2023 Milton Keynes City Council election

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2023 Milton Keynes City Council election
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  2022 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 2024  

20 out of 57 seats to Milton Keynes City Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout30.9%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderPeter MarlandDavid HopkinsRobin Bradburn
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election20 seats, 36.5%22 seats, 35.0%14 seats, 21.2%
Seats before192214
Seats won1226
Seats after251715
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg6Increase2.svg1
Popular vote24,22420,76113,735
Percentage38.2%32.7%21.6%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.7%Decrease2.svg2.3%Increase2.svg0.4%

Milton Keynes UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Milton Keynes Council election

Leader before election

Peter Marland
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Peter Marland
Labour
No overall control

The 2023 Milton Keynes City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Milton Keynes City Council in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections across England.

Contents

At the election, the council remained under no overall control, with the Labour Party (who topped the poll for the second consecutive year) making significant gains at the expense of the Conservatives. The Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition which had been running the council prior to the election continued to form the council's leadership. [2] [3]

Summary

Election result

2023 Milton Keynes City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 12Increase2.svg560.0102543.924,22438.2+1.7
  Conservative 2Decrease2.svg 610.0151729.820,76132.7–2.3
  Liberal Democrats 6Increase2.svg 130.091526.313,73521.6+0.4
  Green 0Steady2.svg 00.0000.03,5795.6+0.1
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg 00.0000.09411.5New
  Women's Equality 0Steady2.svg 00.0000.01280.2–0.1
  Heritage 0Steady2.svg 00.0000.0870.1New

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Milton Keynes City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023. [4]

Bletchley East

Bletchley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Emily Darlington* 1,602 56.8 +4.8
Conservative James Marlow71625.4–5.4
Liberal Democrats Sean McCabe1916.8–2.1
Green Axel Segebecht1575.6–2.7
Reform UK Jane Duckworth1545.5N/A
Majority88631.4
Turnout 2,83422.7–2.9
Registered electors 12,471
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg5.1

Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Waqas Ahmad 1,427 41.5 –4.0
Conservative Nabeel Nazir*1,36039.5–4.1
Green Michael Shepperd2828.2+3.1
Liberal Democrats Timothy Gomm2296.7+1.0
Reform UK Mark Rossouw1414.1N/A
Majority672.0
Turnout 3,44831.2–3.3
Registered electors 11,074
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg0.1

Bletchley West

Bletchley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Lauren Townsend* 1,412 44.0 –5.1
Conservative Ade Adeliyi1,20637.6–0.4
Liberal Democrats Benjamin Edwards2176.8+2.3
Green Joe French1986.2+2.4
Reform UK Ray Brady1775.5N/A
Majority2066.4
Turnout 3,21931.4–4.4
Registered electors 10,261
Labour Co-op hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.4

Bradwell

Bradwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Bradburn* 1,652 57.3 –0.4
Labour Hilary Saunders75526.2+1.4
Conservative Krishna Panthula47616.5–1.0
Majority89731.1
Turnout 2,90130.7–1.6
Registered electors 9,450
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.9

Broughton

Boughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kerrie Bradburn* 2,093 58.8 +7.7
Conservative Dev Ahuja81823.0–9.9
Labour Ayesha Khanom56115.8–0.2
Heritage Alfred Saint-Clair872.4N/A
Majority1,27535.8
Turnout 3,56827.1–3.2
Registered electors 13,162
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg8.8

Campbell Park & Old Woughton

Campbell Park & Old Woughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Trendall* 1,695 48.0 +3.3
Conservative John Hearnshaw1,03129.2–7.4
Labour David Baume61517.4–1.3
Green Carol Barac1935.5N/A
Majority66418.8
Turnout 3,54835.9–3.1
Registered electors 9,879
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg5.4

Central Milton Keynes

Central Milton Keynes (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Darron Kendrick 1,201 51.1 –3.1
Labour Martin Petchey 1,080 46.0 –8.2
Conservative Toby Poyner58925.1–0.5
Conservative Cindy Taylor56223.9–1.7
Liberal Democrats Duncan Banks34914.9–5.3
Liberal Democrats Russell Houchin32313.8–6.4
Green Simon Green25410.8N/A
Turnout 2,34922.6–2.5
Registered electors 10,395
Labour hold
Labour hold

Danesborough & Walton

Danesborough & Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tracey Bailey 1,617 41.1 +15.1
Conservative Marlese Levermore1,45236.9–13.0
Green Peter Skelton40910.4–2.4
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Cave2797.1–4.2
Reform UK Chris Northcott1744.4N/A
Majority1654.2
Turnout 3,94033.6+0.1
Registered electors 11,725
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg14.1

Loughton & Shenley

Loughton & Shenley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Brigid McBride 1,652 48.5 –3.4
Conservative Rajeev Sharma1,31538.6+0.8
Liberal Democrats Garrath Green2647.7+2.1
Green Vanessa Skelton1785.2+0.5
Majority3379.9
Turnout 3,43034.6–7.0
Registered electors 9,908
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg2.1

Monkston

Monkston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ben Adewale 1,270 51.6 –6.4
Conservative Jaime Tamagnini54622.2–0.2
Labour Monica Dowling47119.1–0.5
Green Ammar Noorwali1747.1N/A
Majority72429.4
Turnout 2,47426.9–2.3
Registered electors 9,183
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.1

Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope

Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Andrew 1,628 44.5 –2.3
Liberal Democrats Scott Humphries1,16231.8+13.3
Labour Carol Wood73720.2–1.5
Women's Equality Jane Whild1283.5–2.6
Majority46612.7
Turnout 3,67337.1+0.9
Registered electors 9,898
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.8

Newport Pagnell South

Newport Pagnell South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jane Carr* 1,475 46.1 –4.4
Conservative James Darling1,09834.3+1.0
Labour Veronica Belcher51015.9–0.3
Reform UK Lynn Cocksedge1203.7N/A
Majority37711.8
Turnout 3,21636.3+0.5
Registered electors 8,853
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.7

Olney

Olney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Debbie Whitworth 1,903 44.8 +26.2
Conservative David Hosking1,85743.8+3.5
Green Dominic Taylor2365.6–15.5
Liberal Democrats Dominic Dyer1313.1N/A
Reform UK Nigel Birrell1172.8N/A
Majority461.0
Turnout 4,25243.5+1.7
Registered electors 9,776
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg11.4

Shenley Brook End

Shenley Brook End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sophie Bell 1,184 38.7 –7.6
Conservative Saleea Raja*1,18038.6+3.9
Labour Christian Durugo52917.3–1.7
Green Daniel Barthaud1645.4N/A
Majority40.1
Turnout 3,06832.4–1.5
Registered electors 9,467
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg5.8

Stantonbury

Stantonbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Brown 1,756 50.3 +4.1
Conservative Greg Pius1,11732.0-6.2
Green Gary Lloyd3128.9+0.5
Liberal Democrats Greg Duffield2838.1+0.9
Majority63918.3
Turnout 3,48931.5–4.4
Registered electors 11,073
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg5.2

Stony Stratford

Stony Stratford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Akash Nayee 1,872 46.2 –6.6
Conservative Godwin Michael1,49036.8+1.9
Liberal Democrats Richard Greenwood40610.0+3.4
Green Joan Hughes2816.9+1.2
Majority3829.4
Turnout 4,06934.1–3.7
Registered electors 11,919
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.3

Tattenhoe

Tattenhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Lancaster* 1,329 45.7 +2.0
Labour Co-op Rukhsana Malik1,18340.6+3.6
Green Lucy Bjorck2047.0–3.0
Liberal Democrats Steven Walden1374.7–4.6
Reform UK Dan Matthews582.0N/A
Majority1465.1
Turnout 2,92333.2+2.0
Registered electors 8,816
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.8

Wolverton

Wolverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Peter Marland* 1,959 62.2 +2.5
Conservative Edith Bald61019.4–3.3
Green Alan Francis37011.8–0.6
Liberal Democrats Tony Oyakhire2096.6+1.4
Majority1,34942.8
Turnout 3,16729.3–2.5
Registered electors 10,823
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg2.9

Woughton & Fishermead

Woughton & Fishermead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sue Smith 1,382 65.3 –4.6
Conservative Tatiana Vassilakis38118.0–2.2
Liberal Democrats Caroline Picking1868.8–1.1
Green Tony Coughlan1677.9N/A
Majority1,00147.3
Turnout 2,12618.5–2.8
Registered electors 11,493
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.2

By-elections

Newport Pagnell South

Newport Pagnell South: 21 September 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Oyakhire 1,088 43.5 +5.4
Labour Saskia Soden68427.4+13.5
Conservative Ade Adeliyi56122.4-19.8
Green Gary Lloyd803.2-2.5
Independent Lynn Cocksedge532.1N/A
Women's Equality Jane Whild341.4N/A
Majority40416.1+12.0
Turnout 2,50028.3-10.9
Registered electors 8,851
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg12.6

Loughton & Shenley

Loughton & Shenley: 22 February 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leo Montague 1,136 46.0 -2.5
Conservative Rajeev Sharma97139.4+0.8
Liberal Democrats Garrath Green1797.3-0.4
Green Tim Lee1134.6-0.6
Independent Ray Brady612.5N/A
Majority1656.6-3.3
Turnout 2,46725.1-9.5
Registered electors 9,846
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.7

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