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 controlYears
No overall control1973–1979
Conservative1979–1991
Liberal Democrats1991–2003
No overall control2003–2007
Conservative2007–2009

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2003 until the council's abolition in 2009 were:[2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Tony Phillips Independent14 May 200311 May 2005
Sarah Content Liberal Democrats11 May 20056 May 2007
Graham Payne Conservative16 May 200731 Mar 2009

Council elections

By-election results

1995–1999

Adcroft By-Election 14 November 1996
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
College By-Election 14 November 1996
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
Adcroft By-Election 11 September 1997
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
Drynham By-Election 12 November 1998
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

Blackmore Forest By-Election 14 September 2000
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
Westbury and Storridge By-Election 17 October 2002
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

Melksham North By-Election 15 July 2004
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
Trowbridge College By-Election 15 July 2004
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
Warminster East By-Election 20 April 2006
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
Warminster West By-Election 2 November 2006
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

2007–2011

Trowbridge Central By-Election 10 July 2008[6]
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

  1. ↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Council minutes". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. ↑ The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  5. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Byelection results". West Wiltshire District Council. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2008.
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