Milton Keynes (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom 1983-1992

Milton Keynes

Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire for the 1987 general election

Location of Buckinghamshire within England

County| Buckinghamshire
Major settlements| Milton Keynes
1983–1992
Seats| One
Created from| Buckingham
Replaced by| North East Milton Keynes and Milton Keynes South West

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

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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.[1]

## Boundaries

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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.[2]

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member [3] | Party

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| 1983 | William Benyon | Conservative
| 1992 | constituency divided

## Elections

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1979 notional result[4]

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[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Benyon | 28,181  | 48.0  | –1.9
| SDP | Janet Nightingale  | 16,659  | 28.3  | +14.8
| Labour | James Thakoordin  | 13,045  | 22.2  | –13.2
| Ecology | A H Francis  | 494  | 0.8  | New
| BNP | Ronald G W Rickcord  | 290  | 0.5  | New
Majority | 11,522  | 19.6  | +5.1
Turnout | 58,669  | 74.0  |
| Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1987: Milton Keynes[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Benyon | 35,396  | 47.8  | −0.2
| SDP | Bill Rodgers | 21,695  | 29.3  | +1.0
| Labour | Yvonne Brownfield-Pope  | 16,111  | 21.8  | −0.4
| Green | Alan Francis  | 810  | 1.1  | +0.3
Majority | 13,701  | 18.5  | −1.2
Turnout | 74,012  | 76.3  | +2.3
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Miscellaneous Changes) Order 1990". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1983". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "M" (part 2)
4. ^ "BBC/ITN NOTIONAL ELECTION 1979". election.demon.co.uk. BBC/ITN. Archived from the original on 28 May 2004. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
5. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
6. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

## Sources

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* United Kingdom Election Results

## See also

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* Buckingham and Bletchley (UK Parliament constituency) (2023– )
* Milton Keynes Central (UK Parliament constituency) (2023– )
* Milton Keynes North (UK Parliament constituency) (2010– ) (boundary revised 2023)
* Milton Keynes South (UK Parliament constituency) (2010–2023 )

* North East Milton Keynes (UK Parliament constituency) (1992–2010)
* Milton Keynes South West (UK Parliament constituency) (1992–2010)