Milton Keynes North (UK Parliament constituency)

Milton Keynes North is a constituency^[a] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2024 general election by Chris Curtis for the Labour Party.^[3][b]

Milton Keynes North
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Milton Keynes North in South East England
County	Buckinghamshire
Population	132,698[1]
Electorate	70,620 (2023) [2]
Major settlements	Newport Pagnell Olney Stony Stratford Wolverton
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of Parliament	Chris Curtis (Labour)
Created from	North East Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes South West

With effect from the 2024 general election, Milton Keynes has three constituencies: one of these is called Milton Keynes North but its boundaries were changed significantly since the 2019 election, in particularly losing Central Milton Keynes to a new constituency (Milton Keynes Central) and gaining Stony Stratford from the (abolished) Milton Keynes South).

Constituency profile

At the 2024 election, the seat covered northern and western areas of the City of Milton Keynes, including Stony Stratford, Wolverton, Newport Pagnell and Olney. Milton Keynes North has a higher average income,^[4] less social housing and less rented housing than the national average.^[5]

History

This constituency (and its counterpart, Milton Keynes South), came into being when the two parliamentary constituencies covering the City of Milton Keynes unitary authority area^[c] (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 rural of the two.

Mark Lancaster, who had been the incumbent for Milton Keynes North East, won the new constituency for the Conservatives in the 2010 general election and retained it at the 2015 and 2017 general elections. He stood down before the 2019 general election, citing abuse and two threats to his life.^[6] His successor to the Conservative candidacy was Ben Everitt, who won the seat with an increased majority. Everitt was defeated at the 2024 general election by Labour's Chris Curtis on a swing of 12.5%.

Boundaries

2010–2024

Map of 2010–2024 boundaries

The constituency took up the majority of the City of Milton Keynes unitary authority area and was one of the borough's two constituencies. Milton Keynes North has a larger rural area; the other, Milton Keynes South, covered a smaller, more urban area.^[7]

At its creation the constituency comprised the electoral wards of Bradwell, Campbell Park, Hanslope Park, Linford North, Linford South, Middleton, Newport Pagnell North, Newport Pagnell South, Olney, Sherington, Stantonbury, and Wolverton.^[8]

Following a revision to the ward boundaries in 2013, the seat comprised part or all of the following Council electoral wards:^[9]

• Bradwell (part)
• Broughton (part)
• Campbell Park and Old Woughton (part)
• Central Milton Keynes
• Monkston (part)
• Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope
• Newport Pagnell South
• Olney
• Stantonbury
• Wolverton
• Woughton and Fishermead (part)

The City Council ward boundaries do not necessarily coincide with the town and parish council areas.

Of these wards, Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope, and Olney are more rural. The remainder are more urban.^[9] Each ward returns three councillors so their electorates are broadly equal.

2024–present

Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The Milton Keynes City Council wards of: Bradwell; Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope; Newport Pagnell South; Olney; Stantonbury; Stony Stratford; Wolverton.^[10]

The constituency was subject to major changes, with 43% of its electorate, including Milton Keynes city centre and suburbs to the east (Campbell Park, Old Woughton, Monkston and Broughton), forming part of the new constituency of Milton Keynes Central. To partly compensate, Stony Stratford was added to Milton Keynes North from the abolished Milton Keynes South seat".^[11]

A new constituency, Buckingham and Bletchley, will (in effect) give Milton Keynes its third parliamentary constituency, albeit one that straddles the border with Buckinghamshire Council.

Members of Parliament

North East Milton Keynes prior to 2010

Election		Member[12]	Party
	2010	Mark Lancaster	Conservative
	2019	Ben Everitt	Conservative
	2024	Chris Curtis	Labour Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Milton Keynes North^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Chris Curtis	19,318	42.0	+3.5
	Conservative	Ben Everitt	13,888	30.2	−21.4
	Reform UK	Jane Duckworth	6,164	13.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Clare Tevlin[13]	3,365	7.3	+0.6
	Green	Alan Francis	3,242	7.1	+4.0
Majority			5,430	11.8	N/A
Turnout			45,977	65.0	–3.4
Registered electors			70,709
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	+12.5

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[14]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	24,933	51.6
	Labour	18,606	38.5
	Liberal Democrats	3,246	6.7
	Green	1,499	3.1
Turnout		48,284	68.4
Electorate		70,620

General election 2019: Milton Keynes North^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ben Everitt	30,938	49.5	+2.0
	Labour	Charlynne Pullen	24,683	39.5	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Aisha Mir	4,991	8.0	+4.1
	Green	Catherine Rose	1,931	3.1	+1.4
Majority			6,255	10.0	+7.0
Turnout			62,543	68.3	−3.5
	Conservative hold		Swing	+3.4

General election 2017: Milton Keynes North^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Lancaster	30,367	47.5	+0.3
	Labour	Charlynne Pullen	28,392	44.5	+14.2
	Liberal Democrats	Imogen Shepherd-Dubey	2,499	3.9	−2.3
	UKIP	Jeff Wyatt	1,390	2.2	−9.7
	Green	Alan Francis	1,107	1.7	−2.2
	CPA	Venetia Sams	169	0.3	New
Majority			1,975	3.0	−13.9
Turnout			64,044	71.8	+5.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	−7.0

General election 2015: Milton Keynes North^[17][18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Lancaster	27,244	47.2	+3.7
	Labour	Emily Darlington	17,491	30.3	+3.5
	UKIP	David Reilly	6,852	11.9	+8.6
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Graham	3,575	6.2	−15.9
	Green	Jennifer Marklew	2,255	3.9	+2.5
	TUSC	Katie Simpson	163	0.3	New
	Independent	David Mortimer	112	0.2	New
Majority			9,753	16.9	+0.2
Turnout			57,692	66.4	+0.6
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.1

General election 2010: Milton Keynes North^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mark Lancaster[20]	23,419	43.5	+7.3
	Labour Co-op	Andrew Pakes	14,458	26.8	−11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Hope	11,894	22.1	+1.4
	UKIP	Michael Phillips	1,772	3.3	+0.5
	BNP	Richard Hamilton	1,154	2.1	New
	Green	Alan Francis	733	1.4	−0.8
	CPA	John Lennon	206	0.4	New
	Monster Raving Loony	Matt "Bananamatt" Fensome	157	0.3	New
	Independent	Anant Vyas	95	0.2	New
Majority			8,961	16.7	+18.4
Turnout			53,888	65.8	+2.0
	Conservative hold		Swing	+9.2

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
• Buckingham and Bletchley (UK Parliament constituency)
• Milton Keynes South (UK Parliament constituency)

Notes

1. A county 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. At the time, the Borough of Milton Keynes.