2025 Buckinghamshire Council election

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2025 Buckinghamshire Council election
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  2021 1 May 2025

The 2025 Buckinghamshire Council election is due to take place on 1 May 2025 to elect members to Buckinghamshire Council in Buckinghamshire, England. [1] 97 seats will be elected, down from 147. [2] This will be on the same day as other local elections.

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Background

At the 2021 election, the Conservatives won a majority of seats. [3] The 2025 election will be held under new ward boundaries. [4]

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References

  1. "Election timetable in England". Electoral Commission. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. "The Buckinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2023/1205, retrieved 30 March 2024
  3. "Buckinghamshire result - Local Elections 2021". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-11-29.
  4. "The Buckinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2023/1205, retrieved 30 March 2024

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