2021 Buckinghamshire Council election
The 2021 Buckinghamshire Council 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 COVID-19 pandemic.
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147 seats on the Buckinghamshire Council 74 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 39% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 2021 Buckinghamshire Council election | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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It was the inaugural election to Buckinghamshire Council, a unitary authority created on 1 April 2020 as part of structural changes to English local government. Buckinghamshire Council replaced Buckinghamshire County Council, last elected in 2017.
A total of 147 councillors were elected, with 49 wards electing 3 councillors each. In order to secure a majority, a party needed to secure 74 seats. The Conservative Party took an overall majority with 113 seats; the Liberal Democrats came second, with 15 seats.