Chiltern District Council elections explained

Chiltern District Council in Buckinghamshire, England was elected every four years from 1973 until 2020.^[1] Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 40 councillors were elected from 25 wards.^[2]

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its merger into Buckinghamshire Council in 2020, political control of the council was held by the following parties:^[3]

Party in control		Years
	19731995
	19951999
	19992020

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2001 until its abolition in 2020 were:^[4]

Councillor	Party		From	To
Don Phillips		22 May 2001	5 May 2004
Tom Dodd		5 May 2004	6 May 2007
John Warder		22 May 2007	18 May 2010
Nick Rose		18 May 2010	13 May 2014
Isobel Darby		13 May 2014	31 Mar 2020

Council elections

• 1973 Chiltern District Council election
• 1976 Chiltern District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[5]
• 1979 Chiltern District Council election
• 1983 Chiltern District Council election
• 1987 Chiltern District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[6]
• 1991 Chiltern District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^{[7] [8]}
• 1995 Chiltern District Council election
• 1999 Chiltern District Council election
• 2003 Chiltern District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 10)^{[9] [10] [11]}
• 2007 Chiltern District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)^[12]
• 2011 Chiltern District Council election
• 2015 Chiltern District Council election

Council composition

Year	Conservative	Liberal Democrats	Chesham and District RA	Independent	Council control after election
2003	27	12	1	0
2007	30	9	0	1
2011	33	5	0	2
2015	35	3	0	2

By-election results

2015-2020

The Conservative candidate was previously elected unopposed.

References

• By-election results

External links

• Chiltern Council

Notes and References

1. Web site: Today is the day 5 councils become one - everything you need to know . Bucks Free Press . 7 April 2020 . en . 1 April 2020.
2. Web site: Councillors - contact information . 2010-02-08 . Chiltern District Council . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613190800/http://www.chiltern.gov.uk/site/scripts/services_info.php?serviceID=524&startsWith=C . 2011-06-13 . dead .
3. News: Chiltern . 2010-02-08 . BBC News Online.
4. Web site: Council minutes . Buckinghamshire Council . 6 June 2022.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chiltern (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
7. legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
8. legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
9. News: Chiltern . 2008-10-21 . BBC Online.
10. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chiltern (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
11. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chiltern (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
12. legislation.gov.uk - The Chiltern (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.