Wycombe District Council elections

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Wycombe District Council in Buckinghamshire, England is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 60 councillors have been elected from 28 wards.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]

Party in control Years
Conservative 1973 - 1995
No overall control 1995 - 1999
Conservative 1999 - present

Council elections

By-election results

1995-1999

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 Democrat 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 Democrat 408 46.2 +9.7
Conservative 390 44.1 +11.7
Labour 86 9.7 -21.4
Majority 18 2.1
Turnout 884
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

1999-2003

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[2]
Party Candidate 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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 Democrat 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[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat gain from Labour Swing

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