# Wycombe District Council elections

Wycombe District Council in Buckinghamshire, England was elected every four years from 1973 until 2020. From the last boundary changes in 2003 until its abolition in 2020, 60 councillors were elected from 28 wards.

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

### Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1999 until its abolition in 2020 were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| Pam Priestley | Conservative | 1999 | May 2001 |
| Roger Colomb | Conservative | 14 May 2001 | 19 May 2003 |
| Lesley Clarke | Conservative | 19 May 2003 | May 2011 |
| Alex Collingwood | Conservative | 24 May 2011 | 13 May 2013 |
| Richard Scott | Conservative | 13 May 2013 | May 2015 |
| Katrina Wood | Conservative | 26 May 2015 | 31 Mar 2020 |

## Council elections

* 1973 Wycombe District Council election
* 1976 Wycombe District Council election
* 1979 Wycombe District Council election
* 1983 Wycombe District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1987 Wycombe District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 Wycombe District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Wycombe District Council election
* 1999 Wycombe District Council election
* 2003 Wycombe District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2007 Wycombe District Council election
* 2011 Wycombe District Council election
* 2015 Wycombe District Council election

## Council composition

| Year | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | UKIP | East Wycombe Independents | Independent | Council control after election |
| 2003 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Conservative |
| 2007 | 49 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Conservative |
| 2011 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Conservative |
| 2015 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Conservative |

## Results maps

* 2003 results map
* 2007 results map
* 2011 results map
* 2015 results map

## By-election results
### 1993–1999

Marsh & Micklefield By-Election 4 February 1993 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ann Bennett | 689 | 49.36 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Morton | 417 | 29.87 |
| | Conservative | Sue Heath | 290 | 20.77 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 19.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1396 | 25 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Marsh & Micklefield By-Election 30 October 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kathleen Draper | 375 | 48.6 | −12.5 |
| | Conservative | | 319 | 43.3 | +29.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 77 | 10.0 | −15.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 56 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 771 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Lane End & Piddington By-Election 23 April 1998 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 408 | 46.2 | +9.7 |
| | Conservative | | 390 | 44.1 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | | 86 | 9.7 | −21.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 884 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 1999–2003

Great Marlow By-Election 7 June 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 434 | 55.9 | −0.7 |
| | Independent | | 342 | 44.1 | +0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 92 | 11.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 776 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hambledon Valley By-Election 29 November 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Emmett | 326 | 49.9 | −20.5 |
| | Independent | | 200 | 30.6 | +30.6 |
| | Labour | | 127 | 19.4 | −10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 126 | 19.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 653 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hazlemere West By-Election 11 July 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Bob Bate | 542 | 78.0 | +11.7 |
| | Labour | Trevor Snaith | 153 | 22.0 | −11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 389 | 56.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 695 | 29.1 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2003–2007

Tylers Green and Loudwater By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,080 | 26.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,012 | 62.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
The Wooburns By-Election 30 June 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Simon Bazley | 404 | 74.5 | +39.0 |
| | Independent | Jonathan Ashman | 138 | 25.5 | −18.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 49.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 542 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Chiltern Rise By-Election 17 November 2005 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 41 | 5.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 753 | 18.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Greater Marlow By-Election 2 March 2006 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 247 | 28.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 870 | 22.4 | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Tylers Green & Loudwater By-Election 20 April 2006 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 501 | 37.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,350 | 21.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Great Hughenden By-Election 9 November 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Larry Haig | 1,040 | 65.4 | +9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Barnes | 549 | 34.6 | +4.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 491 | 30.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,589 | 24.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007–2011

Marlow North and West By-Election 7 February 2008 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 546 | 36.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,519 | 22.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Totteridge By-Election 23 April 2009 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 325 | 24.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,355 | 31.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Totteridge By-Election 6 May 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jen Joseph | 1,234 | 44.5 | +26.9 |
| | Conservative | Lakshan Wanigasooriya | 1,017 | 36.6 | −4.4 |
| | Labour | Ian Bates | 524 | 18.9 | −22.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 217 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,775 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Greater Marlow By-Election 15 July 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dominic Barnes | 609 | 52.9 | +17.1 |
| | Independent | Mike Harris | 348 | 30.2 | +30.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kavita Mohan | 195 | 16.9 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 261 | 22.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,152 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011–2015

Hazlemere South By-Election 24 November 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Slater | 412 | 37.7 | +19.0 |
| | UKIP | Brian Mapletoft | 365 | 33.4 | +33.4 |
| | Conservative | Lawrence Wood | 228 | 20.9 | −33.8 |
| | Labour | Alan De'Ath | 88 | 8.1 | +8.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 4.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,093 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Disraeli By-Election 2 May 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Maz Hussain | 553 | 40.0 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Rafiq | 466 | 33.7 | −9.9 |
| | UKIP | Vijay Singh Srao | 234 | 16.9 | +16.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Stevens | 129 | 9.3 | −10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,382 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Hambleden Valley By-Election 5 September 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Roger Metcalfe | 379 | 70.3 | −9.8 |
| | UKIP | Brian Mapletoft | 97 | 18.0 | +18.0 |
| | Labour | Julian Grigg | 63 | 11.7 | +11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 282 | 52.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 539 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |