2021 Buckinghamshire Council election

2021 Buckinghamshire Council election

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147 seats on the Buckinghamshire Council 74 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	39%[1]
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent Seats before 41 4 1 Seats won 113 15 6 Seat change 72 11 5 Popular vote 210,010 89,427 23,434 Percentage 47.5% 20.2% 5.3% Swing 5.6% 1.6% 1.8%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Wycombe Ind. Labour Ind. Network Seats before 2 1 0 Seats won 6 4 2 Seat change 4 3 2 Popular vote 10,206 62,827 2,826 Percentage 2.3% 14.2% 0.6% Swing 0.8% 0.6% 0.6%   Seventh party   Party Green Seats before 0 Seats won 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 35,971 Percentage 8.1% Swing 4.6%
Map showing the results of the 2021 Buckinghamshire Council election
Council control before election Majority administration Conservative Council control after election Majority administration Conservative

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.^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[1]