The placeConstituency · South East · Electorate 70,709 · 2023 boundaries

Milton Keynes North.

Labour Party MP Chris Curtis holds the seat on 42.0% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentChris Curtis · Labour Party
CouncilMilton Keynes
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001370
Electorate · 2024
70.7k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
42.0%
Labour Party · +11.8pp over Con
Settlements
7
Largest: Milton Keynes
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
11.8
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
2 Jun 2026

A steady Labour loyalist who uses his platform most visibly as a constituency advocate, Chris Curtis has voted with his party on every recorded division -- 100% alignment, no rebel votes. In parliament, his most notable recent moment came in April 2026, when he backed the government's position against referring Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee, which the opposition framed as shielding the Prime Minister from scrutiny. Beyond that, he has voted consistently to advance Labour's legislative programme through Lords ping-pong on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, the English Devolution Bill, and the Pension Schemes Bill.

His participation rate of 83% sits a little below the Commons average. Speeches -- 91 contributions across 46 debates -- cluster around the economy, local government, housing, and fiscal policy, which aligns with his seat on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee. His stance profile flags some notable distances from the Labour centre: he votes far less favourably on immigration control than the average Labour MP (17% vs 43%), leans more strongly toward assisted dying access, and scores 100% on consumer protection votes, well above the party average of 79%.

Outside the chamber, local coverage has been broadly positive. He ran the London Marathon for Willen Hospice, wrote to the Health Secretary over its funding, and a viral clip of him grilling FirstPort's managing director over poor service to leaseholders drew attention in mid-2025 -- consistent with his housing committee role and a high pro-housing-development score of 93%. Transport has dominated his local press coverage in the past 90 days. Voting data runs to April 2026; speech data to March 2026.

42.0%
Lab vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
7
Wards · 7 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.7 wards · 7 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Bradwell Marie Bradburn1,532Milton Keynes LabMay 2024
Newport Pagnell North Hanslope Chris Wardle1,672Milton Keynes LabMay 2024
Newport Pagnell South Tony Oyakhire1,263Milton Keynes LabMay 2024
Olney Keith McLean2,234Milton Keynes LabMay 2024
Stantonbury Victoria Bamisile1,652Milton Keynes LabMay 2024
Stony Stratford Joe Hearnshaw2,077Milton Keynes LabMay 2024
Wolverton Ansar Hussain1,748Milton Keynes LabMay 2024

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

§ 02Settlements.7 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Milton Keynes (60,178), with Newport Pagnell (15,586) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 96,794.

city 60,178town 30,326village 6,290

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Milton Keynes60,178city
Newport Pagnell15,586town
Rural & dispersed7,526town
Olney7,214town
Hanslope3,136village
Lavendon1,793village
Showing 6 of 7·All 7 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate62.0%57.1%+9%
Owner-occupied66.1%63.1%+5%
Private rented18.9%20.0%-6%
Social rented14.9%16.8%-11%

Ethnicity.

White77.4%
Asian10.3%
Black6.9%
Mixed3.7%
Other1.6%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.9% Female 51.1% 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
£30,600
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£39,700
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
4,970
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
45
37 primary · 4 secondary
GCSE pass
60.2%
Attainment 8: 40.9

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£368m
Taxpayers56,000
Median per taxpayer£3,210
Mean per taxpayer£6,550

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
11.8
-43% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
3.9
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
43% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences5.1
Anti-social behaviour1.2
Shoplifting0.9
Other theft0.9
Vehicle crime0.8
Criminal damage & arson0.8
Public order0.7

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.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Chris CurtisWONLab19,31842.0
Ben EverittCon13,88830.2
Jane DuckworthRef6,16413.4
Clare TevlinLD3,3657.3
Alan FrancisGrn3,2427.0

Turnout 45,977

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Ben EverittCon49.5
2017Mark LancasterCon47.5
2015Mark LancasterCon47.2
2010Lancaster, MarkCon43.5
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