2018 Milton Keynes Council election

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2018 Milton Keynes Council election
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20 of 57 seats (One third and one by-election)
to Milton Keynes Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout33.1% (Decrease2.svg0.6%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderAlex WalkerPeter MarlandDouglas McCall
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatStantonburyWolvertonNewport Pagnell South
Last election5 seats,
34.4%		10 seats,
35.6%		5 seats,
19.8%
Seats before222213
Seats won686
Seats after242112
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote25,17223,99711,453
Percentage39.1%37.3%17.8%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.7%Increase2.svg1.7%Decrease2.svg2.0%
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
LeaderUnknownDavid TavenerDarron Kendrick
Party Green UKIP Independent
Leader's seatUnknown (Unelected)Stony Stratford (Unelected)Central Milton Keynes (Unelected)
Last election0 seats,
1.57%		0 seats,
8.02%		0 seats,
0.3%
Seats before000
Seats won000
Seats after000
Seat changeSteady2.svg0Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg0
Popular vote3,28439469
Percentage4.89%0.59%0.1%
SwingIncrease2.svg3.32%Decrease2.svg7.43%Decrease2.svg0.2%
Milton Keynes Council Election Results Map 2018.svg
Map of results of 2018 election
Leader of the Council before election

Peter Marland (Labour)
No Overall Control

Leader of the Council after election

Peter Marland (Labour)
No Overall Control

The 2018 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Milton Keynes Council in England. [1] This election was held on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Conservative 24Increase2.svg2
Labour 21Decrease2.svg1
Liberal Democrat 12Decrease2.svg1
Source: BBC [2]

Election results

Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2016.

Milton Keynes Council election result, 2018 [1] [n 1]
PartyCandidatesVotes
StoodElectedGainedUnseatedNet % of total %No.Net %
  Conservative 20631Increase2.svg231.639.125,172Increase2.svg4.7
  Labour 20812Decrease2.svg142.137.323,997Increase2.svg1.7
  Liberal Democrats 20601Decrease2.svg126.317.811,453Decrease2.svg2.0
  Green 19000Steady2.svg0.05.13,284Increase2.svg3.5
  UKIP 4000Steady2.svg0.00.6394Decrease2.svg7.7
  Independent 1000Steady2.svg0.00.169Decrease2.svg0.2

Ward Results

Bletchley East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Khan 1,483 47.8 +0.6
Conservative Angela Kennedy1,21839.2+9.6
Green Jo Breen2498.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen Clark1545.0-1.0
Turnout 3,11227.00-3.05
Labour hold Swing
Bletchley Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Allan Rankine 1,943 46.0 +10.7
Labour Gladstone McKenzie1,88844.7+4.3
Green Joe French2105.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Kerrie Bradburn1824.3-1.7
Turnout 4,23536.79+0.87
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Bletchley West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mick Legg 1,797 49.2 +4.6
Conservative Kevin Geaney1,48240.6+7.8
Liberal Democrats Matt Drewett2035.6+0.1
Green Michael Sheppard1674.6N/A
Turnout 3,67233.30-2.38
Labour hold Swing
Bradwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rex Exon 1,666 47.5 -2.9
Labour Stephen Brown1,21434.6-2.5
Conservative Krishna Panthula52915.1+2.5
Green Brent Johnston972.8N/A
Turnout 3,51235.56-3.79
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Broughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sam Crooks 1,398 41.2 +2.7
Conservative John Baker1,20235.4-10.9
Labour Ola Oladoye62018.3+3.1
Green Alexander Price1715.0N/A
Turnout 3,39730.85-4.71
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Campbell Park & Old Woughton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Terry Baines 1,453 37.2 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Edward Morello1,27832.8-9.0
Labour George Arnold1,00025.6+5.6
Green Carol Barac1704.4N/A
Turnout 3,90738.71-0.54
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Central Milton Keynes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Moriah Priestley 1,419 53.2 -0.2
Conservative Tubo Uranta70426.4-1.0
Liberal Democrats Leo Montague28810.8-0.7
Green Ken Baker1867.0N/A
Independent Darron Kendrick692.6-5.1
Turnout 2,67125.74-1.19
Labour hold Swing
Danesborough & Walton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Hopkins 1,883 61.4 -2.0
Labour David Cockfield66721.7-2.1
Green Peter Skelton2668.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Florence Montague2528.2-4.6
Turnout 3,07232.68-
Conservative hold Swing
Loughton & Shenley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dan Gilbert 1,887 47.3 +5.3
Labour Carole Baume1,68342.2-9.6
Liberal Democrats Lisa French2406.0-0.2
Green Gill Kirkup1794.5N/A
Turnout 3,99838.58-0.42
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Monkston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jenni Ferrans 1,416 51.6 +3.7
Conservative Jaime Tamagnini65123.7-8.8
Labour Vikas Chandra58421.3+1.8
Green Lawrence Morgan943.4N/A
Turnout 2,75429.51-1.98
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Geary 2,081 58.9 +11.1
Labour Nick Phillips73920.9+0.1
Liberal Democrats Eva Griffin49914.1-4.5
Green Hilarie Bowman1123.2N/A
UKIP Ruth Birrell1012.9-10.0
Turnout 3,54235.79+0.74
Conservative hold Swing
Newport Pagnell South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Alexander 1,533 48.4 -6.0
Liberal Democrats Jane Carr1,43345.2-9.2
Conservative David Edwards85827.1+7.2
Conservative Philip Wharton75323.8+3.9
Labour Paul Day63720.1+4.6
Labour Natasha Huckle62819.8+4.3
Green Keri Edmonds1514.8N/A
UKIP Nigel Birrell912.9-7.3
Turnout 3,17334.30-1.78
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Olney
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Geary 2,209 64.0 +6.5
Labour Dee Bethune77922.6-0.2
Liberal Democrats Tony Oyakhire2055.9+0.9
Green Catherine Rose1785.2+0.5
UKIP Dana Green812.3-7.7
Turnout 3,45535.62+3.21
Conservative hold Swing
Shenley Brook End
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andy Reilly 1,116 36.3 +0.9
Conservative Knowledge Mpofu1,07935.1+3.1
Labour Kashif Raza70522.9-
Green Helen Den Dulk1745.7N/A
Turnout 3,08731.51-0.24
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Stantonbury
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hannah Minns 2,003 47.5 +5.9
Conservative Stuart Tomlin1,65939.3+2.9
Liberal Democrats Alan Mallyon3849.1-2.7
Green Peter Edwards1724.1-6.2
Turnout 4,22836.41-2.59
Labour hold Swing
Stony Stratford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennifer Marklew 1,940 52.0 +9.1
Conservative Graham Russell1,37836.9+1.0
Liberal Democrats Richard Greenwood1544.1-5.0
Green Lucy Bjorck1403.8N/A
UKIP David Tavener1213.2-9.0
Turnout 3,74440.76-1.21
Labour hold Swing
Tattenhoe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Brown 1,290 47.3 +10.9
Conservative Jenny Richards1,24945.8-1.7
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Greenwood1144.2-3.0
Green Peter Hughes762.8N/A
Turnout 2,74033.20+7.47
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Wolverton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Middleton 1,906 54.2 -4.4
Conservative Qasim Awan1,05530.0+10.5
Green Alan Francis3148.9-5.3
Liberal Democrats Thais Portilho2406.8-0.9
Turnout 3,52431.50+1.05
Labour hold Swing
Woughton & Fishermead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shammi Akter 1,643 63.1 -2.6
Conservative David Priest65225.0+12.0
Green Simon Jackson1786.8N/A
Liberal Democrats Rebecca Verkade-Cave1315.0+0.9
Turnout 2,61722.72-4.57
Labour hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ % of total refers to % of wards won.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Borough Council 2018". Milton Keynes Council . 3 May 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Milton Keynes Council Election 2018 Results". BBC News . 4 May 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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