Ouzel Valley ward was formally created at the elections on 7th May 2026. It includes the Milton Keynes areas of Oakgrove, Middleton and MK Village, Peartree Bridge, Woughton on the Green, Monkston Park, Monkston, Passmore, Woughton Park, West Ashland, Ashland and Simpson.
At the elections on 7th May, three Liberal Democrat Councillors were elected to represent Ouzel Valley ward. 15 candidates stood. The result was:
Jenni Ferrans Lib Dem 1338 elected
Uroy Clarke Lib Dem 1311 elected
Macsene Isles-Ahite Lib Dem 1076 elected
Chris Curtis Reform UK 873
Mark Lewis Reform UK 840
Charlotte Hall Conservative 751
Pascal Schumakers Reform UK 744
Darren Dorrington Conservative 616
Enesha Mahbubani Conservative 492
Nicholas Lynch Green 480
Harry Bancroft Labour 470
Helene Sovig Green 462
Brian McGee Green 414
Florence Montague Labour 350
Alex Mensah Labour 336
Thank you to everyone who turned out and voted: turnout was up considerably, so the result reflects better what the ward thinks.
Macsene said "I would like to thank the Ouzel Valley residents for giving me the opportunity to serve you as a City Councillor. I plan to support the current Youth agenda and to roll out additional initiatives to keep the young people of Ouzel Valley ward and Milton Keynes safe, healthy and engaged.
Uroy said “Thank you to everyone across our ward for your incredible support, encouragement, and belief in our shared vision for the community. I am truly grateful for the trust you have placed in me.”
Jenni said “Thank you for putting your trust in me, and all of us, once again. It's been a frustrating year unable to act as your Councillor fully and it will be great to get started on the more complex problems we couldn't tackle before. Thank you.”
The political make-up of the Council after the election is: Lib Dem 20 Labour 19 Conservative 12 Reform UK 9
No party got close to a majority, so over the next few weeks there will be discussions about forming a coalition to run the Council.
This year, every seat went up for election as we started up the new wards. But MK normally elects “in thirds” ie one councillor in each 3-person ward goes up for election each year, and the fourth year we have a year off.
After a boundary change, this is re-started by the councillor elected with the highest vote serving 4 years, the next serving 2 years and the one with the smallest vote serving 1 year. so:
Macsene will serve 1 year and the seat will be up for election in 2027.
Uroy will serve 2 years and the seat will be up for election in 2028.
Since we had no election in 2025, 2029 will be our next year off from elections.
Jenni will serve 4 years and the seat will be up for election in 2030.
Please contact us with any questions you have, or any issues you want help with, or any suggestions you may have for improving the area.
Email us on: ouzelv@mklibdems.co.uk or ring us on:
Macsene Isles-Ahite: 07775 617806
Uroy Clarke: 07588 514095
Jenni Ferrans: 07775 926993
or write to us at: Ouzel Valley Focus Team, 4 Chetwode Ave, Monkston, Milton Keynes, MK10 9EJ
Or please use the button below to fill in our survey to tell us your priorities for the council, and the local issues you have.
We produce a newsletter, the Focus, to tell you what we are doing, what we need your views on, and what MK Council and others are doing. You can see past issues here.
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