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]
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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]
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |