As it happened: Milton Keynes local elections 2026

UPDATE 6.50PM – MAY 8

It has been a marathon day that has seen 60 councillors elected across 21 wards throughout the city. Before we wrap up our live blog for the day, a final reminder of how it all finished.

No party has overall control of Milton Keynes City Council, although the Liberal Democrats have most seats with 20, compared to Labour’s 19. The Conservatives have 12 seats, while Reform have their first seats on the council, with nine.

MK Citizen will bring you reaction to the election in the coming days as the new political makeup takes shape across the city.

Thank you for following our live results page, brought to you today by Shannon Weir and Neil Shefferd.

UPDATE 6.45PM – MAY 8

This is the full result for the Wolverton ward:

• Ansar Hussain – Labour – 1539 votes – ELECTED
• Lauren Townsend – Labour – 1529 votes – ELECTED
• Victoria Bamisile – Labour – 1461 votes – ELECTED
• Tom Bulman – Green Party – 1367
• Nicky Kenny - Green Party – 1066
• Catherine Mary Leigh – Green Party – 1045
• David Matthew Allott – Reform UK – 828
• Joseph Jon Howard – Reform UK – 747
• Jack Lang – Reform UK – 720
• Elizabeth Marlow – Conservative – 331
• Gillian Perris – Conservative – 272
• Iulian Ungureanu - Conservative – 220
• Matt Hinton – Liberal Democrats – 203
• Catriona Carol McMahon – Liberal Democrats – 196
• Edis Bevan – Liberal Democrats – 192
• Jeremy Penwarden – Independent – 124
• Charlie Toes - Workers Party of Britain – 67

UPDATE 6.45PM – MAY 8

This is the full result for the Watling ward:

• Amanda Marlow – Conservative – 1630 votes – ELECTED
• Kunal Puri – Conservative – 1582 votes – ELECTED
• Leo James Montague - Labour – 1558 votes – ELECTED
• Akash Nayee – Labour – 1554
• Tina Latifah Jones – Labour – 1541
• Ash Joosten – Conservative – 1503
• Donald William Hoyle – Reform UK – 1266
• Timothy John Prentice – Reform UK – 1192
• Elaine Styles – Reform UK – 1168
• Sandra Claire Blackledge – Green Party – 896
• Mary Theresa Moore – Green Party – 836
• Steve Porritt – Green Party – 711
• Garrath Jonathan Green – Liberal Democrats – 528
• Rachel Davidge – Liberal Democrats – 465
• Tolu Fasanya – Liberal Democrats – 340

UPDATE 6.40PM – MAY 8

This is the full result for the Tattenhoe ward:

• Manish Verma – Conservative- 1859 votes – ELECTED
• Shazna Muzammil – Conservative – 1817 votes – ELECTED
• Krish Pillai – Conservative – 1583 votes – ELECTED
• James Lancaster – Labour – 928
• David James Edmonds – Reform UK – 799
• Mike McMahon – Reform UK – 776
• Hannah Frances O`Neill – Labour - 753
• Christian Durugo – Labour – 747
• David Minty – Reform UK- 743
• Kyle Douglas Riley – Green Party – 508
• Lomas Ashok Patel – Green Party – 496
• Lubaaba Amatullah Al-Azami – Green Party – 463
• Justin Ko – Liberal Democrats – 459
• Humna Raja – Liberal Democrats – 246
• Asad Raja – Liberal Democrats - 240

UPDATE 6.35PM – MAY 8

This is the full result for the Olney & Rural ward:

• Peter James Geary – Conservative – 2255 votes – ELECTED
• Keith McLean – Conservative – 2210 votes – ELECTED
• David Andrew John Tyler – Conservative – 2004 votes – ELECTED
• Malcolm Carter – Reform UK – 1319
• Robert Philip Blakemore – Reform UK – 1221
• Tracey Ann Knox – Reform UK – 1122
• Dan Rowland – Green Party – 951
• Anthony Brown - Labour – 727
• Pamela Wilson – Labour – 686
• Amy Mustard – Green Party – 637
• Martin Rudd – Labour – 615
• Duncan Stewart Carter – Green Party – 611
• Tara Jefferies – Liberal Democrats – 430
• Scott Humphries - Liberal Democrats – 426
• Andy Reilly – Liberal Democrats – 284

UPDATE 6.30PM – MAY 8

Before we bring our live coverage of the 2026 local elections in Milton Keynes to a close, we will bring you the full results from all the remaining wards, beginning with Newport Pagnell:

• Andy Carr – Liberal Democrats – 2584 votes – ELECTED
• Jane Carr – Liberal Democrats – 2391 votes - ELECTED
• Tony Oyakhire – Liberal Democrats – 2127 votes – ELECTED
• Lynn Cocksedge – Reform UK – 1311
• Laurence Philip Haig - Reform UK – 1261
• Colin Scott Rodden – Reform UK – 1217
• Sue Garner – Conservative – 985
• Kenny Choong – Conservative – 598
• Tiffany Lorrayne Joosten – Conservative – 582
• Adrian Mark Miller Yardley – Green Party – 563
• Jazz Tehara – Green Party – 461
• Glen Alan Fry – Green Party – 452
• Norman Miles – Labour – 380
• Angela Preece – Labour – 352
• Elaine Wales – Labour – 327

UPDATE 6.25PM – MAY 8

Watling has now declared following a recount, and the final results are:

• Liberal Democrats – 20 seats – 19 per cent of the vote
• Labour – 19 seats – 22 per cent of the vote
• Conservative - 12 seats – 20 per cent of the vote
• Reform UK – 9 seats – 24 per cent of the vote

There were no seats won by any of the following parties – Green Party, Independent, Workers Party of Britain, Heritage Party

UPDATE 6.25PM – MAY 8

The full result for the Great Linford ward is as follows:

• George Humphrey Thomas – Labour – 1384 votes – ELECTED
• Martin Ronald Petchey - Labour – 1283 votes – ELECTED
• Naseem Khan – Labour – 1267 votes – ELECTED
• Sean Porter – Reform UK – 1139
• Gillian Holloway – Reform UK – 1131
• Andrew John Humphries – Reform UK – 1105
• Sophie Bell – Liberal Democrats – 852
• Perry Morgan – Liberal Democrats – 684
• Peter Edwards – Green Party – 674
• Alan Mallyon – Liberal Democrats – 643
• Rebecca Amy Holden – Green Party – 540
• Frankie Geary - Conservative – 539
• Sean Ganley – Green Party – 476
• Deepa Ganapathula – Conservative – 459
• Geetha Morla – Conservative – 445
• Matthew Fensome – Independent – 129

UPDATE 6.15PM – MAY 8

The full result for the Danesborough ward is as follows:

• David George Hopkins – Conservative – 1799 votes – ELECTED
• Victoria Hopkins – Conservative – 1590 votes – ELECTED
• Johnny Luk – Conservative – 1478 votes – ELECTED
• Tracey Bailey - Labour – 1143
• Ian Stewart – Labour – 813
• Tony Fabrizio – Reform UK – 726
• Jasmine Von Ballmoos – Labour – 723
• Dale Andrew Fiddy – Reform UK – 711
• Gary John Singleton – Reform UK – 658
• Simon Green – Green Party – 630
• Keith Kirby – Green Party – 390
• Dylan Ward – Green Party – 357
• Glen Dersley – Liberal Democrats – 242
• Adrian Dnes – Liberal Democrats – 195
• Peter Kelly - Liberal Democrats – 171

UPDATE 6.10PM – MAY 8

The full result for the Campbell Park & Willen ward is as follows:

• Paul Trendall – Liberal Democrats – 1656 votes – ELECTED
• Graham Eaton – Liberal Democrats – 1537 votes – ELECTED
• Emily Ho – Liberal Democrats – 1466 votes – ELECTED
• Chrissy Dingsdale – Reform UK – 857
• Paul Christopher Galvin – Reform UK – 841
• Ian Wilson – Reform UK - 795
• Faye Carlisle – Conservative – 747
• Lois Adura – Labour – 745
• Natalie Camacho – Labour – 696
• Yusrah Kayani – Conservative – 681
• David Metanis – Conservative – 648
• Mike Kasibo – Labour – 609
• Soraya Billimoria – Green Party - 603
• Daniel Edward Bryan Nelson – Green Party – 472
• Roy Christopher Westwood – Green Party – 442

UPDATE 6.05PM – MAY 8

We are just waiting on a declaration from one ward, Watling, which according to the BBC, is currently subject to a recount. It is all still to play for as if Labour claim a sweep of the three seats here they will be the largest party, if they claim two seats they will have the same number of seats as the Liberal Democrats, and if they only claim one or no seats in this ward the Liberal Democrats will have more councillors.

UPDATE 6PM – MAY 8

The full result for the Bletchley South ward is as follows:

• Ed Hume – Labour – 1155 votes – ELECTED
• Jordan Lee Cattell – Reform UK – 1132 votes – ELECTED
• Steve Swain – Reform UK – 1108 votes – ELECTED
• Anthony Stephen Wheeler – Reform UK – 1065
• Mohammed Delwar Khan – Labour – 1041
• Melody Stephen – Labour – 1012
• Julie Ann Embury – Green Party – 502
• Harry Watson – Green Party – 413
• Mohammed Irfan Bhatti – Conservative – 403
• Dami Oluyemi – Green Party – 402
• Dhirendra Mehta – Conservative – 382
• Taz Imran – Conservative – 371
• Graham William Cuthbert – Liberal Democrats – 213
• Carol Vella – Liberal Democrats – 162
• Alfred Dominic Vella – Liberal Democrats -142

UPDATE 5.55PM - MAY 8

The full result for the Bletchley & Fenny Stratford ward is as follows:

• Brad Connors – Reform UK – 1388 votes – ELECTED
• Sarah Jane Tomlin – Reform UK – 1364 votes – ELECTED
• Ray Stagg Blackman – Reform UK – 1358 votes – ELECTED
• Nigel Matthew Long – Labour – 1219
• Waqas Ahmad – Labour – 1200
• Ayesha Khanom – Labour – 1195
• Adam James Rolfe – Conservative – 794
• Nabeel Nazir – Conservative – 735
• Mo Imran – Conservative – 724
• Hena Chowdhury – Green Party – 580
• Oliver James Dudden – Green Party – 549
• Pete Darren Lucky Leigh Pitfield – Green Party – 530
• Matt Drewett – Liberal Democrats – 337
• Caroline Picking – Liberal Democrats – 259
• Christy Amalu – Liberal Democrats – 242
• Ammar Noorwali – Independent – 41
• Tariq Abdul Karim – Independent – 36

UPDATE 5.55PM – MAY 8

Another seven wards have declared, with the headlines that there are more success for Reform across Bletchley, and sweeps of seats in Campbell Park & Willen and Newport Pagnell for the Liberal Democrats, and in Great Linford for Labour. Full results coming up.

UPDATE 5.50PM – MAY 8

We are still waiting for the final wards to declare, but it is now confirmed that no party will have overall control of Milton Keynes City Council following these elections, the first since changes in ward boundaries across the city.

We still wait to see whether the Labour Party or the Liberal Democrats will have the most councillors.

UPDATE 5.32PM – MAY 8

The full result for the Woughton & Fishermead ward is as follows:

• Peter Bakare - Labour - 1090 - Elected
• Donna Fuller - Labour - 1080 - Elected
• Amber Teagan McQuillan - Labour - 982 - Elected
• Phil Haslam - Reform UK - 706 - Not elected
• Gary Stephen Toms - Reform UK - 695 - Not elected
• Trudy Munyongani - Reform UK - 674 - Not elected
• Catherine Rachael Payne - Green Party - 434 - Not elected
• Simon Jackson - Green Party - 424 - Not elected
• Mark David Morris - Green Party - 370 - Not elected
• Tony Coughlan - Independent - 303 - Not elected
• Edith Bald - Conservative - 254 - Not elected
• Leigh-Anne Perryman - Independent - 242 - Not elected
• John Stewart Howe - Conservative - 222 - Not elected
• Jane Whild - Independent - 220 - Not elected
• Aparna Patllola - Conservative - 197 - Not elected
• Jeannie Bartrick - Liberal Democrats - 169 - Not elected
• James Bartrick - Liberal Democrats - 166 - Not elected
• Jonathan La Crette - Liberal Democrats - 128 - Not elected

UPDATE 5.15PM – MAY 8

The full result for the Walton ward is as follows:

• Duncan Banks - Liberal Democrats - 1357 - Elected
• Adrian David Burton - Reform UK - 1270 - Elected
• Ben Adewale - Liberal Democrats - 1241 - Elected
• Christopher John Lock - Reform UK - 1227 - Not elected
• Clare Hannah Tevlin - Liberal Democrats - 1164 - Not elected
• Sandip Suresh Sali - Reform UK - 1112 - Not elected
• Gabriel Ferreira Costa - Conservative - 687 - Not elected
• Ade Adeliyi - Conservative - 682 - Not elected
• Monica Dowling - Labour - 674 - Not elected
• Jasmine Afua Messent - Labour - 651 - Not elected
• Tom Kelly - Labour- 606 - Not elected
• Rishi Sharda - Conservative - 605 - Not elected
• Rhian Evans - Green Party - 527 - Not elected
• Hazel McGee - Green Party - 494 - Not elected
• Glen Michael Moran - Green Party - 415 - Not elected

UPDATE 5PM – MAY 8

The full result for the Stony Stratford ward is as follows:

• Jennifer Wilson-Marklew - Labour - 1507 - Elected
• Tabitha Brown - Labour - 1430 - Elected
• Joe Hearnshaw - Labour - 1372 - Elected
• Liam Andrews - Conservative - 979 - Not elected
• Chris Wardle - Conservative - 805 - Not elected
• Vincent James Peddle - Reform UK - 789 - Not elected
• David William Priest - Reform UK - 759 - Not elected
• Mark Hughes - Conservative - 713 - Not elected
• Nicholas James Senogles - Reform UK - 710 - Not elected
• David Anthony Lewis - Green Party - 669 - Not elected
• Paul Nicholas Bush - Green Party - 483 - Not elected
• Derek William Heath - Green Party - 399 - Not elected
• Richard Greenwood - Liberal Democrats - 373 - Not elected
• Denise Latner - Liberal Democrats - 214 - Not elected
• Russell Houchin - Liberal Democrats - 190 - Not elected

UPDATE 4.55PM – MAY 8

The full result for the Furzton ward is as follows:

• Peter Cannon - Liberal Democrats - 1533 votes - ELECTED
• Saleena Raja - Liberal Democrats - 1506 votes - ELECTED
• Shawna Barnes - Liberal Democrats - 1402 votes - ELECTED
• Peter Joseph Charles - Reform UK - 1373
• Annabelle Alexandra Grattan - Reform UK - 1327
• Thomas Walker-Werth - Reform UK - 1278
• Rajini Arthur - Conservative - 1134
• Ketan Kadakia - Conservative - 1019
• James Marlow - Conservative - 966
• Iris Wright - Green Party - 636
• Veronica Belcher - Labour - 625
• Keith Paul Brown - Green Party - 611
• Leonora Jackson - Green Party - 576
• Udeh Christian-Iwuagwu - Labour - 493
• Thavapalan Vamathevan - Labour - 475

UPDATE 4.45PM MAY 8:

The full result for the Broughton & Moulsoe ward is as follows:

• Sam Crooks – Liberal Democrats – 1346 votes - ELECTED
• Wing Tsang – Liberal Democrats – 1108 votes – ELECTED
• Nana Ofori-Atta – Liberal Democrats – 1103 votes – ELECTED
• Derek Kilcoyne – Reform UK – 561
• Alan Lovell – Reform UK – 554
• Shaun Keith Rose – Reform UK – 531
• Victoria McLean – Conservative – 399
• Richard John Marlow – Conservative – 390
• James Richard Hadfield – Green Party – 384
• Michael Robinson – Green Party – 351
• Madelaine Kate O`Brien – Labour – 335
• Steve Murray – Conservative – 330
• Daniel Simpson-Leek – Green Party – 293
• Saskia Soden – Labour – 282
• Thomas Welch – Labour – 235
• Alfred Saint-Clair – Heritage Party – 38

UPDATE 4.25PM MAY 8:

The full result for the Bletchley West ward:

• Finlay Clifford Hughes – Reform UK – 1435 votes – ELECTED
• Melvyn Rook – Reform UK – 1385 votes – ELECTED
• Millie Rook – Reform UK – 1357 votes – ELECTED
• Mick Legg – Labour – 1246
• Mandy Legg – Labour – 1177
• Tanjeela Sufi – Labour – 998
• Iain Aitken Stewart – Conservative – 834
• Shery Delfani – Conservative – 751
• Oliver Marlow – Conservative – 731
• Joe French – Green Party – 464
• Lacey Michele Skinner – Green Party – 424
• Sameer Sayed – Green Party – 387
• Margaret Cullum – Liberal Democrats – 228
• Ben Edwards – Liberal Democrats – 228
• Sean McCabe – Liberal Democrats – 205
• Ray Brady – Independent – 103

UPDATE 4.15PM MAY 8:

Results have come through for six more wards - this includes the first Reform councillors being elected in the city – three in Bletchley West and one in Walton.

There are also clean sweeps for the Liberal Democrats in Broughton & Moulsoe and Furzton, and Labour in Stony Stratford and Woughton & Fishermead.

Full details coming up.

UPDATE 3.55PM MAY 8

The full result for the Ouzel Valley ward:

• Jenni Ferrans – Liberal Democrats – 1338 votes – ELECTED
• Uroy Clarke – Liberal Democrats – 1311 votes – ELECTED
• Macsene Isles-Ahite – Liberal Democrats – 1076 votes – ELECTED
• Chris Curtis – Reform UK – 873
• Mark Brian Lewis – Reform UK – 840
• Charlotte Amanda Hall – Conservative – 751
• Pascal Schumachers – Reform UK – 744
• Darren Dorrington – Conservative – 616
• Enesha Mahbubani – Conservative – 492
• Nicholas John Richard Lynch – Green Party – 480
• Harry Bancroft – Labour – 470
• Helene Sovig – Green Party – 462
• Brian McGee – Green Party – 414
• Florence Montague – Labour – 350
• Alex Mensah – Labour – 336

UPDATE 3.50PM MAY 8

The full result for the New Bradwell ward (two councillors are being elected for this ward):

• Stephen Brown – Labour – 979 votes – ELECTED
• Shanika Caitlin Mahendran – Labour – 837 votes – ELECTED
• Julian Vernon Camies – Reform UK – 749
• Andrew Graham Naylor – Reform UK – 678
• Alan Francis – Green Party – 616
• Gary Nicholas Lloyd – Green Party – 429
• Babs Wright – Conservative – 315
• Pavankumar Divve – Conservative – 280
• Stephen Jones – Liberal Democrats – 174
• Tim Gomm – Liberal Democrats – 155

UPDATE 3.45PM MAY 8

The full result for the Hanslope ward (only one councillor is being elected for this ward):

• Ali Andrew – Conservative – 1,011 votes – ELECTED
• Ian Alexander McDonald – Reform UK – 496
• Jennifer Anne Carter – Green Party – 293
• Rachel James – Labour – 187
• Rebecca Cave – Liberal Democrats – 97

UPDATE 3.40PM MAY 8

The full result for the Central Milton Keynes ward:

• Elina Apse – Labour – 1025 votes – ELECTED
• Jordan Coventry – Labour – 917 votes – ELECTED
• Darron James Kendrick – Labour – 910 votes - ELECTED
• Evie Chance – Green Party – 589
• Anthea Nelmes – Reform UK – 587
• James Douglas Page – Reform UK – 581
• John Peter Nelmes – Reform UK – 572
• Paul Joseph Williams – Green Party – 536
• Richard Stuart Mccafferty – Green Party – 519
• Chris Bertram-Gregory – Conservative – 458
• Brian Hingley – Conservative – 432
• Brian Greenwood – Liberal Democrats – 337
• Ripal Parmar – Conservative – 337
• Martin Clarke – Liberal Democrats – 330
• Toni Zapata-Webborn – Liberal Democrats – 226

UPDATE 3.15PM MAY 8

The full result for the Bradwell ward:

• Kerrie Bradburn – Liberal Democrat – 1946 votes – ELECTED
• Marie Bradburn – Liberal Democrat – 1902 votes – ELECTED
• Rex Exon – Liberal Democrat – 1828 votes – ELECTED
• Andrew Michael Chester – Reform UK – 1246
• Dave Bruce Grattan – Reform UK – 1167
• Gowri Shanker Koyada – Reform UK – 1106
• Zoe Nolan – Labour Party – 676
• Victoria Charlotte Howlett – Green Party – 569
• Frank Brown – Green Party – 564
• Carol Ann Wood – Labour Party – 562
• John Young – Labour Party – 492
• Krishna Murthy Panthula – Conservative Party – 478
• Richie Rivers Sunasky – Green Party – 451
• Urmi Chakraborty – Conservative Party – 450
• Amitabh Roy – Conservative Party – 439

UPDATE 3PM MAY 8

Results have been announced for five wards across Milton Keynes. Full results to come, but the headlines are three Lib Dem councillors elected for the Bradwell ward, three Labour councillors elected for the Central Milton Keynes ward, one Conservative councillor elected for the Hanslope ward, two Labour councillors for the New Bradwell ward and three Lib Dem councillors for the Ouzel Valley ward.

UPDATE 12.30 MAY 8

Fifty councils across the country have counted their votes so far and Reform UK is now even further ahead with 432 seats. The Lib Dems have overtaken both the Conservative and Labour parties with 271 seats. The Conservatives follow at 269 and Labour has 255 seats. Milton Keynes is yet to reveal its count.

UPDATE 10.45AM MAY 8

The May 7 elections across England, Scotland and Wales are the biggest set of elections since the general election in 2024, with 136 English councils conducting a vote.

The full results will be revealed later on, as many councils, including Milton Keynes, have not yet counted their votes. But 46 out of the 136 councils have already revealed their counts.

Out of those 46 councils, Reform UK is in the lead with 398 seats, it seems to have made gains at the expense of the Labour and Conservative parties.

It’s a very close call between the next three parties with the Conservatives at 256, Labour at 253 and the Liberal Democrat at 249. They are followed by the Green Party and then the Residents' Association.

We will get a clearer picture later on as more results are revealed.

UPDATE 5.20PM MAY 7

The Newport Pagnell Mayor announced on Facebook that votes will be counted on Friday, May 8. He added that with over 300 candidates for 60 seats, he expects it will take many hours before we learn the results.

The May 7 election for Milton Keynes City Council is one of the biggest yet, with a record 310 candidates standing for 60 council seats across 21 wards. A first-of-its-kind Central Voting Hub has also been launched in the city centre this year, as part of a government trial to make voting more convenient.

New central voting hub

A Polling Day Central Voting Hub has been opened in Midsummer Place, near Waterstones. Milton Keynes residents who are visiting the city centre are welcome to vote there, instead of having to travel back to their usual polling station.

The hub will be open from 7am to 10pm, making it easier to fit voting into a busy day. As with all polling stations, voters will need to bring photographic ID to receive a ballot paper.

Sharon Bridglalsingh, the Returning Officer for Milton Keynes City Council said: “I’m hoping that by bringing the polling station to where people are - where they work, they shop, they meet their friends - that it’s making it easier and more accessible for people to cast their vote on Thursday.”

The Central Voting Hub is being piloted in Milton Keynes as part of a government trial. Similar approaches are currently used in the United States, where they are known as Super Precincts.

The City Council has worked closely with local groups to support voters with impairments and learning difficulties. The hub will be equipped with McGonagle Readers and assistive devices. Fully trained staff will also be on hand to offer assistance where needed.

Ward Boundaries

This year, changes have been made to local ward boundaries following a national review which takes place every ten years. The number of councillors in Milton Keynes has risen from 57 to 60, and the number of wards from 19 to 21.

Most wards will elect three councillors, with New Bradwell electing two and Hanslope one. Residents can check their poll card to see which ward they are in and where to vote. All Milton Keynes residents also have the option of voting for their specific ward at the new Central Voting Hub.