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.
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.
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.
Summary
Election result
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.
Denham A by-election was held following the resignation of Cllr Paul Bass.
Buckingham East The Buckingham East by-election was triggered by the resignation of Conservative councillor Warren Whyte.
Farnham Common and Burnham Beeches A by-election was held on 22 February 2024 following the resignation of Cllr David Anthony.
Hazlemere A by-election was held on 22 February 2024 following the death of Cllr Ron Gaffney.
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