Chiltern District Council elections

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Chiltern District Council in Buckinghamshire, England was elected every four years from 1973 until 2020. [1] From the last boundary changes in 2003 until the council's abolition in 2020, 40 councillors were elected from 25 wards. [2]

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Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its merger into Buckinghamshire Council in 2020, political control of the council was held by the following parties: [3] [4]

Party in controlYears
Conservative 1973–1995
No overall control 1995–1999
Conservative 1999–2020

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2001 until its abolition in 2020 were:

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Don Phillips [5] [6] [7] Conservative 22 May 2001May 2004
Tom Dodd [8] [9] Conservative 5 May 2004May 2007
John Warder [10] [11] Conservative 22 May 2007May 2010
Nick Rose [12] Conservative 18 May 201013 May 2014
Isobel Darby [13] [14] Conservative 13 May 201431 Mar 2020

Council elections

Council composition

Year Conservative Liberal Democrats Chesham and District RA Independent Council control
after election
2003 271210Conservative
2007 30901Conservative
2011 33502Conservative
2015 35302Conservative

Results maps

By-election results

1995-1999

Amersham on the Hill By-Election 12 September 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 38031.9
Independent 34428.9
Conservative 31326.7
Labour 14712.4
Majority363.0
Turnout 1,18930.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lowndes By-Election 10 September 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 36554.0+5.4
Conservative 27841.2+4.0
Labour 324.7−9.5
Majority8712.8
Turnout 67543.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1999-2003

Asheridge Vale By-Election 11 November 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 21845.1−4.5
Labour 13227.3+4.4
Conservative 10521.7−6.1
Green 285.8+5.8
Majority8617.8
Turnout 48336.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Amersham on the Hill By-Election 30 March 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 49753.2+6.7
Conservative 32434.7−3.4
Labour 727.7−7.8
Green 424.5+4.5
Majority17318.5
Turnout 93522.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St. Mary's By-Election 13 July 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 25451.9+0.1
Conservative 15030.7−11.7
Labour 6513.3+7.6
Green 204.1+4.1
Majority10421.2
Turnout 48947.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Townsend By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 66038.0−11.7
Conservative 60634.9+3.2
Labour 32618.8+5.6
Green 1458.3+2.9
Majority543.1
Turnout 1,737
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2003-2007

Prestwood & Heath End By-Election 4 May 2006 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Garnett1,38758.2−4.0
Liberal Democrats Brenda Barker99841.8+4.0
Majority38916.4
Turnout 2,38546.6
Conservative hold Swing
Great Missenden By-Election 19 October 2006 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Swayne49474.2+9.8
Liberal Democrats Michelle Gausman14922.4−13.2
Labour Sandra Moorcroft233.5+3.5
Majority34551.8
Turnout 66636.4
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Chalfont St Giles By-Election 25 September 2008 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Stannard92768.1+0.6
Liberal Democrats Paul Meakin43431.9−0.6
Majority49336.2
Turnout 1,36125.4
Conservative hold Swing
Amersham On The Hill By-Election 6 May 2010 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nigel Shepherd1,12546.9−3.0
Liberal Democrats Howard Maitland-Jones1,07344.7−5.5
Labour Peter Josep2038.5+8.5
Majority522.2
Turnout 2,40167.8
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Central By-Election 15 November 2012 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Rush49574.0−1.1
Liberal Democrats David Rafferty629.3−15.6
Labour Stephen Agar609.0+9.0
UKIP Alan Stevens527.8+7.8
Majority43364.7
Turnout 669
Conservative hold Swing

2015-2020

Amersham Town By-Election 18 February 2016 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jules Cook48950.2+11.6
Liberal Democrats Richard Williams35436.3+3.3
UKIP Richard Phoenix676.9−7.4
Labour Robin Walters646.6−7.5
Majority13513.9
Turnout 974
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Great Missenden By-Election 4 May 2017 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Vanessa Martin41653.3+13.8
Liberal Democrats Ruth Yeoman17522.4+22.4
Green Anna Brazil16320.9+20.9
UKIP Alan Stevens263.3+3.3
Majority24130.9
Turnout 780
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Penn and Coleshill By-Election 16 November 2017 [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Walters69780.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Neil Williams16819.4N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold Swing

The Conservative candidate was previously elected unopposed.

Ridgeway By-Election 22 March 2018 [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nick Southworth26838.2+16.7
Labour Mohammad Zafir Bhatti23032.8+32.8
Liberal Democrats Frances Kneller20329.0+11.7
Majority385.4
Turnout 701
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

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