Wycombe District Council elections

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		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
Year							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

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

By-election results

1993–1999

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

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

Lane End & Piddington By-Election 23 April 1998
Party		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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2007–2011

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

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

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

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

2011–2015

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

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

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

References

^ "Today is the day 5 councils become one - everything you need to know". Bucks Free Press. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
^ "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.)
^ "Roger is elected new leader of Tories". Bucks Free Press. 11 January 2001. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
^ "Council minutes, 14 May 2001". Wycombe District Council. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
^ "Council leader overthrown in post-election revolt". Bucks Free Press. 9 May 2003. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
^ "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.
^ Farr, Simon (14 May 2013). "New leader for Wycombe District Council". Bucks Free Press. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
^ "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.

By-election results

External links

Wycombe District 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.

[hold-2] "Wycombe". BBC News Online. Retrieved 27 March 2010.

[compositions-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.

[13May2013-11] "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] slation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.

[17] slation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[18] slation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.

[19] slation.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.

[regains-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.

[totteridge-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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