South Bucks District Council elections

South Bucks District Council was elected every four years from 1973 until 2020.[1]

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 role of chair of the council was largely ceremonial. Until 2001, political leadership was provided by the chair of the policy committee, sometimes informally known as the leader of the council. In 2001 the policy committee was replaced with a leader and cabinet model of governance, with the last chair of the policy committee becoming the first formally appointed leader of the council.[4] The leaders from 1999 until the council's abolition in 2020 were:

Councillor Party From To
Trevor Egleton[5][6] Conservative 25 May 1999 May 2003
Peter Hardy[7] Conservative 20 May 2003 May 2007
Adrian Busby[8][9] Conservative 22 May 2007 May 2015
Ralph Bagge[10][11] Conservative 26 May 2015 26 Sep 2017
Nick Naylor[12][13] Conservative 19 Oct 2017 31 Mar 2020

Council elections

  • 1973 Beaconsfield District Council election
  • 1976 Beaconsfield District Council election
  • 1979 Beaconsfield District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[14]
  • 1983 South Bucks District Council election (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)[15][16]
  • 1987 South Bucks District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[17]
  • 1991 South Bucks District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[18][19]
  • 1995 South Bucks District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[20][21]
  • 1999 South Bucks District Council election
  • 2003 South Bucks District Council election (New ward boundaries)[22]
  • 2007 South Bucks District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)[23]
  • 2011 South Bucks District Council election
  • 2015 South Bucks District Council election (New ward boundaries)[24]

Council composition

Year Conservative Liberal Democrats Beaconsfield IEA Independent Council control
after election
2003 33 1 0 6 Conservative
2007 36 2 2 0 Conservative
2011 38 1 1 0 Conservative
2015 27 0 0 1 Conservative

District result maps

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

By-election results

2003-2007

Burnham Lent Rise By-Election 19 August 2004[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Linda Hazell 335 70.1 +22.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Tucker 143 29.9 +6.0
Majority 192 40.2
Turnout 478
Conservative hold Swing
Beaconsfield North By-Election 5 May 2005[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Nicholls 1,306 54.6 −3.7
Independent John Meredith 794 33.2 +33.2
Labour Stephen Lathrope 294 12.3 −0.5
Majority 512 21.4
Turnout 2,394
Conservative hold Swing
Burnham Church By-Election 5 May 2005[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Capel 1,254 58.7 +9.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lathrope 881 41.3 +13.3
Majority 373 17.5
Turnout 2,135
Conservative hold Swing
Beaconsfield South By-Election 14 July 2005[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jacquetta Lowen-Cooper 347 77.1 +22.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Henry 103 22.9 −8.9
Majority 244 54.2
Turnout 450
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Burnham Church By-Election 26 August 2010[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Kelly 459 56.3 −11.5
UKIP Peter Price 276 33.9 +33.9
Liberal Democrats David Linsdall 80 9.8 −22.4
Majority 183 22.5
Turnout 815
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Iver Heath By-Election 14 June 2012[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Luisa Sullivan 404 61.0 −5.6
UKIP Adam Pamment 196 29.6 +29.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Chapman 62 9.4 −24.0
Majority 208 31.4
Turnout 662
Conservative hold Swing
Iver Village and Richings Park By-Election 12 December 2013[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul Griffin 422 46.9 −6.0
UKIP Ken Wight 377 41.9 +41.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Chapman 101 11.2 −35.9
Majority 45 5.0
Turnout 900
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2015-2020

Farnham and Hedgerley By-Election 5 May 2016[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Claire Lewis 962 62.5 −15.6
UKIP Delphine Gray-Fisk 339 22.0 +0.1
Green Ryan Sains 239 15.5 +15.5
Majority 623 40.5
Turnout 1,540
Conservative hold Swing
Burnham Lent Rise and Taplow By-Election 5 October 2017[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matt Bezzant 699 65.9 +23.6
Labour Alexa Collins 166 15.6 −0.4
Liberal Democrats Carol Linton 136 12.8 +12.8
Green Zoe Hatch 60 5.7 −7.7
Majority 533 50.2
Turnout 1,061
Conservative hold Swing
Beaconsfield North By-Election 2 November 2017[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Damian Saunders 441 76.4 −9.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Henry 136 23.6 +23.6
Majority 305 52.9
Turnout 577
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  2. ^ "South Buckinghamshire". BBC News Online. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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  5. ^ "Council minutes, 25 May 1999" (PDF). South Bucks District Council. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Election result special". Bucks Free Press. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Council minutes, 20 May 2003" (PDF). South Bucks District Council. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Council minutes, 22 May 2007" (PDF). South Bucks District Council. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  9. ^ "South Bucks District Council leader Adrian Busby to step down". Bucks Free Press. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Council minutes, 26 May 2015". South Bucks District Council. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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  12. ^ "Council minutes, 19 October 2017". South Bucks District Council. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Nick Naylor". Beaconsfield Conservatives. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  14. ^ The Berkshire and Buckinghamshire (Areas) Order 1977
  15. ^ The District of South Bucks (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
  16. ^ The Greater London and Buckinghamshire (Areas) Order 1981
  17. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  18. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
  19. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  20. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Heathrow Airport (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  21. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1994. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  22. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of South Bucks (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  23. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The South Bucks (Parish Electoral Arrangements and Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  24. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The South Bucks (Electoral Changes) Order 2015. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
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  27. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burnham Church Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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  30. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Iver Heath Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  31. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Iver Village and Richings Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  32. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Farnham and Hedgerley Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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