2008 Milton Keynes Council election
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The 2008 Milton Keynes Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Milton Keynes Unitary Council in Buckinghamshire, England. One third of the council – the 17 seats contested in the 2004 election – was up for election and the council, which totalled 51 seats, remained under no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Liberal Democrat 21 (–1)
- Conservative 20 (+5)
- Labour 10 (–4)[1]
Election result edit
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 41.2 | 40.2 | 19,383 | +3.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 7 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 41.2 | 30.1 | 14,516 | -0.5% | |
| Labour | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 17.6 | 22.1 | 10,664 | -1.6% | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 1,792 | -1.4% | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 | 1,136 | –0.1% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 375 | -1.5% | |
| England First | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 309 | +0.6% | |
References edit
- ^ "Election Results 2008, Milton Keynes council". BBC News. 19 April 2008.
- ^ "Borough Council Elections 1 May 2008" (PDF). Milton Keynes Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.