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Milton Keynes City Council is the local authority and unitary authority for the City of Milton Keynes, a borough in Buckinghamshire, England.

Council composition

Below is the full seat composition in Milton Keynes after each local election. The normal election pattern is that one-third of seats are re-elected every year except that there is (normally) no election every fourth year. In 1976, 1996, 2002 and 2014, the whole council was elected after boundary changes.[1][2][3][4][5] In 1991, ward boundaries were changed but the number of seats remained the same.[6][7] In 2026, the number of seats will increase to 60 and all seats will be contested.[8][needs update]

Table key
Administration in charge of council after election.
Party did not exist or contest elections.

Milton Keynes City Council (2023–Present)

More information Year, Seats ...
Year Seats Con Lab LD Ref Others
Total Contested Majority
2023[9] 57 20 29 17 25 15 0
0
Green
Heritage
Women's Equality
2024[10] 57 19 29 9 30 18 0
0
Green
Heritage
2026[11] 60[8] 60 31 12 19 20 9
0
Green
Heritage
Workers Party
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Milton Keynes Council (1997 – 2023)

More information Year, Seats ...
Year Seats[12] Con Lab LD UKIP Independent Others
Total Contested Majority
1998 51 17 26 4 27 19 1
1999 51 17 26 4 27 19 1
0
Green
Campaign for Disabled
2000 51 17 26 8 22 20 1
0
Green
2002 51 51 26 8 16 27 0 0
0
Green
2003 51 17 26 7 16 27 0 1
0
Green
2004 51 17 26 7 16 27 0 1
0
Green
2006 51 17 26 13 15 23 0 0
0
Better MK Independent
CPA
Green
2007 51 17 26 15 13 22 0 1
0
Green
2008 51 17 26 20 10 21 0 0
0
England First
Green
2010 51 17 26 17 9 24 0 1
0
BNP
Green
2011 51 17 26 21 9 18 0 3
0
Green
2012 51 17 26 20 16 15 0 0
0
Green
2014[13] 57 57 29 18 25 13 1 0
0
Green
TUSC
2015[14] 57 19 29 22 23 12 0 0
0
Green
Left Unity
TUSC
2016[15] 57 20 29 22 22 13 0 0
0
Green
2018[16] 57 20 29 24 21 12 0 0
0
Green
2019[17] 57 19 29 19 23 15 0 0
0
Green
Women's Equality
2021[18] 57 19 29 24 19 13 0 1
0
Green
Heritage
Reform UK
Women's Equality
2022[19] 57 19 29 22 20 14 1
0
Green
Women's Equality
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Milton Keynes Borough Council (1974 – 1997)

More information Year, Seats ...
Year Seats[20][12] Con Lab LD Lib SDP Independent Others
Total Contested Majority
1976 46 46 24 33 12 0 1
0
Communist
1978 46 15 24 32 14 0
0
Communist
1979 46 16 24 31 15 0
0
National Front
1980 46 16 24 26 19 1
0
National Front
1982 46 16 24 22 17 6 1
0
BNP
Communist
Ecology
1983 46 15 24 20 18 7 1
0
Ecology
1984 46 16 24 17 or 18 17 or 20 7 or 9 1 or 2
0
Ecology
Independent Conservative
1986 46 15 24 12 19 13 2
0
Green
1987 46 15 24 11 18 14 3
0
Green
1988 46 16 24 13 18 13 2
0
Green
1990 46 15 24 13 24 7 2
0
Green
1991 46 15 24 13 25 17 0
0
Green
1992 46 16 24 15 21 9 1
0
Green
1994 46 15 24 14 19 11 2
0
Green
1995 46 16 24 12 21 10 3
0
Green
1996 51 51 26 2 20 18 1
0
Green
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Milton Keynes District Council (1973 – 1974)

More information Year, Seats ...
Year Seats[20] Con Lab Lib Independent Others
Total Contested Majority
1973 40 40 21 8 27 0 5
0
Communist
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Milton Keynes within Buckinghamshire County Council (1967 – 1973)

See also: Buckinghamshire_Council § History

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 2026

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 2024
Bletchley East Lab 2/UKIP 1 Lab 3 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 Lab 3
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 Lab 3
Bradwell Lab 2/Lib 1 Lib 2/Lab 1 Lib 3 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 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 Lib 3
Central Milton Keynes Lab 3 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 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 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 Lib 3
Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope Con 3 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 Lib 2/Con 1
Olney Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 3 Con 2/Lab 1 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 Lib 3
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 Lab 3
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 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 Con 3
Wolverton Lab 3 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 Lab 3

2026 onwards

In 2025, the boundaries were revised for subsequent electionns, so that there were 60 seats and each ward had three seats each except for two smaller wards (New Bradwell, 2 seats and Handlope, 1 seat).[21] Elections were held for all seats in May 2026, before returning to the one-third model for subsequent years.

2026[22]
Bletchley Park & Fenny Stratford Ref 3
Bletchley South Lab 1/Ref 2
Bletchley West Ref 3
Bradwell LD 3
Broughton & Moulsoe LD 3
Campbell Park & Willen LD 3
Central Milton Keynes Lab 3
Danesborough Con 3
Furzton LD 3
Great Linford Lab 3
Hanslope Con 1
New Bradwell Lab 2
Newport Pagnell LD 3
Olney & Rural Con 3
Ouzel Valley LD 3
Stony Stratford Lab 3
Tattenhoe Con 3
Walton LD 2/Ref 1
Watling Con 2/Lab 1
Wolverton Lab 3
Woughton & Fishermead Lab 3
TOTAL (60) Con 12/Lab 19/ LD 20/Ref 9

Borough result maps

Prior to 2014, not all wards had seats up at each election; those without elections are in white. In elections post-2014, just one of the three seats in each ward is being filled. These maps show the result for that single seat in the year given, though the whole ward is being balloted. It is not intended to show the overall representation, as given in the table above. To see an example of this, take the Olney ward: in 2023, Labour came first, taking the seat from Conservative; in 2024, Conservative came first, retaining its seat. The net effect was no change in the state of the parties with 2 CON, 1 LAB
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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.[23] After the previous reorganisation in 2002, 51 councillors were elected from 23 wards.[24]

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.[25] (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:

  • There were 8 wards that represented by 3 councillors. (Although many of the ward names are similar to civil parish names, their boundaries do necessarily not coincide.)
    • Bletchley & Fenny Stratford
    • Bradwell
    • Campbell Park
    • Emerson Valley
    • Loughton Park
    • Stony Stratford
    • Walton Park
    • Wolverton
  • There were 12 wards that represented by 2 councillors:
    • Denbigh
    • Eaton Manor
    • Furzton]
    • Linford] North
    • Linford South
    • Middleton]]
    • Newport Pagnell North
    • Newport Pagnell South
    • Olney
    • Stantonbury
    • Whaddon
    • Woughton
  • There were 3 wards that represented by 1 councillor:
    • Danesborough
    • Hanslope Park
    • Sherington

2014 to 2025

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.[26] (Although many of the ward names are similar to civil parish names, their boundaries do necessarily not coincide.)

These wards are as follows:[27]

  • Bletchley East
  • Bletchley Park
  • Bletchley West
  • Bradwell
  • Broughton
  • Campbell Park & Old Woughton
  • Central Milton Keynes
  • Danesborough & Walton
  • Loughton & Shenley
  • Monkston
  • Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope
  • Newport Pagnell South
  • Olney
  • Shenley Brook End
  • Stantonbury
  • Stony Stratford
  • Tattenhoe
  • Wolverton
  • Woughton & Fishermead

2026 onwards

Following an electoral review and with effect from the 2026 Milton Keynes Council election in May 2026, there were 60 Councillors representing 21 wards, with all but two with having three councillors. The exceptions are Hanslope (one) and New Bradwell (two). (Although many of the ward names are similar to civil parish names, their boundaries do necessarily not coincide.)

  • Bletchley Park & Fenny Stratford
  • Bletchley South
  • Bletchley West
  • Bradwell
  • Broughton & Moulsoe
  • Campbell Park & Willen
  • Central Milton Keynes
  • Danesborough
  • Furzton
  • Great Linford
  • Hanslope
  • New Bradwell
  • Newport Pagnell
  • Olney & Rural
  • Ouzel Valley
  • Stony Stratford
  • Tattenhoe
  • Walton
  • Watling
  • Wolverton
  • Woughton & Fishermead

By-elections

2002-2006

More information Party, Candidate ...
Whaddon By-Election 23 October 2003[28]
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
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2006-2010

More information Party, Candidate ...
Whaddon By-Election 28 June 2007[29][30]
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
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2010-2014

More information Party, Candidate ...
Bletchley and Fenny Stratford By-Election 20 June 2013[31]
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
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2014-2018

More information Party, Candidate ...
Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope By-Election 18 January 2018[32]
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
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2018-2022

More information Party, Candidate ...
Bletchley East By-Election 19 July 2018[33]
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
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2022-2026

More information Party, Candidate ...
Woughton and Fishermead By-Election 7 July 2022[34]
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
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Newport Pagnell South By-Election 21 September 2023[35]
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
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Loughton and Shenley By-Election 22 February 2024[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Leo Montague 1,136 46.2 −2.3
Conservative Rajeev Sharma 971 39.5 +0.9
Liberal Democrats Garrath Green 179 7.3 −0.4
Green Timothy Lee 113 4.6 −0.6
Independent Ray Brady 61 2.5 +2.5
Majority 165 6.7
Turnout 2,460
Labour hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Bletchley East By-Election 12 September 2024[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Saskia Soden 869 49.7 −4.9
Conservative James Marlow 431 24.7 +4.3
Independent Ray Brady 147 8.4 +8.4
Green Joe French 143 8.2 +0.5
Liberal Democrats Sean McCabe 127 7.3 +1.7
Heritage Alfred Saint-Clair 30 1.7 +1.7
Majority 438 25.1
Turnout 1,747
Labour hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Bradwell By-Election 14 November 2024[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kerrie Bradburn 1,128 56.1 +2.6
Labour Christian Durugo 329 16.3 −8.4
Reform Chrissy Dingsdale 228 11.3 +11.3
Conservative Krishna Murthy Panthula 226 11.2 −2.5
Green Alan Francis 101 5.0 −2.4
Majority 800 39.8 +11.0
Turnout 2,013 20.5 −9.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Changes with when seat was last contested on 2 May 2024.

More information Party, Candidate ...
Broughton By-Election 14 November 2024[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Clare Hannah Tevlin 1,169 51.5 +5.8
Conservative Rishi Sharda 541 23.8 −2.1
Labour Ellis Archer 360 15.9 −5.3
Green Gary Nicholas Lloyd 138 6.1 +1.3
Heritage Alfred Saint-Clair 61 2.7 0.9
Majority 628 27.7 +7.9
Turnout 2,269 15.9 −10.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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Changes with when seat was last contested on 2 May 2024.

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