2015 Chiltern District Council election explained

The 2015 Chiltern District Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members to all seats of the Chiltern District Council in England,[1] [2] as part of the United Kingdom's local elections that year.

Party Strength

As of 23 March 2018, the council's composition was as follows:[3]

Party Number of councillors
Conservatives38
2

By-elections

The single-member Ridgeway ward was vacated at the death of long-standing independent Councillor Derek Lacey.[4] The consequent by-election on 22 March 2018 was won by Conservative candidate Nick Southworth.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upcoming elections & referendums . 7 April 2015 . The Electoral Commission . https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102043/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums . 15 March 2015 . live.
  2. Web site: Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections. opencouncildata.co.uk. 2018-03-23.
  3. Web site: Council and Democracy. 2018-03-23. isa.chiltern.gov.uk. en . 2018-03-23. 27 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227214045/https://isa.chiltern.gov.uk/democracy/mgMemberIndex.aspx?FN=PARTY&VW=LIST&PIC=0. dead.
  4. News: Previews: 22 Mar 2018. 2018-03-21. Britain Elects. 2018-03-23. en-GB.
  5. News: Britain Elects on Twitter. Twitter. 2018-03-23. en.