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Aylesbury Vale District Council elections

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Aylesbury Vale District Council was the council for the non-metropolitan district of Aylesbury Vale in Buckinghamshire, England, which existed as a local government area from 1974 to 2020. The council was elected every four years from 1973 until 2020.^[1] At the time of its abolition, the council had 59 councillors, elected from 33 wards.^[2]

Map showing the composition of Aylesbury Vale District Council as of the last election in 2015. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow, UK Independence Party in purple, Labour in red and Independents in grey.

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Party in control		Years
	Independent	1973–1976
	No overall control	1976–1979
	Conservative	1979–1991
	No overall control	1991–1995
	Liberal Democrats	1995–1999
	No overall control	1999–2003
	Conservative	2003–2020

Councillor		From	To
John Cartwright^[4]	Conservative	9 May 2001	11 Sep 2013
Neil Blake^[5]^[6]	Conservative	11 Sep 2013	28 Jun 2018
Angela Macpherson^[7]	Conservative	18 Jul 2018	31 Mar 2020

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Independent	388	54.2	+54.2
	Liberal Democrats	236	33.0	-23.5
	Labour	92	12.8	+12.8
Majority		152	21.2
Turnout		716	47.0
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	492	55.8	+33.1
	Liberal Democrats	273	30.1	-4.5
	Labour	117	13.3	+4.1
Majority		219	25.7
Turnout		882	29.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	830	46.2	+13.2
	Liberal Democrats	638	35.5	-10.5
	Labour	160	8.9	-12.1
Majority		192	10.7
Turnout		1,628	31.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Aylesbury_Vale_District_Council_elections

Aylesbury Vale District Council elections

Political control

Leadership

Council elections

District result maps

By-election results

1995-1999

1999-2003

2003-2007

2007-2011

2011-2015

2015-2020

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Year	Con	LD	UKIP	Lab	Ind	Lib	Ind Con	Residents	Grn	Notes
Year										Notes
1973^[8]	11	0	0	12	31	0	0	0	0
1976^[8]	29	2	0	9	16	0	1	1	0	New ward boundaries^[9]
1979^[8]	33	1	0	8	14	0	1	1	0
1983^[8]	34	5	0	4	14	0	1	0	0
1987^[8]	34	14	0	2	8	0	0	0	0
1991^[8]	28	21	0	1	7	1	0	0	0	District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same^[10]^[11]
1995^[12]	12	33	0	5	8	0	0	0	0
1999^[13]	24	26	0	1	7	0	0	0	0
2003^[14]	30	25	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 1^[14]^[15]
2007^[16]	37	21	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	Some new ward boundaries^[17]^[18]
2011^[19]	37	16	3	2	1	0	0	0	0
2015^[20]	43	9	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	New ward boundaries^[21]
Current	38	12	0	2	1	0	2	3	1	Current composition after by-elections and defections/resignations^[22]
Current

By-election	Date
Newton Longville	12 June 1997	Liberal Democrats	Independent
Stone	11 September 1997	Liberal Democrats	Conservative
Bedgrove	27 November 1997	Liberal Democrats	Conservative
Meadowcroft	27 November 1997	Liberal Democrats	Liberal Democrats
Haddenham	2 April 1998	Liberal Democrats	Liberal Democrats
Gatehouse	25 June 1998	Liberal Democrats	Liberal Democrats
Mandeville	16 July 1998	Labour	Liberal Democrats
Oakley	1 October 1998	Conservative	Conservative
Luffield Abbey	26 November 1998	Liberal Democrats	Conservative
Wing	4 May 2000	Liberal Democrats	Conservative
Mandeville	26 October 2000	Liberal Democrats	Liberal Democrats
Bedgrove	13 December 2001	Liberal Democrats	Conservative
Meadowcroft	27 June 2002	Liberal Democrats	Liberal Democrats
Quarrendon	6 November 2003	Liberal Democrats	Liberal Democrats
Winslow	25 March 2004	Conservative	Conservative
Buckingham South	18 November 2004	Conservative	Conservative
Stewkley	2 February 2006	Conservative	Conservative
Gatehouse	27 July 2006	Liberal Democrats	Liberal Democrats
Aylesbury Central	11 February 2010	Liberal Democrats	Liberal Democrats
Luffield Abbey	11 February 2010	Conservative	Conservative
Oakfield by-election	3 October 2013	Liberal Democrats	Liberal Democrats
Gatehouse by-election	11 December 2014	Liberal Democrats	Liberal Democrats
Southcourt by-election	11 December 2014	Labour	Liberal Democrats
Grendon Underwood and Brill by-election	23 December 2015	Conservative	Conservative
Elmhurst by-election	6 April 2017	UKIP	Liberal Democrats
Wendover and Halton by-election^[24]	4 May 2017	Conservative	Conservative
Riverside by-election^[25]	17 August 2017	Conservative	Conservative
Southcourt by-election^[25]	17 August 2017	Liberal Democrats	Liberal Democrats
Central and Walton by-election^[26]	22 March 2018	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Quainton by-election^[27]	3 May 2018	Conservative	Liberal Democrats
Haddenham and Stone by-election^[28]	7 March 2019	Conservative	Green

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	263	43.1	-11.3
	Labour	193	31.6	+0.1
	Conservative	154	25.2	+11.1
Majority		70	11.5
Turnout		610	12.0
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	949	55.8	+2.7
	Conservative	483	28.4	-2.8
	Labour	161	9.5	-5.6
	Independent	109	6.4	+6.4
Majority		466	27.4
Turnout		1,702	42.8
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	305	47.9	-1.1
	Conservative	248	38.9	+22.7
	Labour	83	13.0	-17.7
Majority		57	9.0
Turnout		636	24.9
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	498	48.3	+6.5
	Conservative	313	30.3	+17.4
	Labour	221	21.4	-12.9
Majority		185	18.0
Turnout		1,032	17.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	412	52.9	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats	212	27.2	+7.8
	Labour	155	19.9	-10.8
Majority		200	25.7
Turnout		779	37.0
	Conservative hold	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	211	44.3	-2.4
	Liberal Democrats	208	43.7	-9.6
	Labour	57	12.0	+12.0
Majority		150	0.6
Turnout		476	33.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	480	50.5	+5.1
	Liberal Democrats	471	49.5	-5.1
Majority		9	1.0
Turnout		951	44.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	579	80.1	+27.4
	Conservative	144	19.9	+0.5
Majority		435	60.2
Turnout		723	12.2
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Meadowcroft By-Election 27 June 2002^[29]
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	521	47.2	+2.8
	Conservative	283	25.6	+10.8
	Independent	172	15.5	+0.6
	Labour	128	11.6	-14.3
Majority		238	21.6
Turnout		1,104	21.1
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Quarrendon By-Election 6 November 2003^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Maria Butler	382	47.5	-10.7
	Conservative	Wajid Kiani	248	30.8	+16.4
	Aylesbury Resident's Action Party	David Davies	129	16.0	-11.4
	Labour	Neal Bonham	46	5.7	+5.7
Majority			134	16.7
Turnout			805	21.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Winslow By-Election 25 March 2004^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		885	54.2	+12.9
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Saul	577	35.4	+11.6
	Independent		170	10.4	-24.5
Majority			308	18.8
Turnout			1,632	37.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

Buckingham South By-Election 18 November 2004^[32]^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Huw Lewis	328	38.8	-7.8
	Labour	Robin Stuchbury	285	33.7	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Burke	198	23.4	+0.9
	Independent	Philipp Von Both	35	4.1	+4.1
Majority			43	5.1
Turnout			846	21.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	760	49.2	+7.8
	Liberal Democrats	703	45.5	-13.1
	Labour	82	5.3	+5.3
Majority		57	3.7
Turnout		1,545	30.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Janet Blake	557	63.4	-7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Llewellyn Monger	322	36.6	+36.6
Majority			235	26.8
Turnout			879	40.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tuffail Hussain	559	56.3	+3.5
	Conservative	Jane Sale	343	34.6	+14.5
	Residents	Suzanna Copcutt	90	9.1	-0.2
Majority			216	21.7
Turnout			992	24.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Webster	354	50.6	-1.9
	Conservative	Mark Winn	213	30.5	-5.9
	Labour	Michael Beall	67	9.6	+9.6
	UKIP	Brian Adams	65	9.3	-1.9
Majority			141	20.1
Turnout			699	26.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pearl Lewis	343	49.7	-30.7
	UKIP	John Russell	151	21.9	+21.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Metherell	133	19.3	+19.3
	Independent	Mark Benson	63	9.1	+9.1
Majority			192	27.8
Turnout			690	33.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Alison Harrison	406	34.8	+7.4
	UKIP	Philip Gomm	325	27.8	+16.0
	Conservative	Edward Sims	173	14.8	-10.0
	Labour	Robert McNickle	145	12.4	-6.9
	Independent	Patrick Martin	118	10.1	-6.5
Majority			81	7.0
Turnout			1,167	28.7	-10.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Anders Christensen	295	35.6	-5.9
	UKIP	Graham Cadle	267	32.2	+15.2
	Conservative	Samantha North	113	13.6	-9.2
	Labour	Lucio Tangi	113	13.6	-5.0
	Green	Mary Hunt	28	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	George Entecott	12	1.4	+1.4
Majority			28	3.4
Turnout			828	17.7	-15.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Agoro	429	42.3	+6.3
	UKIP	Brian Adams	266	26.2	+12.1
	Labour	Mark Bateman	175	17.2	-12.2
	Conservative	Sarah Sproat	112	11.0	-9.4
	Green	Jedrze Kulig	33	3.3	+3.3
Majority			163	16.1	N/A
Turnout			1,015	21.0	-11.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cameron Branston	326	43.5	-11.2
	Liberal Democrats	Julian Newman	275	36.7	+25.8
	UKIP	Gary Good	148	19.8	-2.1
Majority			51	6.8
Turnout			749
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Morgan	785	63.5	+37.9
	Labour	Gary Paxton	151	12.2	-10.0
	Conservative	Ammer Raheel	147	11.9	-9.3
	UKIP	Philip Gomm	111	9.0	-14.4
	Green	Nigel Foster	43	3.5	-4.2
Majority			634	51.3
Turnout			1,244	27
	Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Newcombe	1,240	50.5	+8.5
	Labour	Cath Collier	417	17.0	+17.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ashley Morgan	298	12.1	-2.6
	UKIP	Des Anning	273	11.1	-13.5
	Green	Tom Hodge	227	9.2	-9.5
Majority			823	33.5
Turnout			2,455
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ashley Waite	301	34.7	+3.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jason Bingley	286	32.9	+17.4
	Labour	John Cowell	210	24.2	+6.5
	UKIP	Phil Gomm	48	5.5	-30.3
	Green	Mary Hodgskiss	23	2.6	+2.6
Majority			15	1.7
Turnout			868
	Conservative hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sally-Anne Jarvis	456	37.3	+8.4
	Conservative	Akhmad Hussain	386	31.5	+9.6
	Labour	Ansar Gulzar	270	22.1	-0.5
	Green	Julie Atkins	58	4.7	-1.0
	UKIP	Geoffrey Baile	54	4.4	-16.5
Majority			70	5.7
Turnout			1,224
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Waheed Raja	551	40.9	+18.1
	Conservative	Lou Redding	425	31.5	-1.1
	Labour	Philip Jacques	267	19.8	-0.9
	Green	Matt Williams	61	4.5	-4.0
	Independent	Kyle Michael	44	3.3	+3.3
Majority			126	9.3
Turnout			1,348
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Scott Raven	564	46.4	+46.4
	Conservative	Steven Walker	492	40.5	-14.1
	Labour	Maxine Myatt	113	9.3	+9.3
	Green	Deborah Lovatt	47	3.9	+3.9
Majority			72	5.9
Turnout			1,216
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	David Lyons	1,210	50.8	+34.6
	Conservative	Mark Bale	781	32.8	-7.9
	Liberal Democrats	Jim Brown	333	14.0	+2.3
	Labour	Jennifer Tuffley	59	2.5	+2.5
Majority			429	18.0
Turnout			2,383
	Green gain from Conservative		Swing