South Bucks

This article is about the former local government district. For the former UK Parliament constituency, see South Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency).

South Bucks District
Non-metropolitan district
Capswood, Oxford Road, Denham: South Bucks District Council headquarters 2004-2020.
South Bucks shown within Buckinghamshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	Buckinghamshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Denham
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	South Bucks District Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet
Area
• Total	54.55 sq mi (141.28 km2)
Population  (mid-2018)
• Total	70,043
• Density	1,300/sq mi (500/km2)
• Ethnicity	89.3% White 6.0% S.Asian 1.6% Black 1.4% Chinese or Other 1.7% Mixed Race
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 1 (BST)
ONS code	11UE (ONS) E07000006 (GSS)
OS grid reference	TQ0486
Website	www.southbucks.gov.uk

South Bucks was one of four local government districts in the non-metropolitan county of Buckinghamshire, in South East England.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, by the amalgamation of the area of Beaconsfield Urban District with part of Eton Rural District. The district was originally named Beaconsfield; it was renamed to South Bucks on 1 April 1980, following the passing of a resolution by the district council. The name was formally 'South Bucks' rather than 'South Buckinghamshire'. The district was abolished on 31 March 2020 and its area is now administered by the unitary Buckinghamshire Council.

See List of civil parishes in South Bucks.

See also: South Bucks District Council elections

South Bucks District Council
Type
Type	Non-Metropolitan District
Leadership
Leader of the Council	Nick Naylor, Conservative
Deputy Leader of the Council	John Read, Conservative
Structure
Seats	28 councillors
Political groups	Administration   Conservative (26) Other parties   Independent (2)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Last election	7 May 2015
Next election	7 May 2021 (as part of Buckinghamshire Council)
Website
www.southbucks.gov.uk

Transport

A large part of the district was sandwiched between the M40 and M4 motorways, both of which had junctions within the district. The major M40/M25 interchange is located near Gerrards Cross and is the M25's only junction in the district. South Bucks contained the greatest length of motorway in any Buckinghamshire district. Railway lines follow the motorways: they were the Great Western Main Line and the Chiltern Main Line, with important stations in Beaconsfield and Gerrards Cross. Denham Aerodrome in the southeast of the district had a small number of chartered flights running out of it.

Premises

From its creation in 1974 until 2004 the council was based at the former Eton Rural District Council's offices on Windsor Road in Slough, outside the district's administrative area. In 2004 the council moved to a modern office building at Capswood, Oxford Road, Denham, within its administrative area. Since the local government reorganisation in 2020, the building at Capswood serves as one of the area offices of Buckinghamshire Council.

Education

The Japanese international boarding school Teikyo School United Kingdom is located in Wexham, South Bucks.

The former district was also home to comprehensive Beaconsfield School as well as the grammar schools, Beaconsfield High School and Burnham Grammar School.