Milton Keynes.
Labour Party-controlled unitary. £283m net revenue. 19 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.
Milton Keynes is a unitary controlled by Labour Party (29 of 57 seats). Net revenue is £283m for 2025-26. It covers 19 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Labour Party 51% · last contested 2 May 2024
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Hume | Lab | Bletchley East | 2024 |
| Emily Darlington | Lab | Bletchley East | 2023 |
| Mohammed Delwar Khan | Lab | Bletchley East | 2022 |
| Ayesha Khanom | Lab | Bletchley Park | 2024 |
| Waqas Ahmad | Lab | Bletchley Park | 2023 |
| Nigel Matthew Long | Lab | Bletchley Park | 2022 |
| Hannah O'Neill | Lab | Bletchley West | 2024 |
| Lauren Townsend | Lab | Bletchley West | 2023 |
| Mick Legg | Lab | Bletchley West | 2022 |
| Marie Bradburn | LD | Bradwell | 2024 |
| Robin Martin Bradburn | LD | Bradwell | 2023 |
| Rex Exon | LD | Bradwell | 2022 |
Where revenue comes from.
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
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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.
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.
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
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEARS LIMITED | £12.43m | 8.3% | 107 |
| SUEZ RECYCING AND RECOVERY UK LTD | £7.89m | 5.3% | 3 |
| THAMES VALLEY POLICE | £7.25m | 4.8% | 26 |
| RINGWAY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LTD | £6.95m | 4.6% | 2 |
| ACCESS UK LIMITED T/A ADAM | £6.55m | 4.4% | 90 |
| REDACTED PERSONAL DATA | £6.46m | 4.3% | 3,908 |
| JOHN GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION LTD T/A GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION | £5.91m | 3.9% | 4 |
| THALIA MK SPV LTD | £5.48m | 3.7% | 19 |
| BUCKINGHAMSHIRE & MILTON KEYNES FIRE AUTHORITY (BMKFA) | £2.69m | 1.8% | 3 |
| ARTHUR J GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LTD | £2.51m | 1.7% | 11 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Housing And Homelessness | MEARS LIMITED | £12.43m |
| Waste And Recycling | SUEZ RECYCING AND RECOVERY UK LTD | £7.89m |
| Adult Social Care | REDACTED PERSONAL DATA | £3.85m |
| Childrens Services | ACCESS UK LIMITED T/A ADAM | £3.19m |
| Corporate And Central | ARTHUR J GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LTD | £2.51m |
| Public Health | BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL | £1.87m |
| Planning And Economic | SMART CITY CONSULTANCY | £0.32m |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Central | 8 | 42% | Emily Darlington | Lab |
| Milton Keynes North | 7 | 37% | Chris Curtis | Lab |
| Buckingham and Bletchley | 4 | 21% | Callum Anderson | Lab |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 62 other unitary authorities
Police, Fire, Parish on top
20,527 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 27 Feb 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level