Milton Keynes Central | |
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County 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 | TBC (TBC) |
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 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested in the 2024 general election. [2]
The constituency will be formed from northern areas (except for Stony Stratford) of Milton Keynes South (to be abolished) and southern parts of a reconfigured Milton Keynes North, including the city centre. It will comprise the following wards of the City of Milton Keynes: [3]
Milton Keynes South prior to 2024
Election | Member | Party | |
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2024 | TBC | TBC |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Frances Bonney [6] | ||||
Liberal Democrats | James Cox [7] | ||||
Labour | Emily Darlington [8] | ||||
Conservative | Johnny Luk [9] | ||||
Reform UK | David Reilly | ||||
Heritage | Alfred Saint-Clair | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
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