Buckinghamshire County Council
| Buckinghamshire County Council | |
|---|---|
| Whole council elected every four years | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 1889 |
| Preceded by | Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions |
| Leadership | |
Chairman | |
Leader |
Martin Tett, Conservative |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 49 councillors |
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37 / 49 | |
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4 / 49 | |
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3 / 49 | |
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2 / 49 | |
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2 / 49 | |
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1 / 49 | |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 2 May 2013 |
Next election | May 2017 |
| Meeting place | |
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| County Hall, Aylesbury | |
| Website | |
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www | |
Buckinghamshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Buckinghamshire, in England, the United Kingdom established in 1889 following the Local Government Act 1888. The county council's offices are in Aylesbury.
The borders of the ceremonial county and county council have changed several times and no longer align, with the last reorganisation in 1997 when the Borough of Milton Keynes became a unitary authority.
The council consists of 49 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, which has 36 councillors. It has been controlled by the Conservatives since the reorganisation of local government in 1973. For the 2013 elections, the number of seats was reduced from 57 to 49 following the 2012 changes in division boundaries.[2]
Composition
Elections are held every four years, interspersed by three years of elections to the four district councils in the county.
| Party | Councillors | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 36 | -6 | |
| UKIP | 6 | +6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 5 | -2 | |
| Independent | 1 | +1 | |
| Labour | 1 | +1 | |
| Source: BBC News | |||
Conservative councillors represent almost all of the county, both in terms of number of seats and geographic area. The one main area of exception is Aylesbury, which is predominantly represented by UKIP.
History
References
- ↑ "New county council figureheads announced at debate". Bucks Herald. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "The Buckinghamshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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