# 2006 Milton Keynes Council election

The 2006 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 4 May 2006 to elect members of Milton Keynes Unitary Council in Buckinghamshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Liberal Democrat 23
* Labour 15
* Conservative 13

## Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats drop 4 seats to lose their majority on the council, while the Conservatives made gains.
Milton Keynes Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 41.2 | 35.5 | 16,897 | +6.8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 35.3 | 30.0 | 14,293 | +5.4% |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 23.5 | 22.7 | 10,827 | -3.8% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3.7 | 1,769 | +0.4% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 1,372 | -0.3% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 1,228 | -11.1% |
| Better MK Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 1,177 | +2.5% |
| CPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 85 | +0.2% |

## Ward results

Bletchley and Fenny Stratford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alison Latham | 1,387 | 36.6 | +8.2 |
| | Labour | Grant Gillingham | 1,260 | 33.2 | −3.0 |
| | Independent | Danny Galvin | 777 | 20.5 | +5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Vanessa McPake | 368 | 9.7 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,792 | 43.8 | −1.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Bradwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Clark | 1,139 | 38.5 | +3.6 |
| | Labour | Alan Williams | 735 | 24.9 | −0.6 |
| | Conservative | Jeff Townsend | 614 | 20.8 | +3.3 |
| | Green | Arnold Bailson | 214 | 7.2 | +0.2 |
| | UKIP | Patrick France | 165 | 5.6 | −9.6 |
| | Better MK Independent | Quincy John | 88 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 404 | 13.7 | +4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,955 | 32.8 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Campbell Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isabel McCall | 1,032 | 38.5 | +1.6 |
| | Labour | Martin Petchey | 826 | 30.8 | +4.2 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Fraser | 575 | 21.4 | +5.6 |
| | Green | Katrina Deacon | 248 | 9.3 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 7.7 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,681 | 26.4 | −2.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Denbigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Roger Bristow | 745 | 40.5 | −1.0 |
| | Conservative | John Bailey | 661 | 35.9 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carol Vella | 247 | 13.4 | +4.3 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Tett | 188 | 10.2 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 4.6 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,841 | 30.9 | −3.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Eaton Manor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Reginald Edwards | 903 | 52.7 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Uroy Clarke | 463 | 27.0 | +2.5 |
| | UKIP | Arnold Leeming | 180 | 10.5 | −8.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alfred Vella | 167 | 9.7 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 440 | 25.7 | +3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,713 | 30.5 | −3.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Emerson Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Burke | 1,384 | 46.0 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Gerald Small | 1,169 | 38.8 | +8.9 |
| | Labour | Elaine Wales | 457 | 15.2 | −3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 215 | 7.1 | −1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,010 | 30.2 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Furzton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Ferrans | 865 | 42.1 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Swanson | 702 | 34.1 | +6.9 |
| | Labour | Lisa Rodriguez | 350 | 17.0 | −5.3 |
| | Better MK Independent | Lewpen Kinross-Skeels | 140 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 7.9 | −15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,057 | 32.6 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Linford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Tunney | 1,018 | 39.7 | +14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Benning | 926 | 36.1 | −7.2 |
| | Labour | George Byfield | 359 | 14.0 | −8.1 |
| | Green | Peter Edwards | 263 | 10.2 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,566 | 39.9 | +8.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Linford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Catriona Morris | 906 | 38.7 | +16.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Monk | 810 | 34.6 | −10.6 |
| | Labour | John McLinton | 385 | 16.5 | −4.5 |
| | Green | Caroline Lancaster | 239 | 10.2 | +2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 4.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,340 | 37.3 | +12.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Loughton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Dransfield | 1,348 | 42.3 | +4.7 |
| | Labour | Colin Lund | 674 | 21.1 | −2.3 |
| | Better MK Independent | Neil Cawley | 638 | 20.0 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Napper | 530 | 16.6 | +2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 674 | 21.1 | +6.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,190 | 31.1 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Newport Pagnell North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Euan Henderson | 1,052 | 48.5 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | Laura Kenyon | 762 | 35.2 | +7.2 |
| | Labour | Brian Barton | 193 | 8.9 | −0.3 |
| | UKIP | Michael Phillips | 160 | 7.4 | −9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 290 | 13.4 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,167 | 37.9 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Newport Pagnell South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Henderson | 1,139 | 53.4 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | Anthony Kenyon | 675 | 31.6 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Claudia Beckley-Lines | 202 | 9.5 | −1.5 |
| | UKIP | Alison Phillips | 117 | 5.5 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 464 | 21.8 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,133 | 38.0 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Olney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Debbie Brock | 1,856 | 51.9 | +13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Mabbutt | 1,589 | 44.4 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Ashby | 132 | 3.7 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 267 | 7.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,577 | 56.1 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Stony Stratford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Philip Wharton | 1,480 | 38.9 | −2.4 |
| | Independent | Paul Bartlett | 992 | 26.1 | +26.1 |
| | Labour | Lynne White | 837 | 22.0 | −7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sacha Dhamani | 281 | 7.4 | −7.0 |
| | UKIP | Adrian Haynes | 216 | 5.7 | −9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 488 | 12.8 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,806 | 42.3 | +1.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Walton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Ellis | 1,608 | 45.3 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rab Makki | 1,388 | 39.1 | +2.1 |
| | Labour | Archibald Prempeh | 472 | 13.3 | −2.5 |
| | CPA | Suzanne Nti | 85 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 220 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,553 | 37.8 | +3.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Whaddon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nigel Long | 1,125 | 42.9 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | Donald McLeod | 984 | 37.5 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Victory | 220 | 8.4 | +0.7 |
| | UKIP | Judith Green | 202 | 7.7 | −6.9 |
| | Better MK Independent | Raymond Thrussell | 93 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 141 | 5.4 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,624 | 40.3 | −1.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Wolverton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Norman Miles | 1,172 | 32.2 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mike Galloway | 1,156 | 31.7 | +22.3 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Anwar | 689 | 18.9 | +4.3 |
| | Green | Alan Francis | 408 | 11.2 | +0.2 |
| | Better MK Independent | Riaz Akhtar | 218 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.4 | −14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,643 | 35.6 | +0.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |