# Buckinghamshire County Council elections

Buckinghamshire County Council in England was elected every four years from 1973 until 2020.

## Political control

From 1973 until its merger into Buckinghamshire Council in 2020, political control of the council was consistently held by the Conservative party:
| Year | Control |
| 1973 | Conservative |
| 1977 | Conservative |
| 1981 | Conservative |
| 1985 | Conservative |
| 1989 | Conservative |
| 1993 | Conservative |
| 1997 | Conservative |
| 2001 | Conservative |
| 2005 | Conservative |
| 2009 | Conservative |
| 2013 | Conservative |
| 2017 | Conservative |
In the 1993 elections, it was the only county council to have elected a majority of Conservative councillors, while the party lost majorities on strongholds such as Essex, Kent and Lincolnshire.

## Council elections

* 1973 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 1977 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 1981 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 1985 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 1989 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 1993 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 1997 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 2001 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 2005 Buckinghamshire County Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by 2)
* 2009 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 2013 Buckinghamshire County Council election
* 2017 Buckinghamshire County Council election

## County result maps

* 2005 results map
* 2009 results map
* 2013 results map
* 2017 results map

## By-election results
### 1997-2001

Long Crendon & Brill by-election 1 October 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Graves | 1,232 | 57.4 | +8.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Young | 505 | 23.5 | +23.5 |
| | Labour | Ian Chapman | 410 | 19.1 | −10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 727 | 33.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,147 | 33.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wendover By-Election 6 May 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Marion Clayton | 1,211 | 55.8 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Hammond | 958 | 44.2 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,169 | 39.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Marsh and Micklefield By-Election 15 June 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Caroline Martnes | 579 | 61.3 | +15.9 |
| | Conservative | Frank Downes | 266 | 28.2 | −1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Brown | 99 | 10.5 | −14.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 313 | 33.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 944 | 17.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2001-2005

Gerrards Cross By-Election 19 August 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Hardy | 933 | 77.1 | +13.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Chapman | 277 | 22.9 | −2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 656 | 54.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,210 | 22.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Buckingham South By-Election 18 November 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hedley Cadd | 1,098 | 51.1 | +7.6 |
| | Labour | Robin Stuchbury | 559 | 26.0 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Metherell | 491 | 22.8 | −5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 539 | 25.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,148 | 19.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2005-2009

Rymead, Tylers Green & Loudwater By-Election 20 April 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Cartwright | 1,277 | 61.0 | +13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Snaith | 596 | 28.5 | −2.1 |
| | Labour | Clare Martens | 221 | 10.5 | −11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 681 | 32.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,094 | 20.5 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Stoke Poges and Farnham Common By-Election 29 March 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Trevor Egleton | 875 | 57.3 | −4.8 |
| | Independent | William Foulds | 283 | 18.5 | +18.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ingrid Greenhow | 280 | 18.3 | −1.8 |
| | Labour | Lindsey Gillan | 89 | 5.8 | −11.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 592 | 38.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,527 | 23.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2009-2013

Amersham By-Election 17 September 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Steven Adams | 1,840 | 46.6 | −3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Davida Allen | 1,768 | 44.8 | +0.0 |
| | UKIP | Christopher Cooke | 140 | 3.5 | +3.5 |
| | Labour | Lynda Greenhill | 106 | 2.7 | −2.2 |
| | Green | Phil Folly | 95 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 72 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,949 | 30.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2017-2020

Beaconsfield By-Election 2 November 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anita Cranmer | 1,298 | 81.3 | +11.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Skoyles | 299 | 18.7 | +2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 999 | 62.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,597 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Aylesbury North-West By-Election 29 November 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anders Christensen | 654 | 39.3 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Ashley Waite | 507 | 30.5 | +6.0 |
| | Labour | Liz Hind | 426 | 25.6 | +2.9 |
| | Green | Mark Wheeler | 77 | 4.6 | +1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 8.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,664 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Totteridge and Bowerdean By-Election 9 February 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Israr Rashid | 978 | 40.8 | +15.5 |
| | East Wycombe Independents | Matt Knight | 668 | 27.8 | −12.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Holkham | 508 | 21.2 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Peters | 245 | 10.2 | −9.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 12.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,399 | | |
| | Labour gain from East Wycombe Independents | Labour gain from East Wycombe Independents | Swing | | |