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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

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. Retrieved 5 January 2012.