# 2012 Milton Keynes Council election

The 2012 Milton Keynes Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Milton Keynes Unitary Council in Buckinghamshire, England. One third of the council – the 17 seats contested in the 2008 election – was up for election and the council, which totals 51 seats, was under no overall control in advance of and after the vote. 7 of the Conservative Party's 21 seats were up for election, 4 of the Liberal Democrats's 17, 2 of the Labour's 9 and all 4 Independents.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 20 (–1)
* Labour 16 (+7)
* Liberal Democrat 15 (–2)
* Others 0 (–4)
One Liberal Democrat had become independent between the 2011 and 2012 elections.

## Election results

Milton Keynes Council Election, 2012 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 9 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 58.8 | 34.2 | 14,707 | +6.7% |
| Conservative | 6 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 35.3 | 30.2 | 12,959 | -7.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 11.8 | 19.8 | 8,503 | -4.7% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 3,089 | +1.4% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 2,741 | +1.4% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 975 | +2.2% |

## Ward results

Bletchley and Fenny Stratford :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Rita Venn | 1,270 | 36.6 | +5.3 |
| Conservative | John Bailey | 1,223 | 35.2 | −15.5 |
| Green | Paul Bowler | 420 | 12.1 | +12.1 |
| UKIP | Adrian Pitfield | 375 | 10.8 | +1.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Burke | 161 | 4.6 | −3.9 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.4 | |
Bradwell :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Pauline Wallis | 1,015 | 38.7 | +13.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Mcquillan | 808 | 30.8 | −16.1 |
| Independent | Phillip Gerrella | 426 | 16.2 | +16.2 |
| Conservative | Shouket Mirza | 356 | 13.6 | −14.2 |
| Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Campbell Park :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Paul Williams | 1,187 | 41.8 | +11.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Darron Kendrick | 976 | 34.3 | −8.9 |
| Conservative | Reginald Chopra | 444 | 15.6 | −10.5 |
| Independent | Isabella Fraser | 221 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Denbigh :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Michael Legg | 965 | 50.7 | −1.3 |
| Green | Elizabeth Campbell | 420 | 22.1 | +22.1 |
| Conservative | Margaret Geaney | 323 | -16.7 | −16.5 |
| UKIP | Steven Beaumont | 153 | 8 | +0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Edis Bevan | 32 | 1.7 | −5.3 |
| Labour gain from Green | Labour gain from Green | Swing | | |
Eaton Manor :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Alan Webb | 832 | 53.4 | +12.3 |
| Conservative | Kevin Geaney | 294 | 18.9 | −8.8 |
| UKIP | Arnold Leeming | 239 | 15.3 | +8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alfred Vella | 79 | 5.1 | −2.5 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Emerson Valley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gerald Small | 1,136 | 34.5 | −18.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Sean Barnes | 991 | 30.1 | −6.1 |
| Labour | Mohammed Khan | 749 | 22.7 | +11.7 |
| UKIP | Joseph Pinto | 268 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| Green | Philip Buckley | 142 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Loughton Park :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Donald Hoyle | 1,314 | 43.2 | −15.5 |
| Labour | Peter Todd | 1144 | 37.6 | +15.1 |
| Green | Michael Lovell | 318 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Thompson | 252 | 8.3 | −2.9 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Middleton :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter McDonald | 1,139 | 38 | −5.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Samuel Crooks | 1,135 | 37.8 | −9.9 |
| Labour | Rachael Martin-Smith | 465 | 15.5 | +9.7 |
| Green | Katrina Creaser | 153 | 5.1 | +2.2 |
| UKIP | Roger Nye | 108 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +10 | |
Newport Pagnell North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Alexander | 802 | 45 | −18 |
| Independent | Mike Barry | 328 | 18.4 | +18.4 |
| Conservative | James Orr | 257 | 14.4 | −14.2 |
| Labour | Alan Price | 219 | 12.3 | +3.8 |
| UKIP | Marc O'Brien | 96 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| Green | Graham Findlay | 72 | 4 | +4 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Newport Pagnell South :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Douglas McCall | 968 | 55.2 | −2.7 |
| Conservative | Richard Abery | 421 | 24 | −9.5 |
| Labour | Martin Petchey | 212 | 12.1 | +3.5 |
| UKIP | Robert Dunckley | 152 | 8.7 | +8.7 |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Olney :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Geary | 1,473 | 62.2 | +8.8 |
| Labour | David Jones | 421 | 17.8 | +14.7 |
| UKIP | Judith Green | 242 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alice Tootill | 223 | 9.4 | −28.3 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stantonbury :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Margaret Burke | 935 | 44.5 | +20.3 |
| Conservative | Barbara Wright | 707 | 33.6 | −1.1 |
| UKIP | Helen Davies | 217 | 10.3 | +2.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Thomas Mallyon | 129 | 6.1 | −23.7 |
| Green | Thomas Bulman | 112 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Stony Stratford :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Denise Brunning | 1,225 | 41.6 | −2.5 |
| Labour | Arshad Majid | 919 | 31.2 | +8.2 |
| UKIP | David Tavener | 332 | 11.3 | +7.5 |
| Green | Michael Sheppard | 251 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tahl Macnair-Kay | 204 | 6.9 | −0.7 |
| Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Walton Park :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Alice Bramall | 1,390 | 43.4 | +0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Vanessa McPake | 978 | 30.5 | −16 |
| Labour | Suzanne Nti | 528 | 16.5 | +6.1 |
| UKIP | Sandra Lindley | 153 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| Green | Francesca Hill | 131 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Whaddon :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Elaine Wales | 934 | 42 | −0.2 |
| Conservative | Uroy Clarke | 642 | 28.9 | −15.5 |
| UKIP | Stuart Moore | 281 | 12.6 | +4.4 |
| Green | Antony Mabbott | 259 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Snell | 96 | 3.5 | +4.3 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Wolverton :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Robert Middleton | 1,639 | 51.5 | +19 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Galloway | 618 | 19.4 | −17.1 |
| Conservative | Richard Gates | 353 | 11.1 | −6.2 |
| UKIP | Ronen Ghose | 284 | 8.9 | +3 |
| Green | Alan Francis | 265 | 8.3 | +0.6 |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Woughton :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Hannah O'Neill | 1,273 | 68 | +14.3 |
| Conservative | Lorraine Brusby | 262 | 14 | −11.1 |
| UKIP | Michael Kearney | 189 | 10.1 | −0.2 |
| Green | John Creaser | 92 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ozoyah Oyakhire | 51 | 2.7 | −8.2 |
| Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |