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 [ ]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 until its merger into Buckinghamshire Council in 2020, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]
Party in control
Years
Conservative
1973-1995
No overall control
1995-1999
Conservative
1999–2020
Council elections [ ]
(New ward boundaries)[4]
(District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[5]
(District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6] [7]
(New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 10)[8] [9] [10]
(Some new ward boundaries)[11]
2015 Chiltern District Council election
By-election results [ ]
1995-1999 [ ]
Amersham on the Hill By-Election 12 September 1996
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
380
31.9
Independent
344
28.9
Conservative
313
26.7
Labour
147
12.4
Majority
36
3.0
Turnout
1,189
30.4
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
Lowndes By-Election 10 September 1998
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
365
54.0
+5.4
Conservative
278
41.2
+4.0
Labour
32
4.7
-9.5
Majority
87
12.8
Turnout
675
43.3
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
1999-2003 [ ]
Asheridge Vale By-Election 11 November 1999
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
218
45.1
-4.5
Labour
132
27.3
+4.4
Conservative
105
21.7
-6.1
Green
28
5.8
+5.8
Majority
86
17.8
Turnout
483
36.0
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
Amersham on the Hill By-Election 30 March 2000
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
497
53.2
+6.7
Conservative
324
34.7
-3.4
Labour
72
7.7
-7.8
Green
42
4.5
+4.5
Majority
173
18.5
Turnout
935
22.9
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
St. Mary's By-Election 13 July 2000
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
254
51.9
+0.1
Conservative
150
30.7
-11.7
Labour
65
13.3
+7.6
Green
20
4.1
+4.1
Majority
104
21.2
Turnout
489
47.3
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
Townsend By-Election 7 June 2001
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal Democrats
660
38.0
-11.7
Conservative
606
34.9
+3.2
Labour
326
18.8
+5.6
Green
145
8.3
+2.9
Majority
54
3.1
Turnout
1,737
Liberal Democrats hold
Swing
2003-2007 [ ]
Prestwood & Heath End By-Election 4 May 2006[12]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Andrew Garnett
1,387
58.2
-4.0
Liberal Democrats
Brenda Barker
998
41.8
+4.0
Majority
389
16.4
Turnout
2,385
46.6
Conservative hold
Swing
Great Missenden By-Election 19 October 2006[13]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Robert Swayne
494
74.2
+9.8
Liberal Democrats
Michelle Gausman
149
22.4
-13.2
Labour
Sandra Moorcroft
23
3.5
+3.5
Majority
345
51.8
Turnout
666
36.4
Conservative hold
Swing
2007-2011 [ ]
Chalfont St Giles By-Election 25 September 2008[14]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Michael Stannard
927
68.1
+0.6
Liberal Democrats
Paul Meakin
434
31.9
-0.6
Majority
493
36.2
Turnout
1,361
25.4
Conservative hold
Swing
Amersham On The Hill By-Election 6 May 2010[15]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Nigel Shepherd
1,125
46.9
-3.0
Liberal Democrats
Howard Maitland-Jones
1,073
44.7
-5.5
Labour
Peter Josep
203
8.5
+8.5
Majority
52
2.2
Turnout
2,401
67.8
Conservative hold
Swing
2011-2015 [ ]
2015-2019 [ ]
Penn & Coleshill By-Election 16 November 2017
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Jonathan Walters
697
80.6
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Neil Williams
168
19.4
N/A
Majority
Turnout
Conservative hold
Swing
The Conservative candidate was previously elected unopposed.
References [ ]
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