Milton Keynes South was a constituency[a] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from its 2010 creation until 2024 by Iain Stewart, a Conservative.[b]
| Milton Keynes South | |
|---|---|
| Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Milton Keynes South in Buckinghamshire | |
 Location of Buckinghamshire within England | |
| County | Buckinghamshire |
| Population | 135,909[1] |
| Electorate | 92,011 (2018)[2] |
| Major settlements | Milton Keynes |
| 2010–2024 | |
| Created from | Milton Keynes South West, North East Milton Keynes |
| Replaced by | Buckingham and Bletchley Milton Keynes North Milton Keynes Central |
In its 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission proposed to abolish this constituency.[3] Its area was divided three ways for the 2024 general election (into Milton Keynes North, Milton Keynes Central and Buckingham and Bletchley).
History
editThis constituency (and its counterpart, Milton Keynes North), came into being when the two Milton Keynes constituencies (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 was the more urban of the two.
Iain Stewart MP won the new constituency for the Conservatives in the 2010 general election. This new constituency was a very large part of the former Milton Keynes South West, which had been held by Phyllis Starkey for Labour for 13 years until the 2010 general election.
In the 2015 general election, Iain Stewart again won the Milton Keynes South constituency for the Conservative Party.
Boundaries
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The constituency takes up the smaller part but more dense part of the City of Milton Keynes and is one of the borough's two constituencies. Milton Keynes South is primarily an urban area with some rural elements; the other, Milton Keynes North, covers a larger area and is more rural.[4]
At its creation the constituency comprised the electoral wards of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford, Danesborough, Denbigh, Eaton Manor, Emerson Valley, Furzton, Loughton Park, Stony Stratford, Walton Park, Whaddon and Woughton.[5]
Following a revision to the ward boundaries in 2013, the seat comprises part or all of the following Council electoral wards:[6]
- Bletchley East
- Bletchley Park
- Bletchley West
- Bradwell (part)
- Broughton (part)
- Campbell Park & Old Woughton (part)
- Danesborough & Walton
- Loughton & Shenley
- Monkston (part)
- Shenley Brook End
- Stony Stratford
- Tattenhoe
- Woughton & Fishermead (part)
The City Council ward boundaries do not necessarily coincide with the town and parish council areas. Each ward returns three councillors so their electorates are broadly equal.
Abolition
editFurther to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished prior to the 2024 general election, with its contents distributed three ways:[3]
- Southern areas, comprising the three Bletchley wards together with Tattenhoe, to be combined with parts of the (to be abolished) constituency of Buckingham - including the town of Buckingham - to form the newly created constituency of Buckingham and Bletchley
- Stony Stratford to the reconfigured Milton Keynes North seat
- Remaining parts to be incorporated into the new constituency of Milton Keynes Central
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member[7] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Iain Stewart[8] | Conservative | |
Elections
editElections in the 2010s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Iain Stewart | 32,011 | 50.0 | +2.5 | |
| Labour | Hannah O'Neill | 25,067 | 39.2 | −5.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Saleyha Ahsan | 4,688 | 7.3 | +4.4 | |
| Green | Alan Francis | 1,495 | 2.3 | +0.5 | |
| Independent | Stephen Fulton | 539 | 0.8 | New | |
| CPA | Amarachi Ogba | 207 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 6,944 | 10.8 | +8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 64,007 | 66.4 | −3.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Iain Stewart | 30,652 | 47.5 | +0.7 | |
| Labour | Hannah O'Neill | 28,987 | 44.9 | +12.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Tahir Maher | 1,895 | 2.9 | −1.0 | |
| UKIP | Vince Peddle | 1,833 | 2.8 | −10.4 | |
| Green | Graham Findlay | 1,179 | 1.8 | −1.5 | |
| Majority | 1,665 | 2.6 | −12.1 | ||
| Turnout | 64,486 | 69.8 | +4.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -6.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Iain Stewart[12] | 27,601 | 46.8 | +5.2 | |
| Labour | Andrew Pakes[12] | 18,929 | 32.1 | −0.1 | |
| UKIP | Vince Peddle[13] | 7,803 | 13.2 | +9.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Smith[14] | 2,309 | 3.9 | −13.8 | |
| Green | Samantha Pancheri | 1,936 | 3.3 | +1.9 | |
| Independent | Stephen Fulton | 255 | 0.4 | New | |
| Keep It Real Party | Matthew Gibson | 116 | 0.2 | New | |
| Majority | 8,672 | 14.7 | +5.3 | ||
| Turnout | 59,019 | 65.8 | +1.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Iain Stewart | 23,034 | 41.6 | ||
| Labour | Phyllis Starkey[c] | 17,833 | 32.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Jones | 9,787 | 17.7 | ||
| UKIP | Philip Pinto | 2,074 | 3.7 | ||
| BNP | Matthew Tait | 1,502 | 2.7 | ||
| Green | Katrina Deacon | 774 | 1.4 | ||
| CPA | Suzanne Nti | 245 | 0.4 | ||
| Nationwide Reform Party | Jonathan Worth | 84 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 5,201 | 9.4 | |||
| Turnout | 55,333 | 63.9 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- ^ Served as an MP in the three elections won under the Blair Ministry
References
edit- ^ "Parliamentary constituency population estimates". ons,gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "England Parliamentary electorates 2010-2018". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ a b "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ 2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England Archived 3 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ^ Ward map (PDF) Archived 11 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine City of Milton Keynes 2013
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
- ^ "Milton Keynes South parliamentary constituency - Election 2017" – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Notice of Election - Statement of Persons Nominated - Milton Keynes South" (PDF). Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ "Milton Keynes South parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Milton Keynes South 2015". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
- ^ "UK Polling Report". ukpollingreport.co.uk.
- ^ "Lisa Smith PPC page". Liberal Democrats (UK). Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Milton Keynes Council – General Election results, Milton Keynes South, 2010". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012.
External links
edit- Milton Keynes South UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK