Election Name: | 2016 Milton Keynes Council election |
Country: | Buckinghamshire |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2015 Milton Keynes Council election |
Previous Year: | 2015 |
Next Election: | 2018 Milton Keynes Council election |
Next Year: | 2018 |
Seats For Election: | 20 of the 57 seats to Milton Keynes Council |
Majority Seats: | 29 |
Turnout: | 33.66% (30.59%) |
Election Date: | 5 May 2016 |
Leader1: | Peter Marland |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Leaders Seat1: | Wolverton |
Seats Before1: | 23 |
Seats1: | 22 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 22,860 |
Percentage1: | 36.25% |
Swing1: | 8.31 |
Leader2: | Edith Bald |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Leaders Seat2: | Tattenhoe |
Seats Before2: | 22 |
Seats2: | 22 |
Seat Change2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 21,711 |
Percentage2: | 34.43% |
Swing2: | 4.52 |
Leader3: | Douglas McCall |
Party3: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Leaders Seat3: | Newport Pagnell South |
Seats Before3: | 12 |
Seats3: | 13 |
Seat Change3: | 1 |
Popular Vote3: | 12,249 |
Percentage3: | 19.42% |
Swing3: | 4.91 |
Leader4: | Vince Peddle |
Party4: | UK Independence Party |
Leaders Seat4: | Bletchley West (Unelected) |
Seats Before4: | 0 |
Seats4: | 0 |
Seat Change4: | 0 |
Popular Vote4: | 5,060 |
Percentage4: | 8.02% |
Swing4: | 3.55 |
Leader5: | ? |
Party5: | Green Party of England and Wales |
Leaders Seat5: | ? (Unelected) |
Seats Before5: | 0 |
Seats5: | 0 |
Seat Change5: | 0 |
Popular Vote5: | 911 |
Percentage5: | 1.57% |
Swing5: | 5.11 |
Leader6: | Darron James Kenrick |
Party6: | Independent (politician) |
Leaders Seat6: | Central Milton Keynes (Unelected) |
Seats Before6: | 0 |
Seats6: | 0 |
Seat Change6: | 0 |
Popular Vote6: | 191 |
Percentage6: | 0.3% |
Swing6: | 0.14 |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | No Overall Majority |
After Election: | No Overall Majority |
The 2016 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Milton Keynes Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.
Two Councillors elected
Two Councillors were elected in the Bletchley East ward seat meaning each party was allowed to contest the seat with two candidates of their choice.
One Councillor elected
Only one candidate from each party could contest each seat.