Milton Keynes South (UK Parliament constituency)

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Milton Keynes South
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
MiltonKeynesSouth2007Constituency.svg
Boundary of Milton Keynes South in Buckinghamshire
EnglandBuckinghamshire.svg
Location of Buckinghamshire within England
County Buckinghamshire
Population135,909 [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

Milton Keynes South was a constituency [a] in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 2010 until 2024. It was represented in Parliament from its creation until its abolition by Iain Stewart of the Conservative Party. [b]

Contents

In its 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission proposed to abolish this constituency. [3] Its area was divided three ways for the 2024 general election, with the majority forming the new constituency of Milton Keynes Central, and smaller portions becoming parts of Milton Keynes North and Buckingham and Bletchley.

History

This 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

Milton Keynes South (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries 2013–2024

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]

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

Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished prior to the 2024 general election, with its contents distributed three ways: [3]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [7] Party
2010 Iain Stewart [8] Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Milton Keynes South [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iain Stewart 32,011 50.0 +2.5
Labour Hannah O'Neill25,06739.2−5.7
Liberal Democrats Saleyha Ahsan 4,6887.3+4.4
Green Alan Francis1,4952.3+0.5
Independent Stephen Fulton5390.8New
CPA Amarachi Ogba2070.3New
Majority 6,94410.8+8.2
Turnout 64,00766.4−3.4
Conservative hold Swing
General election 2017: Milton Keynes South [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iain Stewart 30,652 47.5 +0.7
Labour Hannah O'Neill28,98744.9+12.8
Liberal Democrats Tahir Maher1,8952.9−1.0
UKIP Vince Peddle1,8332.8−10.4
Green Graham Findlay1,1791.8−1.5
Majority 1,6652.6−12.1
Turnout 64,48669.8+4.0
Conservative hold Swing -6.0
General election 2015: Milton Keynes South [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iain Stewart [12] 27,601 46.8 +5.2
Labour Andrew Pakes [12] 18,92932.1−0.1
UKIP Vince Peddle [13] 7,80313.2+9.5
Liberal Democrats Lisa Smith [14] 2,3093.9−13.8
Green Samantha Pancheri1,9363.3+1.9
Independent Stephen Fulton2550.4New
Keep It Real PartyMatthew Gibson1160.2New
Majority 8,67214.7+5.3
Turnout 59,01965.8+1.9
Conservative hold Swing +2.6
General election 2010: Milton Keynes South [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Iain Stewart 23,034 41.6
Labour Phyllis Starkey [c] 17,83332.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Jones9,78717.7
UKIP Philip Pinto2,0743.7
BNP Matthew Tait1,5022.7
Green Katrina Deacon7741.4
CPA Suzanne Nti2450.4
Nationwide Reform PartyJonathan Worth840.2
Majority 5,2019.4
Turnout 55,33363.9
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Served as an MP in the three elections won under the Blair Ministry

References

  1. ↑ "Parliamentary constituency population estimates". ons,gov.uk. Office for National Statistics. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "England Parliamentary electorates 2010–2018". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ 2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England Archived 3 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". www.legislation.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Ward map (PDF) Archived 11 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine City of Milton Keynes 2013
  7. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
  8. ↑ "Milton Keynes South parliamentary constituency – Election 2017" – via www.bbc.com.
  9. ↑ "Notice of Election – Statement of Persons Nominated – Milton Keynes South" (PDF). Milton Keynes Council . Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Milton Keynes South parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  11. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. 1 2 "Milton Keynes South 2015". electionresults.blogspot.co.uk.
  13. ↑ "UK Polling Report". ukpollingreport.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Lisa Smith PPC page". Liberal Democrats (UK). Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Milton Keynes Council – General Election results, Milton Keynes South, 2010". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012.

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