Kennet District Council elections
Local government elections in Wiltshire, England
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Kennet was a non-metropolitan district in Wiltshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Wiltshire Council.
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 control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 1973–1987 | |
| No overall control | 1987–2000 | |
| Conservative | 2000–2009 | |
| Political group | Councillors | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1976 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | ||
| Conservatives | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 33 | |
| Labour | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Liberal Party | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||||||
| Devizes Guardians | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Independent Conservative | 1 | ||||||||||
| Independent | 32 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 5 | |
| Total | 37 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 43 | |
Leadership
The leaders of the council from 2001 until the council's abolition in 2009 were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Humphries[2] | Conservative | 2001 | May 2007 | |
| Lionel Grundy[3][4] | Conservative | 15 May 2007 | 31 Mar 2009 | |
Council elections
- 1973 Kennet District Council election
- 1976 Kennet District Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
- 1979 Kennet District Council election
- 1983 Kennet District Council election
- 1987 Kennet District Council election
- 1991 Kennet District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6]
- 1995 Kennet District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[7]
- 1999 Kennet District Council election
- 2003 Kennet District Council election (New ward boundaries)[8]
- 2007 Kennet District Council election
Results maps
2003 results map
2007 results map
By-election results
1999-2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 390 | 71.0 | +71.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 145 | 26.4 | −12.7 | ||
| Labour | 14 | 2.6 | −9.4 | ||
| Majority | 245 | 44.6 | |||
| Turnout | 549 | 55.6 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 369 | 50.8 | +7.9 | ||
| Conservative | 331 | 45.5 | +45.5 | ||
| Labour | 27 | 3.7 | −18.5 | ||
| Majority | 38 | 5.3 | |||
| Turnout | 727 | 35.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 222 | 45.5 | +12.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 189 | 38.7 | +1.2 | ||
| Labour | 77 | 15.7 | −13.4 | ||
| Majority | 33 | 6.8 | |||
| Turnout | 488 | 37.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devizes Guardians | Tony Duck | 332 | 37.3 | +37.3 | |
| Labour | Colin Hopgood | 193 | 21.7 | −22.0 | |
| Conservative | Roy Parsons | 186 | 20.9 | −18.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Angelika Davey | 155 | 17.4 | +0.1 | |
| UKIP | Alex Duffey | 24 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Majority | 139 | 15.6 | |||
| Turnout | 890 | 22.4 | |||
| Devizes Guardians gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2003-2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Hunter | 250 | 60.0 | +60.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Debra Davis | 147 | 35.3 | −2.9 | |
| Labour | Frank Jeffrey | 20 | 4.8 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 103 | 24.7 | |||
| Turnout | 417 | 21.9 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2007-2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Judy D'Arcy-Irvine | 218 | 45.8 | −14.5 | |
| UKIP | Mike Bridgeman | 106 | 22.3 | −0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Fiona Hornby | 87 | 18.3 | +1.7 | |
| Labour | Gary Gordon | 38 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
| Green | Nicholas Stedman | 27 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
| Majority | 112 | 23.5 | |||
| Turnout | 476 | 31.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||