# Milton Keynes North (UK Parliament constituency)

Milton Keynes North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since the 2024 general election by Chris Curtis for the Labour Party.
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, less social housing and less rented housing than the national average.

## 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 (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. 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

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.
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.
Following a revision to the ward boundaries in 2013, the seat comprised part or all of the following Council electoral wards:
* 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. 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.
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".
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 | 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 :
| Party | 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 | 3,365 | 7.3 | +0.6 |
| | Green | Alan Francis | 3,242 | 7.1 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,430 | 11.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,977 | 65.0 | –3.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,709 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.5 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result :
| Party | Party | Vote | % |
| | Conservative | 24,933 | 51.6 |
| | Labour | 18,606 | 38.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 3,246 | 6.7 |
| | Green | 1,499 | 3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 48,284 | 68.4 |
| Electorate | Electorate | 70,620 |
General election 2019: Milton Keynes North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 6,255 | 10.0 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,543 | 68.3 | −3.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.4 | |
General election 2017: Milton Keynes North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,975 | 3.0 | −13.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,044 | 71.8 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −7.0 | |
General election 2015: Milton Keynes North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 9,753 | 16.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,692 | 66.4 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.1 | |
General election 2010: Milton Keynes North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Mark Lancaster | 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 | 1,771 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 8,961 | 16.7 | +18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,292 | 65.8 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +9.2 | |