MK City Council announce plans to pilot central voting hub in Midsummer Place

Milton Keynes City Council has been chosen by Government to be part of a pilot scheme that will see local voters be the first to use the UK’s first central voting hub of its kind.

The hub will be located at Midsummer Place ahead of MK City Council’s upcoming elections, which take place on 7 May, and will be open to all Milton Keynes registered voters, giving local people who are living, working or visiting the city centre a convenient place to vote and an alternative to their usual polling station on election day.

In addition, the central voting hub will offer easier access for people who may find it difficult to reach their designated polling station, providing a more flexible and inclusive way to cast their vote.

Similar voting centres, often referred to as Super Precincts, are already used in many parts of the United States to increase convenience and turnout.

A rigorous digital system will be in place to ensure that no one is able to vote more than once. Further details about how the central voting hub will operate will be announced closer to polling day.

Every council seat being is contested in the Milton Keynes elections under brand‑new ward boundaries, following changes and an increase in wards and councillors made by the Local Government Boundary Commission to reflect the city’s long-term growth. The last time these kinds of changes were made was in 2014.

The UK Government has announced other areas are taking part in the pilot, but only Milton Keynes will be testing the central voting hub. People in Cambridge, Tunbridge Wells and North Hertfordshire will be able to cast their vote in person ahead of the election, including on the weekend.

Find more information and key voting deadlines at: www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/elections-2026