Chiltern District Council elections

Chiltern Council in Buckinghamshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 40 councillors have been elected from 25 wards.^[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[2]

Party in control	Years
Conservative	1973 - 1995
No overall control	1995 - 1999
Conservative	1999 - present

Council elections

• Chiltern District Council election, 1973
• Chiltern District Council election, 1976 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
• Chiltern District Council election, 1979
• Chiltern District Council election, 1983
• Chiltern District Council election, 1987 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
• Chiltern District Council election, 1991 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[5][6]
• Chiltern District Council election, 1995
• Chiltern District Council election, 1999
• Chiltern District Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 10)^[7][8][9]
• Chiltern District Council election, 2007 (Some new ward boundaries)^[10]
• Chiltern District Council election, 2011
• Chiltern District Council election, 2015

By-election results

1995-1999

Amersham on the Hill By-Election 12 September 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat hold		Swing

Lowndes By-Election 10 September 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat hold		Swing

1999-2003

Asheridge Vale By-Election 11 November 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat hold		Swing

Amersham on the Hill By-Election 30 March 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat hold		Swing

St. Mary's By-Election 13 July 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat hold		Swing

Townsend By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat hold		Swing

2003-2007

Prestwood & Heath End By-Election 4 May 2006[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Garnett	1,387	58.2	-4.0
	Liberal Democrat	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[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Swayne	494	74.2	+9.8
	Liberal Democrat	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[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Stannard	927	68.1	+0.6
	Liberal Democrat	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[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Shepherd	1,125	46.9	-3.0
	Liberal Democrat	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

References

1. "Councillors - contact information". Chiltern District Council. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
2. "Chiltern". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
3. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chiltern (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
4. legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
7. "Chiltern". BBC Online. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
8. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chiltern (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
9. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Chiltern (Electoral Changes) (Amendment) Order 2004. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
10. legislation.gov.uk - The Chiltern (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
11. "Greens build on election success". guardian.co.uk. 2006-05-12. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
12. "Mixed results for Tories in council byelections". guardian.co.uk. 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
13. "Chalfont St Giles election result". Chiltern District Council. 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
14. "Tories win Amersham-on-Hill by-election". Buckinghamshire Examiner. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2010-05-20.

• By-election results

External links

• Chiltern Council