2004 Milton Keynes Council election

The 2004 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 10 June 2004 to elect members of Milton Keynes Unitary Council in Buckinghamshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council. ^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Liberal Democrat 27
• Labour 16
• Conservative 7
• Independent 1 ^[2]

Election result

The results saw no change in the political composition, with the Liberal Democrats remaining in control of the council. ^[3] The closest result came in Middleton ward, with the Liberal Democrats holding the seat by 2 votes after 8 recounts. ^[3] Overall turnout in the election was 37%, an increase of 10% on the 2003 election. ^[3]

Milton Keynes Local Election Result 2004 ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	8	0	0	0	47.1	24.6	11,868	-5.9%
	Labour	7	0	0	0	41.2	26.5	12,801	-3.1%
	Conservative	2	0	0	0	11.8	28.7	13,851	-4.4%
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	13.7	6,606	+10.8%
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	3.3	1,582	+1.5%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	1,529	+1.1%

Ward results

Bletchley and Fenny Stratford ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Legg	1,448	36.2	-14.4
	Conservative	Roger Jacobs	1,131	28.4	-0.8
	Independent	Daniel Galvin	581	14.6	+4.6
	UKIP	Patricia McGuirk	460	11.6	+9.6
	Liberal Democrats	Vanessa McPake	362	9.1	+0.9
Majority			317	8.0	-13.4
Turnout			3,982	45.3	+5.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Bradwell ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Philip Gerrella	1,114	34.9	-7.2
	Labour	George Byfield	813	25.5	-7.3
	Conservative	William Clark	558	17.5	+0.9
	UKIP	Robert Willsher	484	15.2	+11.0
	Green	Arnold Bailson	225	7.0	+2.7
Majority			301	9.4	+0.1
Turnout			3,194	35.4	+7.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Campbell Park ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Isabella Fraser	1,050	36.9	-11.3
	Labour	Martin Petchey	759	26.6	-1.7
	Conservative	James Langley	450	15.8	-2.2
	UKIP	Michael Maylam	399	14.0	+8.5
	Green	Jayne Meadows	191	6.7	+6.7
Majority			291	10.2	-9.7
Turnout			2,849	28.5	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Denbigh ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elizabeth Campbell	826	41.5
	Conservative	John Bailey	590	29.6
	UKIP	Patrick France	393	19.7
	Liberal Democrats	Alice Tootill	181	9.1
Majority			236	11.9
Turnout			1,990	34.8	+7.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Eaton Manor ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janet Lloyd	869	46.8
	Conservative	James Collins	456	24.5
	UKIP	Alison Phillips	353	19.0
	Liberal Democrats	Edis Bevan	180	9.7
Majority			413	22.3
Turnout			1,858	33.6	+6.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Emerson Valley ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Snell	1,116	38.8	-17.0
	Conservative	Alexander Swanson	858	29.9	+6.9
	Labour	Elaine Wales	536	18.7	-2.5
	UKIP	Donald Jeffery	363	12.6	+12.6
Majority			258	9.0	-23.9
Turnout			2,873	32.0	+9.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Loughton Park ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Donald Hoyle	1,163	37.6	-6.1
	Labour	Paul Day	723	23.4	-3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Rabih Makki	435	14.1	-0.4
	UKIP	Arnold Leeming	429	13.9	+10.6
	Independent	Neil Cawley	345	11.1	-0.4
Majority			440	14.2	-2.5
Turnout			3,095	33.8	+6.3
	Conservative hold		Swing

Middleton ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Samuel Crooks	946	39.7	-4.4
	Conservative	David Bint	944	39.6	+4.0
	Labour	Ilhan Unsal	220	9.2	-2.7
	UKIP	Henry Hulse	160	6.7	+4.0
	Green	Katrina Topping	114	4.8	-0.9
Majority			2	0.1	-8.5
Turnout			2,384	42.3	+13.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Newport Pagnell North ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Barry	945	41.8
	Conservative	Alan Richards	634	28.0
	UKIP	Stephen Cornwell	389	17.2
	Labour	Colin Lund	209	9.2
	Green	Caroline Lancaster	84	3.7
Majority			311	13.8
Turnout			2,261	37.5	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Newport Pagnell South ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Douglas McCall	922	42.8
	Conservative	Anthony Kenyon	571	26.5
	UKIP	George Harlock	311	14.4
	Labour	Alan Williams	238	11.0
	Green	Clive Bailey	114	5.3
Majority			351	16.3
Turnout			2,156	38.5	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Olney ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Clark	1,369	41.5
	Conservative	Peggy Butler	1,272	38.6
	Labour	Deirdre Bethune	272	8.3
	UKIP	Michael Phillips	272	8.3
	Green	George Richardson	111	3.4
Majority			97	2.9
Turnout			3,296	51.5	+8.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stantonbury ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Morsley	841	29.7	-11.4
	Liberal Democrats	William Watts	764	27.0	+0.8
	Conservative	David Tunney	709	25.1	-2.3
	UKIP	Helen Davies	347	12.3	+12.3
	Green	Carol Barac	167	5.9	+0.5
Majority			77	2.7	-11.0
Turnout			2,828	42.7	+3.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Stony Stratford ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Amanda Box	1,504	41.3	-5.9
	Labour	David Lewis	1,078	29.6	-0.1
	UKIP	Geoffrey Cavender	547	15.0	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Carr	516	14.2	+0.2
Majority			426	11.7	-5.8
Turnout			3,645	40.4	+9.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walton Park ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jaime Tamagnini-Barbosa	1,196	37.0	-9.1
	Conservative	Paul White	1,147	35.4	+4.7
	Labour	Claudia Beckley-Lines	510	15.8	-3.0
	UKIP	Christopher Tett	383	11.8	+7.4
Majority			49	1.5	-13.9
Turnout			3,236	34.4	+9.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Whaddon ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Gladstone McKenzie	1,180	42.8
	Conservative	Donald McLeod	965	35.0
	UKIP	Pamela Meldrum	402	14.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Ferrans	211	7.7
Majority			215	7.8
Turnout			2,758	42.1	+8.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Wolverton ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jessica Holroyd	1,182	32.9	-14.2
	Independent	Robert Galloway	656	18.3	+18.3
	Conservative	Dean Miah	523	14.6	-9.3
	UKIP	Judith Green	495	13.8	+13.8
	Green	Alan Francis	396	11.0	-1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Pilcher	339	9.4	-7.1
Majority			526	14.6	-8.6
Turnout			3,591	34.8	+10.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Woughton ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin Wilson	1,097	49.0	-14.5
	UKIP	Francis McGuirk	419	18.7	+18.7
	Conservative	Nicholas Flaherty	376	16.8	-4.3
	Liberal Democrats	Nicolas Hubbard	222	9.9	-5.5
	Green	Peter Edwards	127	5.7	+5.7
Majority			678	30.3	-12.1
Turnout			2,241	31.6	+7.8
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Milton Keynes council". BBC News Online . Retrieved 15 March 2011.
2. "Local councils". Financial Times . 12 June 2004. p. 7.
3. "Local Elections: Milton Keynes". BBC Online . Retrieved 15 March 2011.
4. "Borough Council Election" (PDF). Milton Keynes Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
5. "Ballot box". The Times . 12 June 2004. p. 26.