# South Bucks District Council elections

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

## 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 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. The leaders from 1999 until the council's abolition in 2020 were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| Trevor Egleton | Conservative | 25 May 1999 | May 2003 |
| Peter Hardy | Conservative | 20 May 2003 | May 2007 |
| Adrian Busby | Conservative | 22 May 2007 | May 2015 |
| Ralph Bagge | Conservative | 26 May 2015 | 26 Sep 2017 |
| Nick Naylor | 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)
* 1983 South Bucks District Council election (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)
* 1987 South Bucks District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1991 South Bucks District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 South Bucks District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1999 South Bucks District Council election
* 2003 South Bucks District Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2007 South Bucks District Council election (Some new ward boundaries)
* 2011 South Bucks District Council election
* 2015 South Bucks District Council election (New ward boundaries)

## 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Linda Hazell | 335 | 70.1 | +22.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Tucker | 143 | 29.9 | +6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 192 | 40.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 478 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Beaconsfield North By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 512 | 21.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,394 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Burnham Church By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Capel | 1,254 | 58.7 | +9.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Lathrope | 881 | 41.3 | +13.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 373 | 17.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,135 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Beaconsfield South By-Election 14 July 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jacquetta Lowen-Cooper | 347 | 77.1 | +22.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Henry | 103 | 22.9 | −8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 244 | 54.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 450 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2011

Burnham Church By-Election 26 August 2010 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 183 | 22.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 815 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2011-2015

Iver Heath By-Election 14 June 2012 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 208 | 31.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 662 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Iver Village and Richings Park By-Election 12 December 2013 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 45 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 900 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2015-2020

Farnham and Hedgerley By-Election 5 May 2016 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 623 | 40.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,540 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Burnham Lent Rise and Taplow By-Election 5 October 2017 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 533 | 50.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,061 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Beaconsfield North By-Election 2 November 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Damian Saunders | 441 | 76.4 | −9.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Henry | 136 | 23.6 | +23.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 305 | 52.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 577 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |