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Milton Keynes.

Liberal Democrats-controlled unitary. £283m net revenue. 21 wards across 0 parliamentary constituencies.

TypeUnitary
Seats60 councillors · 21 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Websitemilton-keynes.gov.uk ↗
Net revenue · 2025-26
£283m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,258
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
20/60
Liberal Democrats 33%
Westminster
0
constituencies overlap
Dispatch
14 Jul 2026

Liberal Democrats chamber, opposed area.

Milton Keynes is a unitary controlled by Liberal Democrats (20 of 60 seats). Net revenue is £283m for 2025-26. It covers 21 wards spanning 0 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.60 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

LD 20Lab 19Con 12Ref 9

Liberal Democrats 33% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Brad ConnorsRefBletchley Park & Fenny Stratford2026
Ray Stagg BlackmanRefBletchley Park & Fenny Stratford2026
Sarah Jane TomlinRefBletchley Park & Fenny Stratford2026
Ed HumeLabBletchley South2026
Jordan Lee CattellRefBletchley South2026
Steve SwainRefBletchley South2026
Finlay Clifford HughesRefBletchley West2026
Melvyn RookRefBletchley West2026
Millie RookRefBletchley West2026
Kerrie BradburnLDBradwell2026
Marie BradburnLDBradwell2026
Rex ExonLDBradwell2026
Showing 12 of 60·All 60 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

62%
Council tax
£176.0m · median 59%
27%
Central grants
£77.3m · median 30%
10%
Business rates
£29.5m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the unitary authorities median: 62% council tax, 27% central grants.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£1,760
County / upper-tier£0
Police£283
Fire & rescue£84
GLA precept£0
Parish average£131
Total Band-D£2,258

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

Use the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings.

§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 62 other unitary authorities

How does Milton Keynes split its revenue across services, compared with peer unitary authoritie-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Education41.4% of net spend · cohort median 36%
10 of 61+16% vs median
Adult Social Care25.3% of net spend · cohort median 27%
48 of 61-7% vs median
Children's Services14.8% of net spend · cohort median 15%
31 of 610% vs median
Waste & Recycling5.5% of net spend · cohort median 6%
36 of 61-4% vs median
Housing & Homelessness3.5% of net spend · cohort median 2%
9 of 61+82% vs median
Corporate & Central2.7% of net spend · cohort median 3%
37 of 61-6% vs median
Public Health2.5% of net spend · cohort median 4%
51 of 61-31% vs median
Culture & Leisure1.6% of net spend · cohort median 2%
45 of 61-25% vs median
Highways & Transport1.4% of net spend · cohort median 3%
51 of 61-47% vs median
Planning & Economic Development1.2% of net spend · cohort median 1%
37 of 61-12% vs median
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

§ 04Top suppliers.18,620 payments · £142.1m gross · 7 Jan 2026 – 30 Apr 2026

Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).

Top by total — last 180 days

SupplierPaidSharePmts
MEARS LIMITED£11.39m8.0%104
SUEZ RECYCING AND RECOVERY UK LTD£7.50m5.3%4
THAMES VALLEY POLICE£7.42m5.2%26
REDACTED PERSONAL DATA£6.19m4.4%3,944
ACCESS UK LIMITED T/A ADAM£5.64m4.0%87
JOHN GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION LTD T/A GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION£4.44m3.1%7
THALIA MK SPV LTD£3.70m2.6%22
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE & MILTON KEYNES FIRE AUTHORITY (BMKFA)£2.77m2.0%3
RINGWAY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LTD£2.28m1.6%1
RINGWAY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LTD£2.13m1.5%1

By service area · top supplier

ServiceTop supplierPaid
Waste And RecyclingSUEZ RECYCING AND RECOVERY UK LTD£4.97m
Housing And HomelessnessMEARS LIMITED£4.78m
Adult Social CareREDACTED PERSONAL DATA£2.47m
Childrens ServicesACCESS UK LIMITED T/A ADAM£1.68m
Corporate And CentralARTHUR J GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LTD£1.39m
Public HealthCENTRAL & NORTH WEST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST£1.04m
Planning And EconomicSMART CITY CONSULTANCY£0.19m
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 62 other unitary authorities
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
18,620 payments · 7 Jan 2026 – 30 Apr 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level