It was envisaged through the Local Government Act 1972 that Milton Keynes as a non-metropolitan district council would share power with the then Buckinghamshire County Council (since replaced by Buckinghamshire Council, another unitary authority).
It was planned under the Local Government Act 1972 that Milton Keynes, as a non-metropolitan district council, would share authority with the former Buckinghamshire County Council (now replaced by Buckinghamshire Council, another unitary authority).