Wycombe District Council elections

Local government elections in Buckinghamshire, England

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

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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

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| Conservative | 1973–1995
| No overall control | 1995–1999
| Conservative | 1999–2020

### Leadership

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

Councillor | Party | From | To

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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

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* 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

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Year  | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | UKIP | East Wycombe Independents | Independent | Council control
after election

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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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* 2003 results map

* 2007 results map

* 2011 results map

* 2015 results map

## By-election results

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### 1993–1999

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Marsh & Micklefield By-Election 4 February 1993  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |
Marsh & Micklefield By-Election 30 October 1997  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |
Lane End & Piddington By-Election 23 April 1998  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Great Marlow By-Election 7 June 2001  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 434  | 55.9  | −0.7
| Independent |  | 342  | 44.1  | +0.7
Majority | 92  | 11.8  |
Turnout | 776  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Hambledon Valley By-Election 29 November 2001[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |
Hazlemere West By-Election 11 July 2002[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Tylers Green and Loudwater By-Election 5 May 2005  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |
The Wooburns By-Election 30 June 2005  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |
Chiltern Rise By-Election 17 November 2005  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |
Greater Marlow By-Election 2 March 2006  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |
Tylers Green & Loudwater By-Election 20 April 2006  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |
Great Hughenden By-Election 9 November 2006  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Marlow North and West By-Election 7 February 2008  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |
Totteridge By-Election 23 April 2009[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |
Totteridge By-Election 6 May 2010[25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |
Greater Marlow By-Election 15 July 2010[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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Hazlemere South By-Election 24 November 2011[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |
Disraeli By-Election 2 May 2013[28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 |  |
Hambleden Valley By-Election 5 September 2013[29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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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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. ^ "Wycombe". BBC News Online. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
3. ^ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "Wycombe" in search box to see specific results.)
4. ^ "Roger is elected new leader of Tories". Bucks Free Press. 11 January 2001. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
5. ^ "Council minutes, 14 May 2001". Wycombe District Council. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
6. ^ "Council leader overthrown in post-election revolt". Bucks Free Press. 9 May 2003. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
7. ^ "Council minutes, 19 May 2003". Wycombe District Council. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
8. ^ "Lesley Clarke to stand down as leader despite election win". Bucks Free Press. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
9. ^ "Council minutes, 24 May 2011". Wycombe District Council. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
10. ^ Farr, Simon (14 May 2013). "New leader for Wycombe District Council". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
11. ^ "Council minutes, 13 May 2013". Wycombe District Council. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
12. ^ Grant, Pete (14 May 2015). "WDC leader Richard Scott 'disappointed' after losing top job". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
13. ^ "Council minutes, 26 May 2015". Wycombe District Council. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
14. ^ 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.
15. ^ The District of Wycombe (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
16. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
17. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
18. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
19. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Wycombe (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
20. ^ "WDC Council Monday, 5th January, 1998". Buckinghamshire Council. 5 January 1998. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
21. ^ "Labour regains Burnley". guardian.co.uk. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
22. ^ "Minutes of the Meeting of the Council held on 10 December 2001". Buckinghamshire Council. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
23. ^ Langton, David (18 July 2002). "Tory Bob wins by-election". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
24. ^ "Lib Dem wins Totteridge by-election". Bucks Free Press. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
25. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Totteridge Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
26. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Greater Marlow Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
27. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hazlemere South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
28. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Disraeli Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
29. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hambleden Valley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2024.

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* Little Kimble
* Marsh
* Smoky Row
* Great Marlow
* Bovingdon Green
* Burroughs Grove
* Chisbridge Cross
* Danesfield
* Marlow Common
* Hambleden
* Colstrope
* Fingest
* Frieth
* Hambleden
* Mill End
* Parmoor
* Pheasant's Hill
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* Naphill
* Naphill Common
* Widmer End
* Ibstone
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* Wardrobes
* Lane End
* Cadmore
* Ditchfield
* Lane End
* Moor Common
* Moor End
* Little Marlow
* Coldmoorholme
* Fern
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* Sheepridge
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