Wycombe District Council elections

Wycombe District Council in Buckinghamshire, England was elected every four years from 1973 until 2020.^[1] Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 60 councillors were elected from 28 wards.

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:^[2]

Party in control		Years
	Conservative	1973–1995
	No overall control	1995–1999
	Conservative	1999–2020

Council elections[]

(New ward boundaries)^[3]
(District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
(District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[5]^[6]
(New ward boundaries)^[7]
2015 Wycombe District Council election

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	Margaret Draper?	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^[8]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Bate?	542	78.0	+11.7
	Labour		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^[9]
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

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.
^ 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.
^ "Labour regains Burnley". guardian.co.uk. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
^ "Lib Dem wins Totteridge by-election". Bucks Free Press. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2010.

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.

[3] The District of Wycombe (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980

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

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

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

[7] slation.gov.uk - The District of Wycombe (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[regains-8] "Labour regains Burnley". guardian.co.uk. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 27 March 2010.

[totteridge-9] "Lib Dem wins Totteridge by-election". Bucks Free Press. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2010.

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v t Council elections in Buckinghamshire
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See also: Wards Boundary changes

v t Wycombe District
Buckinghamshire Unitary Council elections County Council elections District Council elections Aylesbury Constituency Beaconsfield Constituency Buckingham Constituency Wycombe Constituency
Towns (component areas and hamlets)	High Wycombe Cressex Micklefield Sands Terriers Totteridge Wycombe Marsh Marlow Forty Green Princes Risborough Alscot Askett Cadsden Flowers Bottom Loosley Row Lower North Dean Monks Risborough North Dean Redland End Speen Upper North Dean Whiteleaf
Other civil parishes (component villages and hamlets)	Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Bledlow Bledlow Ridge Crownfield Forty Green Holly Green Pitch Green Rout's Green Saunderton Saunderton Lee Skittle Green Bradenham Bradenham Walters Ash Chepping Wycombe Flackwell Heath Loudwater Tylers Green Downley Ellesborough Butlers Cross Chalkshire Coombe Dunsmore Ellesborough Nash Lee North Lee Terrick Fawley Fawley Fawley Bottom Great and Little Hampden Great Hampden Green Hailey Hampden Row Little Hampden Great and Little Kimble cum Marsh Great Kimble Kimble Wick 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 Skirmett Hazlemere Hedsor Hedsor Widmoor Hughenden Cryers Hill Four Ashes Great Kingshill Hughenden Valley Hunt's Hill Naphill Naphill Common Widmer End Ibstone Lacey Green Lacey Green Parslow's Hillock Wardrobes Lane End Cadmore Ditchfield Lane End Moor Common Moor End Little Marlow Coldmoorholme Fern Handy Cross Little Marlow Sheepridge Well End Winchbottom Longwick-cum-Ilmer Horsenden Ilmer Little Meadle Longwick Meadle Owlswick Marlow Bottom Medmenham Bockmer End Lower Woodend Medmenham Rockwell End Piddington and Wheeler End Piddington Wheeler End Radnage Bennett End Radnage The City Stokenchurch Beacon's Bottom Bolter End Horsleys Green Stokenchurch Studley Green Waterend Turville Northend Southend Turville Turville Heath West Wycombe Booker West Wycombe Wooburn Berghers Hill Bourne End Cores End Hawks Hill Widmoor Wooburn Wooburn Green Wooburn Moor
Former districts and boroughs	Marlow Urban District Wycombe Rural District
Former constituencies	Buckinghamshire County Constituency Great Marlow Constituency
Parliamentary constituencies in Buckinghamshire Places in Buckinghamshire Civil parishes in Buckinghamshire