Election Name: | 2001 Buckinghamshire County Council election |
Country: | Buckinghamshire |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 1997 Buckinghamshire County Council election |
Previous Year: | 1997 |
Next Election: | 2005 Buckinghamshire County Council election |
Next Year: | 2005 |
Seats For Election: | All 54 seats to Buckinghamshire County Council |
Majority Seats: | 28 |
Election Date: | 7 June 2001 |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Seats Before1: | 38 |
Seats1: | 40 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Popular Vote1: | 118,469 |
Percentage1: | 51.0 |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats Before2: | 10 |
Seats2: | 9 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 74,491 |
Percentage2: | 32.1 |
Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats Before3: | 5 |
Seats3: | 5 |
Popular Vote3: | 34,865 |
Percentage3: | 15.0 |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Conservative |
After Election: | Conservative |
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]
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]
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
40 | 9 | 5 | |
Conservatives | Liberal Democrats | Labour |