2001 Buckinghamshire County Council election

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2001 Buckinghamshire County Council election
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 19977 June 2001 2005  

All 54 seats to Buckinghamshire County Council
28 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats before38105
Seats won4095
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote118,46974,49134,865
Percentage51.0%32.1%15.0%

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The County of Buckinghamshire within England.

Council control before election

Conservative

Council control after election

Conservative

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]

Contents

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]

Election result

Buckinghamshire Local Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 40+274.1
  Liberal Democrats 9-116.7
  Labour 509.3
  Independent 0-10.0

Council Composition

After the election, the composition of the council was:

4095
ConservativesLiberal DemocratsLabour

References

  1. 1 2 "Buckinghamshire". BBC News. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  2. 1 2 "New date for elections causes 'difficulties'". Bucks Free Press. 5 April 2001. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  3. "General election 2001: In county council elections, the Tories gained Dorset, Norfolk and...". Evening Standard. London. 8 June 2001. p. 1.