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2024 Milton Keynes City Council election

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]

2024 Milton Keynes City Council election
← 2023 2 May 2024 (2024-05-02) 2026 →
19 out of 57 seats to Milton Keynes City Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout30.3%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Peter Marland Robin Bradburn David Hopkins
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Leader's seat Wolverton Bradwell Danesborough & Walton
Seats before 27 16 14
Seats won 9 6 4
Seats after 30 18 9
Seat change Increase3 Increase2 Decrease5
Percentage 38.3%[1] 19.0% 32.4%
Swing Increase4.3 Increase2.8 Decrease9.6
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

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

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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

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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 2023–2024:

  • 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

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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

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An asterisk indicates an incumbent.

Bletchley East

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

References

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