Buckingham and Bletchley.
Labour Party MP Callum Anderson holds the seat on 37.0% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.
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.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bletchley East | Saskia Soden | 869 | Milton Keynes Lab | Sept 2024 |
| Bletchley Park | Ayesha Khanom | 1,532 | Milton Keynes Lab | May 2024 |
| Bletchley West | Hannah O'Neill | 1,492 | Milton Keynes Lab | May 2024 |
| Buckingham East | Anja Schaefer | 690 | Buckinghamshire Con | Nov 2023 |
| Buckingham West(3 seats) | Cornell · Fealey · Stuchbury | 4,700 | Buckinghamshire Con | May 2021 |
| Great Brickhill(3 seats) | Macpherson · Jordan · Gomm | 5,339 | Buckinghamshire Con | May 2021 |
| Tattenhoe | Manish Verma | 1,566 | Milton Keynes Lab | May 2024 |
| Winslow(3 seats) | Stanier · Goss · Chilver | 4,551 | Buckinghamshire Con | May 2021 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Bletchley | 42,959 | large town |
| Buckingham | 14,292 | town |
| Milton Keynes | 13,526 | city |
| Rural & dispersed | 13,329 | town |
| Winslow | 5,237 | town |
| Stewkley | 1,870 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 61.3% | 57.1% | +7% |
| Owner-occupied | 67.9% | 63.1% | +8% |
| Private rented | 16.2% | 20.0% | -19% |
| Social rented | 15.8% | 16.8% | -6% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £482m |
| Taxpayers | 56,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £3,420 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £8,630 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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.
Move the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings — the household lens.
Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callum AndersonWON | Lab | 17,602 | 37.0 |
| Iain Stewart | Con | 15,181 | 31.9 |
| Jordan Cattell | Ref | 7,468 | 15.7 |
| Dominic Dyer | LD | 4,300 | 9.0 |
| Amanda Onwuemene | Grn | 2,590 | 5.4 |
| Ray Brady | Ind | 500 | 1.1 |
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
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo