Buckinghamshire County Council election, 2001
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.[1]
The election had been postponed from 3 May to be held at the same time as the 2001 general election.[2] Several councillors stood down at the election including the chairman, Ken Ross, and a former Conservative group leader, Mark Greenburgh.[2] The results saw the Conservative make two gains to hold 40 of the 54 seats.[3]
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 40 | +2 | 74.1 | ||||||
Liberal Democrat | 9 | -1 | 16.7 | ||||||
Labour | 5 | 0 | 9.3 | ||||||
Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 |
References
- 1 2 "Buckinghamshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- 1 2 "New date for elections causes 'difficulties'". Bucks Free Press. 2001-04-05. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ↑ "General election 2001: In county council elections, the Tories gained Dorset, Norfolk and...". Evening Standard. 2001-06-08. p. 1.
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