2021 Winchester City Council election

Elections to Winchester City Council will take place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections.[1] This will take place at the same time as the elections for Hampshire County Council and the Hampshire Police and Crime Commissioner.[2][3]

2021 Winchester City Council election

6 May 2021
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative Independent
Last election 27 18 0
Current seats 26 15 3

Incumbent Council control

Liberal Democrats


Background

Whilst an election for the County Council had already been planned, District Council Elections were delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, meaning that they are due to be held at the same time as the Hampshire County Council Elections.[4]

After the previous elections, the Liberal Democrats took control of the council from the Conservative Party, with the Liberal Democrats holding 27 seats of the 23 required for a majority, and the Conservatives holding the remaining 18. The Liberal Democrats had last been in control of the council between 2010 and 2011, with the council under either Conservative administration or no overall control since then.

Subsequent to the 2019 election, two Conservative Councillors left the party and a further was suspended, whilst a Liberal Democrat councillor resigned, leaving a vacancy.[5][6][7][8] As such, prior to the 2021 election, the Liberal Democrats held 26 seats, the Conservatives 15, and three councillors sat as independents.[9]

References

  1. "Election Timetable in England" (PDF).
  2. "Elections Schedule". Winchester City Council. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  3. "Elections and voting". www.hants.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  4. "Coronavirus: English local elections postponed for a year". BBC News. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  5. "Winchester city councillor resigns from the Conservative group". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  6. "Councillor under investigation for racism is now listed as an independent". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  7. "City councillor resigns from Tories over fears work could embarrass party". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  8. "UPDATED: Controversial city councillor resigns after seeing 'opportune moment to step down'". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
  9. "Your Councillors". Winchester City Council. 2021-01-24. Archived from the original on 2021-01-24. Retrieved 2021-01-24.


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