Milton Keynes Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Milton Keynes Central is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election.^[2] Since that election, it has represented by Emily Darlington of the Labour Party.

Milton Keynes Central
Borough 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	Emily Darlington (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Milton Keynes South

Boundaries

The constituency comprises the following wards of the City of Milton Keynes:^[3]

• Broughton
• Campbell Park & Old Woughton
• Central Milton Keynes
• Danesborough & Walton
• Loughton & Shenley
• Monkston
• Shenley Brook End
• Woughton & Fishermead^[4]

It was formed from a minority of the abolished constituency of Milton Keynes South (Shenley villages, Loughton, Walton, Woughton on the Green, Wavendon and Woburn Sands), together with parts transferred from the continuing constituency of Milton Keynes North (Milton Keynes city centre, Campbell Park, Old Woughton, Monkston and Broughton).

Members of Parliament

Milton Keynes South prior to 2024

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Emily Darlington	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Milton Keynes Central^[5][6][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emily Darlington	20,209	42.3	+4.2
	Conservative	Johnny Luk	12,918	27.1	–20.4
	Reform UK	David Reilly	6,245	13.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	James Cox	4,931	10.3	–0.1
	Green	Frances Bonney	3,226	6.8	+4.3
	Heritage	Alfred Saint-Clair	200	0.4	N/A
Majority			7,291	15.3	N/A
Turnout			47,729	58.9	–9.5
Registered electors			81,078
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	12.3

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[8]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	25,035	47.5
	Labour	20,083	38.1
	Liberal Democrats	5,489	10.4
	Green	1,297	2.5
	Others	746	1.4
Turnout		52,650	68.6
Electorate		76,708

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)