Buckinghamshire County Council elections

Buckinghamshire County Council in England was elected every four years from 1973 until 2020.^[1]

Political control

From 1973 until its merger into Buckinghamshire Council in 2020, political control of the council was consistently held by the Conservative party:^[2]

Year	Control
1973		Conservative
1977		Conservative
1981		Conservative
1985		Conservative
1989		Conservative
1993		Conservative
1997		Conservative
2001		Conservative
2005		Conservative
2009		Conservative
2013		Conservative
2017		Conservative

In the 1993 elections, it was the only county council to have elected a majority of Conservative councillors, while the party lost majorities on strongholds such as Essex, Kent and Lincolnshire.

Council elections

County result maps

2005 results map
2009 results map
2013 results map
2017 results map

By-election results

1997-2001

Long Crendon & Brill by-election 1 October 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Graves	1,232	57.4	+8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Eileen Young	505	23.5	+23.5
	Labour	Ian Chapman	410	19.1	−10.2
Majority			727	33.9
Turnout			2,147	33.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Wendover By-Election 6 May 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Clayton	1,211	55.8	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Hammond	958	44.2	+10.3
Majority			253	11.6
Turnout			2,169	39.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

Marsh and Micklefield By-Election 15 June 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Caroline Martnes	579	61.3	+15.9
	Conservative	Frank Downes	266	28.2	−1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Brown	99	10.5	−14.7
Majority			313	33.1
Turnout			944	17.6
	Labour hold		Swing

2001-2005

Gerrards Cross By-Election 19 August 2004^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Hardy	933	77.1	+13.9
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Chapman	277	22.9	−2.7
Majority			656	54.2
Turnout			1,210	22.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Buckingham South By-Election 18 November 2004^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hedley Cadd	1,098	51.1	+7.6
	Labour	Robin Stuchbury	559	26.0	−2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Metherell	491	22.8	−5.1
Majority			539	25.1
Turnout			2,148	19.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

2005-2009

Rymead, Tylers Green & Loudwater By-Election 20 April 2006^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Cartwright	1,277	61.0	+13.6
	Liberal Democrats	Trevor Snaith	596	28.5	−2.1
	Labour	Clare Martens	221	10.5	−11.5
Majority			681	32.5
Turnout			2,094	20.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Stoke Poges and Farnham Common By-Election 29 March 2007^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Trevor Egleton	875	57.3	−4.8
	Independent	William Foulds	283	18.5	+18.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ingrid Greenhow	280	18.3	−1.8
	Labour	Lindsey Gillan	89	5.8	−11.9
Majority			592	38.8
Turnout			1,527	23.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

2009-2013

Amersham By-Election 17 September 2009^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Steven Adams	1,840	46.6	−3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Davida Allen	1,768	44.8	+0.0
	UKIP	Christopher Cooke	140	3.5	+3.5
	Labour	Lynda Greenhill	106	2.7	−2.2
	Green	Phil Folly	95	2.4	+2.4
Majority			72	1.8
Turnout			3,949	30.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

2017-2020

Beaconsfield By-Election 2 November 2017^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anita Cranmer	1,298	81.3	+11.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Skoyles	299	18.7	+2.4
Majority			999	62.6
Turnout			1,597
	Conservative hold		Swing

Aylesbury North-West By-Election 29 November 2018^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anders Christensen	654	39.3	+9.5
	Conservative	Ashley Waite	507	30.5	+6.0
	Labour	Liz Hind	426	25.6	+2.9
	Green	Mark Wheeler	77	4.6	+1.3
Majority			147	8.8
Turnout			1,664
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Totteridge and Bowerdean By-Election 9 February 2019^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Israr Rashid	978	40.8	+15.5
	East Wycombe Independents	Matt Knight	668	27.8	−12.1
	Liberal Democrats	Ben Holkham	508	21.2	+6.4
	Conservative	Richard Peters	245	10.2	−9.8
Majority			310	12.9
Turnout			2,399
	Labour gain from East Wycombe Independents		Swing

References

^ "Today is the day 5 councils become one - everything you need to know". Bucks Free Press. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ "Buckinghamshire". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
^ "Local election results: Buckinghamshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). South Bucks District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
^ "Tories take seats". Buckingham & Winslow Advertiser. 25 November 2004.
^ "Election results for Ryemead, Tylers Green & Loudwater". Buckinghamshire County Council. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
^ "Election results for Stoke Poges & Farnham Common". Buckinghamshire County Council. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
^ "Election results for Amersham". Buckinghamshire County Council. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Beaconsfield Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Aylesbury North-West Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Totteridge and Bowerdean Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Buckinghamshire County Council

[1] "Today is the day 5 councils become one - everything you need to know". Bucks Free Press. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

[change-2] "Buckinghamshire". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.

[hold-3] "Local election results: Buckinghamshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 September 2009.

[gerrards-4] "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). South Bucks District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2009.

[take-5] "Tories take seats". Buckingham & Winslow Advertiser. 25 November 2004.

[ryemead-6] "Election results for Ryemead, Tylers Green & Loudwater". Buckinghamshire County Council. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2009.

[poges-7] "Election results for Stoke Poges & Farnham Common". Buckinghamshire County Council. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2009.

[amersham-8] "Election results for Amersham". Buckinghamshire County Council. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2009.

[9] "Local Elections Archive Project — Beaconsfield Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Aylesbury North-West Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — Totteridge and Bowerdean Division". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

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v t e Council elections in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire Council	2021
Buckinghamshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 Abolished
Milton Keynes Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
Aylesbury Vale District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Chiltern District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
South Bucks District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
Wycombe District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes