Leader of the UKIP group Cllr Andy Huxley,
UKIP | ||
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Type Non-metropolitan county council of Essex Chairman Cllr Valerie Letheren,
Conservative
Since 21 May 2015 Vice chairman Cllr Patricia Birchley,
Conservative
Since 21 May 2015 Leader of the Conservative group Cllr Martin Tett,
Conservative Seats 49 (26 needed for a majority) | ||
Buckinghamshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Buckinghamshire, in England, the United Kingdom established in 1889 following the Local Government Act 1888. The county council's offices are in Aylesbury.
The borders of the ceremonial county and county council have changed several times and no longer align, with the last reorganisation in 1997 when the Borough of Milton Keynes became a unitary authority.
The council consists of 49 councillors, and is controlled by the Conservative Party, which has 36 councillors. It has been controlled by the Conservatives since the reorganisation of local government in 1973. For the 2013 elections, the number of seats was reduced from 57 to 49 following the 2012 changes in division boundaries.
Composition
Elections are held every four years, interspersed by three years of elections to the four district councils in the county.
Conservative councillors represent almost all of the county, both in terms of number of seats and geographic area. The one main area of exception is Aylesbury, which is predominantly represented by UKIP.