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2021 results map
Buckinghamshire Council was elected for the first time in 2021, with subsequent elections to be held every fourth year thereafter. [1] A total of 147 councillors were elected, with the 49 wards electing 3 councillors each. [2]
The inaugural election was supposed to be in May 2020, but was postponed until May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] For this reason, it was announced on 18 March 2020 that all of the current shadow authority members would become councillors and the shadow executive members would form the cabinet. [4] The first election to the new authority was eventually held in May 2021. [5]
The Conservative Party has held control of the council since its creation in 2020.
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 2020–present | |
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Tett | Conservative | 1 Apr 2020 | present | |
| Year | Con | LD | Wycombe Ind. | Lab | Ind. Network | Grn | Ind | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 113 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Lewin | 1,158 | 38.7 | +21.5 | |
| Green | Richard Torpey | 1,030 | 34.4 | -3.9 | |
| Conservative | David Hughes | 723 | 24.1 | -9.8 | |
| Labour | Lindsey Poole | 85 | 2.8 | -7.7 | |
| Majority | 128 | 4.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,996 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jaspal Singh Chhokar | 848 | 42.2 | -5.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julie Cook | 634 | 31.5 | +31.5 | |
| Independent | Barry Harding | 404 | 20.1 | -0.6 | |
| Labour | Nadeem Siddiqui | 125 | 6.2 | -6.9 | |
| Majority | 214 | 10.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,011 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Anja Schaefer | 690 | 39.8 | +28.1 | |
| Conservative | Jane Mordue | 593 | 34.2 | -9.6 | |
| Labour | Fran Davies | 371 | 21.4 | +5.8 | |
| Green | Michael Culverhouse | 81 | 4.7 | -6.4 | |
| Majority | 97 | 5.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,735 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
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