List of parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire

The ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, which includes the unitary authorities of Buckinghamshire and theCity of Milton Keynes, is divided into 7 parliamentary constituencies– 1 borough constituency and 6 county constituencies.

Constituencies edit

  Conservative  Labour  Liberal Democrat ¤  Independent

Constituency[nb 1]Electorate[1]Majority[2][nb 2]Member of Parliament[2]Nearest opposition[2]Map
Aylesbury CC86,66517,373 Rob Butler Liz Hind ‡
Beaconsfield CC77,72015,712 Joy Morrissey Dominic Grieve
Buckingham CC83,14620,411 Greg Smith Stephen Dorrell ¤
Chesham and Amersham CC72,5428,028 Sarah Green ¤ Peter Fleet †
Milton Keynes North CC91,5456,255 Ben Everitt Charlynne Pullen ‡
Milton Keynes South BC96,3636,944 Iain Stewart Hannah O'Neill ‡
Wycombe CC78,0934,214 Steve Baker Khalil Ahmed ‡

2010 boundary changes edit

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England[3] decided to retain Buckinghamshire's constituencies for the 2010 election, making minor changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies. The changes included the return of Great Missenden to Chesham and Amersham, Hazlemere to Wycombe and Aston Clinton to Buckingham. In addition, Marlow was transferred from Wycombe to Beaconsfield and Princes Risborough from Aylesbury to Buckingham. The boundary between the two Milton Keynes constituencies was realigned and they were renamed as Milton Keynes North and Milton Keynes South.

Former nameBoundaries 1997-2010Current nameBoundaries 2010–present
  1. Aylesbury CC
  2. Beaconsfield CC
  3. Buckingham CC
  4. Chesham and Amersham CC
  5. Milton Keynes South West BC
  6. Milton Keynes North East CC
  7. Wycombe CC
Parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire
  1. Aylesbury CC
  2. Beaconsfield CC
  3. Buckingham CC
  4. Chesham and Amersham CC
  5. Milton Keynes North CC
  6. Milton Keynes South BC
  7. Wycombe CC
Proposed Revised constituencies in Buckinghamshire

Proposed boundary changes edit

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.[4] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed that the number of seats in the combined area of Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes be increased from seven to eight with the creation of a new constituency named Mid Buckinghamshire. This leads to significant changes elsewhere, particularly in Milton Keynes, with the creation of a cross-authority constituency named Buckingham and Bletchley, replacing the existing Buckingham seat.[5][6]

The following constituencies are proposed:

Containing electoral wards from Buckinghamshire (unitary authority)

Containing electoral wards from Milton Keynes

Results history edit

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[7]

2019 edit

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Buckinghamshire in the 2019 general election were as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative220,81452.7% 5.7%7 1
Labour106,22625.4% 3.9%00
Liberal Democrats57,55413.7% 7.3%00
Greens12,3492.9% 1.1%00
Brexit1,2860.3%new00
Others20,6645.0% 8.3%0 1
Total418,893100.07

Percentage votes edit

Note that before 1983 Buckinghamshire included the Eton and Slough areas of what is now Berkshire.

Election year192219231924192919311935194519501951195519591964196619701974 (F)1974 (O)19791983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative50.247.054.347.172.360.643.445.254.353.952.548.847.152.544.344.455.056.857.057.043.745.147.844.345.547.052.7
Labour13.819.616.319.720.929.143.839.745.740.435.436.039.735.929.732.027.414.415.519.230.630.925.915.518.129.325.4
Liberal Democrat136.133.429.433.16.810.312.714.7-5.712.115.213.211.725.422.515.928.527.022.121.219.921.220.96.56.413.7
Green Party------------------*****0.85.74.02.9
UKIP--------------------***6.214.93.2*
Brexit Party--------------------------0.3
The Speaker2-----------------------6.39.08.5-
Other-------0.4------0.61.11.70.40.51.84.54.05.05.90.31.65.0

1pre-1979: Liberal Party; 1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

2Standing in Buckingham, unopposed by the 3 main parties.

* Included in Other

Accurate vote percentages for the 1918 election cannot be obtained because some candidates stood unopposed.

Seats edit

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative6675566667
Labour0002210000
The Speaker1------111-
Total6677777777

1John Bercow

Maps edit

1885-1910 edit

1918-1945 edit

1950-1979 edit

1983-present edit

Historical representation by party edit

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1885 to 1945 edit

  Conservative  Liberal  Liberal Unionist

Constituency188518868991189218959919001906Jan 10Dec 1012141918192219231924192919311935373843
AylesburyF. de RothschildW. de RothschildL. de RothschildKeensBurgoyneBeaumontReed
BuckinghamE. VerneyHubbardE. VerneyLeonCarlileF. VerneyH. VerneyBowyerWhiteleyBerry
WycombeCurzonGrenfellHerbertCrippsdu PréWoodhouseKnox

1945 to 1983 edit

  Conservative  Labour

Constituency1945195019515219551959196419661970Feb 1974Oct 197478197982
Eton and SloughLevyBrockwayMeyerLestor
AylesburyReedSummersRaison
BuckinghamCrawleyMarkhamMaxwellBenyon
WycombeHaireAstorHallWhitney
Buckinghamshire South / Beaconsfield (1974)BellSmith
Chesham and AmershamGilmour

1983 to present edit

  Conservative  Independent  Labour  Speaker  Liberal Democrats

Constituency1983198719921997200120050920102015201719201921
AylesburyRaisonLidingtonButler
BuckinghamWaldenBercowG. Smith
WycombeWhitneyGoodmanBaker
BeaconsfieldT. SmithGrieveMorrissey
Chesham and AmershamGilmourGillanGreen
Milton Keynes / NE Milton Keynes (1992) / MK North (2010)BenyonButlerWhiteLancasterEveritt
Milton Keynes SW / Milton Keynes S (2010)LeggStarkeyStewart

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References edit

  1. ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. ^ "2023 Review | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ^ Ryder, Liam (23 November 2022). "Maps show huge changes proposed to Bucks' boundaries". buckinghamshirelive. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. paras 941-967. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  7. ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)