Buckinghamshire County Council elections

This article is about elections to the county council which existed from 1973 to 2020. For elections to the unitary authority established in 2020, see Buckinghamshire Council elections.

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

## Political control

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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

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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

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* 1973 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 1977 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 1981 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 1985 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 1989 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 1993 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 1997 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 2001 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 2005 Buckinghamshire County Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 2)[3]
* 2009 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 2013 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 2017 Buckinghamshire County Council election

## County result maps

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* 2005 results map

* 2009 results map

* 2013 results map

* 2017 results map

## By-election results

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### 1997-2001

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Long Crendon & Brill by-election 1 October 1998  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Gerrards Cross By-Election 19 August 2004[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Rymead, Tylers Green & Loudwater By-Election 20 April 2006[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Amersham By-Election 17 September 2009[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Beaconsfield By-Election 2 November 2017[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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1. ^ "Today is the day 5 councils become one - everything you need to know". Bucks Free Press. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
2. ^ "Buckinghamshire". BBC News Online. 19 April 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
3. ^ "Local election results: Buckinghamshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
4. ^ "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). South Bucks District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
5. ^ "Tories take seats". Buckingham & Winslow Advertiser. 25 November 2004.
6. ^ "Election results for Ryemead, Tylers Green & Loudwater". Buckinghamshire County Council. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
7. ^ "Election results for Stoke Poges & Farnham Common". Buckinghamshire County Council. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
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.

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

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