2017 Buckinghamshire County Council election explained

Election Name:2017 Buckinghamshire County Council election
Country:Buckinghamshire
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2013 Buckinghamshire County Council election
Previous Year:2013
Next Election:2021 Buckinghamshire Council election
Next Year:2021
Seats For Election:All 49 seats to Buckinghamshire County Council
Majority Seats:25
Election Date:4 May 2017
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before1:36
Seats1:41
Seat Change1:5
Popular Vote1:72,070
Percentage1:53.13%
Party2:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats Before2:5
Seats2:4
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:25,276
Percentage2:18.63%
Party4:Independent politician
Seats Before4:1
Seats4:3
Seat Change4:2
Popular Vote4:6,852
Percentage4:5.05%
Party5:Labour Party (UK)
Seats Before5:1
Seats5:1
Popular Vote5:18,469
Percentage5:13.61%
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Conservative
After Election:Conservative

The 2017 Buckinghamshire County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom.[1] All 49 councillors were elected from electoral divisions which returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office, due to expire in 2021.

The Conservative Party retained an overall control on the council, winning 41 of the 49 seats on the council. Of the remaining 9 councillors, there were four Liberal Democrats, three Independents and one Labour. UKIP lost all six of their seats.

This was the last Buckinghamshire County Council election.

Due to the replacement of Buckinghamshire County Council by Buckinghamshire Council in 2020, the successor election to this election is the 2021 Buckinghamshire Council election.

Result

The overall turnout was 34.8% with a total of 135,665 valid votes cast.

Council Composition

Following the last election in 2013 the composition of the council was:

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ConservativesUKIPLib DemsLI

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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ConservativesLib DemsEWILI
Lib Dems - Liberal Democrats
L - Labour Party
I - Independent
EWI - East Wycombe Independents

Ward results

Asterisks denote incumbent Councillors seeking re-election. Councillors seeking re-election were elected in 2013, and results are compared to that year's polls on that basis. All results are listed below:[2]

Ryemead & Micklefield

Julie Wassell was previously elected as a Liberal Democrat councillor for this ward at the last election.

Winslow

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Upcoming elections & referendums. Electoral Commission. 15 September 2016. 5 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180505140550/https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/elections-and-referendums/upcoming-elections-and-referendums. live.
  2. https://democracy.buckscc.gov.uk/mgElectionElectionAreaResults.aspx?EID=13&RPID=84183105{{Dead link|date=September 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}