Election 2024
Welcome to Wycombe Sound’s coverage of the 2024 UK General Election, focusing on the heart of High Wycombe & South Bucks.
As our community prepares to cast their votes, we’re committed to bringing you the most up-to-date and relevant information about the candidates and issues that matter most to you.
Wycombe Sound's Coverage
Wycombe Sound will be live from 10pm on Election Night after the polls have closed with coverage throughout the night all the way till breakfast. We will have presenters at the count in Stoke Mandeville, which will be the main count venue for the five constituencies in Buckinghamshire. The counts are expected to last through the night and into the following morning.
In the build-up to the election, to help you make an informed decision, Wycombe Sound has been host to hustings for the Wycombe, Beaconsfield and Mid Buckinghamshire constituencies, along with conducting individual interviews for the Wycombe candidates.
The Hustings
Wycombe Sound invited all candidates for the Wycombe, Beaconsfield and Mid Buckinghamshire constituencies to hustings at our studios in High Wycombe. These were recorded on Saturday 22 June and broadcast on Sunday 23 June. The vast majority of candidates were able to attend in person; those who advised that they were unable to attend were invited to submit written opening and closing statements, which were read on their behalf by the chair, Luke Hashman. The recordings for these hustings are available here for you to listen back on demand, to enable as many local voters as possible to make an informed choice on 4 July.
Wycombe Constituency
Beaconsfield Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire Constituency
Chesham and Amersham
While we attempted to arrange a hustings for the Chesham & Amersham constituency, the candidates are working together as a group to facilitate only dates when they can all be available. This proved unsuccessful after numerous attempts.
1:1 Interviews
To help you get to know your candidates in more detail, they have each given an individual 30-minute interview with Colin Besley. These aired on the evenings of Monday 24 to Wednesday 26 June, you can hear them on demand below.
Catherine Bunting - Green Party
Steve Baker - Conservative
Mark Smallwood - Independent
Khalil Ahmed - Workers Party
Emma Reynolds - Labour
Ajaz Rehman - Independent
Toni Brodelle - Liberal Democrats
Ed Gemmell - Climate Party
Richard Phoenix - Reform UK
Standing in Wycombe
| Names | Parties |
|---|---|
| Khalil Ahmed | Workers Party |
| Steve Baker | The Conservative Party Candidate |
| Toni Belinda Brodelle | Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal |
| Catherine Bunting | The Green Party |
| Ed Gemmell | Climate Party |
| Richard Phoenix | Reform UK |
| Ajaz Rehman | Independent |
| Emma Reynolds | Labour Party |
| Mark Smallwood | Independent |
Standing across Buckinghamshire
Following the recent boundary review, Buckinghamshire is now split into 5 constituencies. They are Aylesbury, Beaconsfield, Chesham & Amersham, Mid Buckinghamshire and Wycombe.
Below are the candidates for the other 4 constituencies:
| Aylesbury | |
|---|---|
| Julie Atkins | Green Party |
| Rob Butler | The Conservative Party Candidate |
| Jan Gajdos | Workers Party of Britain |
| Laura Elizabeth Kyrke-Smith | Labour Party |
| Steve Lambert | Liberal Democrats |
| Lesley Ann Taylor | Reform UK |
| Richard Lewis Wilding | Social Democratic Party |
| Beaconsfield | |
|---|---|
| Pippa Allen | Independent |
| Cole Derek Antony Caesar | |
| Anna Victoria Crabtree | Liberal Democrats - For a fair deal |
| John Halsall | Reform UK |
| Catherine Harker | Social Democratic Party |
| Joy Morrissey | The Conservative Party Candidate |
| Matthew John Patterson | Labour Party |
| Dominick Sebastian Luke Pegram | The Green Party |
| Chesham and Amersham | |
|---|---|
| Chris Chilton | Labour Party |
| Julian David Foster | Heritage Party - Freedom. Family. Nation. |
| Justine Collette McPherson Fulford | The Green Party |
| Sarah Louise Green | Liberal Democrat |
| Laurence Jarvis | Reform UK |
| Muhammad Pervez Khan | Workers Party of Britain |
| Gareth David Williams | The Conservative Party Candidate |
| Mid Buckinghamshire | |
|---|---|
| Wisdom Methodious Da Costa | Climate Party |
| Carissma Griffiths | Labour Party |
| Stephanie Harwood | Reform UK |
| Anja Schaefer | Liberal Democrats |
| Greg Smith | The Conservative Party Candidate |
| Greg Smith | Green Party |
| Yvonne Wilding | Social Democratic Party |
