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Milton Keynes Central

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Emily Darlington
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
81,078
Turnout
58.9%
Majority
7,291

Where is Milton Keynes Central?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Milton Keynes Central Milton Keynes North Buckingham and Bletchley Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Aylesbury Mid Bedfordshire Bedford Mid Buckinghamshire Luton North North Bedfordshire South Northamptonshire Daventry Luton South and South Bedfordshire Hitchin Bicester and Woodstock England
Milton Keynes Central

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Milton Keynes Central is a constituency in the South East region of England. The seat has been held by Emily Darlington (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Emily Darlington MP

Labour

Represents Milton Keynes Central in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
7,291
Turnout
58.9%
Full candidate result (6 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Emily DarlingtonElectedLabour20,20942.3%4.2%
Johnny LukConservative12,91827.1%-20.5%
David ReillyReform UK6,24513.1%
James CoxLiberal Democrat4,93110.3%-0.1%
Frances BonneyGreen Party3,2266.8%4.3%
Alfred Saint-ClairHeritage Party2000.4%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for Milton Keynes Central, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population136,669
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth East

Age profile

0 to 1724.6% · 33,666 people
18 to 247.2% · 9,822 people
25 to 3415.1% · 20,689 people
35 to 4924.5% · 33,548 people
50 to 6417.3% · 23,577 people
65 and over11.2% · 15,367 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

48,797 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners46.6% · 22,762 households
Private renters24.7% · 12,065 households
Social renters20.4% · 9,960 households
Other tenure8.2% · 4,010 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

48,801 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households26.7% · 13,025 households
Families with dependent children36.4% · 17,772 households
Other single-family households30.9% · 15,065 households
Other household types6.0% · 2,939 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

125,816 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.6% · 7,047 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little8.3% · 10,413 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act86.1% · 108,356 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency453
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency349
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency297
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency264
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency170
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

View 74 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency137
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency123
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency100
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded139
Total awarded£13,316,421

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 15 June 2026

Brain Injury Exercise Groups

Headway Milton Keynes Limited

£9,550

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will deliver low impact exercise sessions to adults who are living with brain injuries. Four, one-hour sessions will be delivered weekly, over 50 weeks. Funds will cover equipment, instructor fees and volunteer training.

National Lottery grantAwarded 9 June 2026

Extension 2027-28: Milton Keynes Islamic Arts Heritage and Culture Organisation

Milton Keynes Iac

£208,047

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Extension 2027-28: Milton Keynes Islamic Arts Heritage and Culture Organisation - Combined arts - NPO 2023-26

National Lottery grantAwarded 4 June 2026

Big Park Hangout

Milton Keynes Parks Trust Limited

£10,210

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Milton Keynes Parks Trust Limited - Children & Young People - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 28 May 2026

Greenhill Close Infrastructure Upgrade

Loughton and Great Holm Parish Council

£17,158

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Loughton and Great Holm Parish Council - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 20 May 2026

Leaves of home: Connecting People with local green spaces

Acornfields Community Interactions

£15,618

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Acornfields Community Interactions - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

134 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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