West Wiltshire District Council elections

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West Wiltshire was a non-metropolitan district in Wiltshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Wiltshire Council.

Political control[edit]

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2009, political control of the council was held by the following parties:[1]

Party in control Years
No overall control 1973–1979
Conservative 1979–1991
Liberal Democrats 1991–2003
No overall control 2003–2007
Conservative 2007–2009

Leadership[edit]

The leaders of the council from 2003 until the council's abolition in 2009 were:[2]

Councillor Party From To
Tony Phillips Independent 14 May 2003 11 May 2005
Sarah Content Liberal Democrats 11 May 2005 6 May 2007
Graham Payne Conservative 16 May 2007 31 Mar 2009

Council elections[edit]

By-election results[edit]

1995–1999[edit]

Adcroft By-Election 14 November 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 198 41.3
Liberal Democrats 144 30.1
Conservative 137 28.6
Majority 54 11.2
Turnout 479
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
College By-Election 14 November 1996
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jeffrey Bryan Osborn 325 35.4
Conservative 284 30.9
Liberal Democrats 246 26.8
Independent 63 6.9
Majority 41 4.5
Turnout 918
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Adcroft By-Election 11 September 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Debra Hawken 151 29.8 -6.0
Labour 112 22.1 -8.7
Independent Anthony Jay 110 21.7 +4.5
Conservative 79 15.6 -0.7
Independent 54 10.7 +10.7
Majority 39 7.7
Turnout 506 20.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Drynham By-Election 12 November 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Marcus Francis 334 44.1 +16.9
Conservative 182 24.0 -6.3
Independent Frederick Anthony Durrant 113 14.9 +0.9
Labour 84 11.1 -17.5
Green 45 5.9 +5.9
Majority 152 20.1
Turnout 758 18.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

1999–2003[edit]

Blackmore Forest By-Election 14 September 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Milton 337 53.7 +15.6
Liberal Democrats 290 46.3 +8.0
Majority 47 7.4
Turnout 627 17.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Westbury and Storridge By-Election 17 October 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Raymond Pearce 694 36.3 -1.9
Conservative Russell Mark Jonathan Hawker 659 34.4 +10.1
Labour Michael Sutton 561 29.3 +7.4
Majority 35 1.9
Turnout 1,914 22.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2003–2007[edit]

Melksham North By-Election 15 July 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vic Oakman 373 44.7 +13.3
Conservative Kenneth Williams 237 28.4 +28.4
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Paton 224 26.9 -30.1
Majority 136 16.3
Turnout 834 19.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Trowbridge College By-Election 15 July 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Content 416 52.7 +5.1
Conservative Peter Fuller 283 35.8 +1.8
Green Timothy Unsworth 52 6.6 -4.0
Independent Liam Silcocks 39 4.9 -2.7
Majority 133 16.9
Turnout 790 20.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Warminster East By-Election 20 April 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Lovell 777 44.3 +23.6
Conservative William Parks 736 42.0 -14.6
Independent Michael Turner 121 6.9 -3.7
Independent May Law 120 6.8 +6.8
Majority 41 2.3
Turnout 1,754 28.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Warminster West By-Election 2 November 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philippa Ridout 572
Liberal Democrats Roger John Coveney 448
Independent Michael Turner 332
Majority 124
Turnout 1,342 21.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2007–2009[edit]

Trowbridge Central By-Election 10 July 2008[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Halik 452 55.3 +21.9
Liberal Democrats John Knight 366 44.7 +3.8
Majority 86 10.6
Turnout 818 18.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Council minutes". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. ^ The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  4. ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  5. ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Byelection results". West Wiltshire District Council. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
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