2021_Buckinghamshire_Council_election

2021 Buckinghamshire Council election

2021 Buckinghamshire Council election

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The 2021 Buckinghamshire Council election took place on 6 May 2021, alongside nationwide local elections. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Quick Facts 147 seats on the Buckinghamshire Council 74 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

It was the inaugural election to Buckinghamshire Council, a unitary authority created on 1 April 2020 as part of structural changes to English local government. Buckinghamshire Council replaced Buckinghamshire County Council, last elected in 2017.

A total of 147 councillors were elected, with 49 wards electing 3 councillors each.[3] In order to secure a majority, a party needed to secure 74 seats. The Conservative Party took an overall majority with 113 seats; the Liberal Democrats came second, with 15 seats.[1]

Background

Due to the postponement of the 2020 local elections until 2021, 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] They remained in post until the inaugural election took place in May 2021.[5]

Summary

Election result

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Ward results

Abbey

To elect 3 councillors.[6]

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Amersham & Chesham Bois

To elect 3 councillors.[7]

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Aston Clinton & Bierton

To elect 3 councillors.[8]

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Aylesbury East

To elect 3 councillors.[9]

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Aylesbury North

To elect 3 councillors.[10]

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Aylesbury North West

To elect 3 councillors.[11]

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Aylesbury South East

To elect 3 councillors.[12]

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Aylesbury South West

To elect 3 councillors.[13]

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Aylesbury West

To elect 3 councillors.[14]

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Beaconsfield

To elect 3 councillors.[15]

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Bernwood

To elect 3 councillors.[16]

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Booker, Cressex & Castlefield

To elect 3 councillors.[17]

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Buckingham East

To elect 3 councillors.[18]

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Buckingham West

To elect 3 councillors.[19]

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Chalfont St Giles

To elect 3 councillors.[20]

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Chalfont St Peter

To elect 3 councillors.[21]

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Chesham

To elect 3 councillors.[22]

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Chess Valley

To elect 3 councillors.[23]

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Chiltern Ridges

To elect 3 councillors.[24]

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Chiltern Villages

To elect 3 councillors.[25]

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Cliveden

To elect 3 councillors.[26]

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Denham

To elect 3 councillors.[27]

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Downley

To elect 3 councillors.[28]

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Farnham Common & Burnham Beeches

To elect 3 councillors.[29]

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Flackwell Health, Little Marlow & Marlow South East

To elect 3 councillors.[30]

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Gerrards Cross

To elect 3 councillors.[31]

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Great Brickhill

To elect 3 councillors.[32]

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Great Missenden

To elect 3 councillors.[33]

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Grendon Underwood

To elect 3 councillors.[34]

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Hazlemere

To elect 3 councillors.[35]

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Iver

To elect 3 councillors.[36]

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Ivinghoe

To elect 3 councillors.[37]

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Little Chalfont & Amersham Common

To elect 3 councillors.[38]

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Marlow

To elect 3 councillors.[39]

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Penn Wood & Old Amersham

To elect 3 councillors.[40]

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Ridgeway East

To elect 3 councillors.[41]

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Ridgeway West

To elect 3 councillors.[42]

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Ryemead & Micklefield

To elect 3 councillors.[43]

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Stoke Poges & Wexham

To elect 3 councillors.[44]

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Stone & Waddesdon

To elect 3 councillors.[45]

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Terriers & Amersham Hill

To elect 3 councillors.[46]

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The Risboroughs

To elect 3 councillors.[47]

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The Wooburns, Bourne End & Hedsor

To elect 3 councillors.[48]

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Totteridge & Bowerdean

To elect 3 councillors.[49]

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Tylers Green & Loudwater

To elect 3 councillors.[50]

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Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville

To elect 3 councillors.[51]

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West Wycombe

To elect 3 councillors.[52]

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Wing

To elect 3 councillors.[53]

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Winslow

To elect 3 councillors.[54]

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By-elections

Bernwood

A by-election was held on 30 June 2022 following the resignation of Cllr Cameron Branston.

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Denham

A by-election was held following the resignation of Cllr Paul Bass.

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Buckingham East

The Buckingham East by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Warren Whyte.[55]

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Farnham Common and Burnham Beeches

A by-election was held on 22 February 2024 following the resignation of Cllr David Anthony.

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Hazlemere

A by-election was held on 22 February 2024 following the death of Cllr Ron Gaffney.

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References

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  2. "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. "The Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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  22. "Election results for Chess Valley, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  23. "Election results for Chiltern Ridges, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  24. "Election results for Chiltern Villages, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  25. "Election results for Cliveden, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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  28. "Election results for Farnham Common & Burnham Beeches, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  29. "Election results for Flackwell Health, Little Marlow & Marlow South East, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  30. "Election results for Gerrards Cross, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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  34. "Election results for Hazlemere, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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  36. "Election results for Ivinghoe, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  37. "Election results for Little Chalfont & Amersham Common, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  38. "Election results for Marlow, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  39. "Election results for Penn Wood & Old Amersham, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  40. "Election results for Ridgeway East, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  41. "Election results for Ridgeway West, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  42. "Election results for Ryemead & Micklefield, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  43. "Election results for Stoke Poges & Wexham, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  44. "Election results for Stone & Waddesdon, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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  46. "Election results for The Risboroughs, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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  48. "Election results for Totteridge & Bowerdean, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  49. "Election results for Tylers Green & Loudwater, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  50. "Election results for Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  51. "Election results for West Wycombe, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  52. "Election results for Wing, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  53. "Election results for Winslow, 6 May 2021". buckinghamshire.moderngov.co.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  54. Smith, Charlie (22 September 2023). "Bucks Cllr Warren Whyte moves to the Isle of Wight". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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