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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.
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All 57 seats to Buckinghamshire County Council 29 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 2005 Buckinghamshire County Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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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 edit
Following the last election in 2001 the composition of the council was:
40 | 9 | 5 |
Conservatives | Liberal Democrats | Labour |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
44 | 11 | 2 |
Conservatives | Liberal Democrats | Labour |
Ward Results edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 |
References edit
- ^ "Buckinghamshire County Council Election Results 1973-2009" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Election Results 2005 - Buckinghamshire". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 20 February 2024.