The results for the Milton Keynes local elections 2023 have been announced as 20 of the 57 seats on the unitary authority faced the polls.
Elections have taken place in MK across all 19 Borough Wards, with one vacancy in each ward except for Central Milton Keynes ward, which has two vacancies.
Elections were held in 230 of England's 317 councils, within district, borough, county borough and unitary authority councils with results coming in waves throughout today.
The results are in for Milton Keynes with no party majority meaning no change. However, Labour now hold 25 seats, while Conservative hold 17 and Liberal Democrats 15.
29 seats are needed for an overall majority.
This year, there were a few notable names seeking re-election, including Milton Keynes City Council leader Peter Marland (Labour) and deputy leader Robin Bradburn (Lib Dem), who have managed to both keep their seats.
The big shock of the election was the Labour win of Olney. Councillor Debbie Whitworth won by 46 votes, the first time a Labour councillor has ever been able to do so in the area.
Peter Marland, Leader of Milton Keynes City Council and Labour councillor for the Wolverton ward, told MKFM: "It's gone really, really well and the fact that we have had our best result since 1997 and even at the height, just before Tony Blair was elected prime minister, the Labour party has never won in Olney, never won in Danesborough and we've done that this year."
Milton Keynes Result #LE2023:
— Election Maps UK (@ElectionMapsUK) May 5, 2023
LAB: 12 (+5)
LDM: 6 (+1)
CON: 2 (-6)
Council Now: LAB 25, CON 17, LDM 15.
No Overall Control - No Change. pic.twitter.com/oHeDts9IQE
FULL RESULTS
OLNEY - Labour candidate Debbie Whitworth elected
Nigel Birrell, Reform - 117
Dominic Dyer, Lib Dem - 131
David Hosking, local conservatives - 1857
Dominic Taylor, Green party - 236
Debbie Whitworth, Labour - 1903
Turnout: 43.50%
SHENLEY BROOK END - Lib Dem candidate Sophie Bell elected
Daniel Barthaud, Green party - 164
Sophie Bell, Lib Dem - 1184
Christian Durugo, Labout - 529
Saleena Raja, local conservatives - 1180
Turnout: 32.41%
DANESBOROUGH AND WALTON - Labour candidate Tracey Bailey elected
Rebecca Cave, lib dem - 279
Tracey Bailey, labour - 1617
Chris Northcott, Reform - 174
Peter Skelton, Green - 409
Turnout: 33.61%
BLETCHLEY PARK - Labour councillor Waqas Ahmad elected
Waqas Ahmed, Labour - 1427
Timothy Gomm, Lib Dem - 229
Nabeel Nazir, local conservatives - 1360
Mark Rossouw, Reform - 141
Michael Sheppard, Green party - 282
Turnout: 31.15%
WOLVERTON - Labour councillor and Council Leader Peter Marland elected
Edith Bald, local conservatives - 610
Alan Francis, green - 370
Peter Marland, Labour - 1959
Tony Oyakhire, Lib Dem - 209
Turnout: 29.27%
CAMPBELL PARK AND OLD WOUGHTON - Lib Dem candidate Paul Trendall elected
Carol Barac, green party - 193
David Baume, Labour - 615
John Hearnshaw, local conservatives - 1031
Paul Trendall, lib dem - 1695
Turnout: 35.92%
CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES - Labour candidates Darron Kendrick and Martin Petchey elected
Simon Green, green party - 254
Russell Houchin, Lib Dem - 323
Darron Kendrick, Labour - 1201
Martin Petchey, Labour - 1080
Toby Poyner, Local Conservatives - 589
Cindy Taylor, Local Conservatives - 562
Turnout: 22.57%
BLETCHLEY EAST - Labour councillor Emily Darlington elected
Emily Darlington, Labour - 1602
Jane Duckworth, reform - 154
James Marlow, local conservatives - 716
Sean McCabe, lib dem - 191
Alex Segebrecht, Green party - 157
Turnout: 22.72%
BROUGHTON - Lib Dem councillor Kerrie Bradburn elected
Dev Ahuja, local conservatives - 818
Kerrie Bradburn, Lib Dem - 2093
Ayesha Khanom, Labour - 561
Alfred Saint-Clair, Heritage Party - 87
Turnout: 27.11%
TATTENHOE - Conservative candidate James Lancaster elected
Lucy Bjorck, Green party - 204
James Lancaster, Conservative - 1329
Rukhsana Malik, Labour - 1183
Dan Matthews, reform - 58
Steven Walden, Lib Dem - 137
Turnout: 33.16%
LOUGHTON AND SHENLEY - Labour candidate Brigid McBride elected
Brigid McBride, Labour - 1652
Garrath Green, Lib Dem - 264
Rajeev Sharma, local conservatives - 1315
Vanessa Skelton, green party - 178
Turnout: 34.63%
NEWPORT PAGNELL NORTH AND HANSLOPE - Conservative candidate Alison Andrews elected
Alison Andrews, local conservatives - 1628
Scott Humphries, Lib Dem - 1162
Jane Whild, Women's Equity Party - 128
Carol Wood, Labour - 737
Turnout: 37.11%
BRADWELL - Lib Dem candidate and party leader Robin Bradburn elected
Robin Bradburn, Lib Dem - 1652
Krishna Panthula, local Conservatives - 476
Hilary Saunders, Labour - 755
Turnout: 30.70%
STONY STRATFORD - Labour candidate Akash Nayee elected
Richard Greenwood, Lib Deb - 406
Joan Hughes, Green party - 281
Godwin Michael, local conservatives - 1490
Akash Nayee, Labour - 1872
Turnout: 34.14%
MONKSTON - Lib Dem candidate Ben Adewale elected
Ben Adewale, Lib Dem - 1270
Monica Dowling, Labour - 471
Ammar Noorwali, Green - 174
Jaime Tamagnini, Local Conservatives - 546
Turnout: 26.94%
BLETCHLEY WEST - Labour candidate Lauren Townsend elected
Ade Adeliyi, local conservatives - 1206
Ray Brady, reform - 177
Ben Edwards, Lib Dem - 217
Lauren Townsend, Labour - 1412
Turnout: 31.37%
NEWPORT PAGNELL SOUTH - Lib Dem candidate Jane Carr elected
Veronia Belcher, Labour - 510
Jane Carr, Lib Dem - 1475
Lynn Cocksedge, Reform UK - 120
James Darling, Local Conservatives - 1098
Turnout - 36.33%
WOUGHTON AND FISHERMEAD - Labour candidate Sue Smith elected
Tony Coughlan, Green - 167
Tatiana Vassilakis, Local Conservatives - 381
Caroline Picking, Lib Dem - 186
Sue Smith, Labour - 1382
Turnout - 18.50%
STANTONBURY - Labour candidate Stephen Brown elected
Stephen Brown, Labour - 1756
Greg Duffield, Lib Dem - 283
Gary Lloyd, Green - 312
Greg Pius, Local Conservatives - 1117
Turnout - 31.51%
