Milton Keynes City Council elections

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Milton Keynes City Council is the local authority for the City of Milton Keynes, a unitary authority in Buckinghamshire, England. Until 1 April 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district.

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Council Composition

Below is the full seat composition in Milton Keynes after each local election. In 1976, 1996, 2002 and 2014, the whole council was elected after boundary changes. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] In 1991 borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same. [6] [7]

Table key
Administration in charge of council after election.
Party did not exist or contest elections.

Milton Keynes City Council (2023–Present)

YearSeats Con Lab Lib Dems Others
TotalContestedMajority
2023 [8] 572029172515
0
Green
Heritage
Reform UK
Women's Equality
2024 [9] 57192993018
0
Green
Heritage
Reform UK
202660 [10] 6031Election scheduled for 7 May 2026

Milton Keynes Council (1997 - 2023)

YearSeats [11] Con Lab Lib Dems UKIP Independent Others
TotalContestedMajority
1998 511726427191
1999 511726427191
0
Green
Campaign for Disabled
2000 511726822201
0
Green
2002 5151268162700
0
Green
2003 5117267162701
0
Green
2004 5117267162701
0
Green
2006 51172613152300
0
Better MK Independent
CPA
Green
2007 51172615132201
0
Green
2008 51172620102100
0
England First
Green
2010 5117261792401
0
BNP
Green
2011 5117262191803
0
Green
2012 51172620161500
0
Green
2014 [12] 57572918251310
0
Green
TUSC
2015 [13] 57192922231200
0
Green
Left Unity
TUSC
2016 [14] 57202922221300
0
Green
2018 [15] 57202924211200
0
Green
2019 [16] 57192919231500
0
Green
Women's Equality
2021 [17] 57192924191301
0
Green
Heritage
Reform UK
Women's Equality
2022 [18] 5719292220141
0
Green
Women's Equality

Milton Keynes Borough Council (1974 - 1997)

YearSeats [19] [20] Con Lab Lib Dems Lib SDP Independent Others
TotalContestedMajority
1976464624331201
0
Communist
197846152432140
0
Communist
197946162431150
0
National Front
198046162426191
0
National Front
1982461624221761
0
BNP
Communist
Ecology
1983461524201871
0
Ecology
198446162417 or 1817 or 207 or 91 or 2
0
Ecology
Independent Conservative
19864615241219132
0
Green
19874615241118143
0
Green
19884616241318132
0
Green
1990461524132472
0
Green
19914615241325170
0
Green
1992461624152191
0
Green
19944615241419112
0
Green
19954616241221103
0
Green
1996515126220181
0
Green

Milton Keynes District Council (1973 - 1974)

YearSeats [21] Con Lab Lib Independent Others
TotalContestedMajority
197340402182705
0
Communist

Milton Keynes within Buckinghamshire County Council (1967 - 1973)

By ward

2002 to 2012

The composition of Milton Keynes Council following each election was as follows.

200220032004200620072008201020112012
Bletchley & Fenny StratfordLab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 2/Con 1Con 2/Lab 1Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 2/Lab 1
BradwellLib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 2/Lab 1
Campbell ParkLib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 2/Lab 1
DanesboroughCon 1Con 1Con 1Con 1Con 1Con 1Con 1Con 1Con 1
DenbighLab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2
Eaton ManorLab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2
Emerson ValleyLib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 2/Con 1Lib 2/Con 1Con 2/Lib 1Con 2/Lib 1
FurztonLib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2
HanslopeCon 1Con 1Con 1Con 1Con 1Con 1Con 1Con 1Con 1
Linford NorthLib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 1/Con 1Lib 1/Con 1Lib 1/Con 1Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2
Linford SouthLib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 1/Con 1Lib 1/Con 1Lib 1/Con 1Lib 2Lib 1/Con 1Lib 1/Con 1
Loughton ParkCon 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3
MiddletonLib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 1/Con 1Lib 1/Con 1Lib 1/Con 1Lib 1/Con 1Con 2
Newport Pagnell NorthLib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2
Newport Pagnell SouthLib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 2
OlneyLib 2Lib 2Lib 2Lib 1/Con 1Lib 1/Con 1Con 2Con 2Con 2Con 2
SheringtonLib 1Lib 1Lib 1Lib 1Lib 1Lib 1Lib 1Con 1Con 1
StantonburyLab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 1/Con 1Lab 1/Con 1Lab 1/Con 1Lab 2
Stony StratfordCon 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3
Walton ParkLib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 2/Con 1Lib 2/Con 1Lib 2/Con 1Lib 3Lib 2/Con 1Con 2/Lib 1
WhaddonLab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2
WolvertonLab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 2/Lib 1Lab 2/Lib 1Lab 2/Lib 1Lab 3
WoughtonLab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2Lab 2

2014 to present

In 2014 the boundaries were revised so that there were 57 seats and each ward had three seats each [see below]. Elections were held for all seats in that year, before returning to the one-third model for subsequent years.

201420152016201820192021202220232024
Bletchley EastLab 2/UKIP 1Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3
Bletchley ParkLab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1Con 2/Lab 1Con 2/Lab 1Con 3Con 2/Lab 1Lab 2/Con 1Lab 3
Bletchley WestLab 3Lab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1Lab 3Lab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1Lab 3
BradwellLab 2/Lib 1Lib 2/Lab 1Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3
BroughtonCon 2/Lib 1Con 2/Lib 1Con 2/Lib 1Con 2/Lib 1Lib 2/Con 1Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3
Campbell Park & Old WoughtonLib 2/Con 1Lib 2/Con 1Lib 2/Con 1Con 2/Lib 1Lib 2/Con 1Con 2/Lib 1Lib 2/Con 1Lib 2/Con 1Lib 3
Central Milton KeynesLab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3
Danesborough & WaltonCon 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 2/Lab 1Con 2/Lab 1
Loughton & ShenleyLab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1Con 2/Lab 1Con 2/Lab 1Con 2/Lab 1Lab 2/Con 1Lab 3Lab 3
MonkstonLib 3Lib 2/Con 1Lib 2/Con 1Lib 2/Con 1Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3
Newport Pagnell North & HanslopeCon 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3
Newport Pagnell SouthLib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 3Lib 2/Con 1Lib 2/Con 1Lib 2/Con 1Lib 2/Con 1
OlneyCon 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 3Con 2/Lab 1Con 2/Lab 1
Shenley Brook EndLib 3Lib 2/Con 1Lib 2/Con 1Lib 2/Con 1Lib 2/Con 1Con 2/Lib 1Con 2/Lib 1Lib 2/Con 1Lib 3
StantonburyLab 3Lab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1Con 2/Lab 1Con 2/Lab 1Lab 2/Con 1Lab 3
Stony StratfordLab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1Lab 3Lab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1Lab 2/Con 1
TattenhoeCon 3Con 3Con 3Con 2/Lab 1Con 2/Lab 1Con 2/Lab 1Con 3Con 3Con 3
WolvertonLab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3
Woughton & FishermeadLab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3Lab 3

Borough result maps

Frequency

Population trend of borough and Urban Area 1801-2021 BofMiltonKeynesUA-popn.png
Population trend of borough and Urban Area 1801–2021

One third of the council is elected each year for 3 years, followed by one year without election, unless there is a substantial boundary change (when all seats are elected). Following an electoral review, changes to wards and an increase in the number of seats, 57 councillors were elected for all 19 wards from May 2014 onwards. [22] After the previous reorganisation in 2002, 51 councillors were elected from 23 wards. [23]

Wards

1973

The first elections to the newly created Milton Keynes Borough Council took place on 7 June 1973 There were 40 seats up for election spread over 16 Wards. All councillors were elected for three years

1976

In November 1975, the Boundary Commission proposed new ward boundaries. [24] (These wards are generally larger than the civil parishes that give them their names. Some parishes are divided between wards. For details, see the Boundary Commission report.)

1996 to 2000

Between 1996 and 2000, there were 51 seats up for election. Boundary changes were made before the 2002 election but this did not affect the number of seats up for election.

2002 to 2012

Ward map 2010 Milton Keynes UK ward map 2010 (blank).svg
Ward map 2010

From 2002 until the 2014 local elections, there were 23 wards in the Borough, which were represented by 51 councillors. The councillors corresponded to the wards in the following way:

2014 onwards

Ward map from May 2014 Milton Keynes UK ward map 2014 (blank).svg
Ward map from May 2014

Following an electoral review and with effect from the 2014 Milton Keynes Council election in May 2014, there were 57 Councillors representing 19 wards, each with having 3 councillors. [25]

These wards are as follows: [26]

By-elections

2002-2006

Whaddon By-Election 23 October 2003 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 1,06650.0+5.5
Conservative 77636.4-2.5
Liberal Democrats 1919.0-7.7
UKIP 994.6+4.6
Majority29013.6
Turnout 2,132
Labour hold Swing

2006-2010

Whaddon By-Election 28 June 2007 [28] [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Camilla Turnbull1,10843.8+0.9
Conservative Sam McCleod91436.1-1.4
England First Anna Seymour2218.7+8.7
Liberal Democrats Alfred Vella1295.1-3.3
UKIP Micheal Maylam1094.3-3.4
Independent Sam Browne491.9+1.9
Majority1947.7
Turnout 2,530
Labour hold Swing

2010-2014

Bletchley and Fenny Stratford By-Election 20 June 2013 [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Khan1,35639.9+3.1
UKIP Vince Peddle85525.2+14.3
Conservative John Bailey77922.9-12.6
Green Keith Allen2778.2-4.0
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Snell1283.8-0.9
Majority50114.8
Turnout 3,395
Labour hold Swing

2014-2018

Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope By-Election 18 January 2018 [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bill Green1,60453.0+5.2
Labour Nick Phillips74924.8+4.0
Liberal Democrats Jane Carr67222.2+3.6
Majority85528.3
Turnout 3,025
Conservative hold Swing

2018-2022

Bletchley East By-Election 19 July 2018 [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Emily Darlington1,35550.9+3.1
Conservative Angela Kennedy1,02638.5-0.7
Green Jo Breen1314.9-3.1
UKIP Vince Peddle1013.8+3.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Greenwood501.9-3.1
Majority32912.4
Turnout 2,663
Labour hold Swing

2022-2026

Woughton and Fishermead By-Election 7 July 2022 [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Smith1,35573.3+3.4
Conservative Rafal Brewczynski34018.4-1.8
Liberal Democrats Raissa Roy1548.3-1.6
Majority1,01554.9
Turnout 1,849
Labour hold Swing
Newport Pagnell South By-Election 21 September 2023 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Oyakhire1,08843.5-2.6
Labour Saskia Soden68427.4+11.5
Conservative Ade Adeliyi56122.4-11.9
Green Gary Lloyd803.2+3.2
Independent Lynn Cocksedge532.1+2.1
Women's Equality Jane Whild341.4+1.4
Majority40416.2
Turnout 2,500
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

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