Milton Keynes (UK Parliament constituency)

Milton Keynes was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1992.

It covered much of the then recently created Borough of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, including most of the 1967 designated area of Milton Keynes together with Newport Pagnell, Olney and the rural area to the north of Milton Keynes. Three wards in the northwest of the borough were excluded.

History

The Borough of Milton Keynes was established in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, seven years after Milton Keynes was designated as a New Town. Before 1983, the Borough was part of the Buckingham constituency; however, its population had expanded to such an extent that the new constituency of Milton Keynes was created for the 1983 general election. It comprised the Borough of Milton Keynes, except for the wards of Stony Stratford, Wolverton and Wolverton Stacey Bushes, which were retained by Buckingham.

The sitting Buckingham MP, William Benyon of the Conservative Party, was elected for the new seat, and was its only ever MP.

Uniquely outside the normal cycle of periodic reviews by the Boundaries Commission, Milton Keynes was split into two constituencies for the 1992 general election: North East Milton Keynes and Milton Keynes South West.

Boundaries

The Borough of Milton Keynes wards of Bradwell, Church Green, Danesborough, Denbigh, Eaton, Fenny Stratford, Lavendon, Linford, Loughton, Manor Farm, Newport Pagnell, Newton, Olney, Pineham, Sherington, Stantonbury, Whaddon, Woburn Sands, and Woughton.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1983	William Benyon	Conservative
	1992	constituency divided

Elections

1979 notional result
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	23,150	50.0
	Labour	16,411	35.4
	Liberal	6,306	13.6
	Others	460	1.0
Turnout		46,327
Electorate

General election 1983: Milton Keynes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Benyon	Template:Replace	48.0
		Janet Nightingale	16,659	28.3
		James Thakoordin	13,045	22.2
		A H Francis	494	0.8
		Ronald G W Rickcord	290	0.5
Majority			11,522	19.6
Turnout			58,669	74.0
	win (new seat)

General election 1987: Milton Keynes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Benyon	Template:Replace	47.8
		Bill Rodgers	21,695	29.3
		Yvonne Brownfield-Pope	16,111	21.8
		Alan Francis	810	1.1
Majority			13,701	18.5
Turnout			74,012	76.3
	hold		Swing

Sources

• United Kingdom Election Results

See also

• Buckingham and Bletchley (UK Parliament constituency) (2023Template:Ndash )
• Milton Keynes Central (UK Parliament constituency) (2023Template:Ndash )
• Milton Keynes North (UK Parliament constituency) (2010Template:Ndash ) (boundary revised 2023)
• Milton Keynes South (UK Parliament constituency) (2010Template:Ndash2023 )

• North East Milton Keynes (UK Parliament constituency) (1992Template:Ndash2010)
• Milton Keynes South West (UK Parliament constituency) (1992Template:Ndash2010)