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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
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