THE Conservatives cleaned up at the first Bucks Council unitary elections in the Wycombe area, which also saw the Independents making ground and Labour suffering.
The Tories secured majorities in eleven out of 16 wards in Wycombe during the local elections, winning a total of 33 seats overall.
Cllr Tony Green thanked residents for “keeping their faith” in him when he bagged Terriers and Amersham Hill, alongside fellow Tories Arif Hussain and Sarfaraz Raja.
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While in Marlow, Tory winner Cllr Alex Collingwood saw a 45 per cent turnout and 2,000 postal votes – the biggest in his area – alongside colleagues Carol Heap and Neil Marshall.
The Independents also ran a strong campaign, securing 12 seats overall and majorities in four wards including Ryemead and Micklefield, The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor, Totteridge and Bowerdean, and West Wycombe.
Independent Cllr Darren Hayday said he was “very honoured” to have been elected alongside his wife Orsolya Hayday in West Wycombe ward.
Julia Wassell also delivered a hammer blow for the Independents in Totteridge and Bowerdean securing 1,255 votes, alongside colleagues Imran Hussain and Steve Guy.
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Labour, however, took a body blow, securing just three seats overall and a single majority in Booker, Cressex and Castlefield, with Majid Hussain and Karen Bates holding ground there.
Labour newcomer Melanie Smith was delighted to win her seat in Downley, alongside Tory victors Paul Turner and Maz Hussain.
Here is the full list of elected councillors for the Wycombe area wards.
Abbey
Lesley Clarke – Conservative 1,494 votes
Arman Alam – Conservative 1,295 votes
Mahboob Bhatti – Conservative 1,222 votes
Booker, Cressex and Castlefield
Majid Hussain – Labour 1,862 votes
Karen Bates – Labour 1,588 votes
Mohammed Ayub – Conservative 1,552 votes
Chiltern Villages
Dominic Barnes – Conservative 2,287 votes
Mark Turner – Conservative 2,061 votes
Zahir Mohammed – Conservative 1,790 votes
Downley
Paul Turner – Conservative 1,602 votes
Maz Hussain – Conservative 1,520 votes
Melanie Smith – Labour 1,390 votes
Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South East
David Johncock – Conservative 1,764 votes
Jocelyn Towns – Conservative 1,543 votes
David Watson – Conservative 1,530 votes
Hazlemere
Catherine Oliver – Conservative 1,624 votes
Ed Gemmell – Independent 1,380 votes
Ron Gaffney – Conservative 1,373 votes
Marlow
Alex Collingwood – Conservative 2,063 votes
Carol Heap – Conservative 1,795 votes
Neil Marshall – Conservative 1,624 votes
Ridgeway East
Steve Broadbent – Conservative 2,369 votes
David Carroll – Conservative 2,376 votes
Clive Harriss – Conservative 2,013 votes
Ridgeway West
Robert Carington – Conservative 2,017 votes
Carl Etholen – Conservative 1,887 votes
Shade Adoh – Conservative 1,828 votes
Ryemead and Micklefield
Matt Knight – Independent 1,051 votes
Andrea Baughan – Independent 976 votes
Nabeela Rana – Independent 870 votes
Terriers and Amersham Hill
Tony Green – Conservative 1,133 votes
Arif Hussain – Conservative 1,005 votes
Sarfaraz Khan Raja – Conservative 958 votes
The Risboroughs
Gary Hall – Conservative 1,663 votes
Alan Turner – Conservative 1,548 votes
Matthew Walsh – Conservative 1,418 votes
The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor
Penny Drayton – Independent 1,880 votes
Stuart Wilson – Independent 1,723 votes
Sophie Kayani – Independent 1,682 votes
Totteridge and Bowerdean
Julia Wassell – Independent 1,255 votes
Imran Hussain – Independent 1,129 votes
Steve Guy – Independent 1,009 votes
Tylers Green and Loudwater
Steve Barrett – Conservative 1,261 votes
Katrina Wood – Conservative 1,316 votes
Nathan Thomas – Conservative 1,035 votes
West Wycombe
Darren Hayday – Independent Network 1,211 votes
Orsolya Hayday – Independent Network 876 votes
Marcus Angell – Conservative 882 votes
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