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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
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
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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Council composition

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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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  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2015 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 % ±%
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 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

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Great Marlow By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate 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

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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

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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

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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

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