Voters across Milton Keynes will go to the polls Thursday for the local elections. Here is everything you need to know before then:
Which elections are taking place?
On May 4th, local elections will be taking place. There are elections for all 19 Borough Wards in Milton Keynes, with one vacancy in each ward except for Central Milton Keynes ward which will have two vacancies.
Milton Keynes elects a third of its Councillors every year.
There are a few notable names seeking re-election in this year's local elections, including Milton Keynes City Council leader Peter Marland (Labour) and deputy leader Robin Bradburn (Lib Dem)
- Residents will need to show photographic ID to vote at this year’s local elections.
- Results for Milton Keynes Local Elections 2022
Currently, Milton Keynes is run by the Progressive Alliance, a Labour and Liberal Democrat coalition.
With a General Election looming in 2024, the 2023 local elections are predicted to be a big indicator for next year's results.
Where is my polling station?
You can search your polling station using the postcode checker here.
Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm
Voter ID
Voters must have valid photo ID with them to be able to vote. The requirement for voter ID was introduced in the UK’s Government Elections Act last year.
Voters will be able to use expired ID if they are still recognisable from the photo. A full list of accepted ID along with more information about the change can be found here.
Who is standing in my area?
Bletchley East
- Emily Darlington - Labour
- Jane Duckworth - Reform UK
- James Marlow - Conservatives
- Sean McCabe - Lib Dem
- Axel Segebrecht - Green Party
Bletchley Park
- Waqas Ahmad - Labour
- Timothy Gomm - Lib Dem
- Nabeel Nazir - Conservatives
- Mark Rossouw - Reform UK
- Michael Sheppard - Green
Bletchley West
- Ade Adeliyi - Conservatives
- Ray Brady - Reform UK
- Benjamin Edwards - Lib Dem
- Joe French - Green
- Lauren Townsend - Labour
Bradwell
- Robin Bradburn - Lib Dem
- Krishna Panthula - Conservatives
- Hilary Saunders - Labour
Broughton
- Dev Ahuja - Conservatives
- Kerrie Bradburn - Lib Dem
- Ayesha Khanom - Labour
- Alfred Saint-Clair - Heritage Party
Campbell Park & Old Woughton
- Carol Barac - Green
- David Baume - Labour
- John Hearnshaw - Conservatives
- Paul Trendall - Lib Dem
Central Milton Keynes
- Duncan Banks - Lib Dem
- Simon Green - Green
- Russell Houchin - Lib Dem
- Darron Kendrick - Labour
- Martin Petchey - Labour
- Toby Poyner - Conservatives
- Cindy Taylor - Conservatives
Danesborough & Walton
- Tracey Bailey - Labour
- Rebecca Cave - Lib Dem
- Marlese Levermore - Conservatives
- Chris Northcott - Reform UK
- Peter Skelton - Green
Loughton & Shenley
- Garrath Green - Lib Dem
- Brigid McBride - Labour
- Rajeev Sharma - Conservatives
- Vanessa Skelton - Green
Monkston
- Ben Adewale - Lib Dem
- Monica Dowling - Labour
- Ammar Noorwali - Green
- Jaime Tamagnini - Conservatives
Newport Pagnell North & Hansope
- Alison Andrew - Conservatives
- Scott Humphries - Lib Dem
- Jane Whild - Women's Equality Party
- Carol Wood - Labour
Newport Pagnell South
- Veronica Belcher - Labour
- Jane Carr - Lib Dem
- Lynn Cocksede - Reform UK
- James Darling - Conservatives
Olney
- Nigel Birrell - Reform UK
- Dominic Dyer - Lib Dem
- David Hosking - Conservatives
- Dominic Taylor - Green
- Debbie Whitworth - Labour
Shenley Brook End
- Daniel Barthaud - Green
- Sophie Bell - Lib Dem
- Christan Durugo - Labour
- Saleena Raja - Conservatives
Stantonbury
- Stephen Brown - Labour
- Greg Duffield - Lib Dem
- Gary Lloyd - Green
- Greg Pius - Conservatives
Stony Stratford
- Richard Greenwood - Lib Dem
- Joan Hughes - Green
- Godwin Michael - Conservatives
- Akash Nayee - Labour
Tattenhoe
- Lucy Bjorck - Green
- James Lancaster - Conservatives
- Rukhsana Malik - Labour
- Dan Matthews - Reform UK
- Steven Walden - Lib Dem
Wolverton
- Edith Bald - Conservatives
- Alan Francis - Green
- Peter Marland - Labour
- Tony Oyakhire - Lib Dem
Woughton & Fishermead
- Tony Coughlan - Green
- Caroline Picking - Lib Dem
- Sue Smith - Lab
- Tatian Vassilakis - Conservatives
