# 2023 Milton Keynes City Council election

The 2023 Milton Keynes City Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Milton Keynes City Council in the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England.
At the election, the council remained under no overall control, with the Labour Party (who topped the poll for the second consecutive year) making significant gains at the expense of the Conservatives. The Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition which had been running the council prior to the election continued to form the council's leadership.

## Summary
### Election result

2023 Milton Keynes City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 12 | 5 | 60.0 | 10 | 25 | 43.9 | 24,224 | 38.2 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | 2 | 6 | 10.0 | 15 | 17 | 29.8 | 20,761 | 32.7 | –2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 | 30.0 | 9 | 15 | 26.3 | 13,735 | 21.6 | +0.4 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3,579 | 5.6 | +0.1 |
| | Reform UK | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 941 | 1.5 | New |
| | Women's Equality | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 128 | 0.2 | –0.1 |
| | Heritage | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 87 | 0.1 | New |

## Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Milton Keynes City Council following the close of nominations on 5 April 2023.

### Bletchley East

Bletchley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Emily Darlington* | 1,602 | 56.8 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | James Marlow | 716 | 25.4 | –5.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sean McCabe | 191 | 6.8 | –2.1 |
| | Green | Axel Segebecht | 157 | 5.6 | –2.7 |
| | Reform UK | Jane Duckworth | 154 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 886 | 31.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,834 | 22.7 | –2.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,471 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 5.1 | |

### Bletchley Park

Bletchley Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Waqas Ahmad | 1,427 | 41.5 | –4.0 |
| | Conservative | Nabeel Nazir* | 1,360 | 39.5 | –4.1 |
| | Green | Michael Shepperd | 282 | 8.2 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Gomm | 229 | 6.7 | +1.0 |
| | Reform UK | Mark Rossouw | 141 | 4.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,448 | 31.2 | –3.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,074 | | |
| | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | 0.1 | |

### Bletchley West

Bletchley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Lauren Townsend* | 1,412 | 44.0 | –5.1 |
| | Conservative | Ade Adeliyi | 1,206 | 37.6 | –0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Edwards | 217 | 6.8 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Joe French | 198 | 6.2 | +2.4 |
| | Reform UK | Ray Brady | 177 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,219 | 31.4 | –4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,261 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 2.4 | |

### Bradwell

Bradwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robin Bradburn* | 1,652 | 57.3 | –0.4 |
| | Labour | Hilary Saunders | 755 | 26.2 | +1.4 |
| | Conservative | Krishna Panthula | 476 | 16.5 | –1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 897 | 31.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,901 | 30.7 | –1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,450 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 0.9 | |

### Broughton

Boughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kerrie Bradburn* | 2,093 | 58.8 | +7.7 |
| | Conservative | Dev Ahuja | 818 | 23.0 | –9.9 |
| | Labour | Ayesha Khanom | 561 | 15.8 | –0.2 |
| | Heritage | Alfred Saint-Clair | 87 | 2.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,275 | 35.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,568 | 27.1 | –3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,162 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 8.8 | |

### Campbell Park & Old Woughton

Campbell Park & Old Woughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Trendall* | 1,695 | 48.0 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | John Hearnshaw | 1,031 | 29.2 | –7.4 |
| | Labour | David Baume | 615 | 17.4 | –1.3 |
| | Green | Carol Barac | 193 | 5.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 664 | 18.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,548 | 35.9 | –3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,879 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 5.4 | |

### Central Milton Keynes

Central Milton Keynes (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Darron Kendrick | 1,201 | 51.1 | –3.1 |
| | Labour | Martin Petchey | 1,080 | 46.0 | –8.2 |
| | Conservative | Toby Poyner | 589 | 25.1 | –0.5 |
| | Conservative | Cindy Taylor | 562 | 23.9 | –1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duncan Banks | 349 | 14.9 | –5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell Houchin | 323 | 13.8 | –6.4 |
| | Green | Simon Green | 254 | 10.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,349 | 22.6 | –2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,395 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Danesborough & Walton

Danesborough & Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tracey Bailey | 1,617 | 41.1 | +15.1 |
| | Conservative | Marlese Levermore | 1,452 | 36.9 | –13.0 |
| | Green | Peter Skelton | 409 | 10.4 | –2.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Cave | 279 | 7.1 | –4.2 |
| | Reform UK | Chris Northcott | 174 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,940 | 33.6 | +0.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,725 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 14.1 | |

### Loughton & Shenley

Loughton & Shenley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brigid McBride | 1,652 | 48.5 | –3.4 |
| | Conservative | Rajeev Sharma | 1,315 | 38.6 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garrath Green | 264 | 7.7 | +2.1 |
| | Green | Vanessa Skelton | 178 | 5.2 | +0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 9.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,430 | 34.6 | –7.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,908 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Monkston

Monkston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Adewale | 1,270 | 51.6 | –6.4 |
| | Conservative | Jaime Tamagnini | 546 | 22.2 | –0.2 |
| | Labour | Monica Dowling | 471 | 19.1 | –0.5 |
| | Green | Ammar Noorwali | 174 | 7.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 724 | 29.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,474 | 26.9 | –2.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,183 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 3.1 | |

### Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope

Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alison Andrew | 1,628 | 44.5 | –2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Scott Humphries | 1,162 | 31.8 | +13.3 |
| | Labour | Carol Wood | 737 | 20.2 | –1.5 |
| | Women's Equality | Jane Whild | 128 | 3.5 | –2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 12.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,673 | 37.1 | +0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,898 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.8 | |

### Newport Pagnell South

Newport Pagnell South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Carr* | 1,475 | 46.1 | –4.4 |
| | Conservative | James Darling | 1,098 | 34.3 | +1.0 |
| | Labour | Veronica Belcher | 510 | 15.9 | –0.3 |
| | Reform UK | Lynn Cocksedge | 120 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 377 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,216 | 36.3 | +0.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,853 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | 2.7 | |

### Olney

Olney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Debbie Whitworth | 1,903 | 44.8 | +26.2 |
| | Conservative | David Hosking | 1,857 | 43.8 | +3.5 |
| | Green | Dominic Taylor | 236 | 5.6 | –15.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominic Dyer | 131 | 3.1 | N/A |
| | Reform UK | Nigel Birrell | 117 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 46 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,252 | 43.5 | +1.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,776 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 11.4 | |

### Shenley Brook End

Shenley Brook End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sophie Bell | 1,184 | 38.7 | –7.6 |
| | Conservative | Saleea Raja* | 1,180 | 38.6 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | Christian Durugo | 529 | 17.3 | –1.7 |
| | Green | Daniel Barthaud | 164 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,068 | 32.4 | –1.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,467 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.8 | |

### Stantonbury

Stantonbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Brown | 1,756 | 50.3 | +4.1 |
| | Conservative | Greg Pius | 1,117 | 32.0 | −6.2 |
| | Green | Gary Lloyd | 312 | 8.9 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Greg Duffield | 283 | 8.1 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 639 | 18.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,489 | 31.5 | –4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,073 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.2 | |

### Stony Stratford

Stony Stratford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Akash Nayee | 1,872 | 46.2 | –6.6 |
| | Conservative | Godwin Michael | 1,490 | 36.8 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Greenwood | 406 | 10.0 | +3.4 |
| | Green | Joan Hughes | 281 | 6.9 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 382 | 9.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,069 | 34.1 | –3.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,919 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 4.3 | |

### Tattenhoe

Tattenhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Lancaster* | 1,329 | 45.7 | +2.0 |
| | Labour Co-op | Rukhsana Malik | 1,183 | 40.6 | +3.6 |
| | Green | Lucy Bjorck | 204 | 7.0 | –3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Walden | 137 | 4.7 | –4.6 |
| | Reform UK | Dan Matthews | 58 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 146 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,923 | 33.2 | +2.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,816 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 0.8 | |

### Wolverton

Wolverton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Peter Marland* | 1,959 | 62.2 | +2.5 |
| | Conservative | Edith Bald | 610 | 19.4 | –3.3 |
| | Green | Alan Francis | 370 | 11.8 | –0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Oyakhire | 209 | 6.6 | +1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,349 | 42.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,167 | 29.3 | –2.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,823 | | |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 2.9 | |

### Woughton & Fishermead

Woughton & Fishermead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sue Smith | 1,382 | 65.3 | –4.6 |
| | Conservative | Tatiana Vassilakis | 381 | 18.0 | –2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Picking | 186 | 8.8 | –1.1 |
| | Green | Tony Coughlan | 167 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,001 | 47.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,126 | 18.5 | –2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,493 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 | |

## By-elections
### Newport Pagnell South

Newport Pagnell South: 21 September 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Oyakhire | 1,088 | 43.5 | +5.4 |
| | Labour | Saskia Soden | 684 | 27.4 | +13.5 |
| | Conservative | Ade Adeliyi | 561 | 22.4 | −19.8 |
| | Green | Gary Lloyd | 80 | 3.2 | −2.5 |
| | Independent | Lynn Cocksedge | 53 | 2.1 | N/A |
| | Women's Equality | Jane Whild | 34 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 16.1 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,500 | 28.3 | −10.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,851 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | 12.6 | |

### Loughton & Shenley

Loughton & Shenley: 22 February 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Leo Montague | 1,136 | 46.0 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Rajeev Sharma | 971 | 39.4 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Garrath Green | 179 | 7.3 | −0.4 |
| | Green | Tim Lee | 113 | 4.6 | −0.6 |
| | Independent | Ray Brady | 61 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 165 | 6.6 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,467 | 25.1 | −9.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,846 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.7 | |