← Milton Keynes (all cycles) · 6 May 2021 cohort

Milton Keynes 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

19 ward races
21 seats
9 elected below the proportional quota
42.9% of seats below quota
2 unfairly awarded seats
9.5% of seats unfairly awarded

Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →

If votes were counted by party

Across the 19 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 21 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

PartyVotesVote %Seats won% of seatsProportional seatsProportional %Δ
Conservative Party31,96542.0%1152.4%942.9%+2
Labour Party25,86334.0%733.3%838.1%-1
Liberal Democrats12,43016.3%314.3%314.3%0
Green Party4,6736.1%00.0%14.8%-1
Independent6200.8%00.0%00.0%0
WEP2220.3%00.0%00.0%0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)1830.2%00.0%00.0%0
Heritage Party1450.2%00.0%00.0%0
Reform UK600.1%00.0%00.0%0
Total76,161100.0%21100.0%21100.0%0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share
Actual seats
Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2021 election (current) and immediately before it (2020). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2021 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.

Current (2021)
Previous (2020)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Race results

Shenley Brook End · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,600

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Taylor C.Conservative Party1,50441.8%−8.2 ptsElected
2Cannon P.P.Liberal Democrats1,17032.5%
3Cockfield D.R.Labour Party73320.4%
4Lewis D.A.Green Party1935.4%

Electorate 9,670 · EC ward code E05009419 · Back to ward index

Newport Pagnell South · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,607

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Balazs S.A.Conservative Party1,52342.2%−7.8 ptsElected
2Carr A.Liberal Democrats1,37538.1%
3Chapman A.D.Labour Party50213.9%
4Jones H.Green Party2075.7%

Electorate 9,281 · EC ward code E05009417 · Back to ward index

Campbell Park and Old Wroughton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,159

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Hall C.A.D.Conservative Party1,76942.5%−7.5 ptsElected
2Oguntola N.A.V.Liberal Democrats1,45234.9%
3Brown S.Labour Party72517.4%
4Barac C.Green Party2135.1%

Electorate 9,890 · EC ward code E05009411 · Back to ward index

Bletchley East · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,556

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Hume E.Labour Party1,51542.6%−7.4 ptsElected
2Muzammil S.Conservative Party1,33237.5%
3Segebrecht A.H.Green Party3038.5%
4Kennedy A.S.Independent2256.3%
5McCabe S.D.Liberal Democrats982.8%
6Ribton D.M.UK Independence Party (UKIP)832.3%

Electorate 11,985 · EC ward code E05009406 · Back to ward index

Broughton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,939

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Clarke U.D.Liberal Democrats1,68842.9%−7.1 ptsElected
2Hearnshaw J.H.Conservative Party1,57840.1%
3Holland J.Labour Party67317.1%

Electorate 12,539 · EC ward code E05009410 · Back to ward index

Stony Stratford · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,591

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Hearnshaw J.Conservative Party2,01543.9%−6.1 ptsElected
2Nayee A.D.Labour Party1,97042.9%
3Greenwood R.M.Liberal Democrats3096.7%
4Lloyd G.N.Green Party2976.5%

Electorate 11,349 · EC ward code E05009421 · Back to ward index

Stantonbury · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,485

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1De Villiers C.M.Conservative Party2,04345.6%−4.4 ptsElected
2Petchey M.R.Labour Party1,86841.6%
3Edwards P.Green Party3638.1%
4Mallyon A.Liberal Democrats2114.7%

Electorate 11,355 · EC ward code E05009420 · Back to ward index

Bletchley West · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,966

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Rolfe A.J.Conservative Party1,90648.1%−1.9 ptsElected
2Long N.Labour Party1,63641.3%
3French J.Green Party1894.8%
4Adewale B.Liberal Democrats1353.4%
5Brady R.UK Independence Party (UKIP)1002.5%

Electorate 10,771 · EC ward code E05009408 · Back to ward index

Loughton and Shenley · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,335

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Nolan Z.Labour Party2,10648.6%−1.4 ptsElected
2Wilkinson E.R.Conservative Party1,83642.4%
3Green G.J.Liberal Democrats1984.6%
4Skelton V.Green Party1954.5%

Electorate 10,082 · EC ward code E05009414 · Back to ward index

Bletchley Park · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,294

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Imran M.Conservative Party2,17150.6%+0.6 ptsElected
2Wales E.J.Labour Party1,64938.4%
3Sheppard M.J.Green Party3297.7%
4Duckworth J.A.Heritage Party1453.4%

Electorate 11,318 · EC ward code E05009407 · Back to ward index

Tattenhoe · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,125

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Verma M.M.Conservative Party1,61651.7%+1.7 ptsElected
2Delfani S.Labour Party1,07634.4%
3Bjorck L.Green Party2758.8%
4Walden S.Liberal Democrats1585.1%

Electorate 8,673 · EC ward code E05009422 · Back to ward index

Bradwell · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,493

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Bradburn M.Liberal Democrats1,81351.9%+1.9 ptsElected
2Tildesley C.Labour Party74021.2%
3Panthula K.M.Conservative Party72220.7%
4Jackson S.D.C.Green Party2186.2%

Electorate 9,724 · EC ward code E05009409 · Back to ward index

Wolverton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,794

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Hussain A.B.Labour Party1,97552.1%+2.1 ptsElected
2Street J.S.Conservative Party1,01526.8%
3Francis A.H.Green Party37910.0%
4Galloway M.Independent2245.9%
5Portilho T.Liberal Democrats1413.7%
6Evans J.S.Reform UK601.6%

Electorate 11,096 · EC ward code E05009423 · Back to ward index

Monkston · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,868

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1McPake V.Liberal Democrats1,50752.5%+2.5 ptsElected
2Tamagnini J.Conservative Party80628.1%
3Khan N.Labour Party55519.4%

Electorate 9,232 · EC ward code E05009415 · Back to ward index

Newport Pagnell North and Hanslope · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,919

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Wardle C.Conservative Party2,21856.6%+6.6 ptsElected
2Duffield G.Liberal Democrats84421.5%
3Khan S.Labour Party63516.2%
4Whild J.D.WEP2225.7%

Electorate 9,973 · EC ward code E05009416 · Back to ward index

Danesborough and Walton · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,693

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Hopkins V.Conservative Party2,13257.7%+7.7 ptsElected
2Mahendran S.C.Labour Party72219.6%
3Skelton P.W.Green Party49713.5%
4Kemp M.C.Liberal Democrats3429.3%

Electorate 10,194 · EC ward code E05009413 · Back to ward index

Olney · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 60.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +10.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 4,651

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1McLean K.Conservative Party2,79560.1%+10.1 ptsElected
2Bethune D.Labour Party1,21526.1%
3Rose C.J.Green Party4519.7%
4Oyakhire T.Liberal Democrats1904.1%

Electorate 9,778 · EC ward code E05009418 · Back to ward index

Central Milton Keynes · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 47.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +14.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,620

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Nolan B.Labour Party1,36126.0%52.0%+18.6 ptsElected
2Wallis P.A.Labour Party1,24323.7%47.5%+14.1 ptsElected
3Andrews L.J.Conservative Party89017.0%34.0%
4Adeliyi A.O.Conservative Party81315.5%31.0%
5Griffiths S.R.Liberal Democrats2975.7%11.3%
6Taylor D.J.M.Green Party2695.1%10.3%
7Houchin R.F.Liberal Democrats1953.7%7.4%
8Kendrick D.J.Independent1713.3%6.5%

Electorate 10,155 · EC ward code E05009412 · Back to ward index

Woughton and Fishermead · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner Voter-share estimate of the lowest-vote elected candidate. Comparable to the proportional quota. The raw vote share would be ~2× smaller. 56.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +22.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 2 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,424

This is a 2-seat ward under bloc vote — each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so summing candidate votes overcounts voters by ~2×. We show share of votes (matches the council's published figure) and share of voters (est.) (raw share × 2, the figure comparable to the proportional quota). Why two columns →

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes.Share of voters (est.) Estimated share of voters who supported this candidate, comparable across single- and multi-seat wards. Each voter could cast up to 2 votes, so we approximate ballots as total votes ÷ 2. This is the figure compared against the proportional quota.Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Fuller D.Labour Party1,60533.1%66.2%+32.9 ptsElected
2McQuillan A.Labour Party1,35928.0%56.1%+22.7 ptsElected
3Lewis R.A.Conservative Party72615.0%30.0%
4Vassilakis T.Conservative Party55511.5%22.9%
5Breen J.E.Green Party2956.1%12.2%
6Roy R.Liberal Democrats1563.2%6.4%
7White T.Liberal Democrats1513.1%6.2%

Electorate 11,531 · EC ward code E05009424 · Back to ward index