Wycombe District Council elections explained

Wycombe District Council in Buckinghamshire, England was elected every four years from 1973 until 2020.^[1] Since the last boundary changes in 2003, 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:^[2]

Party in control		Years
	19731995
	19951999
	19992020

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 1999 until its abolition in 2020 were:^[3]

Councillor	Party		From	To
Pam Priestley		17 May 1999	14 May 2001
Roger Colomb		14 May 2001	19 May 2003
Lesley Clarke		19 May 2003	24 May 2011
Alex Collingwood		24 May 2011	13 May 2013
Richard Scott		13 May 2013	26 May 2015
Katrina Wood		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)^[4]
• 1987 Wycombe District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[5]
• 1991 Wycombe District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^{[6] [7]}
• 1995 Wycombe District Council election
• 1999 Wycombe District Council election
• 2003 Wycombe District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[8]
• 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
2007	49	5	4	0	0	2
2011	42	7	8	1	0	2
2015	47	6	1	1	3	2

By-election results

2011–2015

References

• By-election results

External links

• Wycombe District Council

Notes and References

1. Web site: Today is the day 5 councils become one - everything you need to know . Bucks Free Press . 7 April 2020 . en . 1 April 2020.
2. News: Wycombe . 2010-03-27 . BBC News Online.
3. Web site: Council minutes . Buckinghamshire Council . 6 June 2022.
4. The District of Wycombe (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
5. legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire (District Boundaries) Order 1987. Retrieved on 6 November 2015.
6. legislation.gov.uk - The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
7. legislation.gov.uk - The Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
8. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Wycombe (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.