Buckinghamshire

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Ceremonial County in England
Region: South East

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Overview ⁞ Buckinghamshire stretches from the edge of Greater London into the Chiltern Hills, combining commuter towns, market centres, and rural villages. The historic county town is Aylesbury, and Milton Keynes—a planned new city and now a separate unitary authority—is also part of the ceremonial county. Since 2020, the rest of Buckinghamshire has been governed by a single unitary Buckinghamshire Council, making a total of two authorities within the ceremonial boundary.

Is Buckinghamshire a historic county? Yes—Buckinghamshire is a historic county. Administratively, most of the area forms the Buckinghamshire unitary authority (since 2020), while Milton Keynes is a separate unitary within the same ceremonial county.

Buckinghamshire has 2 Local Authority Districts. The chart below shows how this compares with other counties in England.

Number of local authority districts in Buckinghamshire and other counties
Number of local authority districts in Buckinghamshire, compared with other counties
This county page, Buckinghamshire, is a sub-page this region page: South East. It zooms in to local authorities, administrative districts, and parliamentary constituencies in this county. We have this list page for easy browsing of all historic counties, ceremonial counties, and administrative counties: List of all counties in the UK.

Local Authorities in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire, in England’s South East region, is governed primarily by Buckinghamshire Council, a unitary authority formed in 2020 that combines the former county council and four district councils—Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks, and Wycombe—into a single body responsible for all local services such as education, planning, transport, and waste across most of the county. In addition, the Borough of Milton Keynes operates separately as its own unitary authority, Milton Keynes City Council, reflecting its status as a major urban and economic centre. Together, these two councils provide governance for a county that ranges from the rural Chiltern Hills and historic market towns such as Aylesbury and High Wycombe to the rapidly growing city of Milton Keynes, balancing traditional landscapes with modern development.

Districts in Buckinghamshire

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Buckinghamshire is within one of ITLs Level 2 area, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, that contains the following 5 ITLs Level 3 areas:

(ITL 1) South East
(ITL 2) ⇒ Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
(ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Milton Keynes ⁞ Buckinghamshire ⁞ Oxfordshire CC ⁞ Berkshire East ⁞ Berkshire West

Constituencies in Buckinghamshire

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 8 of them are in Buckinghamshire.

Counties in South East