Chiltern District Council elections

Chiltern District Council in Buckinghamshire, England was elected every four years from 1973 until 2020.[1] From the last boundary changes in 2003 until the council's abolition in 2020, 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][4]

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:

Councillor Party From To
Don Phillips[5][6][7] Conservative 22 May 2001 May 2004
Tom Dodd[8][9] Conservative 5 May 2004 May 2007
John Warder[10][11] Conservative 22 May 2007 May 2010
Nick Rose[12] Conservative 18 May 2010 13 May 2014
Isobel Darby[13][14] Conservative 13 May 2014 31 Mar 2020

Council elections

  • 1973 Chiltern District Council election
  • 1976 Chiltern District Council election (New ward boundaries)[15]
  • 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)[16]
  • 1991 Chiltern District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[17][18]
  • 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)[19][20][21]
  • 2007 Chiltern District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)[22]
  • 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
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
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map

By-election results

1995-1999

Amersham on the Hill By-Election 12 September 1996
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
Lowndes By-Election 10 September 1998
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

Asheridge Vale By-Election 11 November 1999
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
Amersham on the Hill By-Election 30 March 2000
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
St. Mary's By-Election 13 July 2000
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
Townsend By-Election 7 June 2001
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

Prestwood & Heath End By-Election 4 May 2006[23]
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[24]
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[25]
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[26]
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[27]
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[28]
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[29]
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[30]
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[31]
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

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