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Wycombe District Council elections

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Wycombe District Council in Buckinghamshire, England was elected every four years from 1973 until 2020.[1] From the last boundary changes in 2003 until its abolition in 2020, 60 councillors were elected from 28 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:[2][3]

More information Party in control, Years ...
Party in controlYears
Conservative1973–1995
No overall control1995–1999
Conservative1999–2020
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Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1999 until its abolition in 2020 were:

More information Councillor, Party ...
CouncillorPartyFromTo
Pam Priestley[4]Conservative1999May 2001
Roger Colomb[5][6]Conservative14 May 200119 May 2003
Lesley Clarke[7][8]Conservative19 May 2003May 2011
Alex Collingwood[9][10]Conservative24 May 201113 May 2013
Richard Scott[11][12]Conservative13 May 2013May 2015
Katrina Wood[13][14]Conservative26 May 201531 Mar 2020
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Council elections

  • 1973 Wycombe District Council election
  • 1976 Wycombe District Council election
  • 1979 Wycombe District Council election
  • 1983 Wycombe District Council election (New ward boundaries)[15]
  • 1987 Wycombe District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[16]
  • 1991 Wycombe District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[17][18]
  • 1995 Wycombe District Council election
  • 1999 Wycombe District Council election
  • 2003 Wycombe District Council election (New ward boundaries)[19]
  • 2007 Wycombe District Council election
  • 2011 Wycombe District Council election
  • 2015 Wycombe District Council election

Council composition

More information Year, Conservative ...
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats UKIP East Wycombe Independents Independent Council control
after election
2003 46 9 2 0 0 3 Conservative
2007 49 5 4 0 0 2 Conservative
2011 42 7 8 1 0 2 Conservative
2015 47 6 1 1 3 2 Conservative
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Results maps

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    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map

By-election results

1993–1999

More information Party, Candidate ...
Marsh & Micklefield By-Election 4 February 1993
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Bennett 689 49.36
Liberal Democrats Ian Morton 417 29.87
Conservative Sue Heath 290 20.77
Majority 272 19.49
Turnout 1396 25
Labour hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Marsh & Micklefield By-Election 30 October 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kathleen Draper[20] 375 48.6 −12.5
Conservative 319 43.3 +29.8
Liberal Democrats 77 10.0 −15.4
Majority 56 5.3
Turnout 771
Labour hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Lane End & Piddington By-Election 23 April 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 408 46.2 +9.7
Conservative 390 44.1 +11.7
Labour 86 9.7 −21.4
Majority 18 2.1
Turnout 884
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
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1999–2003

More information Party, Candidate ...
Great Marlow By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 434 55.9 −0.7
Independent 342 44.1 +0.7
Majority 92 11.8
Turnout 776
Conservative hold Swing
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Hambledon Valley By-Election 29 November 2001[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Emmett[22] 326 49.9 −20.5
Independent 200 30.6 +30.6
Labour 127 19.4 −10.2
Majority 126 19.3
Turnout 653 34.0
Conservative hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Hazlemere West By-Election 11 July 2002[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bob Bate 542 78.0 +11.7
Labour Trevor Snaith 153 22.0 −11.7
Majority 389 56.0
Turnout 695 29.1
Conservative hold Swing
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2003–2007

More information Party, Candidate ...
Tylers Green and Loudwater By-Election 5 May 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Bainton 2,172 54.1 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Forbes 1,092 27.2 +5.6
Labour Ian Bates 748 18.6 +7.9
Majority 1,080 26.9
Turnout 4,012 62.8
Conservative hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
The Wooburns By-Election 30 June 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Bazley 404 74.5 +39.0
Independent Jonathan Ashman 138 25.5 −18.5
Majority 266 49.0
Turnout 542
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Chiltern Rise By-Election 17 November 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ian McEnnis 357 47.4 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Neil Timberlake 316 42.0 +10.9
Labour Ian Bates 80 10.6 +10.6
Majority 41 5.4
Turnout 753 18.8
Conservative hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Greater Marlow By-Election 2 March 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Wilkinson-Makey 491 56.4 +14.8
Liberal Democrats Ivor Coleman 244 28.0 +28.0
Labour Janet Pritchard 135 15.5 +15.5
Majority 247 28.4
Turnout 870 22.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Tylers Green & Loudwater By-Election 20 April 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Katrina Wood 888 65.8 +17.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Forbes 387 28.7 +7.1
Labour Sadia Hussain 75 5.6 −5.1
Majority 501 37.1
Turnout 1,350 21.6
Conservative hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Great Hughenden By-Election 9 November 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Larry Haig 1,040 65.4 +9.7
Liberal Democrats William Barnes 549 34.6 +4.7
Majority 491 30.8
Turnout 1,589 24.3
Conservative hold Swing
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2007–2011

More information Party, Candidate ...
Marlow North and West By-Election 7 February 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Scott 928 61.1 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Carol Cummins 382 25.1 −8.4
Labour Paul Mansell 209 13.8 +4.9
Majority 546 36.0
Turnout 1,519 22.6
Conservative hold Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Totteridge By-Election 23 April 2009[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Guy 733 54.1 +36.5
Conservative Tim Hewish 408 30.1 −10.9
Labour Ian Bates 214 15.8 −25.6
Majority 325 24.0
Turnout 1,355 31.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Totteridge By-Election 6 May 2010[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jen Joseph 1,234 44.5 +26.9
Conservative Lakshan Wanigasooriya 1,017 36.6 −4.4
Labour Ian Bates 524 18.9 −22.5
Majority 217 7.8
Turnout 2,775
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Greater Marlow By-Election 15 July 2010[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dominic Barnes 609 52.9 +17.1
Independent Mike Harris 348 30.2 +30.2
Liberal Democrats Kavita Mohan 195 16.9 +0.0
Majority 261 22.7
Turnout 1,152
Conservative hold Swing
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2011–2015

More information Party, Candidate ...
Hazlemere South By-Election 24 November 2011[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alex Slater 412 37.7 +19.0
UKIP Brian Mapletoft 365 33.4 +33.4
Conservative Lawrence Wood 228 20.9 −33.8
Labour Alan De'Ath 88 8.1 +8.1
Majority 47 4.3
Turnout 1,093
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Disraeli By-Election 2 May 2013[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Maz Hussain 553 40.0 +3.3
Labour Mohammed Rafiq 466 33.7 −9.9
UKIP Vijay Singh Srao 234 16.9 +16.9
Liberal Democrats Andrew Stevens 129 9.3 −10.4
Majority 87 6.3
Turnout 1,382
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Hambleden Valley By-Election 5 September 2013[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roger Metcalfe 379 70.3 −9.8
UKIP Brian Mapletoft 97 18.0 +18.0
Labour Julian Grigg 63 11.7 +11.7
Majority 282 52.3
Turnout 539
Conservative hold Swing
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