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Milton Keynes 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

19 ward races

21 seats

13 elected below the proportional quota

61.9% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

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 allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Conservative and Unionist Party	31,965	42.0%	11	52.4%	9	42.9%	+2
Labour Party	25,863	34.0%	7	33.3%	8	38.1%	-1
Liberal Democrats	12,430	16.3%	3	14.3%	3	14.3%	0
Green Party	4,673	6.1%	0	0.0%	1	4.8%	-1
Independent	620	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
WEP	222	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
UK Independence Party (UKIP)	183	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Heritage Party	145	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Reform UK	60	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	76,161	100.0%	21	100.0%	21	100.0%	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

Wards in this council

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

Central Milton Keynes · 2 seats · won at 23.7% · +9.6 pts below quota
Shenley Brook End · 1 seat · won at 41.8% · +8.2 pts below quota
Newport Pagnell South · 1 seat · won at 42.2% · +7.8 pts below quota
Campbell Park And Old Wroughton · 1 seat · won at 42.5% · +7.5 pts below quota
Bletchley East · 1 seat · won at 42.6% · +7.4 pts below quota
Broughton · 1 seat · won at 42.9% · +7.1 pts below quota
Stony Stratford · 1 seat · won at 43.9% · +6.1 pts below quota
Woughton And Fishermead · 2 seats · won at 28.0% · +5.3 pts below quota
Stantonbury · 1 seat · won at 45.6% · +4.4 pts below quota
Bletchley West · 1 seat · won at 48.1% · +1.9 pts below quota
Loughton And Shenley · 1 seat · won at 48.6% · +1.4 pts below quota
Bletchley Park · 1 seat · won at 50.6% · above quota
Tattenhoe · 1 seat · won at 51.7% · above quota
Bradwell · 1 seat · won at 51.9% · above quota
Wolverton · 1 seat · won at 52.1% · above quota
Monkston · 1 seat · won at 52.5% · above quota
Newport Pagnell North And Hanslope · 1 seat · won at 56.6% · above quota
Danesborough And Walton · 1 seat · won at 57.7% · above quota
Olney · 1 seat · won at 60.1% · above quota

Race results

Central Milton Keynes · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +9.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 5,239

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nolan B.	Labour Party	1,361	26.0%	Elected
2	Wallis P.A.	Labour Party	1,243	23.7%	Elected
3	Andrews L.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	890	17.0%
4	Adeliyi A.O.	Conservative and Unionist Party	813	15.5%
5	Griffiths S.R.	Liberal Democrats	297	5.7%
6	Taylor D.J.M.	Green Party	269	5.1%
7	Houchin R.F.	Liberal Democrats	195	3.7%
8	Kendrick D.J.	Independent	171	3.3%

Electorate 10,155 · Ballots cast 5,239 · EC ward code E05009412 · Back to ward index

Shenley Brook End · single-seat

Marginal winner 41.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +8.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,600

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Taylor C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,504	41.8%	Elected
2	Cannon P.P.	Liberal Democrats	1,170	32.5%
3	Cockfield D.R.	Labour Party	733	20.4%
4	Lewis D.A.	Green Party	193	5.4%

Electorate 9,670 · Ballots cast 3,600 · EC ward code E05009419 · Back to ward index

Newport Pagnell South · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,607

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Balazs S.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,523	42.2%	Elected
2	Carr A.	Liberal Democrats	1,375	38.1%
3	Chapman A.D.	Labour Party	502	13.9%
4	Jones H.	Green Party	207	5.7%

Electorate 9,281 · Ballots cast 3,607 · EC ward code E05009417 · Back to ward index

Campbell Park And Old Wroughton · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,159

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hall C.A.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,769	42.5%	Elected
2	Oguntola N.A.V.	Liberal Democrats	1,452	34.9%
3	Brown S.	Labour Party	725	17.4%
4	Barac C.	Green Party	213	5.1%

Electorate 9,890 · Ballots cast 4,159 · EC ward code E05009411 · Back to ward index

Bletchley East · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,556

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hume E.	Labour Party	1,515	42.6%	Elected
2	Muzammil S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,332	37.5%
3	Segebrecht A.H.	Green Party	303	8.5%
4	Kennedy A.S.	Independent	225	6.3%
5	McCabe S.D.	Liberal Democrats	98	2.8%
6	Ribton D.M.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	83	2.3%

Electorate 11,985 · Ballots cast 3,556 · EC ward code E05009406 · Back to ward index

Broughton · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,939

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Clarke U.D.	Liberal Democrats	1,688	42.9%	Elected
2	Hearnshaw J.H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,578	40.1%
3	Holland J.	Labour Party	673	17.1%

Electorate 12,539 · Ballots cast 3,939 · EC ward code E05009410 · Back to ward index

Stony Stratford · single-seat

Marginal winner 43.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +6.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,591

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hearnshaw J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,015	43.9%	Elected
2	Nayee A.D.	Labour Party	1,970	42.9%
3	Greenwood R.M.	Liberal Democrats	309	6.7%
4	Lloyd G.N.	Green Party	297	6.5%

Electorate 11,349 · Ballots cast 4,591 · EC ward code E05009421 · Back to ward index

Woughton And Fishermead · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 28.0% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +5.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,847

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fuller D.	Labour Party	1,605	33.1%	Elected
2	McQuillan A.	Labour Party	1,359	28.0%	Elected
3	Lewis R.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	726	15.0%
4	Vassilakis T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	555	11.5%
5	Breen J.E.	Green Party	295	6.1%
6	Roy R.	Liberal Democrats	156	3.2%
7	White T.	Liberal Democrats	151	3.1%

Electorate 11,531 · Ballots cast 4,847 · EC ward code E05009424 · Back to ward index

Stantonbury · single-seat

Marginal winner 45.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +4.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,485

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	De Villiers C.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,043	45.6%	Elected
2	Petchey M.R.	Labour Party	1,868	41.6%
3	Edwards P.	Green Party	363	8.1%
4	Mallyon A.	Liberal Democrats	211	4.7%

Electorate 11,355 · Ballots cast 4,485 · EC ward code E05009420 · Back to ward index

Bletchley West · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,966

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Rolfe A.J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,906	48.1%	Elected
2	Long N.	Labour Party	1,636	41.3%
3	French J.	Green Party	189	4.8%
4	Adewale B.	Liberal Democrats	135	3.4%
5	Brady R.	UK Independence Party (UKIP)	100	2.5%

Electorate 10,771 · Ballots cast 3,966 · EC ward code E05009408 · Back to ward index

Loughton And Shenley · single-seat

Marginal winner 48.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 4,335

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Nolan Z.	Labour Party	2,106	48.6%	Elected
2	Wilkinson E.R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,836	42.4%
3	Green G.J.	Liberal Democrats	198	4.6%
4	Skelton V.	Green Party	195	4.5%

Electorate 10,082 · Ballots cast 4,335 · EC ward code E05009414 · Back to ward index

Bletchley Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 50.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −0.6 pts Valid ballots 4,294

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Imran M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,171	50.6%	Elected
2	Wales E.J.	Labour Party	1,649	38.4%
3	Sheppard M.J.	Green Party	329	7.7%
4	Duckworth J.A.	Heritage Party	145	3.4%

Electorate 11,318 · Ballots cast 4,294 · EC ward code E05009407 · Back to ward index

Tattenhoe · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.7 pts Valid ballots 3,125

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Verma M.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,616	51.7%	Elected
2	Delfani S.	Labour Party	1,076	34.4%
3	Bjorck L.	Green Party	275	8.8%
4	Walden S.	Liberal Democrats	158	5.1%

Electorate 8,673 · Ballots cast 3,125 · EC ward code E05009422 · Back to ward index

Bradwell · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.9 pts Valid ballots 3,493

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Bradburn M.	Liberal Democrats	1,813	51.9%	Elected
2	Tildesley C.	Labour Party	740	21.2%
3	Panthula K.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	722	20.7%
4	Jackson S.D.C.	Green Party	218	6.2%

Electorate 9,724 · Ballots cast 3,493 · EC ward code E05009409 · Back to ward index

Wolverton · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.1 pts Valid ballots 3,794

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hussain A.B.	Labour Party	1,975	52.1%	Elected
2	Street J.S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,015	26.8%
3	Francis A.H.	Green Party	379	10.0%
4	Galloway M.	Independent	224	5.9%
5	Portilho T.	Liberal Democrats	141	3.7%
6	Evans J.S.	Reform UK	60	1.6%

Electorate 11,096 · Ballots cast 3,794 · EC ward code E05009423 · Back to ward index

Monkston · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.5 pts Valid ballots 2,868

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McPake V.	Liberal Democrats	1,507	52.5%	Elected
2	Tamagnini J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	806	28.1%
3	Khan N.	Labour Party	555	19.4%

Electorate 9,232 · Ballots cast 2,868 · EC ward code E05009415 · Back to ward index

Newport Pagnell North And Hanslope · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.6 pts Valid ballots 3,919

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Wardle C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,218	56.6%	Elected
2	Duffield G.	Liberal Democrats	844	21.5%
3	Khan S.	Labour Party	635	16.2%
4	Whild J.D.	WEP	222	5.7%

Electorate 9,973 · Ballots cast 3,919 · EC ward code E05009416 · Back to ward index

Danesborough And Walton · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.7 pts Valid ballots 3,693

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hopkins V.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,132	57.7%	Elected
2	Mahendran S.C.	Labour Party	722	19.6%
3	Skelton P.W.	Green Party	497	13.5%
4	Kemp M.C.	Liberal Democrats	342	9.3%

Electorate 10,194 · Ballots cast 3,693 · EC ward code E05009413 · Back to ward index

Olney · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.1 pts Valid ballots 4,651

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McLean K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	2,795	60.1%	Elected
2	Bethune D.	Labour Party	1,215	26.1%
3	Rose C.J.	Green Party	451	9.7%
4	Oyakhire T.	Liberal Democrats	190	4.1%

Electorate 9,778 · Ballots cast 4,651 · EC ward code E05009418 · Back to ward index