Chiltern District Council elections

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

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

The leaders of the council from 2001 until its abolition in 2020 were:^[4]

Councillor		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

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

Year	Conservative	Liberal Democrats	Chesham and District RA	Independent	Council control after election
Year					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

Results maps

2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Amersham on the Hill By-Election 12 September 1996
Party		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

Lowndes By-Election 10 September 1998
Party		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

Asheridge Vale By-Election 11 November 1999
Party		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

Amersham on the Hill By-Election 30 March 2000
Party		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

St. Mary's By-Election 13 July 2000
Party		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

Townsend By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		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

Prestwood & Heath End By-Election 4 May 2006^[13]
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

Great Missenden By-Election 19 October 2006^[14]
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

Chalfont St Giles By-Election 25 September 2008^[15]
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

Amersham On The Hill By-Election 6 May 2010^[16]
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

Central By-Election 15 November 2012^[17]
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

Amersham Town By-Election 18 February 2016^[18]
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

Great Missenden By-Election 4 May 2017^[19]
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

Penn and Coleshill By-Election 16 November 2017^[20]
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.

Ridgeway By-Election 22 March 2018^[21]
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

^ "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.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Penn and Coleshill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Ridgeway Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

By-election results Archived 2010-03-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Chiltern Council

[1] "Today is the day 5 councils become one - everything you need to know". Bucks Free Press. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[contact-2] "Councillors - contact information". Chiltern District Council. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2010.

[hold-3] "Chiltern". BBC News Online. Retrieved 8 February 2010.

[4] "Council minutes". Buckinghamshire Council. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[5] slation.gov.uk - The District of Chiltern (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.

[6] slation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.

[7] slation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.

[8] slation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[chiltern-9] "Chiltern". BBC Online. Retrieved 21 October 2008.

[10] slation.gov.uk - The District of Chiltern (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[11] slation.gov.uk - The District of Chiltern (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[12] slation.gov.uk - The Chiltern (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.

[greens-13] "Greens build on election success". guardian.co.uk. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2010.

[mixed-14] "Mixed results for Tories in council byelections". guardian.co.uk. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2010.

[chalfont-15] "Chalfont St Giles election result". Chiltern District Council. 26 September 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2008.

[hill-16] "Tories win Amersham-on-Hill by-election". Buckinghamshire Examiner. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.

[17] "Local Elections Archive Project — Central Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[18] "Local Elections Archive Project — Amersham Town Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Great Missenden Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[20] "Local Elections Archive Project — Penn and Coleshill Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

[21] "Local Elections Archive Project — Ridgeway Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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