The 2021

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election took place on 6 May 2021, alongside nationwide local elections. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the

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. A total of 147 councillors were elected, with the 49 wards electing 3 councillors each. In order to secure a majority, a party needed to secure 74 seats. The

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took an overall majority with 113 seats; the Liberal Democrats came second, with 15 seats.

Background

Due to the postponement of the 2020 local elections until 2021, it was announced on 18 March 2020 that all of the current shadow authority members would become councillors and the shadow executive members would form the cabinet. They remained in post until the inaugural election took place in May 2021.

Results summary

Ward results

Abbey

To elect 3 councillors.

Amersham & Chesham Bois

To elect 3 councillors.

Aston Clinton & Bierton

To elect 3 councillors.

Aylesbury East

To elect 3 councillors.

Aylesbury North

To elect 3 councillors.

Aylesbury North West

To elect 3 councillors.

Aylesbury South East

To elect 3 councillors.

Aylesbury South West

To elect 3 councillors.

Aylesbury West

To elect 3 councillors.

Beaconsfield

To elect 3 councillors.

Bernwood

To elect 3 councillors.

Booker, Cressex & Castlefield

To elect 3 councillors.

Buckingham East

To elect 3 councillors.

Buckingham West

To elect 3 councillors.

Chalfont St Giles

To elect 3 councillors.

Chalfont St Peter

To elect 3 councillors.

Chesham

To elect 3 councillors.

Chess Valley

To elect 3 councillors.

Chiltern Ridges

To elect 3 councillors.

Chiltern Villages

To elect 3 councillors.

Cliveden

To elect 3 councillors.

Denham

To elect 3 councillors.

Downley

To elect 3 councillors.

Farnham Common & Burnham Beeches

To elect 3 councillors.

Flackwell Health, Little Marlow & Marlow South East

To elect 3 councillors.

Gerrards Cross

To elect 3 councillors.

Great Brickhill

To elect 3 councillors.

Great Missenden

To elect 3 councillors.

Grendon Underwood

To elect 3 councillors.

Hazlemere

To elect 3 councillors.

Iver

To elect 3 councillors.

Ivinghoe

To elect 3 councillors.

Little Chalfont & Amersham Common

To elect 3 councillors.

Marlow

To elect 3 councillors.

Penn Wood & Old Amersham

To elect 3 councillors.

Ridgeway East

To elect 3 councillors.

Ridgeway West

To elect 3 councillors.

Ryemead & Micklefield

To elect 3 councillors.

Stoke Poges & Wexham

To elect 3 councillors.

Stone & Waddesdon

To elect 3 councillors.

Terriers & Amersham Hill

To elect 3 councillors.

The Risboroughs

To elect 3 councillors.

The Wooburns, Bourne End & Hedsor

To elect 3 councillors.

Totteridge & Bowerdean

To elect 3 councillors.

Tylers Green & Loudwater

To elect 3 councillors.

Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville

To elect 3 councillors.

West Wycombe

To elect 3 councillors.

Wing

To elect 3 councillors.

Winslow

To elect 3 councillors.

By-elections

Bernwood

A by-election was held on 30 June 2022 following the resignation of Cllr Cameron Branston

References

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