
Labour Emily Darlington 17,491 30.3 +3.5
UKIP David Reilly 6,852 11.9 +8.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Graham 3,575 6.2 −15.9
Green Jennifer Marklew 2,255 3.9 +2.5
TUSC Katie Simpson 163 0.3 New
Independent David Mortimer 112 0.2 New
Majority 9,753 16.9 +0.2
Turnout 57,692 66.4 +0.6
Conservative hold Swing +0.1
General election 2010: Milton Keynes North[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Lancaster[23] 23,419 43.5 +7.3
Labour Co-op Andrew Pakes 14,458 26.8 −11.1
Liberal Democrats Jill Hope 11,894 22.1 +1.4
UKIP Michael Phillips 1,772 3.3 +0.5
BNP Richard Hamilton 1,154 2.1 New
Green Alan Francis 733 1.4 −0.8
CPA John Lennon 206 0.4 New
Monster Raving Loony Matt "Bananamatt" Fensome 157 0.3 New
Independent Anant Vyas 95 0.2 New
Majority 8,961 16.7 +18.4
Turnout 53,888 65.8 +2.0
Conservative hold Swing +9.2

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ At the time, the Borough of Milton Keynes.

References

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  1. ↑ "Parliamentary constituency population estimates". ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Milton Keynes North results". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Constituency data: Deprivation in England". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Seat Details - Milton Keynes North". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Constituency dashboard". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Constituency data: businesses and industries". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "2021 census results: Ethnic groups in your constituency". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton". House of Lords. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  10. ↑ 2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England Archived 3 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  12. 1 2 Map of parish and ward boundaries (PDF) (Report). City of Milton Keynes. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  14. ↑ "Boundary review 2023: Which seats will change in the UK?".
  15. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
  16. ↑ "Clare Tevlin is our candidate for Milton Keynes North". Liberal Democrats (UK). Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ "Notice of Election – Statement of Persons Nominated – Milton Keynes North" (PDF). Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  19. ↑ "MK North Election results 2017". BBC. Archived from the original on 5 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  20. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  21. ↑ "Parliamentary 2015 – Milton Keynes Council". www.milton-keynes.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  22. ↑ "Milton Keynes Council – General Election results, Milton Keynes North, 2010". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012.
  23. ↑ Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament in the predecessor constituency of North East Milton Keynes
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