Milton Keynes (UK Parliament constituency)

Milton Keynes was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1992.

Milton Keynes
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire for the 1987 general election
Location of Buckinghamshire within England
CountyBuckinghamshire
Major settlementsMilton Keynes
1983–1992
Number of membersOne
Replaced byNorth East Milton Keynes and Milton Keynes South West
Created fromBuckingham

It covered much of the then recently created the former Milton Keynes District of Buckinghamshire, including Milton Keynes itself (and thus its older settlements such as Bletchley) together with Newport Pagnell, Olney and the rural area to the north of Milton Keynes.

History

The Borough of Milton Keynes was established in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, seven years after the new town was first designated. Before 1983, the Borough was part of the Buckingham constituency; however, its population had expanded to such an extent that the new constituency of Milton Keynes was created for the 1983 general election. It comprised the Borough of Milton Keynes, except for the wards of Stony Stratford, Wolverton and Wolverton Stacey Bushes, which were retained by Buckingham.

The sitting Buckingham MP, William Benyon of the Conservative Party, was elected for the new seat, and was its only ever MP.

Uniquely outside the normal cycle of periodic reviews by the Boundaries Commission, Milton Keynes was split into two constituencies for the 1992 general election: North East Milton Keynes and Milton Keynes South West.[1]

Boundaries

The Borough of Milton Keynes wards of Bradwell, Church Green, Danesborough, Denbigh, Eaton, Fenny Stratford, Lavendon, Linford, Loughton, Manor Farm, Newport Pagnell, Newton, Olney, Pineham, Sherington, Stantonbury, Whaddon, Woburn Sands, and Woughton.[2]

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember [3] Party
1983 William Benyon Conservative
1992 constituency divided

Elections
General election 1983: Milton Keynes[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Benyon 28,181 48.0
SDP J M Nightingale 16,659 28.3
Labour J Thakoordin 13,045 22.2
Ecology A H Francis 494 0.8
BNP Ronald G W Rickcord 290 0.5
Majority 11,522 19.7
Turnout 58,669 74.0
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1987: Milton Keynes[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Benyon 35,396 47.8 -0.2
SDP Bill Rodgers 21,695 29.3 +1.0
Labour Yvonne Brownfield-Pope 16,111 21.8 -0.4
Green Alan Francis 810 1.1 +0.3
Majority 13,701 18.5 -1.2
Turnout 74,012 76.3 +2.3
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 1990". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  3. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
  4. "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

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