Chiltern local elections

Chiltern local elections

Chiltern Council in Buckinghamshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 40 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.[1]

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Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in control Years
Conservative 1973 - 1995
No overall control 1995 - 1999
Conservative 1999 - present

Council elections

Chiltern Council election, 1999

Chiltern Council election, 2003 (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 10)[3]

Chiltern Council election, 2007

By-election results

1995-1999

Amersham on the Hill By-Election 12 September 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing
Lowndes By-Election 10 September 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing

1999-2003

Asheridge Vale By-Election 11 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing
Amersham on the Hill By-Election 30 March 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing
St. Mary's By-Election 13 July 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing
Townsend By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat hold Swing

2003-2007

Prestwood & Heath End By-Election 4 May 2006[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Garnett 1,387 58.2 -4.0
Liberal Democrat 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[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Swayne 494 74.2 +9.8
Liberal Democrat 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[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Stannard 927 68.1 +0.6
Liberal Democrat 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[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nigel Shepherd 1,125 46.9 -3.0
Liberal Democrat 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

References

  1. ^ "Councillors - contact information". Chiltern District Council. http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/site/scripts/services_info.php?serviceID=524&startsWith=C. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 
  2. ^ "Chiltern". BBC News Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2007/councils/html/11uc.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 
  3. ^ "Chiltern". BBC Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2003/locals/html/60.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
  4. ^ "Greens build on election success". guardian.co.uk. 2006-05-12. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2006/may/12/localgovernment.byelections. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 
  5. ^ "Mixed results for Tories in council byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2006-10-20. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2006/oct/20/byelections.uk. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 
  6. ^ "Chalfont St Giles election result". Chiltern District Council. 2008-09-26. http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=635. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
  7. ^ "Tories win Amersham-on-Hill by-election". Buckinghamshire Examiner. 2010-05-07. http://www.buckinghamshireexaminer.co.uk/south-bucks-news/local-buckinghamshire-examiner-news/2010/05/07/tories-win-amersham-on-hill-by-election-114018-26395054/. Retrieved 2010-05-20. 

External links

v · d · eChiltern District
Towns
(Component Areas
and Hamlets)
Amersham (Woodrow) • Chesham (Botley, Chesham Vale, Chessmount, Codmore, Great Hivings, Hilltop, Lye Green, Newtown, Orchard Leigh, Pednormead End, Pond Park, Waterside)
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Other Civil Parishes
(Component Villages
and Hamlets)
Ashley Green (Ashley Green, Whelpley Hill) • Chenies • Chalfont St Giles (Bottrells Close, Chalfont Grove, Chalfont St Giles, Jordans, Stratton Chase) • Chalfont St Peter (Austenwood, Chalfont Common, Gravel Hill, Layters Green) • Chartridge (Asheridge, Bellingdon, Chartridge, Hundridge, Pednor, Pednor Bottom) • Chesham Bois • Cholesbury-cum-St Leonards (Buckland Common, Cholesbury, Hawridge, St Leonards) • Coleshill • Great Missenden (Ballinger, Ballinger Bottom, Ballinger Common, Bryant's Bottom, Frith-hill, Great Missenden, Heath End, Hotley Bottom, Hyde End, Little Wood Corner, Mobwell, Prestwood, South Heath) • Latimer (Latimer, Ley Hill, Tyler's Hill) • Little Chalfont • Little Missenden (Beamond End, Holmer Green, Hyde Heath, Little Kingshill, Little Missenden, Mantles Green, Mop End, Spurlands End) • Penn (Beacon Hill, Forty Green, Knotty Green, Penn, Penn Bottom, Penn Street, Winchmore Hill) • Seer Green • The Lee (Lee Clump, Lee Common, Lee Gate, Hunt's Green, Swan Bottom, The Lee)
Former Districts
and Boroughs
Former
Constituencies

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