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]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1973–1995 | |
| No overall control | 1995–1999 | |
| Conservative | 1999–2020 | |
Leadership
The leaders of the council from 1999 until its abolition in 2020 were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pam Priestley[4] | Conservative | 1999 | May 2001 | |
| Roger Colomb[5][6] | Conservative | 14 May 2001 | 19 May 2003 | |
| Lesley Clarke[7][8] | Conservative | 19 May 2003 | May 2011 | |
| Alex Collingwood[9][10] | Conservative | 24 May 2011 | 13 May 2013 | |
| Richard Scott[11][12] | Conservative | 13 May 2013 | May 2015 | |
| Katrina Wood[13][14] | Conservative | 26 May 2015 | 31 Mar 2020 | |
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
| 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 | |
Results maps
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2015 results map
By-election results
1993–1999
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
1999–2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 434 | 55.9 | −0.7 | ||
| Independent | 342 | 44.1 | +0.7 | ||
| Majority | 92 | 11.8 | |||
| Turnout | 776 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
2003–2007
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
2007–2011
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
2011–2015
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
References
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- ^ "Wycombe". BBC News Online. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "Wycombe" in search box to see specific results.)
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- ^ "Council minutes, 14 May 2001". Wycombe District Council. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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- ^ "Council minutes, 19 May 2003". Wycombe District Council. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Lesley Clarke to stand down as leader despite election win". Bucks Free Press. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Council minutes, 24 May 2011". Wycombe District Council. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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- ^ "Council minutes, 13 May 2013". Wycombe District Council. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Grant, Pete (14 May 2015). "WDC leader Richard Scott 'disappointed' after losing top job". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Council minutes, 26 May 2015". Wycombe District Council. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Wareham, Stephanie (2 May 2020). "Meet the councillors who have just been given top roles in new council". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ The District of Wycombe (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Wycombe (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ "WDC Council Monday, 5th January, 1998". Buckinghamshire Council. 5 January 1998. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Labour regains Burnley". guardian.co.uk. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on 10 December 2001". Buckinghamshire Council. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Langton, David (18 July 2002). "Tory Bob wins by-election". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Lib Dem wins Totteridge by-election". Bucks Free Press. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Totteridge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Greater Marlow Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hazlemere South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Disraeli Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hambleden Valley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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