Milton Keynes (borough)

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.

HISTORY

The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , by the merger of the Urban District s 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 District s 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 .

ECONOMY

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).

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