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Milton Keynes (borough)

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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 itself, which accounts for about 33% of its area and 90% of its population.

Borough of Milton Keynes
The borough ("5") is shown within England and Buckinghamshire
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 (2006 est.) - Density (2006 est.)	Ranked 52nd 176,371 207,063 224,800 728 / km²
Ethnicity:	90.7% White 3.66% S.Asian 2.41% Black British 1.42% Chinese 1.79% Mixed Race
Politics
Milton Keynes Council http://www.miltonkeynes.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Liberal Democrat minority administration
Leader of the Council:	Isobel McCall
MPs:	Phyllis Starkey (L) Mark Lancaster (C)

1 History
2 Economy
3 Demographics
4 Settlements
- 4.1 Milton Keynes (urban area)
- 4.2 Rest of the borough
5 References
6 External links

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, by the merger of the urban districts of Bletchley, Newport Pagnell and Wolverton, Newport Pagnell Rural District and that part of Wing Rural District within the designated New Town area. The district council applied for and received borough status that year.

It was originally one of five non-metropolitan districts of Buckinghamshire, but on April 1, 1997, under a recommendation of the Local Government Commission for England it became a self-governing unitary authority, independent from Buckinghamshire County Council. The borough however remains part of Buckinghamshire for ceremonial purposes.

This is a table 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 (except GVA index).

Year	Regional Gross Value Added^[1]	Agriculture^[2]	Industry^[3]	Services^[4]	GVA index per person^[5]
1995	2,834	7	751	2,075	135
2000	4,166	5	805	3,356	141
2003	5,203	7	852	4,344	147

^ 1 Components may not sum to totals due to rounding

^ 2 includes hunting and forestry

^ 3 includes energy and construction

^ 4 includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured

^ 5 UK average index base = 100

In 2004 the Office for National Statistics estimated the Borough's population at 281,500, making it the 57th-largest authority in England by population.^[1] Using Census 2001 data the ONS estimated the population of the contiguous built-up area to be 184,506.^[2]

In the 2001 census 90.72% of the population described their ethnic origin as white (nationally 90.92%), 3.66% as South Asian (4.58%), 2.41% as black (2.30%), 1.79% as mixed race (1.31%), 1.42% as Chinese and other (0.89%). ^[3] In the same census, 66% of the Borough's population registered their religion as Christianity and 30% as not religious or none given, compared to 72% and 22% nationally. A little over two percent of the population follow Islam (3% nationally) and a little over 1% are Hindu (1%), with no other religion above one percent.^[4]

The borough’s population age profile is younger than that for England as a whole, with half of the borough’s population aged under 35 years old (the median age). Nationally, half of the population is aged less than 38. The 30-44 year olds in Milton Keynes Borough can be seen as the largest proportion of the population with 35-39 year olds being the largest 5-year age group.^[5]

Main article: Milton Keynes

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 itself. For a discussion of the usage of the term "city" in Milton Keynes, see History of Milton Keynes.

The Borough of Milton Keynes is fully parished. These are the parishes, and the districts they contain, within Milton Keynes itself.

Bletchley and Fenny Stratford: Central Bletchley, Denbigh, Eaton Manor, Fenny Stratford, Water Eaton
Bradwell: Bradwell, Bradwell Common, Bradwell village, Heelands, Rooksley
Bradwell Abbey: Bradwell Abbey, Kiln Farm, Stacey Bushes, Two Mile Ash, Wymbush
Broughton and Milton Keynes combined parishes: Atterbury, Brook Furlong, Broughton, Fox Milne, Middleton (Milton Keynes Village), Milton Keynes village, Northfield, Oakgrove, Pineham
Campbell Park: Campbell Park, Elfield Park, Fishermead, Newlands, Oldbrook, Springfield, Willen and Willen Lake, Winterhill
Central Milton Keynes
Great Linford: Great Linford, Neath Hill, Pennyland, Tongwell, Willen Park
Kents Hill, Monkston and Brinklow: Brinklow, Kents Hill, Kingston, Monkston
Loughton: Loughton, Loughton Lodge, Great Holm, the Bowl
New Bradwell
Shenley Brook End: Emerson Valley, Furzton, Kingsmead, Shenley Brook End, Snelshall, Tattenhoe, Tattenhoe Park, Westcroft
Shenley Church End: Crownhill, Grange Farm, Hazeley, Medbourne, Oakhill, Oxley, Shenley Church End, Woodhill
Simpson: Ashland, Simpson, West Ashland
Stantonbury: Bancroft/Bancroft Park, Blue Bridge, Bradville, Linford Wood, Stantonbury, Stantonbury Fields
Stony Stratford: Fullers Slade, Galley Hill, Stony Stratford
Walton: Caldecotte, Old Farm Park, Tilbrook, Tower Gate, Walnut Tree, Walton, Walton Hall, Walton Park, Wavendon Gate
West Bletchley: Bletchley Park, Church Green, Far Bletchley, Old Bletchley, West Bletchley, Whaddon (ward)
Wolverton and Greenleys: Greenleys, Stonebridge, Wolverton, Old Wolverton
Woughton: Beanhill, Bleak Hall, Coffee Hall, Eaglestone, Leadenhall, Netherfield, Peartree Bridge, Redmoor, Tinkers Bridge, Woughton on the Green, Woughton Park, Woughton village.