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City of Milton Keynes
The City of Milton Keynes is a borough in Buckinghamshire, England, which has had city status since 2022. It takes its name from its main settlement, Milton Keynes. The borough abuts Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and the remainder of Buckinghamshire. It is administered by Milton Keynes City Council, which has been a unitary authority since 1997. It is the northernmost district of the South East England Region.
The principal built-up area in the borough is the Milton Keynes urban area, which accounts for about 20% of its area and 90% of its population. The borough also includes many rural areas surrounding the Milton Keynes urban area, especially to the north, containing several villages and the town of Olney. At the 2021 census, the population of the borough was just over 287,000.
The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole area of four former districts and part of a fifth, which were all abolished at the same time:
The new district was named Milton Keynes after the new town which had been designated in 1967, covering a large area in the south of the new district. The district was given borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.
As established in 1974, the borough of Milton Keynes was one of five non-metropolitan districts of Buckinghamshire, with Buckinghamshire County Council providing county-level services to the area. On 1 April 1997, Milton Keynes became a self-governing unitary authority by being redefined as its own non-metropolitan county, independent from Buckinghamshire County Council. Milton Keynes remains part of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire for the purposes of lieutenancy.
On 15 August 2022, letters patent were issued giving the borough the status of a city, allowing the council to change its name to Milton Keynes City Council.
Arising from the local government elections of May 2024, the borough is governed by a Labour administration. The Liberal Democrat party is the main opposition group.
In the 2024 election Labour gained 4 seats to become the majority party, having previously been part of a joint Labour-Lib-Dem run administration.
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City of Milton Keynes
The City of Milton Keynes is a borough in Buckinghamshire, England, which has had city status since 2022. It takes its name from its main settlement, Milton Keynes. The borough abuts Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and the remainder of Buckinghamshire. It is administered by Milton Keynes City Council, which has been a unitary authority since 1997. It is the northernmost district of the South East England Region.
The principal built-up area in the borough is the Milton Keynes urban area, which accounts for about 20% of its area and 90% of its population. The borough also includes many rural areas surrounding the Milton Keynes urban area, especially to the north, containing several villages and the town of Olney. At the 2021 census, the population of the borough was just over 287,000.
The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering the whole area of four former districts and part of a fifth, which were all abolished at the same time:
The new district was named Milton Keynes after the new town which had been designated in 1967, covering a large area in the south of the new district. The district was given borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor.
As established in 1974, the borough of Milton Keynes was one of five non-metropolitan districts of Buckinghamshire, with Buckinghamshire County Council providing county-level services to the area. On 1 April 1997, Milton Keynes became a self-governing unitary authority by being redefined as its own non-metropolitan county, independent from Buckinghamshire County Council. Milton Keynes remains part of the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire for the purposes of lieutenancy.
On 15 August 2022, letters patent were issued giving the borough the status of a city, allowing the council to change its name to Milton Keynes City Council.
Arising from the local government elections of May 2024, the borough is governed by a Labour administration. The Liberal Democrat party is the main opposition group.
In the 2024 election Labour gained 4 seats to become the majority party, having previously been part of a joint Labour-Lib-Dem run administration.
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