Milton Keynes South
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Milton Keynes South in Buckinghamshire
Outline map
Location of Buckinghamshire within England
CountyBuckinghamshire
Population135,909[1]
Electorate92,011 (2018)[2]
Major settlementsMilton Keynes
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentIain Stewart (Conservative)
Created fromMilton Keynes South West, North East Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes South is a constituency[a] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Iain Stewart, a Conservative.[b]

In its 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission proposes to abolish this constituency.[3]

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 is the more urban of the two.

Iain Stewart MP won the new constituency for the Conservatives in the 2010 general election. This new constituency is 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

Map
Map of boundaries as at 2019 election

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.

Proposed abolition

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be abolished for the next general election, with its contents distributed three ways:[3]

Members of Parliament

Election Member[7] Party
2010 Iain Stewart[8] Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Milton Keynes South[9]
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
General election 2017: Milton Keynes South[10]
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
General election 2015: Milton Keynes South[11]
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

See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Milton Keynes South
General election 2010: Milton Keynes South[15]
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

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. ^ 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.
  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. ^ a b "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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