We have now finished carrying out a Community Governance Review (CGR) encompassing the following Parish and Town Council areas:

• Abbey Hill
• Bletchley & Fenny Stratford
• Central Milton Keynes
• Great Linford
• Moulsoe
• Shenley Brook End & Tattenhoe
• Shenley Church End
• Stantonbury
• Walton
• Wavendon
• Whitehouse
• Woburn Sands

What is a Community Governance Review?      

A CGR is a way for local authorities to make sure that at parish level, governance arrangements are working as efficiently and effectively as they should be. This is achieved by asking the public, local councils and any interested parties whether they feel their communities are suitably represented and whether parishes would like to see any changes made to their current governance arrangements.  

A CGR is an opportunity to change parish names, warding patterns, the number of parish councillors and in certain circumstances, amend external parish boundaries, and create / merge / abolish parishes. 

Who undertook the Community Governance Review?

Milton Keynes City Council (MKCC), as the principal council, was responsible for carrying out the review. The final recommendations from the review were agreed by Full Council on 22 October 2025.  

Reorganisation of Community Governance

Following the review, The Milton Keynes City Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2025 was published on 9 February 2026. 

The Milton Keynes City Council (Reorganisation of Community Governance) Order 2026

This Order gives effect to the final recommendations made by the council and approved at a meeting of the Full Council on the 22 October 2025 in accordance with the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007.

There will not be a further consultation period but any comments or questions regarding the order can be sent to:

Community Governance Review
Electoral Services
Milton Keynes City Council 
Civic, 1 Saxon Gate East
Milton Keynes
MK9 3EJ

Electoralreviews@milton-keynes.gov.uk