Aylesbury Vale District Council elections
Aylesbury Vale District Council in Buckinghamshire, England was elected every four years from 1973 until 2020.[1] Since the last boundary changes in 2015, 59 councillors were elected from 33 wards.[2]
Political control[]
Since the first election to the council in 1973 until its merger into Buckinghamshire Council in 2020, political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Independent | 1973–1976 | |
No overall control | 1976–1979 | |
Conservative | 1979–1991 | |
No overall control | 1991–1995 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1995–1999 | |
No overall control | 1999–2003 | |
Conservative | 2003–2020 |
Council elections[]
Summary of the council composition after each council election, click on the year for full details of each election.
Year | Con | LD | UKIP | Lab | Ind | Lib | Ind Con | Residents | Grn | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[4] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
[4] | 29 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | New ward boundaries[5] |
[4] | 33 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
[4] | 34 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
[4] | 34 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
[4] | 28 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same[6][7] |
[8] | 12 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1999[9] | 24 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2003[10] | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1[10][11] |
2007[12] | 37 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Some new ward boundaries[13][14] |
2011[15] | 37 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2015[16] | 43 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New ward boundaries[17] |
Current | 38 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Current composition after by-elections and defections/resignations[18] |
District result maps[]
2003 results map
2007 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
By-election results[]
By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections. Below is a summary of recent by-elections;[19] full by-election results can be found by clicking on the by-election name.
By-election | Date | Incumbent party | Winning party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newton Longville | 12 June 1997 | Liberal Democrats | Independent | ||
Stone | 11 September 1997 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
Bedgrove | 27 November 1997 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
Meadowcroft | 27 November 1997 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Haddenham | 2 April 1998 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Gatehouse | 25 June 1998 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Mandeville | 16 July 1998 | Labour | Liberal Democrats | ||
Oakley | 1 October 1998 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Luffield Abbey | 26 November 1998 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
Wing | 4 May 2000 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
Mandeville | 26 October 2000 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Bedgrove | 13 December 2001 | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | ||
Meadowcroft | 27 June 2002 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Quarrendon | 6 November 2003 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Winslow | 25 March 2004 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Buckingham South | 18 November 2004 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Stewkley | 2 February 2006 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Gatehouse | 27 July 2006 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Aylesbury Central | 11 February 2010 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Luffield Abbey | 11 February 2010 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Oakfield by-election | 3 October 2013 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Gatehouse by-election | 11 December 2014 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Southcourt by-election | 11 December 2014 | Labour | Liberal Democrats | ||
Grendon Underwood and Brill by-election | 23 December 2015 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Elmhurst by-election | 6 April 2017 | UKIP | Liberal Democrats | ||
Wendover and Halton by-election[20] | 4 May 2017 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Riverside by-election[21] | 17 August 2017 | Conservative | Conservative | ||
Southcourt by-election[21] | 17 August 2017 | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | ||
Central and Walton by-election[22] | 22 March 2018 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
Quainton by-election[23] | 3 May 2018 | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | ||
Haddenham and Stone by-election[24] | 7 March 2019 | Conservative | Green |
1995-1999[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | 388 | 54.2 | +54.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 236 | 33.0 | -23.5 | ||
Labour | 92 | 12.8 | +12.8 | ||
Majority | 152 | 21.2 | |||
Turnout | 716 | 47.0 | |||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 492 | 55.8 | +33.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 273 | 30.1 | -4.5 | ||
Labour | 117 | 13.3 | +4.1 | ||
Majority | 219 | 25.7 | |||
Turnout | 882 | 29.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 830 | 46.2 | +13.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 638 | 35.5 | -10.5 | ||
Labour | 160 | 8.9 | -12.1 | ||
Majority | 192 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,628 | 31.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 263 | 43.1 | -11.3 | ||
Labour | 193 | 31.6 | +0.1 | ||
Conservative | 154 | 25.2 | +11.1 | ||
Majority | 70 | 11.5 | |||
Turnout | 610 | 12.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 949 | 55.8 | +2.7 | ||
Conservative | 483 | 28.4 | -2.8 | ||
Labour | 161 | 9.5 | -5.6 | ||
Independent | 109 | 6.4 | +6.4 | ||
Majority | 466 | 27.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,702 | 42.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 305 | 47.9 | -1.1 | ||
Conservative | 248 | 38.9 | +22.7 | ||
Labour | 83 | 13.0 | -17.7 | ||
Majority | 57 | 9.0 | |||
Turnout | 636 | 24.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 498 | 48.3 | +6.5 | ||
Conservative | 313 | 30.3 | +17.4 | ||
Labour | 221 | 21.4 | -12.9 | ||
Majority | 185 | 18.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,032 | 17.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 412 | 52.9 | +3.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 212 | 27.2 | +7.8 | ||
Labour | 155 | 19.9 | -10.8 | ||
Majority | 200 | 25.7 | |||
Turnout | 779 | 37.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 211 | 44.3 | -2.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 208 | 43.7 | -9.6 | ||
Labour | 57 | 12.0 | +12.0 | ||
Majority | 150 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 476 | 33.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
1999-2003[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 480 | 50.5 | +5.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 471 | 49.5 | -5.1 | ||
Majority | 9 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 951 | 44.3 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 579 | 80.1 | +27.4 | ||
Conservative | 144 | 19.9 | +0.5 | ||
Majority | 435 | 60.2 | |||
Turnout | 723 | 12.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 760 | 49.2 | +7.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | 703 | 45.5 | -13.1 | ||
Labour | 82 | 5.3 | +5.3 | ||
Majority | 57 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,545 | 30.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 521 | 47.2 | +2.8 | ||
Conservative | 283 | 25.6 | +10.8 | ||
Independent | 172 | 15.5 | +0.6 | ||
Labour | 128 | 11.6 | -14.3 | ||
Majority | 238 | 21.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,104 | 21.1 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
2003-2007[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Maria Butler | 382 | 47.5 | -10.7 | |
Conservative | Wajid Kiani | 248 | 30.8 | +16.4 | |
Aylesbury Resident's Action Party | David Davies | 129 | 16.0 | -11.4 | |
Labour | Neal Bonham | 46 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 134 | 16.7 | |||
Turnout | 805 | 21.4 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 885 | 54.2 | +12.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Hannah Saul | 577 | 35.4 | +11.6 | |
Independent | 170 | 10.4 | -24.5 | ||
Majority | 308 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,632 | 37.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Huw Lewis | 328 | 38.8 | -7.8 | |
Labour | Robin Stuchbury | 285 | 33.7 | +2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charles Burke | 198 | 23.4 | +0.9 | |
Independent | Philipp Von Both | 35 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
Majority | 43 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 846 | 21.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Janet Blake | 557 | 63.4 | -7.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Llewellyn Monger | 322 | 36.6 | +36.6 | |
Majority | 235 | 26.8 | |||
Turnout | 879 | 40.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Tuffail Hussain | 559 | 56.3 | +3.5 | |
Conservative | Jane Sale | 343 | 34.6 | +14.5 | |
Residents | Suzanna Copcutt | 90 | 9.1 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 216 | 21.7 | |||
Turnout | 992 | 24.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
2007-2011[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Graham Webster | 354 | 50.6 | -1.9 | |
Conservative | Mark Winn | 213 | 30.5 | -5.9 | |
Labour | Michael Beall | 67 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
UKIP | Brian Adams | 65 | 9.3 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 141 | 20.1 | |||
Turnout | 699 | 26.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pearl Lewis | 343 | 49.7 | -30.7 | |
UKIP | John Russell | 151 | 21.9 | +21.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Metherell | 133 | 19.3 | +19.3 | |
Independent | Mark Benson | 63 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 192 | 27.8 | |||
Turnout | 690 | 33.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
2011-2015[]
2015-present[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Susan Morgan | 785 | 63.5 | +37.9 | |
Labour | Gary Andrew Paxton | 151 | 12.2 | -10.0 | |
Conservative | Ammer Raheel | 147 | 11.9 | -9.3 | |
UKIP | Philip Peter Gomm | 111 | 9.0 | -14.4 | |
Green | Nigel Antony Foster | 43 | 3.5 | -4.2 | |
Majority | 634 | 51.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,244 | 27 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP | Swing |
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External links[]
- Aylesbury Vale District Council elections
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