# Chiltern District Council elections

Chiltern District Council in Buckinghamshire, England was elected every four years from 1973 until 2020. From the last boundary changes in 2003 until the council's abolition in 2020, 40 councillors were elected from 25 wards.

## 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:
| Party in control | Years |
| Conservative | 1973–1995 |
| No overall control | 1995–1999 |
| Conservative | 1999–2020 |

### Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2001 until its abolition in 2020 were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| Don Phillips | Conservative | 22 May 2001 | May 2004 |
| Tom Dodd | Conservative | 5 May 2004 | May 2007 |
| John Warder | Conservative | 22 May 2007 | May 2010 |
| Nick Rose | Conservative | 18 May 2010 | 13 May 2014 |
| Isobel Darby | Conservative | 13 May 2014 | 31 Mar 2020 |

## Council elections

* 1973 Chiltern District Council election
* 1976 Chiltern District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1979 Chiltern District Council election
* 1983 Chiltern District Council election
* 1987 Chiltern District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 Chiltern District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Chiltern District Council election
* 1999 Chiltern District Council election
* 2003 Chiltern District Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 10)
* 2007 Chiltern District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)
* 2011 Chiltern District Council election
* 2015 Chiltern District Council election

## Council composition

| Year | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Chesham and District RA | Independent | Council control after election |
| 2003 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0 | Conservative |
| 2007 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 1 | Conservative |
| 2011 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Conservative |
| 2015 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Conservative |

## Results maps

* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map

## By-election results
### 1995-1999

Amersham on the Hill By-Election 12 September 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 380 | 31.9 |
| | Independent | | 344 | 28.9 |
| | Conservative | | 313 | 26.7 |
| | Labour | | 147 | 12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 | 3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,189 | 30.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Lowndes By-Election 10 September 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 365 | 54.0 | +5.4 |
| | Conservative | | 278 | 41.2 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | | 32 | 4.7 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 12.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 675 | 43.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 1999-2003

Asheridge Vale By-Election 11 November 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 218 | 45.1 | −4.5 |
| | Labour | | 132 | 27.3 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | | 105 | 21.7 | −6.1 |
| | Green | | 28 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 17.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 483 | 36.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Amersham on the Hill By-Election 30 March 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 497 | 53.2 | +6.7 |
| | Conservative | | 324 | 34.7 | −3.4 |
| | Labour | | 72 | 7.7 | −7.8 |
| | Green | | 42 | 4.5 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 18.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 935 | 22.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
St. Mary's By-Election 13 July 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 254 | 51.9 | +0.1 |
| | Conservative | | 150 | 30.7 | −11.7 |
| | Labour | | 65 | 13.3 | +7.6 |
| | Green | | 20 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 21.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 489 | 47.3 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Townsend By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 660 | 38.0 | −11.7 |
| | Conservative | | 606 | 34.9 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | | 326 | 18.8 | +5.6 |
| | Green | | 145 | 8.3 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,737 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2003-2007

Prestwood & Heath End By-Election 4 May 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Garnett | 1,387 | 58.2 | −4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brenda Barker | 998 | 41.8 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | 16.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,385 | 46.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Great Missenden By-Election 19 October 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Swayne | 494 | 74.2 | +9.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michelle Gausman | 149 | 22.4 | −13.2 |
| | Labour | Sandra Moorcroft | 23 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 345 | 51.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 666 | 36.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Chalfont St Giles By-Election 25 September 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Stannard | 927 | 68.1 | +0.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Meakin | 434 | 31.9 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 493 | 36.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,361 | 25.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Amersham On The Hill By-Election 6 May 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nigel Shepherd | 1,125 | 46.9 | −3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Howard Maitland-Jones | 1,073 | 44.7 | −5.5 |
| | Labour | Peter Josep | 203 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,401 | 67.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Central By-Election 15 November 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Rush | 495 | 74.0 | −1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Rafferty | 62 | 9.3 | −15.6 |
| | Labour | Stephen Agar | 60 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| | UKIP | Alan Stevens | 52 | 7.8 | +7.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 433 | 64.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 669 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2015-2020

Amersham Town By-Election 18 February 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jules Cook | 489 | 50.2 | +11.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Williams | 354 | 36.3 | +3.3 |
| | UKIP | Richard Phoenix | 67 | 6.9 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Robin Walters | 64 | 6.6 | −7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 135 | 13.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 974 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Great Missenden By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Vanessa Martin | 416 | 53.3 | +13.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Yeoman | 175 | 22.4 | +22.4 |
| | Green | Anna Brazil | 163 | 20.9 | +20.9 |
| | UKIP | Alan Stevens | 26 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 241 | 30.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 780 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Penn and Coleshill By-Election 16 November 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Walters | 697 | 80.6 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Williams | 168 | 19.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The Conservative candidate was previously elected unopposed.
Ridgeway By-Election 22 March 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Nick Southworth | 268 | 38.2 | +16.7 |
| | Labour | Mohammad Zafir Bhatti | 230 | 32.8 | +32.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Frances Kneller | 203 | 29.0 | +11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 701 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |