2024 Milton Keynes City Council election

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2024 Milton Keynes City Council election
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19 out of 57 seats to Milton Keynes City Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout30.3%
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
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LeaderPeter MarlandRobin BradburnDavid Hopkins
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Leader's seatWolvertonBradwellDanesborough & Walton
Seats before271614
Seats won964
Seats after30189
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Increase2.svg2Decrease2.svg5
Percentage38.3% [1] 19.0%32.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.3Increase2.svg2.8Decrease2.svg9.6
Milton Keynes UK ward map 2024.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Milton Keynes City Council election
Leader before election

Peter Marland
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Peter Marland
Labour

The 2024 Milton Keynes City Council elections were held on Thursday 2 May 2024, [2] alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom that were held on the same day. One-third of the 57 members of Milton Keynes City Council in Buckinghamshire were up for election. [3]

Contents

Prior to the election, the council was under no overall control, being run by a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition, led by Peter Marland of the Labour Party. The election saw Labour win an overall majority of the seats on the council for the first time since the 1999 elections. [4]

Background

Milton Keynes was created as a unitary authority in 1997. [5] Labour controlled the council from its creation until 2000, with the Liberal Democrats winning the council from no overall control in 2002. [6] The Liberal Democrats lost their majority in 2006, and no party has formed a majority since.

The Conservatives became the largest party on the council in 2011, [7] but were overtaken by Labour in 2014. [8] The Conservatives were again the largest group in 2018, [9] with Labour overtaking them in 2019. [10] The Conservatives formed the largest group from 2021 to 2023; in that election, Labour gained 5 seats to become the largest group on the council, the Conservatives lost 6, and the Liberal Democrats gained 1. Labour and the Liberal Democrats formed a majority coalition following the election. [11]

The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, the Conservatives won 11 seats (up 6) with 42.0% of the vote, Labour won 7 (down 4) with 34.0%, and the Liberal Democrats won 3 (down 2) with 16.2%.

Previous council composition

After 2023 election Before 2024 election [12] After 2024 election [13]
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Labour 25 Labour 27 Labour 30
Liberal Democrats 15 Liberal Democrats 16 Liberal Democrats 18
Conservative 17 Conservative 14 Conservative 9

Changes 2023–2024:

Election results

2024 Milton Keynes City Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 9Increase2.svg347.4213050.823,60838.3+0.1
  Liberal Democrats 6Increase2.svg231.6121830.511,72119.0-2.6
  Conservative 4Decrease2.svg521.15915.819,96232.4-0.3
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04,9007.9+2.3
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.05770.9New
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04220.7-0.8
  Heritage 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0640.1±0.0

Ward Results

source: [20]

An asterisk indicates an incumbent.

Bletchley East

Bletchley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ed Hume* 1,614 54.6 -2.2
Conservative James Marlow60420.4-5.0
Independent Ron Haine31610.7N/A
Green Axel Hans Segebrecht2287.7+2.1
Liberal Democrats Sean Douglas McCabe1665.6-1.2
Rejected ballots270.9
Turnout 295522.79
Registered electors 12,968
Labour Co-op hold Swing

Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ayesha Khanom 1,532 45.4 +3.9
Conservative Mo Imran*117134.7-4.8
Green Michael John Sheppard33710.0+1.8
Liberal Democrats Timothy Iain Gomm2978.8+2.1
Rejected ballots361.1
Turnout 337330.40
Registered electors 11,094
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Bletchley West

Bletchley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hannah O`Neill 1,492 48.4 +4.4
Conservative Adam Rolfe*1,12936.7-0.9
Green Marcello Bianco2327.5+1.3
Liberal Democrats Benjamin John Edwards1956.3-0.5
Rejected ballots321.0
Turnout 308030.41
Registered electors 10,129
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Bradwell

Bradwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marie Bradburn* 1,532 53.5 -3.8
Labour Mustapha Zamaan70924.7-1.5
Conservative Krishna Panthula39213.7-1.8
Green Lucy Rebecca Bjorck2137.4N/A
Rejected ballots190.7
Turnout 286530.07
Registered electors 9,527
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Broughton

Broughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Uroy Clarke* 1,652 45.7 -13.1
Conservative Rishi Sharda93825.9+2.9
Labour George Baldock76721.2+5.4
Green James Richard Hadfield1744.8N/A
Heritage Alfred Saint-Clair641.8-0.6
Rejected ballots220.6
Turnout 361726.78
Registered electors 13,506
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Campbell Park & Old Woughton

Campbell Park & Old Woughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Eaton 1,263 36.8 -11.2
Conservative Charlotte Hall*1,10732.2+3.0
Labour Matt Curtis83524.3+6.9
Green Carol Barac2096.1+0.6
Rejected ballots210.6
Turnout 343534.68
Registered electors 9,905
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Central Milton Keynes

Central Milton Keynes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Ronald Petchey 1,383 53.5 +7.5
Conservative Brian Thomas Hingley66425.7+0.6
Liberal Democrats Russell Frederick Houchin29311.3-2.5
Green Joe French2248.7-2.1
Rejected ballots230.9
Turnout 258723.67
Registered electors 10,930
Labour hold Swing

Danesborough & Walton

Danesborough & Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Victoria Hopkins* 1,990 46.8 +9.9
Labour Rukhsana Malik152535.9-5.2
Green Peter William Skelton42310.0-0.4
Liberal Democrats Edis Bevan2726.4-0.7
Rejected ballots380.9
Turnout 424833.34
Registered electors 12,743
Conservative hold Swing

Loughton & Shenley

Loughton & Shenley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mandy Legg 1,457 44.6 -3.9
Conservative Rajeev Sharma121437.2-1.4
Liberal Democrats Garrath Green2517.7±0.0
Green Timothy Lee1745.3+0.1
Independent Ray Brady1524.7N/A
Rejected ballots170.5
Turnout 326532.74
Registered electors 9,972
Labour hold Swing

Monkston

Monkston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Duncan Banks 1,118 43.8 -7.8
Labour Monica Stella Dowling62324.4+5.3
Conservative Devin Hindry50019.6-2.6
Green Vanessa Skelton1857.2+0.1
Independent Taimyr Pouaty1094.3N/A
Rejected ballots200.8
Turnout 255527.82
Registered electors 9,184
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope

Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chris Wardle* 1,672 47.9 +3.4
Liberal Democrats Scott Humphries79622.8-9.0
Labour Carol Wood77622.2+2.0
Green Jason Scott Down2206.3N/A
Rejected ballots270.8
Turnout 349134.58
Registered electors 10,096
Conservative hold Swing

Newport Pagnell South

Newport Pagnell South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Oyakhire* 1,263 45.9 -0.2
Conservative Jamie Lee Rossiter68524.9-9.4
Labour Saskia Soden62122.6+6.7
Green Conner Hughes1625.9N/A
Rejected ballots210.8
Turnout 275231.16
Registered electors 8,833
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Olney

Olney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith McLean* 2,234 52.5 +8.7
Labour Dan Rowland150535.4-9.4
Green Catherine Jean Rose3879.1+3.5
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Ann Cave1102.6-0.5
Rejected ballots200.5
Turnout 425642.43
Registered electors 10,030
Conservative hold Swing

Shenley Brook End

Shenley Brook End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Saleena Raja 1,379 42.9 +4.2
Conservative Ketan Kadakia101331.5-7.1
Labour Mike Kasibo61119.0+1.7
Green Dominic John Malcolm Taylor1855.8+0.4
Rejected ballots240.7
Turnout 321234.07
Registered electors 9,428
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

Stantonbury

Stantonbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Victoria Bamisile 1,652 49.2 -1.1
Conservative Amanda Marlow70621.0-11.0
Reform UK Sean Porter42212.6N/A
Green Gary Nicholas Lloyd3049.0+0.1
Liberal Democrats Greg Duffield2557.6-0.5
Rejected ballots210.6
Turnout 336030.30
Registered electors 11,090
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Stony Stratford

Stony Stratford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joe Hearnshaw* 2,077 50.5 +4.3
Conservative Denise Brunning138933.8-3.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Michael Greenwood3237.9-2.1
Green Joan Christine Hughes2937.1+0.2
Rejected ballots300.7
Turnout 411233.09
Registered electors 12,428
Labour hold Swing

Tattenhoe

Tattenhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Manish Verma* 1,566 48.6 +2.9
Labour Christian Durugo126039.1-1.5
Green Geoffrey Travis Waggott2186.8-0.2
Liberal Democrats Dominic Dyer1574.9+0.2
Rejected ballots180.6
Turnout 321935.06
Registered electors 9,182
Conservative hold Swing

Wolverton

Wolverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ansar Hussain* 1,748 56.9 -5.3
Conservative Edith Bald54117.6-1.8
Green Alan Herbert Francis51516.8+5.0
Liberal Democrats Rachel Chanalaris2518.2+1.6
Rejected ballots180.6
Turnout 307328.31
Registered electors 10,855
Labour hold Swing

Woughton & Fishermead

Woughton & Fishermead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donna Juli Fuller* 1,421 63.2 -2.1
Conservative David George Caraivan44719.9+1.9
Green Tony Coughlan2179.7+1.8
Liberal Democrats Caroline Picking1486.6-2.2
Rejected ballots150.7
Turnout 224819.20
Registered electors 11,710
Labour hold Swing

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