Riding profile

Milton Keynes Central

UK constituency — England · Urban · south east

The question

Milton Keynes Central: who wins this toss-up?

Editorial read

Milton Keynes Central, an urban constituency in England, elected a member with Labour in the previous cycle, with a 15-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects Labour ahead at 29% vote share, against 24% for Reform UK, and the race could swing.

Sitting member

Emily Darlington

Sits with Labour

Since
2024-07-04
Parliament
59th

Current forecast

Labour

Toss-up

Probability
100%
Mean margin (pts)
4.0
P(close race)
100%

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 29.0%
  • Reform UK 23.6%
  • Conservative 22.5%
  • Green 11.8%
  • Lib Dems 11.0%
  • Other 1.8%

In context

How this riding stacks up

Labour Reform UK Conservative Green
HereMilton Keynes Central 29.0%23.6%22.5%11.8%
National averageUnited Kingdom 21.7% +7.4 25.3% −1.7 18.9% +3.6 11.8%

Nationwide averages computed across the 650 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).

Previous election · UK 2024

Won by
Labour
Margin
15.3 pts
Margin shift vs current projection
-11.3 pts

Detailed result · UK 2024

Candidates and votes

Candidate Party Votes % Occupation
Emily Darlington Elected Labour 20,209 42.3
Johnny Luk Conservative 12,918 27.1
David Reilly Reform UK 6,245 13.1
James Cox Lib Dems 4,931 10.3
Frances Bonney Green 3,226 6.8
Alfred Saint-Clair Other 200 0.4

Demographics

Who lives here

Population
129,171
Median age
36
Employment rate
82.2%

Data source : ONS mid-2022 population + Jan 2026 labour market

Last model run
Cycle
uk_2029