West Wiltshire District Council elections
Local government elections in Wiltshire, England
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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
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
The leaders of the council from 2003 until the council's abolition in 2009 was:
| Councillor | Party | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Phillips[2][3] | Independent | 14 May 2003 | 11 May 2005 | |
| Sarah Content[3][4] | Liberal Democrats | 11 May 2005 | May 2007 | |
| Graham Payne[5][6] | Conservative | 16 May 2007 | 31 Mar 2009 | |
Council elections
- 1973 West Wiltshire District Council election
- 1976 West Wiltshire District Council election
- 1979 West Wiltshire District Council election
- 1983 West Wiltshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)[7]
- 1987 West Wiltshire District Council election
- 1991 West Wiltshire District Council election
- 1995 West Wiltshire District Council election
- 1999 West Wiltshire District Council election
- 2003 West Wiltshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)[8]
- 2007 West Wiltshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)[9]
Results maps
2003 results map
2007 results map
By-election results
1995–1999
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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
| 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 | ||||
| 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
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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
| 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 | ||||