# 2002 Milton Keynes Council election

The 2002 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Milton Keynes Unitary Council in Buckinghamshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

## Background

Before the election Labour had 22 seats, compared to 20 for the Liberal Democrats and 8 for the Conservatives. However the council was a top target for the Liberal Democrats in the 2002 local elections.

## Election result

Milton Keynes Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Liberal Democrats | 27 | +7 | 52.9 | 36.9 | 42,042 | +2.4% |
| Labour | 16 | -6 | 31.4 | 31.8 | 36,258 | +0.2% |
| Conservative | 8 | 0 | 15.7 | 28.3 | 32,220 | -2.4% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 1,604 | 0.0% |
| Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1,154 | -0.9% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 647 | +0.6% |

## Ward results

Bletchley and Fenny Stratford (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Grant Gillingham | 1,626 | |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Campbell | 1,597 | |
| | Labour | Antony Mabbott | 1,524 | |
| | Conservative | Douglas Bull | 1,323 | |
| | Conservative | Dennis Simpson | 1,249 | |
| | Conservative | Roger Jacobs | 1,194 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vanessa McPake | 550 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phyllis Grantham | 539 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Victory | 529 | |
| | UKIP | Frederick Goldsmith | 138 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,269 | 40.3 |
Bradwell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Clark | 1,530 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Gerrella | 1,480 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Exon | 1,433 | |
| | Labour | Carol Wood | 1,156 | |
| | Labour | Claudine Elliott | 1,119 | |
| | Labour | Brian Gibbs | 1,106 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Davies | 342 | |
| | Conservative | Joseph Geary | 325 | |
| | Conservative | Stewart Tate | 317 | |
| | Green | Manfred Ambrosius | 206 | |
| | UKIP | Alexander Mackenzie-Hay | 96 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,110 | 34.8 |
Campbell Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isobel Wilson | 1,328 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isobella Fraser | 1,269 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger Tallack | 1,255 | |
| | Labour | Brian Barton | 649 | |
| | Labour | Martin Petchey | 600 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Phillips | 489 | |
| | Conservative | William Clark | 295 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Flaherty | 275 | |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Fryer-Kelsey | 249 | |
| | Green | Katrina Topping | 159 | |
| | Independent | Neil Cawley | 144 | |
| | UKIP | Michael Maylam | 114 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,826 | 24.4 |
Danesborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Hopkins | 1,039 | 75.1 |
| | Labour | Brenda Jarvis | 127 | 9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Evans | 114 | 8.2 |
| | Green | George Richardson | 66 | 4.8 |
| | UKIP | Arnold Leeming | 38 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 912 | 65.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,384 | 42.8 |
Denbigh (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roger Bristow | 778 | |
| | Labour | Michael Legg | 738 | |
| | Conservative | John Bailey | 493 | |
| | Conservative | Daniel Hippey | 456 | |
| | Independent | William Harnett | 194 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Cockram | 160 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Scudamore | 156 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,975 | 27.8 |
Eaton Manor (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Reginald Edwards | 961 | |
| | Labour | Janet Lloyd | 878 | |
| | Conservative | James Collins | 362 | |
| | Conservative | Alexander Swanson | 278 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Henchy | 244 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alice Tootill | 171 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,894 | 27.4 |
Emerson Valley (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Burke | 1,351 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Snell | 1,300 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Drewett | 1,274 | |
| | Labour | Gladstone McKenzie | 408 | |
| | Labour | Colin Lund | 405 | |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Ealden | 398 | |
| | Conservative | Dennis Thatcher | 373 | |
| | Labour | Elaine Wales | 372 | |
| | Conservative | Annette Irwin | 371 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,252 | 27.7 |
Furzton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jayne Carrington | 1,128 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Williams | 1,051 | |
| | Conservative | David Bint | 542 | |
| | Conservative | Kevin Seager | 518 | |
| | Labour | Samuel McCloskey | 506 | |
| | Labour | Peter Turner | 446 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,191 | 37.0 |
Hanslope Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Geary | 866 | 49.6 |
| | Independent | Bert Tapp | 597 | 34.2 |
| | Labour | Brenda Gibbs | 159 | 9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey King | 125 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 15.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,747 | 54.2 |
Linford North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Benning | 1,127 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Pugh | 1,085 | |
| | Conservative | Stephen Conlan | 566 | |
| | Conservative | David Tunney | 551 | |
| | Labour | Ernest Billups | 498 | |
| | Labour | Gary Grindrod | 408 | |
| | Green | Peter Edwards | 140 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,375 | 34.6 |
Linford South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Monk | 954 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Eaton | 934 | |
| | Labour | John McLinton | 401 | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Nawaz | 329 | |
| | Conservative | Catriona Morris | 287 | |
| | Conservative | Adrienne Lucas | 285 | |
| | Green | Clive Bailey | 117 | |
| | UKIP | Christopher Shaw | 51 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,358 | 29.4 |
Loughton Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Andrew Dransfield | 1,226 | |
| | Conservative | Donald Hoyle | 1,152 | |
| | Conservative | Ruth Jury | 1,115 | |
| | Labour | Jonathan Billsberry | 934 | |
| | Labour | Irving Nicol | 882 | |
| | Labour | Michael O'Sullivan | 854 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Cooper | 534 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Napper | 415 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jill White | 412 | |
| | Green | Sheena Hirst-Styles | 255 | |
| | Independent | Dennis Edwards | 219 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,998 | 33.4 |
Middleton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Samuel Crooks | 857 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Eastman | 812 | |
| | Conservative | David Briscombe | 340 | |
| | Conservative | Paul White | 315 | |
| | Labour | Alan Roberts | 216 | |
| | Labour | Gary Williams | 195 | |
| | Green | Clare Butler | 76 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,811 | 32.5 |
Newport Pagnell North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Euan Henderson | 1,327 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bruce Hardwick | 1,260 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Horton | 361 | |
| | Conservative | Dean Miah | 271 | |
| | Labour | Hugh Burrell | 207 | |
| | Labour | Susan Platt | 190 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,616 | 33.4 |
Newport Pagnell South (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Henderson | 1,356 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Douglas McCall | 1,215 | |
| | Conservative | Louise Cooper | 293 | |
| | Conservative | Cherilyn Williams | 244 | |
| | Labour | William Bethune | 203 | |
| | Labour | Ilhan Unsal | 179 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,490 | 32.5 |
Olney (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Mabbutt | 1,519 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Clark | 1,431 | |
| | Conservative | Peggy Butler | 928 | |
| | Conservative | Gordon Williams | 767 | |
| | Labour | Deirdre Bethune | 290 | |
| | Labour | David Jones | 219 | |
| | UKIP | Michael Phillips | 121 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,275 | 42.8 |
Sherington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Seymour | 992 | 58.1 |
| | Conservative | Peter Geary | 611 | 35.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Hevey | 105 | 6.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 381 | 22.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,708 | 52.9 |
Stantonbury (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Morsley | 845 | |
| | Labour | Michael Pendry | 827 | |
| | Conservative | Roy Miller | 671 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Abery | 648 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Newcombe | 434 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Tootill | 299 | |
| | Green | Carol Barac | 191 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,915 | 31.0 |
Stony Stratford (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul Bartlett | 1,610 | |
| | Conservative | Amanda Box | 1,503 | |
| | Conservative | Brinley Carstens | 1,425 | |
| | Labour | Michael Moutrie | 1,255 | |
| | Labour | David Lewis | 1,215 | |
| | Labour | Jessica Holroyd | 1,209 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence McGowan | 621 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Moore | 502 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Adrian Dnes | 430 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,770 | 38.1 |
Walton Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Wicker | 1,281 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jaime Tamagnini-Barbosa | 1,239 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Carruthers | 1,229 | |
| | Conservative | Laura Davies | 647 | |
| | Conservative | David Rumens | 602 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Sharples | 602 | |
| | Labour | Sarah Gilmour-Sorensen | 463 | |
| | Labour | George Byfield | 403 | |
| | Labour | Donna Coventry | 402 | |
| | UKIP | Donald Whiteley | 89 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,957 | 24.8 |
Whaddon (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nigel Long | 1,003 | |
| | Labour | Gerrard Adderley | 903 | |
| | Conservative | Donald McLeod | 877 | |
| | Conservative | James Langley | 813 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janice Cockram | 376 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Punter | 297 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,269 | 34.1 |
Wolverton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Norman Miles | 1,384 | |
| | Labour | Hilary Saunders | 1,366 | |
| | Labour | Janet Irons | 1,365 | |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Cavender | 629 | |
| | Conservative | John Reeves | 505 | |
| | Conservative | Kenton White | 476 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Rackliff | 404 | |
| | Green | Alan Francis | 394 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Judy Mwanza | 363 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Whistlecraft | 305 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,191 | 26.7 |
Woughton (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kevin Wilson | 936 | |
| | Labour | Stephen Coventry | 928 | |
| | Conservative | William Kenyon | 326 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Nixon-Cacney | 309 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Otter | 299 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edis Bevan | 296 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,094 | 24.3 |