2001 Buckinghamshire County Council election

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]

2001 Buckinghamshire County Council election
7 June 2001
All 54 seats to Buckinghamshire County Council
28 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Seats before 38 10 5
Seats won 40 9 5
Seat change Increase2 Decrease1 Steady
Popular vote 118,469 74,491 34,865
Percentage 51.0 32.1 15.0
The County of Buckinghamshire within England.
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

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]

Election result
Buckinghamshire Local Election Result 2001[1]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 40 +2 74.1
  Liberal Democrats 9 -1 16.7
  Labour 5 0 9.3
  Independent 0 -1 0

Council Composition

After the election, the composition of the council was:

↓
40 9 5
Conservatives Liberal Democrats Labour

References
  1. "Buckinghamshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  2. "New date for elections causes 'difficulties'". Bucks Free Press. 5 April 2001. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  3. "General election 2001: In county council elections, the Tories gained Dorset, Norfolk and...". Evening Standard. 8 June 2001. p. 1.
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