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.

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Political control

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 controlYears
No overall control 1973–1979
Conservative 1979–1991
Liberal Democrats 1991–2003
No overall control 2003–2007
Conservative 2007–2009

Leadership

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

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Tony Phillips [2] [3] Independent 14 May 200311 May 2005
Sarah Content [3] [4] Liberal Democrats 11 May 2005May 2007
Graham Payne [5] [6] Conservative 16 May 200731 Mar 2009

Council elections

Results maps

By-election results

1995–1999

Adcroft By-Election 14 November 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 19841.3
Liberal Democrats 14430.1
Conservative 13728.6
Majority 5411.2
Turnout 479
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
College By-Election 14 November 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeffrey Bryan Osborn32535.4
Conservative 28430.9
Liberal Democrats 24626.8
Independent 636.9
Majority 414.5
Turnout 918
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Adcroft By-Election 11 September 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Debra Hawken15129.8−6.0
Labour 11222.1−8.7
Independent Anthony Jay11021.7+4.5
Conservative 7915.6−0.7
Independent 5410.7+10.7
Majority 397.7
Turnout 50620.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Drynham By-Election 12 November 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Marcus Francis33444.1+16.9
Conservative 18224.0−6.3
Independent Frederick Anthony Durrant11314.9+0.9
Labour 8411.1−17.5
Green 455.9+5.9
Majority 15220.1
Turnout 75818.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

1999–2003

Blackmore Forest By-Election 14 September 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andrew Milton33753.7+15.6
Liberal Democrats 29046.3+8.0
Majority 477.4
Turnout 62717.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Westbury and Storridge By-Election 17 October 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Michael Raymond Pearce69436.3−1.9
Conservative Russell Mark Jonathan Hawker65934.4+10.1
Labour Michael Sutton56129.3+7.4
Majority 351.9
Turnout 1,91422.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2003–2007

Melksham North By-Election 15 July 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vic Oakman37344.7+13.3
Conservative Kenneth Williams23728.4+28.4
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Paton22426.9−30.1
Majority 13616.3
Turnout 83419.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Trowbridge College By-Election 15 July 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Content41652.7+5.1
Conservative Peter Fuller28335.8+1.8
Green Timothy Unsworth526.6−4.0
Independent Liam Silcocks394.9−2.7
Majority 13316.9
Turnout 79020.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Warminster East By-Election 20 April 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Lovell77744.3+23.6
Conservative William Parks73642.0−14.6
Independent Michael Turner1216.9−3.7
Independent May Law1206.8+6.8
Majority 412.3
Turnout 1,75428.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Warminster West By-Election 2 November 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Philippa Ridout572
Liberal Democrats Roger John Coveney448
Independent Michael Turner332
Majority 124
Turnout 1,34221.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2007–2009

Trowbridge Central By-Election 10 July 2008 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Halik45255.3+21.9
Liberal Democrats John Knight36644.7+3.8
Majority 8610.6
Turnout 81818.1
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "West Wiltshire" in search box to see specific results.)
  2. ↑ "Council minutes, 14 May 2003" (PDF). West Wiltshire District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Council minutes, 11 May 2005" (PDF). West Wiltshire District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Guide to West Wiltshire district elections". Wiltshire Times. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Council minutes, 16 May 2007" (PDF). West Wiltshire District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  6. ↑ Allen, Rachel (26 March 2009). "Leader bids poignant farewell to district council". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  7. ↑ The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  8. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  9. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Byelection results". West Wiltshire District Council. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
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