Buckinghamshire County Council election, 2013

Buckinghamshire County Council election, 2013
England
2 May 2013
All 49 seats to Buckinghamshire County Council
25 seats needed for a majority

  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Conservative UKIP Liberal Democrat
Seats won 36 6 5
Seat change Decrease9 Increase6 Decrease7

Map showing the results of the 2013 Buckinghamshire County Council elections.
Council control before election

Conservative

 Council control after election

Conservative

An election to Buckinghamshire County Council took place on 2 May 2013 as part of the United Kingdom local elections, 2013. 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. Following a boundary review, the size of the council was reduced from 57 to 49 members for this election. No elections were held in Milton Keynes, which is a unitary authority outside the area covered by the County Council. The council continues to be administered on the Leader and Cabinet model. The Conservative Party won a reduced majority on the council.

All locally registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 2 May 2013 were entitled to vote in the local elections. Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) were also entitled to vote in the local elections,[1] although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors cannot vote in the local elections. It is possible to register to vote at more than one address (such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office, but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election.[2]

Summary

Suffering the loss of 335 of 1451 councillors in simultaneous elections across England,[3] the Conservative Party won 36 seats, and saw their majority on the council cut from 17 seats to 11. Meanwhile the main opposition group on the council altered from the Liberal Democrats to UKIP who won their highest percentage of the vote since their 1993 formation, at 27%.[4] The Labour Party won its first seat here since the 2005 election, in Buckingham West. Seven of twelve Liberal Democrats lost their seats, to Conservative, UKIP and Labour candidates.[n 1][5][6][7] An independent candidate won the West Wycombe electoral division that replaced Stokenchurch, Radnage & West Wycombe.[8] The next election is scheduled for 4 May 2017.

Results

Buckinghamshire County Council election, 2013
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 36 2[n 2] 11[n 3] -9 73.46% 41.0%
  UKIP 6 6 0 +6 12.24% 27.0%
  Liberal Democrat 5 0 7[n 4] -7 10.20% 14.9%
  Labour 1 1 0 +1 2.04% 11.5%
  Independent 1 1 0 +1 2.04% 3.8%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0% 1.7%

Results

An asterisk denotes an incumbent.

Aylesbury Vale (17 seats)

Aston Clinton and Bierton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Bill Chapple* 1,048 39.2 -23.6
UKIP Nigel Hayward 975 36.4 +18.6
Liberal Democrat Jonathan Gilpin 428 16.0 -3.5
Labour Martin Abel 224 8.4 N/A
Majority 73 2.7
Turnout 2,675
Conservative hold Swing
Aylesbury East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UKIP Phil Gomm 1,027 35.6 +14.6
Conservative Jenny Bloom 871 30.2 +0.8
Liberal Democrat Steve Patrick 594 20.6 -21.6
Labour Roy McNickle 363 12.6 +5.3
TUSC Helen Tucker 31 1.1 N/A
Majority 156 5.4
Turnout 2,886
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Aylesbury North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Raj Khan 820 33.6 -0.3
UKIP Roger Huntley 616 25.3 +3.3
Labour Co-op Mike Padmore 510 20.9 +12.1
Conservative Edward Sims 493 20.2 -10.3
Majority 204 8.4
Turnout 2,439
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Aylesbury North West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UKIP Andy Huxley 939 44.8 +22.8
Liberal Democrat Niknam Hussain* 543 25.9 -8.1
Labour Michael Bell 312 14.9 +6.1
Conservative Denise Summers 302 14.4 -16.1
Majority 396 18.9
Turnout 2,096
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Aylesbury South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Brian Roberts* 994 39.9 -6.3
UKIP Heather Adams 697 28.0 +10.7
Liberal Democrat Mark Willis 363 14.6 -14.4
Labour David Caldwell 326 13.1 +5.6
Green Chris Peeler 112 4.5 N/A
Majority 297 11.9
Turnout 2,492
Conservative hold Swing
Aylesbury South West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UKIP Brian Adams 742 35.1 +22.6
Liberal Democrat Freda Roberts 689 32.6 -9.3
Labour Mark Bateman 405 19.1 +15.2
Conservative Sarah Sproat 237 11.2 -30.5
TUSC Steve Bell 42 2.0 N/A
Majority 53 2.5
Turnout 2,115
UKIP gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Aylesbury West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Steven Lambert 921 41.6 -1.9
UKIP Barry Cooper 702 31.7 +11.1
Conservative Heather Wallace 333 15.0 -10.9
Labour Lynda Greenhill 258 11.7 +1.7
Majority 219 9.9
Turnout 2,214
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Bernwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Margaret Aston 1,197 44.0 -14.9
UKIP William Bate 591 21.7 +8.2
Labour Roderick Floud 428 15.7 +6.9
Green David Lyons 348 12.8 N/A
Liberal Democrat Bette Melling 155 5.7 -13.1
Majority 606 22.3
Turnout 2,719
Conservative hold Swing
Buckingham East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Warren Whyte 838 44.2 N/A
UKIP John Russell 520 27.5 N/A
Labour Patrick Collins 449 23.7 N/A
Liberal Democrat Richard Lloyd 87 4.6 N/A
Majority 318 16.8
Turnout 1,894
Conservative gain from [[|N/A]] Swing
Buckingham West
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Robin Stuchbury 927 40.0 N/A
Conservative Patrick Fealey 884 38.2 N/A
UKIP Sheila Sewell 385 16.6 N/A
Liberal Democrat Lucy Monger 119 5.1 N/A
Majority 43 1.9
Turnout 2,315
Labour gain from [[|N/A]] Swing
Great Brickhill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Janet Blake 1,406 50.4 -10.2
UKIP Ben Saunders 1,051 37.7 +23.7
Liberal Democrat Julian Newman 330 11.8 -13.5
Majority 355 12.7
Turnout 2,787
Conservative hold Swing
Grendon Underwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Angela MacPherson 1,089 41.9 -1.9
UKIP Dave Fowler 861 33.1 +6.8
Labour Joanna Dodsworth 259 10.0
Liberal Democrat Ian Metherell 202 7.8 -22.1
Green Clare Butler 189 7.3 N/A
Majority 228 8.8
Turnout 2,600
Conservative hold Swing
Ivinghoe
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrat Avril Davies* 1,032 38.1 -9.8
Conservative Chris Poll 947 35.0 -5.7
UKIP Nicholas Griffin 534 19.7 +8.3
Labour Robert Kempster 193 7.1 N/A
Majority 85 3.1
Turnout 2,706
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Stone and Waddesdon
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UKIP Paul Irwin 606 27.4 N/A
Liberal Democrat David Vick 576 26.1 N/A
Conservative Clive Harriss 569 25.7 N/A
Independent Mark Bale 460 20.8 N/A
Majority 30 1.4
Turnout 2,211
UKIP gain from [[|N/A]] Swing
Wendover, Halton and Stoke Mandeville
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UKIP Chris Adams 1,085 36.3 +22.5
Independent Chris Richards 768 25.7 N/A
Conservative Steve Bowles 720 24.1 -30.6
Labour Philip McGoldrick 175 5.9 +0.9
Green Sue Hetherington 145 4.9 N/A
Liberal Democrat Peter Vernon 96 3.2 -23.2
Majority 317 10.6
Turnout 2,989
UKIP gain from Conservative Swing
Wing
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Netta Glover* 920 34.4 -6.7
Independent Peter Cooper 798 29.8 -2.2
UKIP John Jeffries 550 20.6 +9.3
Liberal Democrat Alan Sherwell 217 8.1 -7.4
Labour John Thwaites 191 7.1 N/A
Majority 122 4.6
Turnout 2,676
Conservative hold Swing
Winslow
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative John Chilver 953 37.1 -11.2
Liberal Democrat Llew Monger 841 32.7 -5.4
UKIP John Day 461 17.9 +4.3
Labour Jon Harvey 160 6.2 N/A
Green Mary Hunt 155 6.0 N/A
Majority 112 4.4
Turnout 2,570
Conservative hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Many electoral division boundaries are approximate comparisons having seen boundary changes. Examples include West Wycombe, which was smaller and geographically included an enclaved electoral division which was excluded and was named: Stokenchurch, Radnage & West Wycombe
  2. ↑ Owing to reduction in number of county councillors following the Local Government Boundary Commission for England's lengthy consultation, the loss of 8 seats of the 2009-2013 sitting councillors (formed solely of Conservative and Liberal Democrat groups) should be noted. If taken proportionally, this spelt the loss of six Conservative councillors and two Liberal Democrats. Seats gained and lost approximations in this table only therefore are taken at their widest for both parties, in this case the changes, seen to lead to more gross losses and gains for the Conservative Party. Electoral divisions taken as gained are Aylesbury South East, Chesham North-West (since 2013: split between Chesham and Chess Valley)
  3. ↑ Saw party-proportional net loss of 6 on boundary changes.
  4. ↑ Saw party-proportional net loss of 2 on boundary changes.

References

  1. ↑ "The Representation of the People (Form of Canvass) (England and Wales) Regulations 2006, Schedule Part 1". Legislation.gov.uk. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "I have two homes. Can I register at both addresses?". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  3. ↑ BBC News Vote 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-05
  4. ↑ Buckinghamshire County Council 2013 results in summary table. Retrieved 2013-05-06
  5. ↑ Buckinghamshire County Council 2013 results by division. Retrieved 2013-05-06
  6. ↑ Buckinghamshire County Council 2009 results by division. Retrieved 2013-05-06
  7. ↑ Staffordshire County Council 2013 results by division. Retrieved 2013-05-06
  8. ↑ BBC News - Vote 2013 Retrieved 2013-05-06
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