West Wiltshire District Council elections
Appearance
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]- 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)[3]
- 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)[4]
- 2007 West Wiltshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
By-election results
[edit]1995–1999
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]- ^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Council minutes". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ^ legislation.gov.uk – The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Byelection results". West Wiltshire District Council. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
- November 1996 by-elections at gwydir.demon.co.uk