Mid Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Mid Buckinghamshire
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Mid Buckinghamshire in South East England
CountyBuckinghamshire
Electorate72,240 (2023) [1]
Major settlementsGreat Missenden, Princes Risborough, Wendover, Haddenham
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentGreg Smith (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromBuckingham

Mid Buckinghamshire is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election[3] and is represented by Greg Smith, of the Conservative Party; Smith was previously MP for Buckingham from 2019 to 2024.

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

  • The District of Buckinghamshire wards of: Bernwood; Chiltern Ridges (polling districts CG, CGA, CM, CMA, CMB, CMC and CSB); Great Missenden; Grendon Underwood; Ridgeway East; Ridgeway West; Stone and Waddesdon; The Risboroughs; Wendover, Halton and Stoke Mandeville.[4]

It comprises the following areas:

Members of Parliament

Buckingham prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Greg Smith Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Despite sharing the same first name and surname, the Conservative candidate and the Green candidate, both called Greg Smith, are not the same person.

General election 2024: Mid Buckinghamshire[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Greg Smith[7] 20,150 37.3 −24.2
Liberal Democrats Anja Schaefer[8] 14,278 26.5 +6.8
Labour Carissma Griffiths[9] 9,171 17.0 +1.7
Reform UK Stephanie Harwood 6,926 12.8 +11.9
Green Greg Smith[10] 2,942 5.5 +2.8
SDP Yvonne Wilding[11] 337 0.6 N/A
Climate Wisdom Da Costa 147 0.3 N/A
Majority 5,872 10.8 −31.0
Turnout 53,951 71.5 −3.6
Registered electors 75,415
Conservative hold Swing −15.5

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[12]
Party Vote %
Conservative 33,321 61.5
Liberal Democrats 10,673 19.7
Labour 8,283 15.3
Green 1,477 2.7
Brexit Party 469 0.9
Turnout 54,223 75.1
Electorate 72,240

See also

References

  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – South East". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ Ryder, Liam (2022-11-23). "Maps show huge changes proposed to Bucks' boundaries". Buckinghamshire Live. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  3. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – South East | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  4. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 6 South East region.
  5. ^ "New Seat Details – Buckinghamshire Mid". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  6. ^ Mid Buckinghamshire
  7. ^ "Greg Smith selected for new Mid Buckinghamshire constituency for the next General Election". Bucks Radio. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Carissma Griffiths is the candidate to stand out in Mid Buckinghamshire". The Times. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Mid Buckinghamshire Constituency prospective candidate". Aylesbury Vale Green Party. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  11. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES". SDP. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  12. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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