2024 Milton Keynes City Council election

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2024 Milton Keynes City Council election
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19 out of 57 seats to Milton Keynes City Council
29 seats needed for a majority
Turnout30.3%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
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 Increase4 Increase4 Decrease7
Leader before election

Peter Marland
Labour
No overall control

Leader after election

Peter Marland
Labour

The 2024 Milton Keynes City Council elections were held on Thursday 2 May 2024[1], 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[2].

Background[edit]

Milton Keynes was created as a unitary authority in 1997.[3] Labour controlled the council from its creation until 2000, with the Liberal Democrats winning the council from no overall control in 2002.[4] 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,[5] but were overtaken by Labour in 2014.[6] The Conservatives were again the largest group in 2018,[7] with Labour overtaking them in 2019.[8] 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.[9]

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[edit]

After 2023 election Before 2024 election[10] After 2024 election[11]
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[12][13]
  • August 2023: Scot Balazs (Conservative) resigns; by-election held September 2023[14]
  • September 2023: Tony Oyakhire (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election from Conservatives[15]
  • January 2024: Brigid McBride (Labour) resigns; by-election held February 2024[16]
  • February 2024: Leo Montague (Labour) wins by-election[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "City Council 2024 | Milton Keynes City Council". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Seats up for Election - May 2024" (PDF). Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  3. ^ "County Council celebrates role in creation of Milton Keynes". Wendover News. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Milton Keynes Council Election Results 1996-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  5. ^ "BBC News - Election 2011 - England council elections - Milton Keynes". BBC News. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Local elections: Labour make gains in Milton Keynes". BBC News. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Tory gains but Milton Keynes remains no overall control". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Election results: Lib Dems and Labour make gains in Milton Keynes". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Local elections 2023: Father and daughter elected as Milton Keynes alliance continues". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Milton Keynes City Council. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Milton Keynes result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  12. ^ "Milton Keynes Conservative councillor defects to Labour party". MKFM. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  13. ^ "SECOND Milton Keynes Conservative councillor defects to Labour party in less than fortnight". MKFM. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  14. ^ Harland, Gee (4 August 2023). "Milton Keynes councillor Scot Balazs resigns after driving crimes". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Newport Pagnell South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  16. ^ Murrer, Sally (9 January 2024). "Milton Keynes councillor triggers by-election after quitting role". MK Citizen. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Loughton and Shenley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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