Buckinghamshire County Council election, 2001

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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]

Buckinghamshire County of England

Buckinghamshire, abbreviated Bucks, is a county in South East England which borders Greater London to the south east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north east and Hertfordshire to the east.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

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]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Election result

Buckinghamshire Local Election Result 2001 [1]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 40+274.1
  Liberal Democrat 9-116.7
  Labour 509.3
  Independent 0-10

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References

  1. 1 2 "Buckinghamshire". BBC News Online . Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  2. 1 2 "New date for elections causes 'difficulties'". Bucks Free Press . 2001-04-05. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
  3. "General election 2001: In county council elections, the Tories gained Dorset, Norfolk and...". Evening Standard. 2001-06-08. p. 1.