2016 Milton Keynes Council election

The 2016 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Milton Keynes Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

2016 Milton Keynes Council election

5 May 2016
20 of the 57 seats to Milton Keynes Council 29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	33.66% (30.59%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Peter Marland Edith Bald Douglas McCall Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader's seat Wolverton Tattenhoe Newport Pagnell South Seats before 23 22 12 Seats won 22 22 13 Seat change 1 0 1 Popular vote 22,860 21,711 12,249 Percentage 36.25% 34.43% 19.42% Swing 8.31 4.52 4.91   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Vince Peddle ? Darron James Kenrick Party UKIP Green Independent Leader's seat Bletchley West (Unelected) ? (Unelected) Central Milton Keynes (Unelected) Seats before 0 0 0 Seats won 0 0 0 Seat change 0 0 0 Popular vote 5,060 911 191 Percentage 8.02% 1.57% 0.3% Swing 3.55 5.11 0.14
Council control before election No Overall Majority Council control after election No Overall Majority

Ward results

Two Councillors elected

Two Councillors were elected in the Bletchley East ward seat meaning each party was allowed to contest the seat with two candidates of their choice.

Bletchley East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martin Gowans	1,434	47.2	4.3
	Labour	Alan Webb	1,088
	UKIP	Ronald Haine	972	18.2	−6.8
	Conservative	Angela Kennedy	872	28.6	17
	Conservative	David Priest	659
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Nuttall	190	6	0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Masood Jehangir	130
Turnout			3,035	30.05
	Labour hold		Swing

One Councillor elected

Only one candidate from each party could contest each seat.

Bletchley Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Elaine Wales	1,564	40.4	6.4
	Conservative	Kevin Geaney	1,369	35.3	7.6
	UKIP	Adrian Pitfield	710	18.3	−8
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Drewett	232	6	2.8
Majority			195	5.1
Turnout			3,920	35.92
	Labour hold		Swing

Bletchley West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Nigel Long	1,677	44.6	7
	Conservative	Gina Bariah	1,233	32.8	11.9
	UKIP	Vince Peddle	647	17.2	−11
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Howarth	205	5.5	0.4
Majority			444	11.8
Turnout			3,785	35.68
	Labour hold		Swing

Bradwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Marie Bradburn	1,852	50.4	16.8
	Labour	David Lewis	1,362	37.1	4.5
	Conservative	Max Chaudhry	462	12.6	−3.7
Majority			490	13.3
Turnout			3,707	39.35
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Broughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Bint	1,208	46.3	6.1
	Liberal Democrats	Kerrie Bradburn	1,003	38.5	−0.9
	Labour	Binta Bah-Pokawa	397	15.2	0.7
Majority			205	7.8
Turnout			2,624	28.27
	Conservative hold		Swing

Campbell Park and Old Woughton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Ric Brackenbury	1,557	41.8	8.2
	Conservative	James Orr	1,163	31.2	2.9
	Labour	Yahya Wiseman	747	20	0.2
	UKIP	Bill Smith	260	7	−7.8
Majority			394	10.6
Turnout			3,750	39.25
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Central Milton Keynes

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pauline Wallis	1,327	53.4	10.5
	Conservative	Terry Baines	680	27.4	6.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Morrall	286	11.5	−3.5
	Independent	Darron Kendrick	191	7.7	7.7
Majority			647	26
Turnout			2,507	26.93
	Labour hold		Swing

Danesborough and Walton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Victoria Hopkins	1,832	63.4	11.2
	Labour	Tate Ballard	686	23.8	4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Greenwood	370	12.8	2.7
Majority			1,146	39.6
Turnout			2,919	32.68
	Conservative hold		Swing

Loughton and Shenley (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Zoe Nolan	1,994	51.8	16
	Conservative	John Howe	1,618	42	5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Russell Houchin	448	6.2	0.2
Majority			376	9.8
Turnout			3,890	39
	Labour hold		Swing

Monkston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Vanessa McPake	1,337	47.9	4.9
	Conservative	Vicki McLean	907	32.5	4.1
	Labour	Vikas Chandra	545	19.5	−0.6
Majority			430	15.4
Turnout			2,811	31.49
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeannette Green	1,605	47.8	0.3
	Labour	Ernie Butler	698	20.8	4.8
	Liberal Democrats	Leo Montague	623	18.6	−2
	UKIP	Brian Monro	432	12.9	1.6
Majority			907	27
Turnout			3,383	35.05
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newport Pagnell South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Douglas McCall	1,766	54.4	7.4
	Conservative	William Davies	645	19.9	−1.2
	Labour	Paul Day	502	15.5	5.7
	UKIP	Nigel Birrell	331	10.2	−7.9
Majority			1,121	34.5
Turnout			3,261	36.08
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Olney

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Donald McLean	2,109	57.5	2.7
	Labour	Dee Bethune	835	22.8	6.6
	UKIP	Dana Green	368	10	−8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Oyakhire	184	5	−5.6
	Green	Catherine Rose	171	4.7	4.7
Majority			1,274	34.7
Turnout			3,687	38.83
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shenley Brook End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Cannon	1,055	35.4	−1.9
	Conservative	Jenny Richards	953	32	8.5
	Labour	Rachel Pallett	683	22.9	4.1
	UKIP	Geoffrey Winter	287	9.6	−8
Majority			102	3.4
Turnout			2,993	31.75
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Stantonbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Martin Petchey	1,513	41.6	5.7
	Conservative	Michael Somerton	1,323	36.4	12.3
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Benning	428	11.8	1.5
	Green	Alexander Fraser	373	10.3	5.6
Majority			190	5.2
Turnout			3,671	33.82
	Labour hold		Swing

Stony Stratford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Charlie Wilson	1,376	42.9	1.8
	Conservative	Simon Hawton	1,150	35.9	−3.7
	UKIP	David Tavener	390	12.2	2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen Greenwood	290	9.1	4.3
Majority			226	7
Turnout			3,230	41.97
	Labour hold		Swing

Tattenhoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gerald Small	939	47.5	8.8
	Labour	Anthony Brown	720	36.4	10.2
	UKIP	Leslie Ive	175	8.9	−10.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Carr	143	7.2	−5.2
Majority			219	11.1
Turnout			1,991	25.73
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wolverton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Norman Miles	1,851	58.6	15.2
	Conservative	Shouket Mirza	616	19.5	−2
	Green	Jennifer Marklew	447	14.2	2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Thompson	243	7.7	0.8
Majority			1,235	39.1
Turnout			3,192	30.45
	Labour hold		Swing

Woughton and Fishermead

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hannah O'Neill	1,861	65.7	12.4
	UKIP	Kenny Oshodi	488	17.2	−7.2
	Conservative	Anthony Tull	368	13	2.7
	Liberal Democrats	Donna Platt	115	4.1	−1.3
Majority			1,373	48.5
Turnout			2,845	27.29
	Labour hold		Swing