Election 97

Milton Keynes North East

Current MP Peter Butler
Conservative 97 19,961
Labour 97 20,201
LibDem 97 8,907
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 675
Elected party
Milton Keynes North East

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Milton Keynes NE
Conservative 92 26,212
Labour 92 12,036
LibDem 92 11,693
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 857
Elected party Conservative

Buckinghamshire's rapidly expanding New City of Milton Keynes acquired an extra seat in January 1989. It was clear that both seats would fall to the Tories, but not by how much, and it was far from clear who would be in second place. In the event Labour came second in both, but in North East, by far the most favourable of the two for the Tories, they are a long way behind, and the Lib Dems split the vote with them almost evenly. There are more rural wards here, less council housing and more middle-class voters. Conservative MP Peter Butler should have few problems.


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