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All 54 seats to Buckinghamshire County Council 28 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Buckinghamshire Council election took place on 7 June 2001 to elect members of Buckinghamshire County Council in England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]
The election had been postponed from 3 May to be held at the same time as the 2001 general election. [2] Several councillors stood down at the election including the chairman, Ken Ross, and a former Conservative group leader, Mark Greenburgh. [2] The results saw the Conservative make two gains to hold 40 of the 54 seats. [3]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 40 | +2 | 74.1 | ||||||
Liberal Democrats | 9 | -1 | 16.7 | ||||||
Labour | 5 | 0 | 9.3 | ||||||
Independent | 0 | -1 | 0.0 |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
40 | 9 | 5 |
Conservatives | Liberal Democrats | Labour |