2008 Milton Keynes Council election

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

Milton Keynes Local Election Result 2008[2]

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

1. "Election Results 2008, Milton Keynes council". BBC News. 19 April 2008.
2. "Borough Council Elections 1 May 2008" (PDF). Milton Keynes Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.