2004 Milton Keynes Council election

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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]

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After the election, the composition of the council was:

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]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 800047.124.611,868-5.9%
  Labour 700041.226.512,801-3.1%
  Conservative 200011.828.713,851-4.4%
  UKIP 0000013.76,606+10.8%
  Independent 000003.31,582+1.5%
  Green 000003.21,529+1.1%

Ward results

Bletchley and Fenny Stratford [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Legg1,44836.2−14.4
Conservative Roger Jacobs1,13128.4−0.8
Independent Daniel Galvin58114.6+4.6
UKIP Patricia McGuirk46011.6+9.6
Liberal Democrats Vanessa McPake3629.1+0.9
Majority3178.0−13.4
Turnout 3,98245.3+5.2
Labour hold Swing
Bradwell [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Philip Gerrella1,11434.9−7.2
Labour George Byfield81325.5−7.3
Conservative William Clark55817.5+0.9
UKIP Robert Willsher48415.2+11.0
Green Arnold Bailson2257.0+2.7
Majority3019.4+0.1
Turnout 3,19435.4+7.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Campbell Park [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Isabella Fraser1,05036.9−11.3
Labour Martin Petchey75926.6−1.7
Conservative James Langley45015.8−2.2
UKIP Michael Maylam39914.0+8.5
Green Jayne Meadows1916.7+6.7
Majority29110.2−9.7
Turnout 2,84928.5+5.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Denbigh [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elizabeth Campbell82641.5
Conservative John Bailey59029.6
UKIP Patrick France39319.7
Liberal Democrats Alice Tootill1819.1
Majority23611.9
Turnout 1,99034.8+7.0
Labour hold Swing
Eaton Manor [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet Lloyd86946.8
Conservative James Collins45624.5
UKIP Alison Phillips35319.0
Liberal Democrats Edis Bevan1809.7
Majority41322.3
Turnout 1,85833.6+6.2
Labour hold Swing
Emerson Valley [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martin Snell1,11638.8−17.0
Conservative Alexander Swanson85829.9+6.9
Labour Elaine Wales53618.7−2.5
UKIP Donald Jeffery36312.6+12.6
Majority2589.0−23.9
Turnout 2,87332.0+9.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Loughton Park [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Donald Hoyle1,16337.6−6.1
Labour Paul Day72323.4−3.6
Liberal Democrats Rabih Makki43514.1−0.4
UKIP Arnold Leeming42913.9+10.6
Independent Neil Cawley34511.1−0.4
Majority44014.2−2.5
Turnout 3,09533.8+6.3
Conservative hold Swing
Middleton [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Samuel Crooks94639.7−4.4
Conservative David Bint94439.6+4.0
Labour Ilhan Unsal2209.2−2.7
UKIP Henry Hulse1606.7+4.0
Green Katrina Topping1144.8−0.9
Majority20.1−8.5
Turnout 2,38442.3+13.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Newport Pagnell North [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Barry94541.8
Conservative Alan Richards63428.0
UKIP Stephen Cornwell38917.2
Labour Colin Lund2099.2
Green Caroline Lancaster843.7
Majority31113.8
Turnout 2,26137.5+4.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Newport Pagnell South [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Douglas McCall92242.8
Conservative Anthony Kenyon57126.5
UKIP George Harlock31114.4
Labour Alan Williams23811.0
Green Clive Bailey1145.3
Majority35116.3
Turnout 2,15638.5+6.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Olney [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Clark1,36941.5
Conservative Peggy Butler1,27238.6
Labour Deirdre Bethune2728.3
UKIP Michael Phillips2728.3
Green George Richardson1113.4
Majority972.9
Turnout 3,29651.5+8.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Stantonbury [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brian Morsley84129.7−11.4
Liberal Democrats William Watts76427.0+0.8
Conservative David Tunney70925.1−2.3
UKIP Helen Davies34712.3+12.3
Green Carol Barac1675.9+0.5
Majority772.7−11.0
Turnout 2,82842.7+3.0
Labour hold Swing
Stony Stratford [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Amanda Box1,50441.3−5.9
Labour David Lewis1,07829.6−0.1
UKIP Geoffrey Cavender54715.0+5.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Carr51614.2+0.2
Majority42611.7−5.8
Turnout 3,64540.4+9.0
Conservative hold Swing
Walton Park [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jaime Tamagnini-Barbosa1,19637.0−9.1
Conservative Paul White1,14735.4+4.7
Labour Claudia Beckley-Lines51015.8−3.0
UKIP Christopher Tett38311.8+7.4
Majority491.5−13.9
Turnout 3,23634.4+9.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Whaddon [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gladstone McKenzie1,18042.8
Conservative Donald McLeod96535.0
UKIP Pamela Meldrum40214.6
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Ferrans2117.7
Majority2157.8
Turnout 2,75842.1+8.0
Labour hold Swing
Wolverton [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jessica Holroyd1,18232.9−14.2
Independent Robert Galloway65618.3+18.3
Conservative Dean Miah52314.6−9.3
UKIP Judith Green49513.8+13.8
Green Alan Francis39611.0−1.5
Liberal Democrats Anthony Pilcher3399.4−7.1
Majority52614.6−8.6
Turnout 3,59134.8+10.9
Labour hold Swing
Woughton [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Wilson1,09749.0−14.5
UKIP Francis McGuirk41918.7+18.7
Conservative Nicholas Flaherty37616.8−4.3
Liberal Democrats Nicolas Hubbard2229.9−5.5
Green Peter Edwards1275.7+5.7
Majority67830.3−12.1
Turnout 2,24131.6+7.8
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. "Milton Keynes council". BBC News. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. "Local councils". Financial Times. 12 June 2004. p. 7.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Local Elections: Milton Keynes". BBC Online . Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "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. London. 12 June 2004. p. 26.