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Milton Keynes North is the northernmost seat in the South East. The seat comprises the northern half of the 1967-designated new town of Milton Keynes as well as older settlements like Newport Pagnell, Olney and Hanslope.
Before 1983, the entirety of Milton Keynes was in the Buckingham seat, followed by a single Milton Keynes seat from 1983-1992. In 1992, the only boundary changes in the country occurred with the division of the Milton Keynes seat into Milton Keynes North East and South West. The current North-South split occurred in 2010.
The seat also covers Bradwell, Broughton, Campbell Park, Central Milton Keynes, Fishermead (well-known for its Somali community), and Wolverton. Wolverton is one of the more reliable areas for Labour along with Fishermead. The Shenleys as they are collectively known are home to sizeable British Indian populations.
Villages in the north of the seat like Ravenstone, Sherington, Stoke Goldington and Weston Underwood form a green buffer between Newport Pagnell and Olney.
There is considerable development going on here with the new Oakgrove area being built up very rapidly in the last few years. Olney too has seen new estates built around the town since the 1990s and a secondary school was opened in the town in 2007.
Prior to 2010, Wolverton was in Milton Keynes South West while Danesborough and Walton (a safe Tory ward) was in Milton Keynes North East. The resulting boundary changes changed a Tory majority of 1600 in 2005 to a Labour lead of 500 going into the 2010 election. Hence, Mark Lancaster technically gained this seat in 2010.
Although often maligned for concrete cows and roundabouts (the area following the grid system seen in many American cities) Milton Keynes has one of the fastest-growing economies outside London and is equidistant from Oxford and Cambridge. The Varsity Line (if ever reopened) would provide a fillip for further growth in the area. The seat is served by a railway to London and the M1 runs through the constituency.
While Milton Keynes, along with places like Crawley, Stevenage and Watford is often seen as a bellwether for the national mood (all voting Labour in the 2000s and Tory in the 2010s), the Milton Keynes North seat is the more Conservative part of Milton Keynes (although Labour came close here in 2017).
In General Elections Labour win Central Milton Keynes, Wolverton and Woughton & Fishermead while the Tories are strongest in the more small town wards to the north. Areas like Bradwell, Broughton and Stantonbury are the swing areas.
Before 1983, the entirety of Milton Keynes was in the Buckingham seat, followed by a single Milton Keynes seat from 1983-1992. In 1992, the only boundary changes in the country occurred with the division of the Milton Keynes seat into Milton Keynes North East and South West. The current North-South split occurred in 2010.
The seat also covers Bradwell, Broughton, Campbell Park, Central Milton Keynes, Fishermead (well-known for its Somali community), and Wolverton. Wolverton is one of the more reliable areas for Labour along with Fishermead. The Shenleys as they are collectively known are home to sizeable British Indian populations.
Villages in the north of the seat like Ravenstone, Sherington, Stoke Goldington and Weston Underwood form a green buffer between Newport Pagnell and Olney.
There is considerable development going on here with the new Oakgrove area being built up very rapidly in the last few years. Olney too has seen new estates built around the town since the 1990s and a secondary school was opened in the town in 2007.
Prior to 2010, Wolverton was in Milton Keynes South West while Danesborough and Walton (a safe Tory ward) was in Milton Keynes North East. The resulting boundary changes changed a Tory majority of 1600 in 2005 to a Labour lead of 500 going into the 2010 election. Hence, Mark Lancaster technically gained this seat in 2010.
Although often maligned for concrete cows and roundabouts (the area following the grid system seen in many American cities) Milton Keynes has one of the fastest-growing economies outside London and is equidistant from Oxford and Cambridge. The Varsity Line (if ever reopened) would provide a fillip for further growth in the area. The seat is served by a railway to London and the M1 runs through the constituency.
While Milton Keynes, along with places like Crawley, Stevenage and Watford is often seen as a bellwether for the national mood (all voting Labour in the 2000s and Tory in the 2010s), the Milton Keynes North seat is the more Conservative part of Milton Keynes (although Labour came close here in 2017).
In General Elections Labour win Central Milton Keynes, Wolverton and Woughton & Fishermead while the Tories are strongest in the more small town wards to the north. Areas like Bradwell, Broughton and Stantonbury are the swing areas.
