Buckinghamshire Council unitary and parish elections Thursday 1 May 2025
Buckinghamshire Council unitary and Parish Council elections will be held on Thursday 1 May 2025.
You will be able to vote for candidates to fill:
- all parish council seats (if contested)
- all of Buckinghamshire Council's 97 seats in each of the 49 wards
| Area | Seats | Election Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adstock Parish Council | 7 |
Adstock Parish Council |
| Akeley Parish Council | 7 |
Akeley Parish Council |
| Amersham Common | 3 |
Amersham Town Council for Amersham Common ward |
| Amersham Common West | 3 |
Amersham Town Council for Amersham Common West ward |
| Amersham on The Hill | 5 |
Amersham Town Council for Amersham on the Hill ward |
| Amersham Town | 2 | Amersham Town Council for Amersham Town ward |
| Weedon Hill | 2 |
Amersham Town Council for Weedon Hill ward |
| Ashendon Parish Council | 5 | Ashendon Parish Council |
| Ashley Green | 4 |
Ashley Green Parish Council for the Ashley Green ward |
| Whelpley Hill | 3 |
Ashley Green Parish Council for Whelpley Hill ward |
|
Aston Abbotts Parish Council |
7 |
Aston Abbotts Parish Council |
|
Aston Clinton Parish Council |
11 | Aston Clinton Parish Council |
| Bedgrove | 3 | Aylesbury Town Council for Bedgrove ward |
| Central (Aylesbury Town) | 2 |
Aylesbury Town Council for Central ward |
| Coppice Way | 1 |
Aylesbury Town Council for Coppice Way ward |
| Elmhurst | 2 |
Aylesbury Town Council for Elmhurst ward |
| Gatehouse | 3 |
Aylesbury Town Council for Gatehouse ward |
|
Hawkslade (Aylesbury Town) |
1 |
Aylesbury Town Council for Hawkslade ward |
| Haydon Hill | 1* |
Aylesbury Town Council for Haydon Hill ward* |
| Mandeville & Elm Farm | 3 |
Aylesbury Town Council for Mandeville & Elm Farm ward |
| Oakfield | 2 |
Aylesbury Town Council for Oakfield ward |
| Oxford Road | 2 | Aylesbury Town Council for Oxford Road ward |
| Quarrendon | 1* | Aylesbury Town Council for Quarrendon ward* |
| Southcourt | 2 |
Aylesbury Town Council for Southcourt ward |
| Walton Court | 1 | Aylesbury Town Council for Walton Court ward |
| Walton | 1 | Aylesbury Town Council for Walton ward |
| Beachampton Parish Council | 5 | Beachampton Parish Council |
| Beaconsfield Central | 4 |
Beaconsfield Town Council for Beaconsfield Central ward |
| Beaconsfield North | 3 | Beaconsfield Town Council for Beaconsfield North ward |
| Beaconsfield South East | 2 | Beaconsfield Town Council for Beaconsfield South East ward |
| Beaconsfield West | 7 | Beaconsfield Town Council for Beaconsfield West ward |
|
Berryfields Parish Council |
10 | Berryfields Parish Council |
| Bierton | 8 |
Bierton Parish Council for Bierton ward |
| Oldhams Meadow | 1 |
Bierton Parish Council for Oldhams Meadow ward |
| Bledlow Ridge | 3 | Bledlow cum Saunderton Parish Council for Bledlow Ridge ward |
| Bledlow | 3 |
Bledlow cum Saunderton Parish Council for Bledlow ward |
| Saunderton | 3 |
Bledlow cum Saunderton Parish Council for Saunderton ward |
| Bradenham Parish Council | 7 | Bradenham Parish Council |
| Brill Parish Council | 7 |
Brill Parish Council |
|
Buckingham Park Parish Council |
8 | Buckingham Park Parish Council |
| Buckingham North | 8* |
Buckingham Town Council for North ward* |
| Buckingham South | 9* | Buckingham Town Council for South ward* |
| Buckland Parish Council | 7 | Buckland Parish Council |
| Burnham Beeches | 8 |
Burnham Parish Council for Burnham Beeches ward |
| Burnham Church | 4 |
Burnham Parish Council for Burnham Church ward |
| Burnham Lent Rise | 7 |
Burnham Parish Council for Burnham Lent Rise ward* |
| Calvert Green | 7 |
Calvert Green Parish Council |
| Chalfont St Giles | 11 |
Chalfont St Giles Parish Council for Chalfont St Giles ward |
| Jordans | 1 |
Chalfont St Giles Parish Council for Jordans ward |
| Austenwood North | 1* |
Chalfont St Peter Parish Council for Austenwood North ward* |
| Austenwood South | 2* |
Chalfont St Peter Parish Council for Austenwood South ward* |
| Central (Chalfont St Peter) | 5 |
Chalfont St Peter Parish Council for Central ward |
| Chalfont Common | 5 |
Chalfont St Peter Parish Council for Chalfont Common ward |
| Gold Hill | 2* | Chalfont St Peter Parish Council for Gold Hill ward* |
| Charndon Parish Council | 5 | Charndon Parish Council |
| Bellingdon & Asheridge | 4 |
Chartridge Parish Council for Bellingdon & Asheridge ward |
| Chartridge | 5 |
Chartridge Parish Council for Chartridge ward |
| Chearsley Parish Council | 7 | Chearsley Parish Council |
| Cheddington Parish Council | 8 | Cheddington Parish Council |
| Chenies Parish Council | 5 | Chenies Parish Council |
| Flackwell Heath | 7 |
Chepping Wycombe Parish Council for Flackwell Heath ward |
| Loudwater | 5 |
Chepping Wycombe Parish Council for Loundwater ward |
| Tylers Green | 5 |
Chepping Wycombe Parish Council for Tylers Green ward |
|
Chesham Bois Parish Council |
11 | Chesham Bois Parish Council |
| Asheridge Vale | 2 |
Chesham Town Council for Asheridge Vale ward |
| Hilltop | 2 |
Chesham Town Council for Hilltop ward |
| Lowndes | 2 |
Chesham Town Council for Lowndes ward |
| Newtown | 2 |
Chesham Town Council for Newtown ward |
| Ridgeway | 2 |
Chesham Town Council for Ridgeway ward |
| St. Mary`s | 1 |
Chesham Town Council for St. Mary`s ward |
| Townsend | 3 |
Chesham Town Council for Townsend ward |
| Vale | 2 |
Chesham Town Council for Vale ward |
| Waterside | 3 |
Chesham Town Council for Waterside ward |
| Chilton Parish Council | 5 |
Chilton Parish Council |
| Cholesbury-Cum-St.Leonards Parish Council | 7 | Cholesbury-Cum-St.Leonards Parish Council |
| Coldharbour Parish Council | 11 | Coldharbour Parish Council |
| Coleshill Parish Council | 7 | Coleshill Parish Council |
| Cublington Parish Council | 5 | Cublington Parish Council |
| Cuddington Parish Council | 7 | Cuddington Parish Council |
| Denham Parish Council | 15 |
Denham Parish Council |
|
Dinton with Ford & Upton Parish Council |
7 |
Dinton with Ford & Upton Parish Council |
| Dorney Parish Council | 7 |
Dorney Parish Council* |
| Downley Parish Council | 11 |
Downley Parish Council |
|
Drayton Parslow Parish Council |
7 |
Drayton Parslow Parish Council |
| East Claydon Parish Council | 7 | East Claydon Parish Council |
| Edgcott Parish Council | 5 |
Edgcott Parish Council |
| Dagnall | 2 |
Edlesborough Parish Council for Dagnall ward |
| Edlesborough | 5 |
Edlesborough Parish Council for Edlesborough ward |
| Northall | 2 |
Edlesborough Parish Council for Northall ward |
| Ellesborough Parish Council | 7 | Ellesborough Parish Council |
| Farnham Royal North | 7 |
Farnham Royal Parish Council for Farnham Royal North ward |
| Farnham Royal South | 4 | Farnham Royal Parish Council for Farnham Royal South ward |
| Fulmer Parish Council | 7 |
Fulmer Parish Council |
| Gawcott with Lenborough Parish Council | 7 |
Gawcott with Lenborough Parish Council |
| Gerrards Cross East | 2 |
Gerrards Cross Town Council for Gerrards Cross East ward |
| Gerrards Cross North | 5 |
Gerrards Cross Town Council for Gerrards Cross North ward |
| Gerrards Cross South | 5 |
Gerrards Cross Town Council for Gerrards Cross South ward |
| Granborough Parish Council | 7 |
Granborough Parish Council |
|
Great & Little Hampden Parish Council |
5 |
Great & Little Hampden Parish Council |
|
Great & Little Kimble-Cum-Marsh Parish Council |
7 |
Great & Little Kimble-Cum-Marsh Parish Council |
|
Great Brickhill Parish Council |
7 | Great Brickhill Parish Council |
|
Great Horwood Parish Council |
7 | Great Horwood Parish Council |
| Great Marlow Parish Council | 8 | Great Marlow Parish Council |
|
Ballinger & South Heath |
2 |
Great Missenden Parish Council for Ballinger & South Heath ward |
| Great Missenden | 4 |
Great Missenden Parish Council for Great Missenden ward |
| Prestwood & Heath End | 10 |
Great Missenden Parish Council for Prestwood & Heath End ward |
|
Grendon Underwood Parish Council |
7 | Grendon Underwood Parish Council |
| Haddenham Parish Council | 11 | Haddenham Parish Council |
| Halton Parish Council | 9 |
Halton Parish Council |
| Hambleden North | 5 |
Hambleden Parish Council for Hambleden North ward |
| Hambleden South | 4 |
Hambleden Parish Council for Hambleden South ward |
| Hardwick Parish Council | 5 | Hardwick Parish Council |
| Hazlemere North | 8* |
Hazlemere Parish Council for Hazlemere North ward* |
| Hazlemere South | 8* |
Hazlemere Parish Council for Hazlemere South ward* |
| Hedgerley Parish Council | 7 |
Hedgerley Parish Council |
| Hillesden Parish Council | 7 | Hillesden Parish Council |
| Great Kingshill | 3 | Hughenden Parish Council for Great Kingshill ward |
| Hughenden Valley | 4 |
Hughenden Parish Council for Hughenden Valley ward |
| Naphill & Walters Ash | 4 |
Hughenden Parish Council for Naphill & Walters Ash ward |
| Widmer End | 4 |
Hughenden Parish Council for Widmer End ward |
| Hulcott Parish Council | 7 |
Hulcott Parish Council |
| Ibstone Parish Council | 5 |
Ibstone Parish Council |
| Ickford Parish Council | 7 |
Ickford Parish Council |
| Iver Heath | 6 |
Iver Parish Council for Iver Heath ward |
| Iver Village and Richings Park | 6 |
Iver Parish Council for Iver Village & Richings Park ward |
| Shredding Green | 1 |
Iver Parish Council for Shredding Green ward |
| Wood Lane | 1 |
Iver Parish Council for Wood Lane ward |
| Ivinghoe Aston | 2 |
Ivinghoe Parish Council for Ivinghoe Aston ward |
| Ivinghoe | 5 |
Ivinghoe Parish Council for Ivinghoe ward |
| Kingsbrook Parish Council | 9 |
Kingsbrook Parish Council |
| Lacey Green and Loosley Row | 5 |
Lacey Green Parish Council for Lacey Green and Loosley Row ward |
| Speen | 2 |
Lacey Green Parish Council for Speen ward |
|
Lane End Parish Council |
11 |
Lane End Parish Council |
| Latimer | 2 |
Latimer and Ley Hill Parish Council for Latimer ward |
| Ley Hill | 5 |
Latimer and Ley Hill Parish Council for Ley Hill ward |
| Leckhampstead Parish Council | 5 | Leckhampstead Parish Council |
|
Lillingstone Dayrell Parish Council |
7 |
Lillingstone Dayrell Parish Council |
|
Little Chalfont North East |
2 |
Little Chalfont Parish Council for Little Chalfont North East ward |
| Little Chalfont South | 2 |
Little Chalfont Parish Council for Little Chalfont South ward |
| Little Chalfont | 5 |
Little Chalfont Parish Council for Little Chalfont ward |
|
Little Horwood Parish Council |
7 |
Little Horwood Parish Council |
|
Little Marlow Parish Council |
9 |
Little Marlow Parish Council |
| Holmer Green | 7 |
Little Missenden Parish Council for Holmer Green ward |
| Hyde Heath | 2 |
Little Missenden Parish Council for Hyde Heath ward |
| Lt Kingshill and Lt Missenden | 4 | Little Missenden Parish Council for Lt Kingshill and Lt Missenden ward |
|
Long Crendon Parish Council |
9 |
Long Crendon Parish Council |
| Longwick-Cum-Ilmer Parsh Council | 9* | Longwick-cum-Ilmer Parish Council* |
| Ludgershall Parish Council | 7 | Ludgershall Parish Council |
|
Maids Moreton Parish Council |
7 |
Maids Moreton Parish Council |
|
Marlow Bottom Parish Council |
9 |
Marlow Bottom Parish Council |
|
Marlow North & West |
7 | Marlow Town Council for Marlow North & West ward |
| Marlow South East | 3 | Marlow Town Council for Marlow South East ward |
| Marlow South | 2 | Marlow Town Council for Marlow South ward |
|
Marsh Gibbon Parish Council |
7 |
Marsh Gibbon Parish Council |
| Marsworth Parish Council | 7 | Marsworth Parish Council |
| Danesfield | 3 | Medmenham Parish Council for Danesfield ward |
| Medmenham Village | 4 |
Medmenham Parish Council for Medmenham Village ward |
| Mentmore Parish Council | 7 | Mentmore Parish Council |
|
Middle Claydon Parish Council |
5 |
Middle Claydon Parish Council |
| Mursley Parish Council | 7 |
Mursley Parish Council |
| Nash Parish Council | 7 | Nash Parish Council |
|
Newton Longville Parish Council |
10* | Newton Longville Parish Council* |
|
North Marston Parish Council |
7 |
North Marston Parish Council |
| Oakley Parish Council | 7 |
Oakley Parish Council |
| Oving Parish Council | 5 |
Oving Parish Council |
| Padbury Parish Council | 7 |
Padbury Parish Council |
| Penn Street & Winchmore Hill | 3 |
Penn Parish Council for Penn Street & Winchmore Hill ward |
| Penn | 8 |
Penn Parish Council for Penn ward |
|
Piddington & Wheeler End Parish Council |
7 |
Piddington & Wheeler End Parish Council |
| Pitstone Parish Council | 11 |
Pitstone Parish Council |
|
Preston Bissett Parish Council |
7 | Preston Bissett Parish Council |
| Princes Risborough Town Council | 13 | Princes Risborough Town Council |
| Quainton Parish Council | 7 |
Quainton Parish Council |
| Radclive Cum Chackmore Parish Council | 7 | Radclive Cum Chackmore Parish Council |
| Radnage Parish Council | 7 | Radnage Parish Council |
|
Seer Green Parish Council |
9 |
Seer Green Parish Council |
| Shabbington Parish Council | 5 | Shabbington Parish Council |
| Slapton Parish Council | 7 |
Slapton Parish Council |
| Soulbury Parish Council | 7 |
Soulbury Parish Council |
| Steeple Claydon Parish Council | 9 | Steeple Claydon Parish Council |
| Stewkley Parish Council | 9 |
Stewkley Parish Council |
|
Stoke Hammond Parish Council |
7 |
Stoke Hammond Parish Council |
| Hawkslade (Stoke Mandeville) | 3 |
Stoke Mandeville Parish Council for Hawkslade ward |
| Stoke Grange | 2* |
Stoke Mandeville Parish Council for Stoke Grange ward* |
| Stoke Leys | 3* |
Stoke Mandeville Parish Council for Stoke Leys ward* |
| Stoke Mandeville Village | 4 |
Stoke Mandeville Parish Council for Stoke Mandeville Village ward |
|
Stoke Poges Parish Council |
11 |
Stoke Poges Parish Council |
| Beacon`s Bottom | 1 | Stokenchurch Parish Council for Beacon`s Bottom ward |
| Stokenchurch | 10 | Stokenchurch Parish Council for Stokenchurch ward |
|
Stone Bishopstone & Hartwell Parish Council |
9 |
Stone Bishopstone & Hartwell Parish Council |
| Stowe Parish Council | 7 |
Stowe Parish Council |
| Swanbourne Parish Council | 7 | Swanbourne Parish Council |
| Taplow Parish Council | 11 |
Taplow Parish Council |
|
The Lee Parish Council |
7 | The Lee Parish Council |
| Thornborough Parish Council | 7 |
Thornborough Parish Council |
| Tingewick Parish Council | 7 |
Tingewick Parish Council |
| Turville Parish Council | 5 |
Turville Parish Council |
| Turweston Parish Council | 5 | Turweston Parish Council |
| Twyford Parish Council | 7 |
Twyford Parish Council |
| Waddesdon Parish Council | 9 |
Waddesdon Parish Council |
| Watermead Parish Council | 7 | Watermead Parish Council |
| Weedon Parish Council | 7 |
Weedon Parish Council |
| Wendover Parish Council | 13 |
Wendover Parish Council |
|
West Wycombe Parish Council |
7 | West Wycombe Parish Council |
| Westbury Parish Council | 7 |
Westbury Parish Council |
| Westcott Parish Council | 7 |
Westcott Parish Council |
| Aston Reach | 2* |
Weston Turville Parish Council for Aston Reach ward* |
| Weston Turville Village | 8* |
Weston Turville Parish Council for Weston Turville Village ward* |
|
George Green and Middle Green |
5 |
Wexham Parish Council for George Green and Middle Green ward |
| The Orchards | 2 |
Wexham Parish Council for The Orchards ward |
| Wexham Street | 2 |
Wexham Parish Council for Wexham Street ward |
| Whaddon Parish Council | 7 |
Whaddon Parish Council |
| Whitchurch Parish Council | 7 |
Whitchurch Parish Council |
| Wing Parish Council | 11 | Wing Parish Council |
| Wingrave with Rowsham Parish Council | 8 |
Wingrave with Rowsham Parish Council |
| Winslow Parish Council | 12 |
Winslow Parish Council |
| Wooburn & Bourne End Parish Council | 9 |
Wooburn & Bourne End Parish Council for Bourne End ward |
| Wooburn Green | 6 |
Wooburn & Bourne End Parish Council for Wooburn Green ward |
| Wooburn Town | 2 | Wooburn & Bourne End Parish Council for Wooburn Town ward |
| Worminghall Parish Council | 5 |
Worminghall Parish Council |
* Changes arising from the Local Government Boundary Commission’s electoral review or community governance review
| Name of Ward | Number of councillors |
|---|---|
| Abbey | 2 |
|
Amersham & Chesham Bois |
3 |
|
Aston Clinton & Weston Turville |
2 |
| Aylesbury East | 2 |
| Aylesbury North | 2 |
|
Aylesbury North West |
2 |
|
Aylesbury South East |
2 |
|
Aylesbury South West |
2 |
| Aylesbury West | 2 |
| Beaconsfield | 2 |
|
Berryfields, Buckingham Park & Watermead |
2 |
| Bierton, Kingsbrook & Wing | 2 |
|
Booker & Cressex |
1 |
| Buckingham | 3 |
| Burnham | 3 |
|
Castlefield & Oakridge |
2 |
|
Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont |
3 |
| Chalfont St Peter | 2 |
| Chesham North | 3 |
| Chesham South | 2 |
| Chiltern Villages | 1 |
| Disraeli | 1 |
| Downley | 1 |
|
Farnhams & Stoke Poges |
3 |
|
Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns |
3 |
|
Gerrards Cross & Denham |
3 |
| Grendon Underwood & The Claydons | 2 |
|
Haddenham & Stone |
2 |
| Hazlemere | 2 |
| Horwood | 1 |
| Iver | 2 |
| Ivinghoe | 2 |
| Long Crendon | 1 |
| Marlow | 3 |
| Marsh & Micklefield | 2 |
| Newton Longville | 2 |
|
Penn, Tylers Green & Loudwater |
2 |
| Princes Risborough | 2 |
| Quainton | 1 |
| Ridgeway East | 2 |
| Ridgeway West | 2 |
| Sands | 1 |
|
Terriers & Amersham Hill |
2 |
| The Missendens | 3 |
|
Totteridge & Bowerdean |
2 |
| Waddesdon | 1 |
|
Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville |
2 |
|
West Wycombe & Lane End |
1 |
| Winslow | 1 |
If you have any questions about the elections, contact electoral services.
Notices
The Notice of Election will be published on Tuesday 18 March 2025.
Timetable
| Application | Deadline for receipt |
|---|---|
| Last date for registration | Friday 11 April 2025 |
| Deadline for receiving new postal vote and postal proxy applications, and for changes to existing postal or proxy votes | 5pm on Monday 14 April 2025 |
| Proxy vote application deadline | 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025 |
| Last day for Voter Authority Certificates and Anonymous Elector Documents | 5pm on Wednesday 23 April 2025 |
| Receipt of emergency proxy vote applications | 5pm on Thursday 1 May 2025 |
Submitting nomination papers
Before you submit nomination papers
Before you (a candidate) complete your nomination papers, you should check your eligibility to stand for election.
Guidance is available on the Electoral Commission website on:
You as a candidate are responsible for making sure you're eligible and are not disqualified.
Parish Clerks and electoral services are unable to confirm if candidates are eligible or disqualified from standing for election.
Completing nomination papers
You can download the template nomination papers on the Electoral Commission's website. The papers consist of:
- 1a Nomination paper
- 1b Home address form (part 1 and part 2)
- 2c Candidate's consent to nomination (including the pages of legislation)
You then only need to fill in the following forms in certain circumstances:
- certificate of authorisation, if you plan to use a political party name or description
- request for a party emblem, if you plan to use a political party's emblem
- notification of election agent, if you're nominating yourself for the unitary election
View and download the nomination papers
You should not sign the consent to nomination form earlier than 1 month before the deadline for submitting your nomination papers.
View the:
How and when to submit nomination papers
You can submit nomination papers from 10am on Tuesday 18 March until 4pm on Wednesday 2 April 2025.
Nomination papers must be delivered in person to a Deputy Returning Officer at:
The Gateway
Gatehouse Road
Aylesbury
HP19 8FF
This must be on a weekday between 10am and 4pm.
After you submit nomination papers
After we have received and accepted your nomination papers, we will send you a letter confirming that the nomination is valid and give more information about election arrangements.
The counting of votes will take place on Friday 2 May 2025.