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2001 Buckinghamshire County Council election
2001 UK local government election
2001 UK local government election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| seat_change3 | |
| popular_vote3 | 34,865 |
| percentage3 | 15.0% |
| map_image | File:Buckinghamshire UK locator map 2010.svg |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | The County of Buckinghamshire within England. |
| title | 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.
The election had been postponed from 3 May to be held at the same time as the 2001 general election. Several councillors stood down at the election including the chairman, Ken Ross, and a former Conservative group leader, Mark Greenburgh.
Election result
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Council Composition
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Conservatives | Liberal Democrats | Labour |
|---|
References
References
- "Buckinghamshire". BBC News.
- (2001-04-05). "New date for elections causes 'difficulties'". [[Bucks Free Press]].
- (2001-06-08). "General election 2001: In county council elections, the Tories gained Dorset, Norfolk and...". Evening Standard.
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