Kennet District Council elections
Appearance
Kennet 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 | |
---|---|---|
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
[edit]The leaders of the council from 2001 until the council's abolition in 2009 were:[2]
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Humphries[3] | Conservative | 2001 | 15 May 2007 | |
Lionel Grundy[4] | Conservative | 15 May 2007 | 31 Mar 2009 |
Council elections
[edit]- 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
By-election results
[edit]1999-2003
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Council minutes". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Former councillor Chris Humphries dies". Marlborough News. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Moore, Joanne (26 May 2020). "Wiltshire council leader pays tribute to Lionel Grundy". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Kennet (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of Kennet (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.