Elections to Buckinghamshire County Council were held on 5 May 2005, alongside the 2005 UK General Election and other local elections in England and Northern Ireland. The entire council was up for election, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2009.
Buckinghamshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Buckinghamshire, in England, the United Kingdom established in 1889 following the Local Government Act 1888. The county council's offices are in Aylesbury.
The Conservative Party remained in overall control of the council, winning 44 out of 57 seats. 11 of the remaining seats were won by the Liberal Democrats, whilst the remaining 2 were won by Labour. [1]
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 44 | +4 | 77.19 | 49.67 | 146,980 | ||||
Liberal Democrat | 11 | +2 | 19.30 | 32.88 | 97,289 | ||||
Labour | 2 | -3 | 3.51 | 15.91 | 47,072 | ||||
Aylesbury Residents Association | 0 | 0 | 0.87 | 2,587 | |||||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 1,200 | |||||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0.26 | 777 |
The overall turnout was 65.4% with a total of 295,905 valid votes cast. A total of 2,397 ballots were rejected.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
44 | 11 | 2 |
Conservatives | Liberal Democrats | L |
L - Labour
All results by ward are listed below. The turnout numbers recorded is the valid voter turnout, not the total number of ballots cast including those that were spoiled. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lesley Clarke | 1,804 | 50.1 | ||
Labour | Carolyn Pudney | 996 | 27.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Stephen Guy | 801 | 22.2 | ||
Majority | 808 | 22.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,601 | 60.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Lidgate | 2,339 | 61.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Edwina Mitchell | 1,446 | 38.2 | ||
Majority | 893 | 23.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,785 | 62.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Meacock | 3,770 | 24.2 | ||
Conservative | Pauline Wilkinson | 3,651 | 23.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Davida Allen | 3,567 | 22.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Patricia Pearce | 2,739 | 17.6 | ||
Labour | Lynda Greenhill | 959 | 6.1 | ||
Labour | David Tench | 909 | 5.8 | ||
Majority | 84 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 8,707 | 66.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Chapple | 3,062 | 64.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Vernon | 1,440 | 30.2 | ||
Aylesbury Residents Action | Andrew Hill | 273 | 5.7 | ||
Majority | 1,622 | 33.9 | |||
Turnout | 4,775 | 68.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Chloe Willetts | 2,789 | 21.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Raj Khan | 2,482 | 19.0 | ||
Conservative | Andrew Huxley | 2,377 | 18.2 | ||
Conservative | Abdul Khaliq | 1,791 | 13.7 | ||
Labour | Richard Wells | 1,224 | 9.4 | ||
Labour | Mohammed Khaliel | 1,084 | 8.3 | ||
Independent | Patrick Martin | 659 | 5.1 | ||
Aylesbury Residents Action | Julia Powell | 323 | 2.5 | ||
Aylesbury Residents Action | Elsie Davies | 303 | 2.3 | ||
Majority | 105 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 13,032 | 60.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Mary Baldwin | 2,159 | 22.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Niknam Hussain | 1,665 | 17.1 | ||
Conservative | Jane Sale | 1,587 | 16.3 | ||
Conservative | Wajid Kiani | 1,262 | 13.0 | ||
Labour | Philip McGoldrick | 1,225 | 12.6 | ||
Labour | Sandra Moorcroft | 1,019 | 10.5 | ||
Aylesbury Residents Action | Suzanna Copcutt | 419 | 4.3 | ||
Aylesbury Residents Action | David Davies | 379 | 3.9 | ||
Majority | 78 | 5.1 | |||
Turnout | 9,715 | 52.2 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Denise Summers | 1,446 | 39.0 | ||
Conservative | Elisabeth Wilkins | 1,435 | 38.7 | ||
Labour | Henry Gardner | 730 | 19.7 | ||
Aylesbury Residents Action | Margaret Martin | 100 | 2.7 | ||
Majority | 11 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,711 | 61.1 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Chester Jones | 2,330 | 47.4 | ||
Conservative | John Champion | 1,917 | 39.0 | ||
Labour | Adrian Mumford-Smith | 570 | 11.6 | ||
Aylesbury Residents Action | Dennis Price | 95 | 1.9 | ||
Majority | 413 | 8.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,912 | 72.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Freda Roberts | 3,074 | 21.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Steve Kennell | 3,050 | 21.0 | ||
Conservative | Brian Foster | 2,283 | 15.7 | ||
Conservative | John Wiseman | 2,283 | 15.7 | ||
Labour | Neal Bonham | 1,755 | 12.1 | ||
Labour | Zard Khan | 1,479 | 10.2 | ||
Aylesbury Residents Action | Julie Ludlow | 333 | 2.3 | ||
Aylesbury Residents Action | Martin Hill | 292 | 2.0 | ||
Majority | 767 | 5.3 | |||
Turnout | 14,549 | 54.5 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Dewar | 2,546 | 65.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Barbara Wainwright | 856 | 21.9 | ||
Labour | Stephen Lathrope | 511 | 13.1 | ||
Majority | 1,690 | 43.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,913 | 67.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Edmonds | 3,189 | 59.0 | ||
Labour | Joanna Dodsworth | 1,113 | 20.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Alan Sherwell | 1,106 | 20.5 | ||
Majority | 2,076 | 38.4 | |||
Turnout | 5,408 | 72.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Hill | 1,397 | 39.0 | ||
Labour | Nigel Vickery | 1,303 | 36.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Tuffail Hussain | 529 | 14.8 | ||
UKIP | Lynne Pearce | 354 | 9.9 | ||
Majority | 94 | 2.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,583 | 58.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julia Wassell | 2,555 | 24.3 | ||
Labour | Chaudhary Ditta | 2,003 | 19.0 | ||
Conservative | Kathleen Dix | 1,874 | 17.8 | ||
Conservative | Ian McEnnis | 1,756 | 16.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Frances Alexander | 1,185 | 11.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ian Morton | 1,163 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | 129 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 10,536 | 53.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Polhill | 2,141 | 50.7 | ||
Labour | Robert Lehmann | 1,194 | 28.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Robert Lewis | 884 | 21.0 | ||
Majority | 947 | 22.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,219 | 63.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hedley Cadd | 2,374 | 49.2 | ||
Labour | Robin Stuchbury | 1,718 | 35.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Michael Cashman | 738 | 15.3 | ||
Majority | 656 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,830 | 68.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Hardy | 2,513 | 65.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Jane Hartley | 850 | 22.0 | ||
Labour | Phillip Oram | 493 | 12.8 | ||
Majority | 1,663 | 43.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,856 | 66.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Linda Hazell | 2,239 | 60.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | David Linsdall | 802 | 21.7 | ||
Labour | Mark Craddock | 658 | 17.8 | ||
Majority | 1,437 | 38.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,699 | 61.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bruce Allen | 2,512 | 59.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Richard Williams | 1,006 | 24.0 | ||
Labour | Malcolm Horne | 682 | 16.2 | ||
Majority | 1,506 | 35.8 | |||
Turnout | 4,200 | 62.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Patricia Lindsley | 2,003 | 44.4 | ||
Conservative | Mohammed Bhatti | 1,632 | 36.1 | ||
Labour | Kathryn Drinkall | 532 | 11.8 | ||
Green | Nicholas Wilkins | 348 | 7.7 | ||
Majority | 371 | 8.3 | |||
Turnout | 4,515 | 65.4 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Steven Adams | 1,363 | 38.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Michael Brand | 1,333 | 38.0 | ||
Labour | Peter Ward | 632 | 18.0 | ||
Green | Phillip Folly | 184 | 5.2 | ||
Majority | 30 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,512 | 65.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Hugh Wilson | 1,439 | 42.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Jane Bramwell | 1,225 | 35.9 | ||
Labour | David Cross | 499 | 14.6 | ||
Green | Kathleen Folly | 245 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 214 | 6.3 | |||
Turnout | 3,408 | 64.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Patricia Birchley | 2,395 | 59.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | John Clutterbuck | 1,222 | 30.5 | ||
Labour | Barbara Hunter | 389 | 9.7 | ||
Majority | 1,173 | 29.3 | |||
Turnout | 4,006 | 72.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Woollard | 2,221 | 57.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Neil Timberlake | 814 | 20.9 | ||
Labour | Kathleen Draper | 689 | 17.7 | ||
UKIP | Brian Pearce | 171 | 4.4 | ||
Majority | 1,407 | 36.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,895 | 65.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Wendy Mallen | 2,991 | 21.3 | ||
Conservative | Zahir Mohammed | 2,521 | 17.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Pamela Brooks | 2,282 | 16.2 | ||
Labour | Sajid Ali | 2,260 | 16.1 | ||
Labour | Chaudry Shafique | 2,247 | 16.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | William Doran | 1,749 | 12.4 | ||
Majority | 239 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 14,050 | 60.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Roberts | 2,260 | 63.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Gillian Underwood | 815 | 22.9 | ||
Labour | John Hunter | 481 | 13.5 | ||
Majority | 1,445 | 40.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,556 | 62.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brenda Jennings | 2,765 | 60.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Llewellyn Monger | 1,781 | 39.2 | ||
Majority | 984 | 21.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,546 | 72.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Colston | 2,882 | 58.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Sebastian Berry | 2,018 | 41.2 | ||
Majority | 864 | 17.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,900 | 70.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Richard Pushman | 3,123 | 64.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | William Barnes | 1,710 | 35.4 | ||
Majority | 1,413 | 29.2 | |||
Turnout | 4,833 | 73.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Cartwright | 2,744 | 56.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ian Metherell | 2,100 | 43.4 | ||
Majority | 644 | 13.2 | |||
Turnout | 4,844 | 67.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Aston | 2,494 | 55.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Eileen Young | 1,978 | 44.2 | ||
Majority | 516 | 11.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,472 | 70.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Carroll | 3,471 | 71.8 | ||
Labour | Ian Bates | 1,364 | 28.2 | ||
Majority | 2,107 | 43.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,835 | 65.9 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Paul Rogerson | 3,124 | 65.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Lee Harte | 1,092 | 23.0 | ||
Labour | Anne Edwards | 541 | 11.4 | ||
Majority | 2,032 | 42.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,757 | 71.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Alex Oxley | 2,011 | 52.6 | ||
Conservative | Kathleen Webber | 1,811 | 47.4 | ||
Majority | 200 | 5.2 | |||
Turnout | 3,822 | 63.7 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Avril Davies | 2,722 | 53.0 | ||
Conservative | Terence Jones | 2,411 | 47.0 | ||
Majority | 311 | 6.0 | |||
Turnout | 5,133 | 73.3 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Douglas Anson | 4,040 | 23.9 | ||
Conservative | Frank Sweatman | 3,532 | 20.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Maurice Oram | 3,112 | 18.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat | James Campbell | 2,965 | 17.6 | ||
Labour | Janet Pritchard | 1,313 | 7.8 | ||
Labour | Paul Mansell | 1,241 | 7.4 | ||
UKIP | Diana Davis | 675 | 7.4 | ||
Majority | 420 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 16,878 | 68.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Robinson | 2,782 | 59.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Deborah Williams | 1,246 | 26.8 | ||
Labour | Michael Cole | 629 | 13.5 | ||
Majority | 1,536 | 32.9 | |||
Turnout | 4,657 | 69.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Elizabeth Lay | 2,908 | 24.6 | ||
Conservative | David Shakespeare | 2,781 | 23.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Ian Forbes | 1,875 | 15.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Trevor Snaith | 1,612 | 13.6 | ||
Labour | Clare Martens | 1,350 | 11.4 | ||
Labour | Peter Morris | 1,303 | 11.0 | ||
Majority | 906 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 11,829 | 60.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rodney Royston | 2,605 | 62.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Eamonn Lyons | 844 | 20.1 | ||
Labour | Lindsey Gillan | 743 | 17.7 | ||
Majority | 1,761 | 42.0 | |||
Turnout | 4,192 | 66.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Frank Downes | 2,369 | 54.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Rosemary Eames | 1,114 | 25.4 | ||
Labour | Samuel Trueman | 902 | 20.6 | ||
Majority | 1,255 | 28.6 | |||
Turnout | 4,385 | 63.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Smith | 2,018 | 57.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Tucker | 1,469 | 42.1 | ||
Majority | 549 | 15.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,487 | 61.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Valerie Letheren | 1,784 | 47.2 | ||
Labour | Kiern Moran | 1,004 | 26.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Wendy Guy | 991 | 26.2 | ||
Majority | 780 | 20.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,779 | 61.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Appleyard | 4,539 | 28.7 | ||
Conservative | David Watson | 4,052 | 25.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Brian Pollock | 2,843 | 18.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Jeff Herschel | 2,808 | 17.7 | ||
Labour | Michael Phelan | 1,592 | 10.1 | ||
Majority | 1,209 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 15,834 | 66.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Pamela Bacon | 5,514 | 31.5 | ||
Conservative | Martin Tett | 4,882 | 27.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Michael Meakin | 2,578 | 14.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Peter Nowell | 2,535 | 14.5 | ||
Labour | Sarah Hutchison | 1,088 | 6.2 | ||
Labour | Gearoid De Barra | 922 | 5.3 | ||
Majority | 2,304 | 13.2 | |||
Turnout | 17,519 | 67.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dennis Green | 2,277 | 53.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Nelson Bathurst | 1,231 | 29.2 | ||
Labour | William Dore | 713 | 16.9 | ||
Majority | 1,046 | 24.7 | |||
Turnout | 4,221 | 67.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Marion Clayton | 1,984 | 48.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Christopher Peeler | 1,547 | 38.1 | ||
Labour | Robert Pile | 458 | 11.3 | ||
Aylesbury Residents Action | Dorothy Price | 70 | 1.7 | ||
Majority | 437 | 10.8 | |||
Turnout | 4,059 | 67.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Quintin Ings-Chambers | 2,323 | 55.9 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Mark Watson | 1,832 | 44.1 | ||
Majority | 491 | 11.8 | |||
Turnout | 4,155 | 71.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Rowlands | 2,841 | 62.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Harold Newman | 1,725 | 37.8 | ||
Majority | 1,116 | 70.1 | |||
Turnout | 4,566 | 70.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
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Elections to Herefordshire Council were held on 1 May 2003, along with other local elections in England and Scotland. Due to prior boundary reviews, all 38 wards were contested - with each ward electing either one two or three members to the council, with each successful candidate serving a four-year term of office, expiring in 2007. The council remained in no overall control, with the Conservative party replacing the Liberal Democrats as the largest party on the council, winning 20 out of a total of 56 seats on the council.
The 2017 Buckinghamshire County Council election took place on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. All 49 councillors were elected from electoral divisions which returned one county councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office, due to expire in 2021.
The 2018 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018, to elect members of Swindon Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.