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
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Seats before 38 10 5 Seats won 40 9 5 Seat change 2 1 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.