South Bucks District Council was elected every four years from 1973 until 2020.
Political control From the first election to the council in 1973 until its merger into Buckinghamshire Council in 2020, political control of the council was held by the following parties: (Put "South Buckinghamshire" in search box to see specific results.)
Party in controlYears 19731995 19951999 19992020
Leadership The role of chair of the council was largely ceremonial. Until 2001, political leadership was provided by the chair of the policy committee, sometimes informally known as the leader of the council. In 2001 the policy committee was replaced with a leader and cabinet model of governance, with the last chair of the policy committee becoming the first formally appointed leader of the council. The leaders from 1999 until the council's abolition in 2020 were:
Councillor Party From To Trevor Egleton 25 May 1999 May 2003 Peter Hardy 20 May 2003 May 2007 Adrian Busby 22 May 2007 May 2015 Ralph Bagge 26 May 2015 26 Sep 2017 Nick Naylor 19 Oct 2017 31 Mar 2020
Council elections 1973 Beaconsfield District Council election 1976 Beaconsfield District Council election 1979 Beaconsfield District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)The Berkshire and Buckinghamshire (Areas) Order 1977 1983 South Bucks District Council election (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)The District of South Bucks (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980The Greater London and Buckinghamshire (Areas) Order 1981 1987 South Bucks District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015. 1991 South Bucks District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. 1995 South Bucks District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)legislation.gov.uk - The Heathrow Airport (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1994. Retrieved on 5 November 2015. 1999 South Bucks District Council election 2003 South Bucks District Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Bucks (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015. 2007 South Bucks District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk - The South Bucks (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015. 2011 South Bucks District Council election 2015 South Bucks District Council election (New ward boundaries)legislation.gov.uk - The South Bucks (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
Council composition YearConservativeLiberal DemocratsBeaconsfield IEAIndependentCouncil controlafter election200333106200736220201138110201527001
District result maps
By-election results 2003-2007
2007-2011
2011-2015
2015-2020
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