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The Borough of Milton Keynes is a unitary authority and borough in south central England, at the northern tip of the South East England Region.
It borders the non-metropolitan counties of Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire. The principal settlement in the borough is Milton Keynes new city, which accounts for about 33% of its area and 90% of its population.
| Borough of Milton Keynes | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Status: | Unitary, Borough |
| Region: | South East England |
| Ceremonial County: | Buckinghamshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 154th 308.63 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Milton Keynes |
| ONS code: | 00MG |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (1991) - Total (2001) - Total () - Density () | Ranked 176,371 207,063 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 90.7% White 3.7% S.Asian 2.4% Afro-Carib. |
| Politics | |
| Leadership: | Leader & Cabinet |
| Executive: | Liberal Democrat minority administration |
| Leader of the Council: | Isobel McCall |
| MPs: | Phyllis Starkey (Lab.), Mark Lancaster (Con.) |
History
The borough was first created on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972. It was created by the merger of the urban districts of Bletchley, Newport Pagnell and Wolverton, Newport Pagnell Rural District and part of Wing Rural District.
It was originally a district of Buckinghamshire, but on April 1, 1997 it became a self-governing unitary authority, independent from Buckinghamshire County Council. The borough however remains part of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire.
Settlements
Milton Keynes (the "New City")
The urban area accounts for about 33% of the Borough by area and 90% by population. This is a partial list of the districts of Milton Keynes new city.
- Bancroft, Bletchley, Bradwell village and Abbey, Bradwell Common, Broughton
- Caldecotte
- Central Milton Keynes
- Fenny Stratford
- Great Linford
- Loughton
- Middleton (Milton Keynes Village)
- New Bradwell
- Shenley Brook End, Shenley Church End
- Simpson, Stantonbury, Stony Stratford
- Tattenhoe, Tongwell
- Walton, Water Eaton, Wavendon, Willen, Wolverton, Woolstone, Woughton on the Green, Westcroft
Rest of the borough
The rural area accounts for about 66% of the Borough by area and about 10% by population.- Astwood
- Bow Brickhill
- Caldecote *, Castlethorpe, Chicheley, Clifton Reynes, Cold Brayfield
- Emberton
- Filgrave
- Gayhurst
- Hanslope, Hardmead, Haversham
- Lathbury, Lavendon, Lillingstone Dayrell, Lillingstone Lovell, Little Brickhill, Little Linford, Long Street,
- Moulsoe
- Newport Pagnell, Newton Blossomville, North Crawley
- Olney
- Ravenstone
- Sherington, Stoke Goldington,
- Tyringham
- Warrington, Weston Underwood, Woburn Sands
Economy
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Milton Keynes at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.
| Year | Regional Gross Value Added | Agriculture | Industry | Services |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,834 | 7 | 751 | 2,075 |
| 2000 | 4,166 | 5 | 805 | 3,356 |
| 2003 | 5,203 | 7 | 852 | 4,344 |
includes hunting and forestry
includes energy and construction
includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
External links
Milton Keynes | Local government in Buckinghamshire | Unitary authorities in England
"Milton Keynes (borough)"