Labour held the Bletchley East Council seat in a hard fought by-election with an increased majority. Emily Darlington will be a strong voice for the Bletchley area.

The by-election result saw a 1.9 % swing to Labour since May. Labour took 51% of the vote. Emily’s election means there are now nine women out of a total of 21 Labour Councillors across Milton Keynes. The result was:

Emily wants to see a fair deal for Bletchley residents and her immediate top 10 priorities are:

1. To make sure the Council delivers the blitz on litter and fly tipping
2. To improve parking
3. To support residents in the Serpentine Court regeneration
4. To see regeneration of the wider Lakes estate
5. To continue to deliver more Council houses
6. To see Queensway improved
7. To support lower speeds on residential roads
8. To support local schools get a fairer funding deal
9. To challenge the impact of Salden Chase on Bletchley
10. To improve open space maintenance, including weed removal and improved grass cutting

Emily Darlington said, “I would like to thank the residents of Bletchley East for their increased support for Labour. We now need to tackle some core issues affecting the different communities of Bletchley East. We need to improve litter picking and grassed area maintenance on the Lakes, improve parking in Fenny Stratford and traffic management in Water Eaton. The trees estate needs improved open space management and we need to see all community facilities built and roads adopted on Newton Leys. ”