Local election in Milton Keynes, England
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]
Labour regained control of the council, gaining a majority 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] |
Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats |
| Labour | 25 | | Labour | 27 | | Labour | 30 |
| Liberal Democrats | 15 | | Liberal Democrats | 16 | | Liberal Democrats | 18 |
| Conservative | 17 | | Conservative | 14 | | Conservative | 9 |
Changes:
- June 2023: Joe Hearnshaw and James Lancaster join Labour from Conservatives[14][15]
- August 2023: Scot Balazs (Conservative) resigns; by-election held September 2023[16]
- September 2023: Tony Oyakhire (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election from Conservatives[17]
- January 2024: Brigid McBride (Labour) resigns; by-election held February 2024[18]
- February 2024: Leo Montague (Labour) wins by-election[19]
Election results
2024 Milton Keynes City Council election |
Party | This election | Full council | This election |
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| Labour | 9 | 3 | 47.4 | 21 | 30 | 50.8 | 23,608 | 38.3 | +0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 2 | 31.6 | 12 | 18 | 30.5 | 11,721 | 19.0 | -2.6 |
| Conservative | 4 | 5 | 21.1 | 5 | 9 | 15.8 | 19,962 | 32.4 | -0.3 |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,900 | 7.9 | +2.3 |
| Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 577 | 0.9 | New |
| Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 422 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Heritage | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 64 | 0.1 | ±0.0 |
Ward Results
source:[20]
An asterisk indicates an incumbent.
Bletchley East
Bletchley East Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour Co-op | Ed Hume* | 1,614 | 54.6 | -2.2 |
| Conservative | James Marlow | 604 | 20.4 | -5.0 |
| Independent | Ron Haine | 316 | 10.7 | N/A |
| Green | Axel Hans Segebrecht | 228 | 7.7 | +2.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Douglas McCabe | 166 | 5.6 | -1.2 |
Rejected ballots | 27 | 0.9 | |
Turnout | 2955 | 22.79 | |
Registered electors | 12,968 | | |
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | | |
Bletchley Park
Bletchley Park Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ayesha Khanom | 1,532 | 45.4 | +3.9 |
| Conservative | Mo Imran* | 1171 | 34.7 | -4.8 |
| Green | Michael John Sheppard | 337 | 10.0 | +1.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Iain Gomm | 297 | 8.8 | +2.1 |
Rejected ballots | 36 | 1.1 | |
Turnout | 3373 | 30.40 | |
Registered electors | 11,094 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Bletchley West
Bletchley West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Hannah O`Neill | 1,492 | 48.4 | +4.4 |
| Conservative | Adam Rolfe* | 1,129 | 36.7 | -0.9 |
| Green | Marcello Bianco | 232 | 7.5 | +1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin John Edwards | 195 | 6.3 | -0.5 |
Rejected ballots | 32 | 1.0 | |
Turnout | 3080 | 30.41 | |
Registered electors | 10,129 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Bradwell
Bradwell Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Marie Bradburn* | 1,532 | 53.5 | -3.8 |
| Labour | Mustapha Zamaan | 709 | 24.7 | -1.5 |
| Conservative | Krishna Panthula | 392 | 13.7 | -1.8 |
| Green | Lucy Rebecca Bjorck | 213 | 7.4 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 19 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 2865 | 30.07 | |
Registered electors | 9,527 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Broughton
Broughton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Uroy Clarke* | 1,652 | 45.7 | -13.1 |
| Conservative | Rishi Sharda | 938 | 25.9 | +2.9 |
| Labour | George Baldock | 767 | 21.2 | +5.4 |
| Green | James Richard Hadfield | 174 | 4.8 | N/A |
| Heritage | Alfred Saint-Clair | 64 | 1.8 | -0.6 |
Rejected ballots | 22 | 0.6 | |
Turnout | 3617 | 26.78 | |
Registered electors | 13,506 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Campbell Park & Old Woughton
Campbell Park & Old Woughton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Eaton | 1,263 | 36.8 | -11.2 |
| Conservative | Charlotte Hall* | 1,107 | 32.2 | +3.0 |
| Labour | Matt Curtis | 835 | 24.3 | +6.9 |
| Green | Carol Barac | 209 | 6.1 | +0.6 |
Rejected ballots | 21 | 0.6 | |
Turnout | 3435 | 34.68 | |
Registered electors | 9,905 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Central Milton Keynes
Central Milton Keynes Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Martin Ronald Petchey | 1,383 | 53.5 | +7.5 |
| Conservative | Brian Thomas Hingley | 664 | 25.7 | +0.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Russell Frederick Houchin | 293 | 11.3 | -2.5 |
| Green | Joe French | 224 | 8.7 | -2.1 |
Rejected ballots | 23 | 0.9 | |
Turnout | 2587 | 23.67 | |
Registered electors | 10,930 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Danesborough & Walton
Danesborough & Walton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Victoria Hopkins* | 1,990 | 46.8 | +9.9 |
| Labour | Rukhsana Malik | 1525 | 35.9 | -5.2 |
| Green | Peter William Skelton | 423 | 10.0 | -0.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Edis Bevan | 272 | 6.4 | -0.7 |
Rejected ballots | 38 | 0.9 | |
Turnout | 4248 | 33.34 | |
Registered electors | 12,743 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Loughton & Shenley
Loughton & Shenley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Mandy Legg | 1,457 | 44.6 | -3.9 |
| Conservative | Rajeev Sharma | 1214 | 37.2 | -1.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Garrath Green | 251 | 7.7 | ±0.0 |
| Green | Timothy Lee | 174 | 5.3 | +0.1 |
| Independent | Ray Brady | 152 | 4.7 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 3265 | 32.74 | |
Registered electors | 9,972 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Monkston
Monkston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Duncan Banks | 1,118 | 43.8 | -7.8 |
| Labour | Monica Stella Dowling | 623 | 24.4 | +5.3 |
| Conservative | Devin Hindry | 500 | 19.6 | -2.6 |
| Green | Vanessa Skelton | 185 | 7.2 | +0.1 |
| Independent | Taimyr Pouaty | 109 | 4.3 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.8 | |
Turnout | 2555 | 27.82 | |
Registered electors | 9,184 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope
Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Chris Wardle* | 1,672 | 47.9 | +3.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Scott Humphries | 796 | 22.8 | -9.0 |
| Labour | Carol Wood | 776 | 22.2 | +2.0 |
| Green | Jason Scott Down | 220 | 6.3 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 27 | 0.8 | |
Turnout | 3491 | 34.58 | |
Registered electors | 10,096 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Newport Pagnell South
Newport Pagnell South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Tony Oyakhire* | 1,263 | 45.9 | -0.2 |
| Conservative | Jamie Lee Rossiter | 685 | 24.9 | -9.4 |
| Labour | Saskia Soden | 621 | 22.6 | +6.7 |
| Green | Conner Hughes | 162 | 5.9 | N/A |
Rejected ballots | 21 | 0.8 | |
Turnout | 2752 | 31.16 | |
Registered electors | 8,833 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Olney
Olney Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Keith McLean* | 2,234 | 52.5 | +8.7 |
| Labour | Dan Rowland | 1505 | 35.4 | -9.4 |
| Green | Catherine Jean Rose | 387 | 9.1 | +3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Ann Cave | 110 | 2.6 | -0.5 |
Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.5 | |
Turnout | 4256 | 42.43 | |
Registered electors | 10,030 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Shenley Brook End
Shenley Brook End Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Saleena Raja | 1,379 | 42.9 | +4.2 |
| Conservative | Ketan Kadakia | 1013 | 31.5 | -7.1 |
| Labour | Mike Kasibo | 611 | 19.0 | +1.7 |
| Green | Dominic John Malcolm Taylor | 185 | 5.8 | +0.4 |
Rejected ballots | 24 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 3212 | 34.07 | |
Registered electors | 9,428 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Stantonbury
Stantonbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Victoria Bamisile | 1,652 | 49.2 | -1.1 |
| Conservative | Amanda Marlow | 706 | 21.0 | -11.0 |
| Reform UK | Sean Porter | 422 | 12.6 | N/A |
| Green | Gary Nicholas Lloyd | 304 | 9.0 | +0.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Greg Duffield | 255 | 7.6 | -0.5 |
Rejected ballots | 21 | 0.6 | |
Turnout | 3360 | 30.30 | |
Registered electors | 11,090 | | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Stony Stratford
Stony Stratford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joe Hearnshaw* | 2,077 | 50.5 | +4.3 |
| Conservative | Denise Brunning | 1389 | 33.8 | -3.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Michael Greenwood | 323 | 7.9 | -2.1 |
| Green | Joan Christine Hughes | 293 | 7.1 | +0.2 |
Rejected ballots | 30 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 4112 | 33.09 | |
Registered electors | 12,428 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tattenhoe
Tattenhoe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Manish Verma* | 1,566 | 48.6 | +2.9 |
| Labour | Christian Durugo | 1260 | 39.1 | -1.5 |
| Green | Geoffrey Travis Waggott | 218 | 6.8 | -0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Dominic Dyer | 157 | 4.9 | +0.2 |
Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.6 | |
Turnout | 3219 | 35.06 | |
Registered electors | 9,182 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wolverton
Wolverton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ansar Hussain* | 1,748 | 56.9 | -5.3 |
| Conservative | Edith Bald | 541 | 17.6 | -1.8 |
| Green | Alan Herbert Francis | 515 | 16.8 | +5.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rachel Chanalaris | 251 | 8.2 | +1.6 |
Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.6 | |
Turnout | 3073 | 28.31 | |
Registered electors | 10,855 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Woughton & Fishermead
Woughton & Fishermead Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Donna Juli Fuller* | 1,421 | 63.2 | -2.1 |
| Conservative | David George Caraivan | 447 | 19.9 | +1.9 |
| Green | Tony Coughlan | 217 | 9.7 | +1.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Caroline Picking | 148 | 6.6 | -2.2 |
Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 2248 | 19.20 | |
Registered electors | 11,710 | | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
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