Buckingham and Bletchley (UK Parliament constituency)
| Buckingham and Bletchley | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Boundary of Buckingham and Bletchley in South East England | |
| County | Buckinghamshire |
| Electorate | 73,644 (2023)[1] |
| Major settlements | Bletchley, Buckingham, Tingewick, Winslow, Fenny Stratford |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Callum Anderson (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Buckingham & Milton Keynes South (part) |
Buckingham and Bletchley is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested in the 2024 general election.[3] Since that election, it has been represented by Callum Anderson of the Labour party.
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency is composed of the following:
- The District of Buckinghamshire wards of: Buckingham East; Buckingham West; Great Brickhill; Winslow.
- The City of Milton Keynes wards of: Bletchley East; Bletchley Park; Bletchley West; Tattenhoe.[4]
The constituency comprises the following areas:
- The town of Buckingham and surrounding rural areas (Great Brickhill and Winslow wards), transferred from the constituency of Buckingham (abolished, with remaining areas included in the new seat of Mid Buckinghamshire, or transferred to Aylesbury)
- The City of Milton Keynes communities of Bletchley, Fenny Stratford and Tattenhoe, transferred from the abolished constituency of Milton Keynes South (most of which became Milton Keynes Central).[5]
Members of Parliament
[edit]Buckingham prior to 2024
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Callum Anderson | Labour | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Callum Anderson | 17,602 | 36.9 | +9.2 | |
| Conservative | Iain Stewart | 15,181 | 31.9 | −21.2 | |
| Reform UK | Jordan Cattell | 7,468 | 15.7 | +14.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dominic Dyer | 4,300 | 9.0 | −6.4 | |
| Green | Amanda Onwuemene | 2,590 | 5.4 | +4.2 | |
| Independent | Ray Brady | 500 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,421 | 5.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 47,847 | 63.9 | –7.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 74,832 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +15.2 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 27,912 | 53.1 | |
| Labour | 14,567 | 27.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 8,118 | 15.4 | |
| Others | 875 | 1.7 | |
| Green | 629 | 1.2 | |
| Brexit Party | 508 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | 52,609 | 71.4 | |
| Electorate | 73,644 | ||
See also
[edit]- Milton Keynes Central (UK Parliament constituency)
- Milton Keynes North (UK Parliament constituency)
- List of parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the South East England (region)
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ Ryder, Liam (2022-11-23). "Maps show huge changes proposed to Bucks' boundaries". Buckinghamshire Live. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
- ^ "New Seat Details - Buckingham and Bletchley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ "UK Parliamentary General Election on 4 July 2024". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Buckingham and Bletchley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK