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City Council Elections 2026
Following a boundary review, there will be all-out elections to 60 seats across 21 new wards, on Thursday 7 May 2026. These seats will be up for election.
There will also be elections to a small number of seats in Moulsoe Parish; further information is provided at the bottom of this page.
A full timetable for the election is provided here. The statutory timetable also includes local dates for delivery of poll cards and postal vote packs.
The full list of polling stations is provided here.
A number of Councils around the country have asked for permission to delay their elections as they’re becoming a reorganised unitary authority. As Milton Keynes City Council is already an established unitary authority, May’s local elections are taking place, as scheduled.
As part of a government pilot, we are trialling a central voting hub for city council elections on 7 May 2026. You can choose to either vote at your allocated polling station, or at the central hub on polling day. Please visit our dedicated page to get more information about where the Voting Hub will be and why we are taking part in the trial.
Please visit our dedicated Voter ID page here to check which forms of ID you can use to vote and what to do if you don’t have an accepted form of photo ID.
Polling stations will be open from 7am – 10pm. A list of Polling Stations and the Democracy Club Polling Station Finder will appear here closer to the election.
If you’re worried about going to a polling station, or can’t get to one, you can now apply for a postal vote online or appoint a proxy online to vote on your behalf at your allocated polling station.
There was an early briefing for Election Agents and Prospective Candidates at Civic on Thursday 29 January 2026.
There was a Pre-nominations briefing on Wednesday 11 March 2026.
The next Post Nominations briefing will be held on Thursday 16 April. Details of the meeting will be sent out to validly nominated candidates and election agents only.
Nomination Forms for City Council Candidates are available here.
Nomination Forms for Moulsoe Parish Council Candidates are available here.
Nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer, at Room 1.26, Milton Keynes City Council, Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East, Milton Keynes, MK9 3EJ between 10.00am – 4.00pm Monday – Friday, from Wednesday 25 March until Thursday 9 April (working days only).
Please contact 01908 254706 or email elections@milton-keynes.gov.uk to book an appointment to hand in your forms. Further information about completing nomination forms are available on the Electoral Commission Website.
We’ve put together this short guide to help potential candidates understand what’s involved with being a Councillor at Milton Keynes City Council. It includes information about a Councillor’s responsibilities, the support available, and dates of meetings and training for new Councillors.
City Council Election Notices
Notice of City Council Elections
Parish Election Notices
Notice of Parish Council Elections
The deadline to register to vote for these elections is midnight on Monday 20 April. If you have already registered to vote, you will be sent a poll card from late March. If you are unsure if you are registered to vote you can call Milton Keynes Council on 01908 254706 to check.
Registering to vote is simple and takes less than 5 minutes. You’ll need your National Insurance number. Register online.
The final deadline to apply for a postal vote is Tuesday 21 April (5pm).
Apply for a postal vote online
Please note that we can accept good quality images (photographs or scanned documents) of completed application forms.
Please bear in mind that postal votes cannot be printed until after candidates are confirmed and ballot papers printed. This means that it is not always possible for postal votes to reach international addresses for them to be returned by 7 May, especially for those who have not already set up a postal vote.
The final deadline to apply to appoint a proxy is Tuesday 28 April (5pm). The person you appoint as a proxy will need to go to your allocated polling station to vote, or apply for a postal vote before 5pm on 17 April.
Please note that we can accept good quality images (photographs or scanned documents) of completed application forms.
The final deadline to apply for a VAC is Tuesday 28 April (5pm).
Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate
Following a Community Governance Review, Parish Council elections will be taking place for two additional councillors for Moulsoe Parish.
Moulsoe Parish Council will only have a poll if the election is contested, i.e., there are more validly nominated candidates than there are vacancies for the particular parish area or parish ward.