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Milton Keynes
English unitary authority and planned city in Buckinghamshire, piloting a central voting hub.
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Timeline for Milton Keynes
#2 12 Mar
Four Councils Run UK's First Flexible Voting Experiments
UK Local Elections 2026Background
Milton Keynes was selected as one of several pilots for England's flexible voting reforms, hosting the UK's first central voting hub at Midsummer Place shopping centre on 1 May 2026. The hub model consolidates multiple polling stations into a single accessible venue open throughout the day.
As a large unitary authority with dispersed settlements and new housing estates, Milton Keynes was seen as a practical test bed for the hub concept. Results from the pilot will inform whether central hubs are rolled out nationally at future elections.
How the World Sees Them
Ian Davidson, Acting Returning Officer for Clacton
is expected to cost around four times as much as a more typical ballot paper for a by-election of this kind
Sinn Féin
no intent, plan or otherwise
Scottish Labour
This 'contest' reeks of misogyny and male entitlement.
Democratic Unionist Party
goaded
Scottish National Party
the most undemocratic trick in the Westminster book
MHCLG / Steve Reed
further time is required as it is vital that we get these decisions right
Local Government Association / litigating councils
simply not deliverable
Local Government Association
significant risks to statutory services
Rupert Lowe / Restore Britain
Reform-sponsored media circus