2012 Milton Keynes Council election

The 2012 Milton Keynes Council election took place on Thursday 3 May 2012 to elect members of Milton Keynes Unitary Council in Buckinghamshire, England. One third of the council – the 17 seats contested in the 2008 election – was up for election and the council, which totals 51 seats, was under no overall control in advance of and after the vote.[1][2] 7 of the Conservative Party's 21 seats were up for election, 4 of the Liberal Democrats's 17, 2 of the Labour's 9 and all 4 Independents.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

One Liberal Democrat had become independent between the 2011 and 2012 elections.

Election results edit

Milton Keynes Council Election, 2012[3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 9 7 0 +7 58.8 34.2 14,707 +6.7%
  Conservative 6 2 3 -1 35.3 30.2 12,959 -7.0%
  Liberal Democrats 2 0 2 -2 11.8 19.8 8,503 -4.7%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.2 3,089 +1.4%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.4 2,741 +1.4%
  Independent 0 0 4 -4 0.0 2.3 975 +2.2%

Ward results edit

Bletchley and Fenny Stratford[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rita Venn 1,270 36.6 +5.3
Conservative John Bailey 1,223 35.2 -15.5
Green Paul Bowler 420 12.1 +12.1
UKIP Adrian Pitfield 375 10.8 +1.3
Liberal Democrats Susan Burke 161 4.6 -3.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +10.4
Bradwell[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Pauline Wallis 1,015 38.7 +13.4
Liberal Democrats Patrick Mcquillan 808 30.8 -16.1
Independent Phillip Gerrella 426 16.2 +16.2
Conservative Shouket Mirza 356 13.6 -14.2
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Campbell Park[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Williams 1,187 41.8 +11.1
Liberal Democrats Darron Kendrick 976 34.3 -8.9
Conservative Reginald Chopra 444 15.6 -10.5
Independent Isabella Fraser 221 7.8 +7.8
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Denbigh[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Legg 965 50.7 -1.3
Green Elizabeth Campbell 420 22.1 +22.1
Conservative Margaret Geaney 323 -16.7 -16.5
UKIP Steven Beaumont 153 8 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Edis Bevan 32 1.7 -5.3
Labour gain from Green Swing
Eaton Manor[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Webb 832 53.4 +12.3
Conservative Kevin Geaney 294 18.9 -8.8
UKIP Arnold Leeming 239 15.3 +8
Liberal Democrats Alfred Vella 79 5.1 -2.5
Labour hold Swing
Emerson Valley[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Gerald Small 1,136 34.5 -18.3
Liberal Democrats Sean Barnes 991 30.1 -6.1
Labour Mohammed Khan 749 22.7 +11.7
UKIP Joseph Pinto 268 8.1 +8.1
Green Philip Buckley 142 4.3 +4.3
Conservative hold Swing
Loughton Park[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Hoyle 1,314 43.2 -15.5
Labour Peter Todd 1144 37.6 +15.1
Green Michael Lovell 318 10.4 +10.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Thompson 252 8.3 -2.9
Conservative hold Swing
Middleton[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter McDonald 1,139 38 -5.6
Liberal Democrats Samuel Crooks 1,135 37.8 -9.9
Labour Rachael Martin-Smith 465 15.5 +9.7
Green Katrina Creaser 153 5.1 +2.2
UKIP Roger Nye 108 3.6 +3.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +10
Newport Pagnell North[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Alexander 802 45 -18
Independent Mike Barry 328 18.4 +18.4
Conservative James Orr 257 14.4 -14.2
Labour Alan Price 219 12.3 +3.8
UKIP Marc O'Brien 96 5.4 +5.4
Green Graham Findlay 72 4 +4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Newport Pagnell South[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Douglas McCall 968 55.2 -2.7
Conservative Richard Abery 421 24 -9.5
Labour Martin Petchey 212 12.1 +3.5
UKIP Robert Dunckley 152 8.7 +8.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Olney[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Geary 1,473 62.2 +8.8
Labour David Jones 421 17.8 +14.7
UKIP Judith Green 242 10.2 +10.2
Liberal Democrats Alice Tootill 223 9.4 -28.3
Conservative hold Swing
Stantonbury[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Burke 935 44.5 +20.3
Conservative Barbara Wright 707 33.6 -1.1
UKIP Helen Davies 217 10.3 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Thomas Mallyon 129 6.1 -23.7
Green Thomas Bulman 112 5.3 +5.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Stony Stratford[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Denise Brunning 1,225 41.6 -2.5
Labour Arshad Majid 919 31.2 +8.2
UKIP David Tavener 332 11.3 +7.5
Green Michael Sheppard 251 8.5 +8.5
Liberal Democrats Tahl Macnair-Kay 204 6.9 -0.7
Conservative hold Swing
Walton Park[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alice Bramall 1,390 43.4 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Vanessa McPake 978 30.5 -16
Labour Suzanne Nti 528 16.5 +6.1
UKIP Sandra Lindley 153 4.8 +4.8
Green Francesca Hill 131 4.1 +4.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Whaddon[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elaine Wales 934 42 -0.2
Conservative Uroy Clarke 642 28.9 -15.5
UKIP Stuart Moore 281 12.6 +4.4
Green Antony Mabbott 259 11.6 +11.6
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Snell 96 3.5 +4.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Wolverton[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Middleton 1,639 51.5 +19
Liberal Democrats Mike Galloway 618 19.4 -17.1
Conservative Richard Gates 353 11.1 -6.2
UKIP Ronen Ghose 284 8.9 +3
Green Alan Francis 265 8.3 +0.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Woughton[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hannah O'Neill 1,273 68 +14.3
Conservative Lorraine Brusby 262 14 -11.1
UKIP Michael Kearney 189 10.1 -0.2
Green John Creaser 92 4.9 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Ozoyah Oyakhire 51 2.7 -8.2
Labour hold Swing

References edit

  1. ^ "Wards up for election in 2010 - 2012". Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Milton Keynes". BBC News. BBC.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Borough Council Elections May 2012". Milton Keynes Council. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.