# 1999 Milton Keynes Council election

The 1999 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Milton Keynes Unitary Council in Buckinghamshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 27
* Liberal Democrat 19
* Conservative 4
* Independent 1

## Background

In the February before the election Milton Keynes held a referendum on the level of council tax increase there would be and the corresponding changes in services that would be made. Voters on a 45% turnout chose the middle option of a 9.8% increase, which meant that council tax levels were not a major issue in the election campaign.

## Election result

The results saw Labour hold onto a majority on the council after the other parties failed to make the 2 gains needed to deprive Labour of control. Overall turnout in the election was 29.1%.
Milton Keynes Local Election Result 1999 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 47.1 | 36.8 | 11,370 |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35.3 | 28.9 | 8,944 |
| Conservative | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.8 | 29.4 | 9,079 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 3.4 | 1,066 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 384 |
| Campaign for Disabled | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 68 |

## Ward results

Campbell Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isobel Wilson | 1,353 | 61.5 |
| | Labour | Martin Petchey | 587 | 26.7 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Fryer-Kelsey | 193 | 8.8 |
| | Campaign for Disabled | Anita Rose | 68 | 3.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 766 | 34.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,201 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Danesborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul White | 863 | 47.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Eastman | 723 | 39.6 |
| | Labour | Alan Hunter | 240 | 13.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140 | 7.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,826 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Denbigh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Legg | 1,225 | 52.0 |
| | Conservative | Roger Jacobs | 774 | 32.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Drewett | 359 | 15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 | 19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,358 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Emerson Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stuart Burke | 896 | 52.0 |
| | Labour | Leslie Hostler | 596 | 34.6 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Hall | 232 | 13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | 17.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,724 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |
Fenny Stratford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Grant Gillingham | 727 | 53.2 |
| | Conservative | Dennis Thatcher | 471 | 34.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alfred Vella | 168 | 12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 256 | 18.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,366 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Furzton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roger Bristow | 689 | 53.0 |
| | Conservative | Dean Miah | 371 | 28.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Williams | 241 | 18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 | 24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,301 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Hanslope Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Bert Tapp | 1,066 | 74.0 |
| | Conservative | Neil Cawley | 231 | 16.0 |
| | Labour | Graeme Lindsay | 96 | 6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edis Bevan | 47 | 3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 835 | 58.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,440 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |
Linford North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Pugh | 891 | 45.5 |
| | Conservative | David Tunney | 556 | 28.4 |
| | Labour | John McLinton | 445 | 22.7 |
| | Green | Peter Edwards | 67 | 3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 17.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,959 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Linford South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christine Tilley | 712 | 43.7 |
| | Labour | Gladstone McKenzie | 603 | 37.0 |
| | Conservative | Donald Hoyle | 248 | 15.2 |
| | Green | Clive Bailey | 68 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 | 6.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,631 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Loughton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Gibbs | 1,188 | 45.0 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Dransfield | 1,155 | 43.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isabella Fraser | 296 | 11.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,639 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Ouse Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Ellis | 659 | 58.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Whistlecraft | 385 | 34.3 |
| | Labour | David Jones | 78 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 274 | 24.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,122 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Sherington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Seymour | 786 | 63.9 |
| | Conservative | Henry Powell-Shedden | 388 | 31.5 |
| | Labour | Ann Kirby | 57 | 4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 398 | 32.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,231 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Stantonbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Morsley | 963 | 53.1 |
| | Conservative | Roy Miller | 541 | 29.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Exon | 244 | 13.5 |
| | Green | Carol Barac | 64 | 3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 23.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,812 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
Stony Stratford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Pendry | 1,240 | 46.8 |
| | Conservative | Amanda Box | 1,227 | 46.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Mooney | 185 | 7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,652 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Walton Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Nuttall | 1,182 | 63.7 |
| | Conservative | Cherilyn Williams | 370 | 19.9 |
| | Labour | Arun Vaidyanathan | 304 | 16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 812 | 43.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,856 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Wolverton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Norman Miles | 1,115 | 59.9 |
| | Conservative | Peter Davies | 363 | 19.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Chapman | 198 | 10.6 |
| | Green | Alan Francis | 185 | 9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 752 | 40.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,861 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Woughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stephen Coventry | 1,217 | 63.0 |
| | Conservative | William Kenyon | 437 | 22.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Otter | 278 | 14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 780 | 40.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,932 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |