2005 Buckinghamshire County Council election

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.

2005 Buckinghamshire County Council election

5 May 2005
All 57 seats to Buckinghamshire County Council 29 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Seats before 40 9 5 Seats won 44 11 2 Seat change 4 2 3 Popular vote 146,980 97,289 47,072 Percentage 49.67% 32.88% 15.91%
Map showing the results of the 2005 Buckinghamshire County Council elections.
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

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.

Result

Buckinghamshire County Council Election Result 2005

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	44			+4	77.19	49.67	146,980
	Liberal Democrats	11			+2	19.30	32.88	97,289
	Labour	2			-3	3.51	15.91	47,072
	Aylesbury Residents Action	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.

Council Composition

Following the last election in 2001 the composition of the council was:

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40	9	5
Conservatives	Liberal Democrats	Labour

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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44	11	2
Conservatives	Liberal Democrats	Labour

Ward Results

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.

Abbey

Abbey (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Lesley Clarke	1,804	50.1
	Labour	Carolyn Pudney	996	27.7
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Guy	801	22.2
Majority			808	22.4
Turnout			3,601	60.2
	Conservative hold

Alderbourne

Alderbourne (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Lidgate	2,339	61.8
	Liberal Democrats	Edwina Mitchell	1,446	38.2
Majority			893	23.6
Turnout			3,785	62.5
	Conservative hold

Amersham

Amersham (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Meacock	3,770	24.2
	Conservative	Pauline Wilkinson	3,651	23.4
	Liberal Democrats	Davida Allen	3,567	22.9
	Liberal Democrats	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
	Conservative hold

Aston Clinton

Aston Clinton (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	William Chapple	3,062	64.1
	Liberal Democrats	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

Aylesbury East

Aylesbury East (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Chloe Willetts	2,789	21.4
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Aylesbury North

Aylesbury North (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Baldwin	2,159	22.2
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Aylesbury South

Aylesbury South (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold

Aylesbury South East

Aylesbury South East (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold

Aylesbury West

Aylesbury West (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Freda Roberts	3,074	21.1
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Beaconsfield

Beaconsfield (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Margaret Dewar	2,546	65.1
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Wainwright	856	21.9
	Labour	Stephen Lathrope	511	13.1
Majority			1,690	43.2
Turnout			3,913	67.7
	Conservative hold

Bernwood

Bernwood (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Edmonds	3,189	59.0
	Labour	Joanna Dodsworth	1,113	20.6
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Sherwell	1,106	20.5
Majority			2,076	38.4
Turnout			5,408	72.9
	Conservative hold

Booker, Cressex & Sands

Booker, Cressex & Sands (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Alan Hill	1,397	39.0
	Labour	Nigel Vickery	1,303	36.4
	Liberal Democrats	Tuffail Hussain	529	14.8
	UKIP	Lynne Pearce	354	9.9
Majority			94	2.6
Turnout			3,583	58.2
	Conservative hold

Bowerdean, Micklefield & Totteridge

Bowerdean, Micklefield and Totteridge (2 seats)

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 Democrats	Frances Alexander	1,185	11.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Morton	1,163	11.0
Majority			129	1.2
Turnout			10,536	53.9
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Buckingham North

Buckingham North (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Polhill	2,141	50.7
	Labour	Robert Lehmann	1,194	28.3
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Lewis	884	21.0
Majority			947	22.4
Turnout			4,219	63.0
	Conservative hold

Buckingham South

Buckingham South (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Hedley Cadd	2,374	49.2
	Labour	Robin Stuchbury	1,718	35.6
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Cashman	738	15.3
Majority			656	13.6
Turnout			4,830	68.0
	Conservative hold

Bulstrode

Bulstrode (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter Hardy	2,513	65.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jane Hartley	850	22.0
	Labour	Phillip Oram	493	12.8
Majority			1,663	43.2
Turnout			3,856	66.1
	Conservative hold

Burnham Beeches

Burnham Beeches (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Linda Hazell	2,239	60.5
	Liberal Democrats	David Linsdall	802	21.7
	Labour	Mark Craddock	658	17.8
Majority			1,437	38.8
Turnout			3,699	61.2
	Conservative hold

Chalfont St Peter

Chalfont St Peter (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Bruce Allen	2,512	59.8
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Williams	1,006	24.0
	Labour	Malcolm Horne	682	16.2
Majority			1,506	35.8
Turnout			4,200	62.8
	Conservative hold

Chesham East

Chesham East (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold

Chesham North West

Chesham North West (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Steven Adams	1,363	38.8
	Liberal Democrats	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

Chess Valley

Chess Valley (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Hugh Wilson	1,439	42.2
	Liberal Democrats	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

Chiltern Ridges

Chiltern Ridges (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Patricia Birchley	2,395	59.8
	Liberal Democrats	John Clutterbuck	1,222	30.5
	Labour	Barbara Hunter	389	9.7
Majority			1,173	29.3
Turnout			4,006	72.1
	Conservative hold

Chiltern Valley

Chiltern Valley (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Robert Woollard	2,221	57.0
	Liberal Democrats	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

Downley, Disraeli, Oakridge & Castlefield

Downley, Disraeli, Oakridge & Castlefield (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Wendy Mallen	2,991	21.3
	Conservative	Zahir Mohammed	2,521	17.9
	Liberal Democrats	Pamela Brooks	2,282	16.2
	Labour	Sajid Ali	2,260	16.1
	Labour	Chaudry Shafique	2,247	16.0
	Liberal Democrats	William Doran	1,749	12.4
Majority			239	1.7
Turnout			14,050	60.4
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Gerrards Cross & Denham North

Gerrards Cross & Denham North (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter Roberts	2,260	63.6
	Liberal Democrats	Gillian Underwood	815	22.9
	Labour	John Hunter	481	13.5
Majority			1,445	40.7
Turnout			3,556	62.8
	Conservative hold

Great Brickhill

Great Brickhill (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Brenda Jennings	2,765	60.8
	Liberal Democrats	Llewellyn Monger	1,781	39.2
Majority			984	21.6
Turnout			4,546	72.1
	Conservative hold

Great Missenden

Great Missenden (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Colston	2,882	58.8
	Liberal Democrats	Sebastian Berry	2,018	41.2
Majority			864	17.6
Turnout			4,900	70.9
	Conservative hold

Greater Hughenden

Greater Hughenden (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Richard Pushman	3,123	64.6
	Liberal Democrats	William Barnes	1,710	35.4
Majority			1,413	29.2
Turnout			4,833	73.9
	Conservative hold

Grendon Underwood

Grendon Underwood (1 seat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Cartwright	2,744	56.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Metherell	2,100	43.4
Majority			644	13.2
Turnout			4,844	67.0
	Conservative hold

Haddenham

Haddenham (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Margaret Aston	2,494	55.8
	Liberal Democrats	Eileen Young	1,978	44.2
Majority			516	11.6
Turnout			4,472	70.0
	Conservative hold

Hazelmere

Hazelmere (1 seat)

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

Icknield and Bledlow

Icknield and Bledlow (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Paul Rogerson	3,124	65.7
	Liberal Democrats	Lee Harte	1,092	23.0
	Labour	Anne Edwards	541	11.4
Majority			2,032	42.7
Turnout			4,757	71.6
	Conservative hold

Iver

Iver (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Alex Oxley	2,011	52.6
	Conservative	Kathleen Webber	1,811	47.4
Majority			200	5.2
Turnout			3,822	63.7
	Liberal Democrats hold

Ivinghoe

Ivinghoe (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Avril Davies	2,722	53.0
	Conservative	Terence Jones	2,411	47.0
Majority			311	6.0
Turnout			5,133	73.3
	Liberal Democrats hold

Marlow

Marlow (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Douglas Anson	4,040	23.9
	Conservative	Frank Sweatman	3,532	20.9
	Liberal Democrats	Maurice Oram	3,112	18.4
	Liberal Democrats	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
	Conservative hold

Penn, Coleshill & Holmer Green

Penn, Coleshill & Holmer Green (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Francis Robinson	2,782	59.7
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Williams	1,246	26.8
	Labour	Michael Cole	629	13.5
Majority			1,536	32.9
Turnout			4,657	69.0
	Conservative hold

Ryemead, Tylers Green & Loudwater

Ryemead, Tylers Green & Loudwater (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Elizabeth Lay	2,908	24.6
	Conservative	David Shakespeare	2,781	23.5
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Forbes	1,875	15.9
	Liberal Democrats	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
	Conservative hold

Stoke Poges & Farnham Common

Stoke Poges & Farnham Common (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Rodney Royston	2,605	62.1
	Liberal Democrats	Eamonn Lyons	844	20.1
	Labour	Lindsey Gillan	743	17.7
Majority			1,761	42.0
Turnout			4,192	66.0
	Conservative hold

Stokenchurch, Radnage & West Wycombe

Stokenchurch, Radnage &West Wycombe (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Frank Downes	2,369	54.0
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Eames	1,114	25.4
	Labour	Samuel Trueman	902	20.6
Majority			1,255	28.6
Turnout			4,385	63.4
	Conservative hold

Taplow, Dorney & Lent Rise

Taplow, Dorney & Lent Rise (1 sale)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Peter Smith	2,018	57.9
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Tucker	1,469	42.1
Majority			549	15.8
Turnout			3,487	61.2
	Conservative hold

Terriers & Amersham Hill

Terriers & Amersham Hill (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Valerie Letheren	1,784	47.2
	Labour	Kiern Moran	1,004	26.6
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Guy	991	26.2
Majority			780	20.6
Turnout			3,779	61.7
	Conservative hold

Thames

Thames (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Michael Appleyard	4,539	28.7
	Conservative	David Watson	4,052	25.6
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Pollock	2,843	18.0
	Liberal Democrats	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
	Conservative hold

The Chalfonts & Seer Green

The Chalfonts & Seer Green (2 seats)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Pamela Bacon	5,514	31.5
	Conservative	Martin Tett	4,882	27.9
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Meakin	2,578	14.7
	Liberal Democrats	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
	Conservative hold

The Risboroughs

The Risboroughs (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Dennis Green	2,277	53.9
	Liberal Democrats	Nelson Bathurst	1,231	29.2
	Labour	William Dore	713	16.9
Majority			1,046	24.7
Turnout			4,221	67.2
	Conservative hold

Wendover & Halton

Wendover & Halton (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Marion Clayton	1,984	48.9
	Liberal Democrats	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

Wing

Wing (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Quintin Ings-Chambers	2,323	55.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Watson	1,832	44.1
Majority			491	11.8
Turnout			4,155	71.3
	Conservative hold

Winslow

Winslow (1 seat)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David Rowlands	2,841	62.2
	Liberal Democrats	Harold Newman	1,725	37.8
Majority			1,116	24.4
Turnout			4,566	70.1
	Conservative hold