Chiltern District Council in Buckinghamshire, England was elected every four years from 1973 until 2020.[1] Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 40 councillors were elected from 25 wards.[2]
Political control edit
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]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Conservative | 1973–1995 | |
No overall control | 1995–1999 | |
Conservative | 1999–2020 |
Leadership edit
The leaders of the council from 2001 until its abolition in 2020 were:[4]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Don Phillips | Conservative | 22 May 2001 | 5 May 2004 | |
Tom Dodd | Conservative | 5 May 2004 | 6 May 2007 | |
John Warder | Conservative | 22 May 2007 | 18 May 2010 | |
Nick Rose | Conservative | 18 May 2010 | 13 May 2014 | |
Isobel Darby | Conservative | 13 May 2014 | 31 Mar 2020 |
Council elections edit
- 1973 Chiltern District Council election
- 1976 Chiltern District Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
- 1979 Chiltern District Council election
- 1983 Chiltern District Council election
- 1987 Chiltern District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6]
- 1991 Chiltern District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[7][8]
- 1995 Chiltern District Council election
- 1999 Chiltern District Council election
- 2003 Chiltern District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 10)[9][10][11]
- 2007 Chiltern District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)[12]
- 2011 Chiltern District Council election
- 2015 Chiltern District Council election
Council composition edit
Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Chesham and District RA | Independent | Council control after election | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0 | Conservative | |
2007 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Conservative | |
2011 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Conservative | |
2015 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Conservative |
By-election results edit
1995-1999 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 380 | 31.9 | |||
Independent | 344 | 28.9 | |||
Conservative | 313 | 26.7 | |||
Labour | 147 | 12.4 | |||
Majority | 36 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,189 | 30.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 365 | 54.0 | +5.4 | ||
Conservative | 278 | 41.2 | +4.0 | ||
Labour | 32 | 4.7 | -9.5 | ||
Majority | 87 | 12.8 | |||
Turnout | 675 | 43.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
1999-2003 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 218 | 45.1 | -4.5 | ||
Labour | 132 | 27.3 | +4.4 | ||
Conservative | 105 | 21.7 | -6.1 | ||
Green | 28 | 5.8 | +5.8 | ||
Majority | 86 | 17.8 | |||
Turnout | 483 | 36.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 497 | 53.2 | +6.7 | ||
Conservative | 324 | 34.7 | -3.4 | ||
Labour | 72 | 7.7 | -7.8 | ||
Green | 42 | 4.5 | +4.5 | ||
Majority | 173 | 18.5 | |||
Turnout | 935 | 22.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 254 | 51.9 | +0.1 | ||
Conservative | 150 | 30.7 | -11.7 | ||
Labour | 65 | 13.3 | +7.6 | ||
Green | 20 | 4.1 | +4.1 | ||
Majority | 104 | 21.2 | |||
Turnout | 489 | 47.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 660 | 38.0 | -11.7 | ||
Conservative | 606 | 34.9 | +3.2 | ||
Labour | 326 | 18.8 | +5.6 | ||
Green | 145 | 8.3 | +2.9 | ||
Majority | 54 | 3.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,737 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
2003-2007 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Garnett | 1,387 | 58.2 | -4.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brenda Barker | 998 | 41.8 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 389 | 16.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,385 | 46.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Swayne | 494 | 74.2 | +9.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michelle Gausman | 149 | 22.4 | -13.2 | |
Labour | Sandra Moorcroft | 23 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 345 | 51.8 | |||
Turnout | 666 | 36.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2007-2011 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Stannard | 927 | 68.1 | +0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Meakin | 434 | 31.9 | -0.6 | |
Majority | 493 | 36.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,361 | 25.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nigel Shepherd | 1,125 | 46.9 | -3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Howard Maitland-Jones | 1,073 | 44.7 | -5.5 | |
Labour | Peter Josep | 203 | 8.5 | +8.5 | |
Majority | 52 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,401 | 67.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2011-2015 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Rush | 495 | 74.0 | -1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Rafferty | 62 | 9.3 | -15.6 | |
Labour | Stephen Agar | 60 | 9.0 | +9.0 | |
UKIP | Alan Stevens | 52 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 433 | 64.7 | |||
Turnout | 669 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2015-2020 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jules Cook | 489 | 50.2 | +11.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Williams | 354 | 36.3 | +3.3 | |
UKIP | Richard Phoenix | 67 | 6.9 | -7.4 | |
Labour | Robin Walters | 64 | 6.6 | -7.5 | |
Majority | 135 | 13.9 | |||
Turnout | 974 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vanessa Martin | 416 | 53.3 | +13.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Yeoman | 175 | 22.4 | +22.4 | |
Green | Anna Brazil | 163 | 20.9 | +20.9 | |
UKIP | Alan Stevens | 26 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 241 | 30.9 | |||
Turnout | 780 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jonathan Walters | 697 | 80.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Williams | 168 | 19.4 | N/A | |
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
The Conservative candidate was previously elected unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nick Southworth | 268 | 38.2 | +16.7 | |
Labour | Mohammad Zafir Bhatti | 230 | 32.8 | +32.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Frances Kneller | 203 | 29.0 | +11.7 | |
Majority | 38 | 5.4 | |||
Turnout | 701 | ||||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Today is the day 5 councils become one - everything you need to know". Bucks Free Press. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Councillors - contact information". Chiltern District Council. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ "Chiltern". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ "Council minutes". Buckinghamshire Council. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chiltern (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Chiltern". BBC Online. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chiltern (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chiltern (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Chiltern (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Greens build on election success". guardian.co.uk. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ "Mixed results for Tories in council byelections". guardian.co.uk. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ "Chalfont St Giles election result". Chiltern District Council. 26 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
- ^ "Tories win Amersham-on-Hill by-election". Buckinghamshire Examiner. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Central Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Amersham Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Great Missenden Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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- By-election results Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine