2024 Milton Keynes City Council election
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The 2024 Milton Keynes City Council elections were held on Thursday 2 May 2024,[1] alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom that were held on the same day. One-third of the 57 members of Milton Keynes City Council in Buckinghamshire were up for election.[2]
Background[edit]
Milton Keynes was created as a unitary authority in 1997.[3] Labour controlled the council from its creation until 2000, with the Liberal Democrats winning the council from no overall control in 2002.[4] The Liberal Democrats lost their majority in 2006, and no party has formed a majority since.
The Conservatives became the largest party on the council in 2011,[5] but were overtaken by Labour in 2014.[6] The Conservatives were again the largest group in 2018,[7] with Labour overtaking them in 2019.[8] The Conservatives formed the largest group from 2021 to 2023; in that election, Labour gained 5 seats to become the largest group on the council, the Conservatives lost 6, and the Liberal Democrats gained 1. Labour and the Liberal Democrats formed a majority coalition following the election.[9]
The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, the Conservatives won 11 seats (up 6) with 42.0% of the vote, Labour won 7 (down 4) with 34.0%, and the Liberal Democrats won 3 (down 2) with 16.2%.
Previous council composition[edit]
After 2023 election | Before 2024 election[10] | After 2024 election[11] | ||||||
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Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
Labour | 25 | Labour | 27 | Labour | 30 | |||
Liberal Democrats | 15 | Liberal Democrats | 16 | Liberal Democrats | 18 | |||
Conservative | 17 | Conservative | 14 | Conservative | 9 |
Changes:
- June 2023: Joe Hearnshaw and James Lancaster join Labour from Conservatives[12][13]
- August 2023: Scot Balazs (Conservative) resigns; by-election held September 2023[14]
- September 2023: Tony Oyakhire (Liberal Democrats) wins by-election from Conservatives[15]
- January 2024: Brigid McBride (Labour) resigns; by-election held February 2024[16]
- February 2024: Leo Montague (Labour) wins by-election[17]
References[edit]
- ^ "City Council 2024 | Milton Keynes City Council". Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "Seats up for Election - May 2024" (PDF). Milton Keynes Council. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "County Council celebrates role in creation of Milton Keynes". Wendover News. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Milton Keynes Council Election Results 1996-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "BBC News - Election 2011 - England council elections - Milton Keynes". BBC News. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Local elections: Labour make gains in Milton Keynes". BBC News. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Tory gains but Milton Keynes remains no overall control". BBC News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Election results: Lib Dems and Labour make gains in Milton Keynes". BBC News. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Local elections 2023: Father and daughter elected as Milton Keynes alliance continues". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Your Councillors by Party". Milton Keynes City Council. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Milton Keynes result - Local Elections 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Milton Keynes Conservative councillor defects to Labour party". MKFM. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "SECOND Milton Keynes Conservative councillor defects to Labour party in less than fortnight". MKFM. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Harland, Gee (4 August 2023). "Milton Keynes councillor Scot Balazs resigns after driving crimes". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Newport Pagnell South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ Murrer, Sally (9 January 2024). "Milton Keynes councillor triggers by-election after quitting role". MK Citizen. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Loughton and Shenley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2024.