Buckingham and Bletchley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Buckingham and Bletchley
County constituency
for the House of Commons
County Buckinghamshire
Major settlements Bletchley, Buckingham, Tingewick, Winslow, Fenny Stratford
Current constituency
Created 2024
Member of Parliament None
SeatsOne
Created from Buckingham & Milton Keynes South (part)

Buckingham and Bletchley is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested in the 2024 general election. [2]

Contents

Boundaries

Buckingham and Bletchley (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1st December 2020):

The constituency will comprise the following areas:

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Buckingham and Bletchley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform UK Jordan Cattell [5]
Conservative Iain Stewart [6]
Labour Callum Anderson [7]
Liberal Democrats Dominic Dyer [8]
Green Amanda Onwuemene [9]
Majority
Turnout

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References

  1. Ryder, Liam (2022-11-23). "Maps show huge changes proposed to Bucks' boundaries". Buckinghamshire Live. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  2. "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.
  3. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  4. "New Seat Details - Buckingham and Bletchley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  5. "Buckingham and Bletchley Constituency". Reform UK . Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  6. "Milton Keynes MP will be shared with Buckingham under new boundary changes". MK Citizen . Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  7. "Buckingham and Bletchley Constituency prospective candidate". Labour Party UK. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  8. "Dominic Dyer selected for the Liberal Democrats in Buckingham and Bletchley". Liberal Democrats UK. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  9. "Buckingham and Bletchley Constituency prospective candidate". Aylesbury Vale Green Party. Retrieved 23 March 2024.