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Milton Keynes: what’s happening where you live

What the council itself has published on the five things it most shapes for a household: homes, getting about, the bill, the local environment and schools. Each line is quoted from the council’s own document, with the link. This page says what was decided or proposed; it never says whether it was right.

Read on 24 September 2026. Councils publish at different rates and in different places, so “nothing found” means nothing found, not nothing happening.

Milton Keynes Council: Unitary authority (unitary), England, South East. GOV.UK lists it as a unitary council. ONS code E06000042.

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The council’s own service pages as listed by GOV.UK’s Local Links Manager (Open Government Licence), refreshed weekly; the same list of everyday services, in the same order, for every council, in GOV.UK’s wording.

Housing

The MK City Plan 2050 seeks to allocate land for over 38,000 additional new homes, in addition to close to 29,000 already due by 2050.

“The MK City Plan 2050 will seek to allocate land for over 38,000 additional new homes, with a focus on existing urban areas.”

Milton Keynes City Council, undated. Read 24 September 2026. Same FAQ page: 'Through previous local plans, neighbourhood plans and planning permissions, close to 29,000 new homes are due to come forward by 2050.' The plan is at independent examination (https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/planning-and-building-control/planning-policy/mk-city-plan-2050/mk-city-plan-2050). Council news 10 June 2026 names the current corporate plan as 'Council Plan 2025/2027'.

Local plans on the national planning register Updated automatically

  • Milton Keynes City Plan 2050 — regulation-19, plan period ?–2050 (entry updated 30 March 2026)
  • Plan:MK — adopted, plan period ?–2031, housing requirement 26,500 homes (entry updated 30 March 2026)
  • Emerging new local plan (entry updated 30 March 2026)

MHCLG planning data platform (planning.data.gov.uk), as supplied by the council; Open Government Licence. Stages are as recorded there, and some entries are old: each shows when the council last updated it.

Transport

The council consulted (17 July–28 August 2026) on a new 20mph zone throughout the Browns Wood estate.

“Milton Keynes City Council is proposing the introduction of a new 20mph zone throughout the Browns Wood estate.”

Milton Keynes City Council, 17 July 2026. Read 24 September 2026. Consultation dates 17 July 2026 – 28 August 2026 (now closed). Several other 2026 traffic-order consultations are listed at https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/consultations/closed.

Council tax

Band D set by Milton Keynes for 2026–27: £1,847.53 of a £2,372.21 total bill in the area. MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027 (Open Government Licence).

Milton Keynes City Council increased its share of council tax by 4.99% for 2026/27, including a 2.00% adult social care levy.

“Milton Keynes City Council has chosen to increase the precept it charges to fund its own expenditure requirement by 4.99%, 2.00% of which is an Adult Social Care levy.”

Milton Keynes City Council, undated. Read 24 September 2026. 'Your Guide to Council Tax in 2026/27'. Same document: '£1,847.53 goes to Milton Keynes City Council (£1,759.72 in 2025/26)'. Verified with pdftotext.

Environment

Milton Keynes' aims are to be carbon neutral by 2030 and carbon negative by 2050, and net zero for the City Council's activities by 2030.

“Reach net zero for the City Council’s activities by 2030”

Milton Keynes City Council, undated. Read 24 September 2026. Same page: 'we set ambitious aims for Milton Keynes as a Council and as a City; to be carbon neutral by 2030 and carbon negative by 2050.' Verified via direct fetch.

Education

The council proposed prescribed alterations at nine schools to deliver additional SEND provision (consultation 10 November–7 December 2025).

“The council are proposing to make prescribed alterations at Bushfield School, Wyvern School, Downs Barn School, Portfields Primary School, The Willows School and Early Years Centre, Wood End Infant and Pre-school, Summerfield School, The Woodlands School and Romans Field School to deliver additional SEND provision in Milton Keynes.”

Milton Keynes City Council, 10 November 2025. Read 24 September 2026. Statutory proposal consultation 10 November 2025 – 07 December 2025 (closed).

Changes to schools in this area recorded by the Department for Education Updated automatically

No school here is currently recorded as proposed to open or close.

In the last twelve months: 5 opened (3 academy converter, 1 split school, 1 new provision), 4 closed (3 academy converter, 1 result of amalgamation/merger)

Get Information about Schools, DfE’s register of every school in England, refreshed daily (Open Government Licence). The register’s own reason is shown: most closures and openings are a school becoming an academy, which changes who runs it, not whether it is there.

What Milton Keynes is deciding

Every item on the agendas of Full Council and the Cabinet, as the council titled it, from about six months back to three months ahead. Left out: section headings, procedural items (apologies, minutes, declarations of interest, announcements, questions, appointments), anything about councillors’ attendance or allowances (which this site does not show), and private items the council itself withholds. Motions are shown with whoever the council’s agenda says proposed them; a councillor’s party is from Open Council Data.

Coming up

Recently

9 earlier meetings

  • Tue, 6 October 2026 · Cabinet · Cancelled

    Agenda not yet published.

  • Wed, 23 September 2026 · Full Council

    • Scrutiny Annual Report 2025-26Result: agreed, 23 September 2026. “The recommendation was agreed by acclamation.” Minutes
    • Quarterly Report on Special Urgency DecisionsResult: agreed, 23 September 2026. “RESOLVED: That the report be noted .” Minutes
    • Ward Based Budgets 2026/27Result: agreed, 23 September 2026. “RESOLVED: That the report be noted .” Minutes
    • Cabinet - 30 June 2026Result: agreed, 23 September 2026. “The recommendation was agreed by acclamation.” Minutes
    • Standards Committee - 17 June 2026Result: agreed, 23 September 2026. “The recommendation was agreed by acclamation.” Minutes
    • Planning Committee - 3 September 2026Result: agreed, 23 September 2026. “RESOLVED: That Council agree to make the following changes to the Constitution to come into effect on 31 October 2026: a) Terms of Reference for Planning Committee (Annex A) to delete reference to the establishment of a Planning Panel, alongside the necessary consequential changes to the ‘Procedure for Public Participation at Planning Committee Meetings ’; and” Minutes
    • Audit Committee - 9 July 2026Result: agreed, 23 September 2026. “The recommendation was agreed by acclamation.” Minutes
    • Audit Committee - 9 July 2026Result: agreed, 23 September 2026. “The recommendation was agreed by acclamation.” Minutes
    • Motion Motion 1 - Strengthening Local Taxi and Private Hire Licensing — proposer named in the council's papersMinutes published; result not yet read. Minutes
    • Motion Motion 2 - Establishing a Dedicated Bus Route for Western Milton Keynes — proposer named in the council's papersMinutes published; result not yet read. Minutes
    • Motion Motion 3 - Safer and Accessible Streets — proposer named in the council's papersMinutes published; result not yet read. Minutes
    • Motion Motion 4 - Ensuring Milton Keynes is Ready to Maximise the Opportunities from the Universal United Kingdom Resort — proposer named in the council's papersMinutes published; result not yet read. Minutes
    • Motion Motion 5 - Planning for Sustainable Growth Across Local Authority Boundaries — proposer named in the council's papersMinutes published; result not yet read. Minutes

  • Tue, 8 September 2026 · Cabinet

    • Medium Term Financial Outlook 2027/28 to 2030/31Result: agreed, 8 September 2026. “RESOLVED: 1.1 That the financial forecast set out in the report and supporting annexes in respect of the General Fund are noted.” Minutes
    • Quarter 1 2026/27 Forecast Outturn, General Fund Revenue, Housing Revenue Account, Dedicated Schools Grant and Capital Programme 2026/27Result: agreed, 8 September 2026. “RESOLVED: 1.1 That the GFRA forecast outturn underspend of (£4.832m) against budget be noted.” Minutes
    • Updated Strategic Risk RegisterResult: agreed, 8 September 2026. “RESOLVED: 1.1 That the Risk Management Strategy be approved.” Minutes
    • Statement of Community InvolvementResult: agreed, 8 September 2026. “RESOLVED: 1.1 That an updated Statement of Community Involvement (attached at Annex A) be agreed and take effect from 31 October 2026.” Minutes
    • Corporate Parenting Panel - 7 July 2026Result: agreed, 8 September 2026. “RESOLVED: That the referral and the response be noted.” Minutes
    • Community & Partnerships Scrutiny Committee - 2 September 2025Result: agreed, 8 September 2026. “RESOLVED: That the referral and the response be noted.” Minutes
    • Environment & Place Scrutiny Committee - 22 July 2026Result: agreed, 8 September 2026. “RESOLVED: That the referral and the response be noted.” Minutes

  • Wed, 15 July 2026 · Full Council · Cancelled

    Agenda not yet published.

  • Tue, 14 July 2026 · Full Council

    • Memorial to the Late Councillor Shanika MahendranMinutes published; result not yet read. Minutes

  • Tue, 30 June 2026 · Cabinet

    • Milton Keynes UK City of Culture Bid 2029Result: agreed, 30 June 2026. “RESOLVED: 1.1. That the public and press be excluded from the meeting by virtue of Paragraph 3 (Information relating to the Financial or Business Affairs of the Authority) of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1792, in order that the meeting may consider the exempt annex to the report.” Minutes
    • Quarter 4 2025/26 Draft Outturn, General Fund Revenue, Housing Revenue Account, Dedicated Schools Grant and Capital Programme 2025/26Result: agreed, 30 June 2026. “RESOLVED: 1.1 That the GFRA draft outturn of (£2.994m) against budget be noted .” Minutes

  • Wed, 17 June 2026 · Full Council

    • Licensing and Regulatory Committee - 11 February 2026Result: agreed, 17 June 2026. “The recommendation was agreed by acclamation.” Minutes
    • Cabinet - 9 June 2026Result: agreed, 17 June 2026. “RESOLVED: That the Council approve the Council Plan 2026-27.” Minutes
    • Quarterly Report on Special Urgency DecisionsResult: agreed, 17 June 2026. “RESOLVED: That the report be noted.” Minutes
    • Motion Motion 1 - Protecting and Preserving MK North from Inappropriate Development — proposer named in the council's papersResult: lost, 17 June 2026. “Abstention Trendall The Mayor declared the motion was lost.” Minutes
    • Motion Motion 2 - Active Travel Councillor Champion — proposer named in the council's papersMinutes published; result not yet read. Minutes
    • Motion Motion 3 - Restore Accessibility and Transparency at Bletchley Multi-Storey Car Park — proposer named in the council's papersResult: lost, 17 June 2026. “Abstention McLean and Trendall (2) The Mayor declared the motion was lost.” Minutes

  • Tue, 9 June 2026 · Cabinet

    • Procurement of the Corporate Buildings Cleaning ContractResult: agreed, 9 June 2026. “RESOLVED: 1. That the procurement of a corporate cleaning contract for an initial 3-year period with an optional extension period of up to 24 months, be agreed.” Minutes
    • Procurement of the Specialist Mechanical and Electrical ContractResult: agreed, 9 June 2026. “RESOLVED: 1. That the procurement of a specialist mechanical and electrical contract for an initial 3-year period with an optional extension period of up to 24 months, be agreed.” Minutes
    • Children’s Property StrategyResult: agreed, 9 June 2026. “RESOLVED: 1. That resource allocation and spend approval of up to £1.9m in the 2026/2027 Capital Programme to fund the capital works at Civic and Warwick Road Activity Centre, be approved.” Minutes
    • Council Plan 2026/27Result: agreed, 9 June 2026. “RESOLVED: Cabinet endorsed the Council Plan 2026/27 and referred it to Full Council on 17 June for approval.” Minutes
    • Youth Services Task and Finish GroupResult: agreed, 9 June 2026. “RESOLVED: That Cabinet notes the report of the Youth Services Task and Finish Group, and requests that the relevant Cabinet Member provide the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee with a response to the recommendations at its September meeting.” Minutes
    • Annual Appointment of Advisory Groups and Outside OrganisationsResult: agreed, 9 June 2026. “RESOLVED: 1. That appointments to the various outside organisations , advisory groups and strategic partnerships for 2026/27, as set out in Annex A to the report, be agreed.” Minutes

  • Wed, 20 May 2026 · Full Council · Annual

    • Councillors and the Local Government Pension SchemeResult: agreed, 20 May 2026. “RESOLVED That the update on councillors and the LGPS be noted.” Minutes
    • Returning Officer's ReportResult: agreed, 20 May 2026. “The recommendation was agreed by acclamation.” Minutes
    • Appointment of LeaderResult: agreed, 20 May 2026. “RESOLVED: That Councillor Jane Carr be elected Leader of the Council for the period 2025/26 – 2029/30.” Minutes
    • Appointment of Deputy Leader / CabinetMinutes published; result not yet read. Minutes
    • Leader's Executive Scheme of DelegationMinutes published; result not yet read. Minutes
    • Report on Committee ProportionalityResult: agreed, 20 May 2026. “The recommendation was agreed by acclamation.” Minutes
    • Appointments to Committees / Sub-Committees / Groups / Panels and Other BodiesResult: agreed, 20 May 2026. “The recommendations were agreed by acclamation.” Minutes
    • Minor Changes to Committee Terms of ReferencesResult: agreed, 20 May 2026. “The recommendations were agreed by acclamation.” Minutes

From the council’s own meeting papers (Modern.gov), read 2 November 2026. Refreshed weekly. Once a meeting’s minutes are published, each item shows the result in the minutes’ own words (carried, lost, withdrawn, deferred, noted or agreed), the recorded vote where the minutes give one, and a link to the minutes; where those words are not found, the page says so rather than guessing.

What the council plans to spend, 2026–27

The budget for each service, as Milton Keynes reported it to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The same headings, in the same order, for every council in England.

Milton Keynes: budget by service, 2026 to 2027
ServiceBudget
Education services£197.3 million
Highways and transport services£1.6 million
Children's social care£91.1 million
Adult social care£131.9 million
Public health£15.3 million
Housing services (general fund only)£25.0 million
Cultural and related services£9.9 million
Environmental and regulatory services£39.4 million
Planning and development services£2.1 million
Police servicesnone budgeted
Fire and rescue servicesnone budgeted
Central services£15.2 million
Other services£371,000
Total service expenditure£529.2 million

Net current expenditure: net of sales, fees and charges; spending funded by the NHS, such as through the Better Care Fund, is excluded.A minus figure means the service’s income is budgeted to be more than its spending. “None budgeted” usually means another body runs that service here. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Revenue Account Budget 2026 to 2027, individual local authority data (part 1), updated 11 June 2026 (Open Government Licence).

Life in Milton Keynes: the official facts

Facts about the people who live here: their pay, homes, health and more, from official statistics. They describe the place, not you, and every council gets the same list. Each shows when it was measured.

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Showing: Milton Keynes.

People living here
308,866 people 30 June 2025 · Office for National StatisticsAn official estimate of everyone who lives in the area, in the middle of the year.
Typical age
38 years 30 June 2025 · Office for National StatisticsHalf the people who live here are younger than this and half are older.
Money to live on, per person, per year
£25,064 2024 · Office for National StatisticsAverage household income per person after taxes, with benefits added: what people have to spend or save.
Typical weekly pay, before tax
£704 30 April 2025 · Office for National StatisticsFor employees who live here: half earn more than this each week, half earn less.
Children growing up in poverty
23.7% April 2024 to March 2025 · Department for Work and PensionsThe share of children under 16 in families on low incomes once housing costs are paid.
People claiming unemployment-related benefits
4.1% 2025 · Office for National StatisticsThe share of people aged 16 to 64 claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or Universal Credit while looking for work.
Average price of a home
£323,868 August 2026 · HM Land RegistryThe average price of a home here in the month shown.
How many years of pay a home costs
8.5 times yearly pay 1 April 2025 · Office for National StatisticsA typical home's price divided by the typical yearly pay of people who live here.
Years in good health: women
61.5 years 2022 to 2024 · Office for National StatisticsHow many years a girl born here can expect to live in good health, at current rates.
Years in good health: men
60.8 years 2022 to 2024 · Office for National StatisticsHow many years a boy born here can expect to live in good health, at current rates.
Greenhouse gases, per person
3.9 tonnes per person 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroEmissions from the area in a year, shared out per resident, in tonnes of carbon dioxide or its equivalent.
Homes and businesses that can get the fastest broadband
96.4% 1 January 2026 · OfcomThe share of addresses that can get gigabit broadband (1,000 Mbps).
Public chargers for electric cars
322.7 per 100,000 people 1 July 2026 · Department for Transport, sourced from ZapmapPublic charging points at all speeds, for every 100,000 people.
Businesses trading here
13,715 businesses 2024 · Office for National StatisticsBusinesses with sales or staff in the year.

More figures for Milton Keynes from the ONS

Gathered by the Office for National Statistics in Explore Local Statistics (Open Government Licence), refreshed daily. Some figures aren’t published for every nation, so the list can be shorter outside England.

Who runs the council

60 seats in 2026. Run by: a coalition or arrangement of Liberal Democrats and Labour. Open Council Data (public domain).

Councillors by party: Liberal Democrats 20, Labour Party 19, Conservative and Unionist 12, Reform UK 9.

Next scheduled council election: 6 May 2027.

All 60 councillors, by ward
  • Brad Connors (Reform UK) — Bletchley Park & Fenny Stratford
  • Ray Blackman (Reform UK) — Bletchley Park & Fenny Stratford
  • Sarah Tomlin (Reform UK) — Bletchley Park & Fenny Stratford
  • Ed Hume (Labour Party) — Bletchley South
  • Jordan Cattell (Reform UK) — Bletchley South
  • Steve Swain (Reform UK) — Bletchley South
  • Finlay Hughes (Reform UK) — Bletchley West
  • Melvyn Rook (Reform UK) — Bletchley West
  • Millie Rook (Reform UK) — Bletchley West
  • Kerrie Bradburn (Liberal Democrats) — Bradwell
  • Marie Bradburn (Liberal Democrats) — Bradwell
  • Robert Exon (Liberal Democrats) — Bradwell
  • Nana Ofori-Atta (Liberal Democrats) — Broughton & Moulsoe
  • Sam Crooks (Liberal Democrats) — Broughton & Moulsoe
  • Wing Tsang (Liberal Democrats) — Broughton & Moulsoe
  • Emily Ho (Liberal Democrats) — Campbell Park & Willen
  • Graham Eaton (Liberal Democrats) — Campbell Park & Willen
  • Paul Trendall (Liberal Democrats) — Campbell Park & Willen
  • Darron Kendrick (Labour Party) — Central Milton Keynes
  • Elina Apse (Labour Party) — Central Milton Keynes
  • Jordan Coventry (Labour Party) — Central Milton Keynes
  • David Hopkins (Conservative and Unionist) — Danesborough
  • Johnny Luk (Conservative and Unionist) — Danesborough
  • Victoria Hopkins (Conservative and Unionist) — Danesborough
  • Peter Cannon (Liberal Democrats) — Furzton
  • Saleena Raja (Liberal Democrats) — Furzton
  • Shawna Barnes (Liberal Democrats) — Furzton
  • George Thomas (Labour Party) — Great Linford
  • Martin Petchey (Labour Party) — Great Linford
  • Naseem Khan (Labour Party) — Great Linford
  • Alison Andrew (Conservative and Unionist) — Hanslope
  • Shanika Mahendran (Labour Party) — New Bradwell
  • Stephen Brown (Labour Party) — New Bradwell
  • Andy Carr (Liberal Democrats) — Newport Pagnell
  • Jane Carr (Liberal Democrats) — Newport Pagnell
  • Tony Oyakhire (Liberal Democrats) — Newport Pagnell
  • David Tyler (Conservative and Unionist) — Olney & Rural
  • Keith McLean (Conservative and Unionist) — Olney & Rural
  • Peter Geary (Conservative and Unionist) — Olney & Rural
  • Jenni Ferrans (Liberal Democrats) — Ouzel Valley
  • Macsene Isles-Ahite (Liberal Democrats) — Ouzel Valley
  • Uroy Clarke (Liberal Democrats) — Ouzel Valley
  • Jennifer Wilson-Marklew (Labour Party) — Stony Stratford
  • Joe Hearnshaw (Labour Party) — Stony Stratford
  • Tabitha Brown (Labour Party) — Stony Stratford
  • Krish Pillai (Conservative and Unionist) — Tattenhoe
  • Manish Verma (Conservative and Unionist) — Tattenhoe
  • Shazna Muzammil (Conservative and Unionist) — Tattenhoe
  • Adrian Burton (Reform UK) — Walton
  • Ben Adewale (Liberal Democrats) — Walton
  • Duncan Banks (Liberal Democrats) — Walton
  • Amanda Marlow (Conservative and Unionist) — Watling
  • Kunal Puri (Conservative and Unionist) — Watling
  • Leo Montague (Labour Party) — Watling
  • Ansar Hussain (Labour Party) — Wolverton
  • Lauren Townsend (Labour Party) — Wolverton
  • Victoria Bamisile (Labour Party) — Wolverton
  • Amber McQuillan (Labour Party) — Woughton & Fishermead
  • Donna Fuller (Labour Party) — Woughton & Fishermead
  • Peter Bakare (Labour Party) — Woughton & Fishermead

Each councillor’s register of interests is on the council’s own site, linked rather than summarised, because summarising means choosing. Councillors from Open Council Data as recorded after the May 2026 elections; a by-election since then may have changed one seat. Attendance and allowances are not shown.

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