North East Milton Keynes (UK Parliament constituency)
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North East Milton Keynes County constituency
North East Milton Keynes shown within Buckinghamshire, and Buckinghamshire shown within England
Created:	1992
MP:	Mark Lancaster
Party:	Conservative
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Buckinghamshire
EP constituency:	South East England

North East Milton Keynes is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

The constituency is one of two covering the Milton Keynes borough. It covers the remaining parts of the town of Milton Keynes not in the Milton Keynes South West constituency as well as the older settlement of Newport Pagnell and the more rural parts of the borough, around Hanslope and Olney.

Boundary review

Following their review into parliamentary representation in Buckinghamshire, the Boundary Commission for England has recommended changes to the existing Milton Keynes constituencies.

There will continue to be two parliamentary constituencies for Milton Keynes, but these will be formed on a North/South basis, effectively abolishing the existing arrangement.

Milton Keynes North is formed from 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.

Milton Keynes South is formed from the electoral wards of Bletchley and Fenny Stratford, Danesborough, Denbigh, Eaton Manor, Emerson Valley, Furzton, Loughton Park, Stony Stratford, Walton Park, Whaddon and Woughton.

History

Building started on the new town on Milton Keynes in 1967. Until 1983, it was situated in the Buckingham constituency. Milton Keynes then gained its own constituency, which was taken by William Benyon of the Conservative Party.

The expanding population of Milton Keynes led to this constituency being divided for the 1992 general election into two parts (Milton Keynes South West and North East Milton Keynes). The new North East constituency was taken by Peter Butler of the Conservatives, who lost it to Labour's Brian White at the 1997 election. White held the seat until 2005, when it was regained by the Conservatives' Mark Lancaster.

Members of Parliament

Elections

Sources

• Election result, 2005 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
• Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1992 (Election Demon)
• Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian)

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire