Buckinghamshire County Council election, 2009

Buckinghamshire County Council election, 2009

4 June 2009
All 57 seats to Buckinghamshire County Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrat Seats won 45 12 Seat change 1 1
The county of Buckinghamshire within England
party before election Conservative Elected party Conservative

Elections to Buckinghamshire County Council took place on 4 June 2009 as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2009, having been delayed from 7 May, to coincide with elections to the European Parliament.

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 4 June 2009 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections, although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election. The next election is scheduled for 4 May 2017.

Summary

The election saw the Conservatives retain overall control of the council. At the election the party gained 1 extra seat at the expense of their only opposition party, the Liberal Democrats.

Summary of Results

Buckinghamshire County Council election, 2009
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	45	1	0	+1	78.9	49.2	95,058
	Liberal Democrat	12	0	1	-1	21.1	28.1	54,119
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	13.5	26,109
	Labour	0	0	0	0	0	5.9	11,433
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	2,031
	Independent	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	3,553
	BNP	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	770