South Bucks District Council elections

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

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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 controlYears
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:

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Trevor Egleton [5] [6] Conservative 25 May 1999May 2003
Peter Hardy [7] Conservative 20 May 2003May 2007
Adrian Busby [8] [9] Conservative 22 May 2007May 2015
Ralph Bagge [10] [11] Conservative 26 May 201526 Sep 2017
Nick Naylor [12] [13] Conservative 19 Oct 201731 Mar 2020

Council elections

Council composition

Year Conservative Liberal Democrats Beaconsfield IEA Independent Council control
after election
2003 33106Conservative
2007 36220Conservative
2011 38110Conservative
2015 27001Conservative

District result maps

By-election results

2003-2007

Burnham Lent Rise By-Election 19 August 2004 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Hazell33570.1+22.4
Liberal Democrats Christopher Tucker14329.9+6.0
Majority19240.2
Turnout 478
Conservative hold Swing
Beaconsfield North By-Election 5 May 2005 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Simon Nicholls1,30654.6−3.7
Independent John Meredith79433.2+33.2
Labour Stephen Lathrope29412.3−0.5
Majority51221.4
Turnout 2,394
Conservative hold Swing
Burnham Church By-Election 5 May 2005 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Capel1,25458.7+9.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Lathrope88141.3+13.3
Majority37317.5
Turnout 2,135
Conservative hold Swing
Beaconsfield South By-Election 14 July 2005 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacquetta Lowen-Cooper34777.1+22.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Henry10322.9−8.9
Majority24454.2
Turnout 450
Conservative hold Swing

2007-2011

Burnham Church By-Election 26 August 2010 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Kelly45956.3−11.5
UKIP Peter Price27633.9+33.9
Liberal Democrats David Linsdall809.8−22.4
Majority18322.5
Turnout 815
Conservative hold Swing

2011-2015

Iver Heath By-Election 14 June 2012 [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Luisa Sullivan40461.0−5.6
UKIP Adam Pamment19629.6+29.6
Liberal Democrats Peter Chapman629.4−24.0
Majority20831.4
Turnout 662
Conservative hold Swing
Iver Village and Richings Park By-Election 12 December 2013 [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Griffin42246.9−6.0
UKIP Ken Wight37741.9+41.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Chapman10111.2−35.9
Majority455.0
Turnout 900
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2015-2020

Farnham and Hedgerley By-Election 5 May 2016 [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Claire Lewis96262.5−15.6
UKIP Delphine Gray-Fisk33922.0+0.1
Green Ryan Sains23915.5+15.5
Majority62340.5
Turnout 1,540
Conservative hold Swing
Burnham Lent Rise and Taplow By-Election 5 October 2017 [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matt Bezzant69965.9+23.6
Labour Alexa Collins16615.6−0.4
Liberal Democrats Carol Linton13612.8+12.8
Green Zoe Hatch605.7−7.7
Majority53350.2
Turnout 1,061
Conservative hold Swing
Beaconsfield North By-Election 2 November 2017 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Damian Saunders44176.4−9.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Henry13623.6+23.6
Majority30552.9
Turnout 577
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Today is the day 5 councils become one - everything you need to know". Bucks Free Press. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "South Buckinghamshire". BBC News Online . Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "South Buckinghamshire" in search box to see specific results.)
  4. ↑ "Council minutes, 17 July 2001" (PDF). South Bucks District Council. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  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.
  11. ↑ "South Bucks District Council to elect new leader following Cllr Ralph Bagge's resignation". Bucks Free Press. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  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.
  25. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burnham Lent Rise Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  26. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Beaconsfield North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  27. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burnham Church Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  28. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Beaconsfield South Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  29. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burnham Church Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  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.
  33. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Burnham Lent Rise and Taplow Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  34. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Beaconsfield North Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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