The placeConstituency · South East · Electorate 74,832 · 2023 boundaries

Buckingham and Bletchley.

Labour Party MP Callum Anderson holds the seat on 37.0% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.

Member of ParliamentCallum Anderson · Labour Party
CouncilsBuckinghamshire · Milton Keynes
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001141
Electorate · 2024
74.8k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
37.0%
Labour Party · +5.1pp over Con
Settlements
15
Largest: Bletchley
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
16.9
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
2 Jun 2026

One of the most active new Labour MPs, Anderson broke with his party twice on the assisted dying bill -- voting in June 2025 to advance clauses that his party majority opposed, placing him among those pushing for broader access to end-of-life options rather than additional safeguards. His deviation scores confirm the pattern: he sits roughly 12 percentage points above the Labour average on assisted dying access, and below it on safeguard provisions. Beyond Westminster, he has driven local infrastructure advocacy hard -- securing ministerial meetings over a new eastern entrance at Bletchley station, launching an Investment Taskforce, and being credited by the Chancellor with influencing transport funding decisions for the constituency.

His voting record marks him as one of Labour's more reliable MPs: a 99.6% party-line voter across 95% of divisions, well above the Commons average for participation. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but low scores on parliamentary scrutiny (8%) and Lords oversight (0%), suggesting he consistently backs government positions over institutional checks. His speech activity -- 87 contributions across 60 debates, led by economy and jobs themes -- points to a consistent focus on economic issues, with cost of living, defence, and local government also featuring regularly.

The news picture is largely positive and locally focused, with transport and education dominating coverage; a SEND funding story from March 2026 and the Bletchley station campaign both generated strong coverage crediting Anderson directly. He holds no select committee seats, so his influence runs through the chamber and constituency work rather than formal scrutiny roles. Voting and speech data are complete; news sentiment scores are low-magnitude rather than negative, reflecting routine local coverage.

37.0%
Lab vote · 2024 GE
2
Councils overlapping the seat
8
Wards · 14 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.8 wards · 14 councillors · 2 councils

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Bletchley East Saskia Soden869Milton Keynes LabSept 2024
Bletchley Park Ayesha Khanom1,532Milton Keynes LabMay 2024
Bletchley West Hannah O'Neill1,492Milton Keynes LabMay 2024
Buckingham East Anja Schaefer690Buckinghamshire ConNov 2023
Buckingham West(3 seats)Cornell · Fealey · Stuchbury4,700Buckinghamshire ConMay 2021
Great Brickhill(3 seats)Macpherson · Jordan · Gomm5,339Buckinghamshire ConMay 2021
Tattenhoe Manish Verma1,566Milton Keynes LabMay 2024
Winslow(3 seats)Stanier · Goss · Chilver4,551Buckinghamshire ConMay 2021

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.15 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Bletchley (42,959), with Buckingham (14,292) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 104,474.

city 13,526large-town 42,959town 32,858village 15,131

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Bletchley42,959large town
Buckingham14,292town
Milton Keynes13,526city
Rural & dispersed13,329town
Winslow5,237town
Stewkley1,870village
Showing 6 of 15·All 15 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate61.3%57.1%+7%
Owner-occupied67.9%63.1%+8%
Private rented16.2%20.0%-19%
Social rented15.8%16.8%-6%

Ethnicity.

White80.6%
Asian8.3%
Black6.5%
Mixed3.4%
Other1.2%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.8% Female 51.2% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£31,800
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£45,700
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
4,970
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
55
36 primary · 5 secondary
GCSE pass
65.7%
Attainment 8: 45.3

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£482m
Taxpayers56,000
Median per taxpayer£3,420
Mean per taxpayer£8,630

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.

For household tax breakdown

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
16.9
-18% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
5.6
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
45% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences7.6
Anti-social behaviour1.5
Other theft1.4
Public order1.2
Criminal damage & arson1.2
Shoplifting1.0
Vehicle crime1.0

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.1 contest · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Callum AndersonWONLab17,60237.0
Iain StewartCon15,18131.9
Jordan CattellRef7,46815.7
Dominic DyerLD4,3009.0
Amanda OnwuemeneGrn2,5905.4
Ray BradyInd5001.1

Turnout 47,641

Prior contests.

Created on the 2023 boundary review. 2024 General Election was the first contest on these boundaries.

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission