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.

Council elections

Year Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent UKIP Total seats Elected in year Control
1973 27 8 0 5 Did not stand 40 40 Labour win with a 7-seat majority.
19761 12 33 1 46 46 Conservatives win with a 10-seat majority.
1978 14 32 0 15 or 16 Conservatives hold with a 9-seat majority.
1979 15 31 Conservatives hold with an 8-seat majority.
1980 19 26 1 Conservatives hold with a 3-seat majority.
1982 17 22 6 1 No overall control
1983 18 20 7
1984 17 or 18 20 or 17 7 or 9 1 or 2
1986 19 12 13 2
1987 18 11 14 3
1988 13 13 2
1990 24 7 Labour win with a 1-seat majority.
1991 25 17 1 Labour hold with a 2-seat majority.
1992 21 15 9 No overall control
1994 19 14 11 2
1995 21 12 10 3
19961 30 2 18 1 51 51 Labour win with a 7-seat majority.
1998 27 4 19 17 Labour hold with a 1-seat majority.
1999
2000 22 8 20 No overall control
20021 16 27 0 0 51 Liberal Democrats win with a 1-seat majority.
2003 7 1 17 Liberal Democrats hold with a 1-seat majority.
2004
2006 15 13 23 0 No overall control
2007 13 15 22 1
2008 10 20 21 0
2010 9 17 24 1
2011 21 18 3
2012 16 20 15 0
20141 25 18 13 1 57 57
2015 23 22 12 0 0 19
2016 22 22 13 0 0 20
2018 21 24 12 0 0
2019 23 19 15 0 0 19
2021 19 24 13 1 0 19 Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition
2022 20 22 14 1 Did not stand 19
2023 25 17 15 0 20
1.^ 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]

By ward

2002 to 2012

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

2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012
Bletchley & Fenny Stratford Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 2/Con 1 Con 2/Lab 1 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 2/Lab 1
Bradwell Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 2/Lab 1
Campbell Park Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 2/Lab 1
Danesborough Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1
Denbigh Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2
Eaton Manor Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2
Emerson Valley Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 2/Con 1 Lib 2/Con 1 Con 2/Lib 1 Con 2/Lib 1
Furzton Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2
Hanslope Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1 Con 1
Linford North Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 1/Con 1 Lib 1/Con 1 Lib 1/Con 1 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2
Linford South Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 1/Con 1 Lib 1/Con 1 Lib 1/Con 1 Lib 2 Lib 1/Con 1 Lib 1/Con 1
Loughton Park Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3
Middleton Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 1/Con 1 Lib 1/Con 1 Lib 1/Con 1 Lib 1/Con 1 Con 2
Newport Pagnell North Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2
Newport Pagnell South Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2
Olney Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 2 Lib 1/Con 1 Lib 1/Con 1 Con 2 Con 2 Con 2 Con 2
Sherington Lib 1 Lib 1 Lib 1 Lib 1 Lib 1 Lib 1 Lib 1 Con 1 Con 1
Stantonbury Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 1/Con 1 Lab 1/Con 1 Lab 1/Con 1 Lab 2
Stony Stratford Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3
Walton Park Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 2/Con 1 Lib 2/Con 1 Lib 2/Con 1 Lib 3 Lib 2/Con 1 Con 2/Lib 1
Whaddon Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2
Wolverton Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 2/Lib 1 Lab 2/Lib 1 Lab 2/Lib 1 Lab 3
Woughton Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 2 Lab 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.

2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
Bletchley East Lab 2/UKIP 1 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3
Bletchley Park Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 2/Con 1 Con 2/Lab 1 Con 2/Lab 1 Con 3 Con 2/Lab 1 Lab 2/Con 1
Bletchley West Lab 3 Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 3 Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 2/Con 1
Bradwell Lab 2/Lib 1 Lib 2/Lab 1 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3
Broughton Con 2/Lib 1 Con 2/Lib 1 Con 2/Lib 1 Con 2/Lib 1 Lib 2/Con 1 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3
Campbell Park & Old Woughton Lib 2/Con 1 Lib 2/Con 1 Lib 2/Con 1 Con 2/Lib 1 Lib 2/Con 1 Con 2/Lib 1 Lib 2/Con 1 Lib 2/Con 1
Central Milton Keynes Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3
Danesborough & Walton Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 2/Lab 1
Loughton & Shenley Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 2/Con 1 Con 2/Lab 1 Con 2/Lab 1 Con 2/Lab 1 Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 3
Monkston Lib 3 Lib 2/Con 1 Lib 2/Con 1 Lib 2/Con 1 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3
Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3
Newport Pagnell South Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 3 Lib 2/Con 1 Lib 2/Con 1 Lib 2/Con 1
Olney Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 2/Lab 1
Shenley Brook End Lib 3 Lib 2/Con 1 Lib 2/Con 1 Lib 2/Con 1 Lib 2/Con 1 Con 2/Lib 1 Con 2/Lib 1 Lib 2/Con 1
Stantonbury Lab 3 Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 2/Con 1 Con 2/Lab 1 Con 2/Lab 1 Lab 2/Con 1
Stony Stratford Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 3 Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 2/Con 1 Lab 2/Con 1
Tattenhoe Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 2/Lab 1 Con 2/Lab 1 Con 2/Lab 1 Con 3 Con 3
Wolverton Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3
Woughton & Fishermead Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3 Lab 3

Borough result maps

Frequency

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.[8] After the previous reorganisation in 2002, 51 councillors were elected from 23 wards.[9]

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.[10] (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.)

  • Bletchley Central
  • Danesborough
  • Denbigh
  • Eaton
  • Loughton
  • Newport Rural
  • Newport Urban
  • Newton
  • Petsoe Manor
  • Pineham
  • Sherington
  • Stantonbury
  • Stony Stratford
  • Watling
  • Whaddon
  • Wolverton

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

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

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.[11]

These wards are as follows:[12]

By-elections

2002-2006

Whaddon By-Election 23 October 2003[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,066 50.0 +5.5
Conservative 776 36.4 -2.5
Liberal Democrats 191 9.0 -7.7
UKIP 99 4.6 +4.6
Majority 290 13.6
Turnout 2,132
Labour hold Swing

2006-2010

Whaddon By-Election 28 June 2007[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Camilla Turnbull 1,108 43.8 +0.9
Conservative Sam McCleod 914 36.1 -1.4
England First Anna Seymour 221 8.7 +8.7
Liberal Democrats Alfred Vella 129 5.1 -3.3
UKIP Micheal Maylam 109 4.3 -3.4
Independent Sam Browne 49 1.9 +1.9
Majority 194 7.7
Turnout 2,530
Labour hold Swing

2010-2014

Bletchley and Fenny Stratford By-Election 20 June 2013[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Khan 1,356 39.9 +3.1
UKIP Vince Peddle 855 25.2 +14.3
Conservative John Bailey 779 22.9 -12.6
Green Keith Allen 277 8.2 -4.0
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Snell 128 3.8 -0.9
Majority 501 14.8
Turnout 3,395
Labour hold Swing

2014-2018

Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope By-Election 18 January 2018[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Green 1,604 53.0 +5.2
Labour Nick Phillips 749 24.8 +4.0
Liberal Democrats Jane Carr 672 22.2 +3.6
Majority 855 28.3
Turnout 3,025
Conservative hold Swing

2018-2022

Bletchley East By-Election 19 July 2018[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Emily Darlington 1,355 50.9 +3.1
Conservative Angela Kennedy 1,026 38.5 -0.7
Green Jo Breen 131 4.9 -3.1
UKIP Vince Peddle 101 3.8 +3.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Greenwood 50 1.9 -3.1
Majority 329 12.4
Turnout 2,663
Labour hold Swing

2022-2026

Woughton and Fishermead By-Election 7 July 2022[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Smith 1,355 73.3 +3.4
Conservative Rafal Brewczynski 340 18.4 -1.8
Liberal Democrats Raissa Roy 154 8.3 -1.6
Majority 1,015 54.9
Turnout 1,849
Labour hold Swing
Newport Pagnell South By-Election 21 September 2023[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Tony Oyakhire 1,088 43.5 -2.6
Labour Saskia Soden 684 27.4 +11.5
Conservative Ade Adeliyi 561 22.4 -11.9
Green Gary Lloyd 80 3.2 +3.2
Independent Lynn Cocksedge 53 2.1 +2.1
Women's Equality Jane Whild 34 1.4 +1.4
Majority 404 16.2
Turnout 2,500
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Milton Keynes". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  2. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Milton Keynes (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Milton Keynes (Electoral Changes) Order 2001. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Milton Keynes (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Milton Keynes (Electoral Changes) Order 2014. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  7. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Electoral Review of Milton Keynes" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission of England. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Parishes What Parish/Ward am I in?". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  10. ↑ Report No. 124 (PDF) (Report). Local Government Boundary Commission For England. 27 November 1975.
  11. ↑ "Milton Keynes Council | New Electoral Arrangements for Milton Keynes". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "The Milton Keynes (Electoral Changes) Order 2014".
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Whaddon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Whaddon Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Whaddon By-election 28th June 2007". England First Party. Archived from the original on 14 July 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  17. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bletchley East Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Woughton and Fishermead Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  20. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Newport Pagnell South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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