# 2018 Milton Keynes Council election

The 2018 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Milton Keynes Council in England. This election was held on the same day as other local elections.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Party | Seats | ± |
| | Conservative | 24 | 2 |
| | Labour | 21 | 1 |
| | Liberal Democrat | 12 | 1 |
| Source: BBC ||||

## Election results
### Overall election result

Overall result compared with 2016.
Milton Keynes Council election result, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % |
| | Conservative | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 31.6 | 39.1 | 25,172 | 4.7 |
| | Labour | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42.1 | 37.3 | 23,997 | 1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 20 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26.3 | 17.8 | 11,453 | 2.0 |
| | Green | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 5.1 | 3,284 | 3.5 |
| | UKIP | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.6 | 394 | 7.7 |
| | Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 69 | 0.2 |

## Ward Results

Bletchley East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mohammed Khan | 1,483 | 47.8 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Angela Kennedy | 1,218 | 39.2 | +9.6 |
| | Green | Jo Breen | 249 | 8.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Clark | 154 | 5.0 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,112 | 27.00 | −3.05 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bletchley Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Allan Rankine | 1,943 | 46.0 | +10.7 |
| | Labour | Gladstone McKenzie | 1,888 | 44.7 | +4.3 |
| | Green | Joe French | 210 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kerrie Bradburn | 182 | 4.3 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,235 | 36.79 | +0.87 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Bletchley West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mick Legg | 1,797 | 49.2 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Geaney | 1,482 | 40.6 | +7.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matt Drewett | 203 | 5.6 | +0.1 |
| | Green | Michael Sheppard | 167 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,672 | 33.30 | −2.38 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Bradwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rex Exon | 1,666 | 47.5 | −2.9 |
| | Labour | Stephen Brown | 1,214 | 34.6 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative | Krishna Panthula | 529 | 15.1 | +2.5 |
| | Green | Brent Johnston | 97 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,512 | 35.56 | −3.79 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Broughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sam Crooks | 1,398 | 41.2 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | John Baker | 1,202 | 35.4 | −10.9 |
| | Labour | Ola Oladoye | 620 | 18.3 | +3.1 |
| | Green | Alexander Price | 171 | 5.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,397 | 30.85 | −4.71 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Campbell Park & Old Woughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Terry Baines | 1,453 | 37.2 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Morello | 1,278 | 32.8 | −9.0 |
| | Labour | George Arnold | 1,000 | 25.6 | +5.6 |
| | Green | Carol Barac | 170 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,907 | 38.71 | −0.54 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Central Milton Keynes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Moriah Priestley | 1,419 | 53.2 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Tubo Uranta | 704 | 26.4 | −1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Leo Montague | 288 | 10.8 | −0.7 |
| | Green | Ken Baker | 186 | 7.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Darron Kendrick | 69 | 2.6 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,671 | 25.74 | −1.19 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Danesborough & Walton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Hopkins | 1,883 | 61.4 | −2.0 |
| | Labour | David Cockfield | 667 | 21.7 | −2.1 |
| | Green | Peter Skelton | 266 | 8.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Florence Montague | 252 | 8.2 | −4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,072 | 32.68 | − |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Loughton & Shenley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dan Gilbert | 1,887 | 47.3 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Carole Baume | 1,683 | 42.2 | −9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Lisa French | 240 | 6.0 | −0.2 |
| | Green | Gill Kirkup | 179 | 4.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,998 | 38.58 | −0.42 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Monkston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jenni Ferrans | 1,416 | 51.6 | +3.7 |
| | Conservative | Jaime Tamagnini | 651 | 23.7 | −8.8 |
| | Labour | Vikas Chandra | 584 | 21.3 | +1.8 |
| | Green | Lawrence Morgan | 94 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,754 | 29.51 | −1.98 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Newport Pagnell North & Hanslope :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Geary | 2,081 | 58.9 | +11.1 |
| | Labour | Nick Phillips | 739 | 20.9 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eva Griffin | 499 | 14.1 | −4.5 |
| | Green | Hilarie Bowman | 112 | 3.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Ruth Birrell | 101 | 2.9 | −10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,542 | 35.79 | +0.74 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Newport Pagnell South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Alexander | 1,533 | 48.4 | −6.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Carr | 1,433 | 45.2 | −9.2 |
| | Conservative | David Edwards | 858 | 27.1 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Philip Wharton | 753 | 23.8 | +3.9 |
| | Labour | Paul Day | 637 | 20.1 | +4.6 |
| | Labour | Natasha Huckle | 628 | 19.8 | +4.3 |
| | Green | Keri Edmonds | 151 | 4.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Nigel Birrell | 91 | 2.9 | −7.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,173 | 34.30 | −1.78 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Olney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Geary | 2,209 | 64.0 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Dee Bethune | 779 | 22.6 | −0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Oyakhire | 205 | 5.9 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Catherine Rose | 178 | 5.2 | +0.5 |
| | UKIP | Dana Green | 81 | 2.3 | −7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,455 | 35.62 | +3.21 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Shenley Brook End :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Reilly | 1,116 | 36.3 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Knowledge Mpofu | 1,079 | 35.1 | +3.1 |
| | Labour | Kashif Raza | 705 | 22.9 | − |
| | Green | Helen Den Dulk | 174 | 5.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,087 | 31.51 | −0.24 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Stantonbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Hannah Minns | 2,003 | 47.5 | +5.9 |
| | Conservative | Stuart Tomlin | 1,659 | 39.3 | +2.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Mallyon | 384 | 9.1 | −2.7 |
| | Green | Peter Edwards | 172 | 4.1 | −6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,228 | 36.41 | −2.59 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stony Stratford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jennifer Marklew | 1,940 | 52.0 | +9.1 |
| | Conservative | Graham Russell | 1,378 | 36.9 | +1.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Greenwood | 154 | 4.1 | −5.0 |
| | Green | Lucy Bjorck | 140 | 3.8 | N/A |
| | UKIP | David Tavener | 121 | 3.2 | −9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,744 | 40.76 | −1.21 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Tattenhoe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Brown | 1,290 | 47.3 | +10.9 |
| | Conservative | Jenny Richards | 1,249 | 45.8 | −1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen Greenwood | 114 | 4.2 | −3.0 |
| | Green | Peter Hughes | 76 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,740 | 33.20 | +7.47 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Wolverton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Robert Middleton | 1,906 | 54.2 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative | Qasim Awan | 1,055 | 30.0 | +10.5 |
| | Green | Alan Francis | 314 | 8.9 | −5.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thais Portilho | 240 | 6.8 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,524 | 31.50 | +1.05 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Woughton & Fishermead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Shammi Akter | 1,643 | 63.1 | −2.6 |
| | Conservative | David Priest | 652 | 25.0 | +12.0 |
| | Green | Simon Jackson | 178 | 6.8 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Verkade-Cave | 131 | 5.0 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,617 | 22.72 | −4.57 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |