North Wiltshire District Council elections
North Wiltshire was a non-metropolitan district in Wiltshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Wiltshire Council.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1]
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973-1976 | |
Conservative | 1976-1991 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1991-1999 | |
No overall control | 1999-2007 | |
Conservative | 2007-2009 |
Council elections
- North Wiltshire District Council election, 1973
- North Wiltshire District Council election, 1976
- North Wiltshire District Council election, 1979
- North Wiltshire District Council election, 1983 (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)[2][3]
- North Wiltshire District Council election, 1987
- North Wiltshire District Council election, 1991 (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4][5]
- North Wiltshire District Council election, 1995
- North Wiltshire District Council election, 1999
- North Wiltshire District Council election, 2003 (New ward boundaries)[6]
- North Wiltshire District Council election, 2007 (New ward boundaries)[7]
By-election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 466 | 64.1 | +24.9 | ||
Conservative | 261 | 35.9 | +4.3 | ||
Majority | 205 | 28.2 | |||
Turnout | 727 | 49.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | 453 | 58.3 | -2.6 | ||
Conservative | 278 | 35.8 | +8.9 | ||
Labour | 40 | 5.1 | -7.1 | ||
UKIP | 6 | 0.8 | +0.8 | ||
Majority | 175 | 22.5 | |||
Turnout | 777 | 41.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Helen Dixon | 662 | 57.1 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | 498 | 42.9 | +8.3 | ||
Majority | 164 | 14.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,160 | 37.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Phillips | 342 | 45.7 | -39.1 | |
Independent | Roger Wilson | 277 | 37.0 | +37.0 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ann Davis | 91 | 12.2 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Valerie Price | 39 | 5.2 | +1.7 | |
Majority | 65 | 8.7 | |||
Turnout | 749 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Eric Porter | 253 | 54.8 | +33.2 | |
Conservative | Philippa Penny | 209 | 45.2 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 44 | 9.6 | |||
Turnout | 462 | 26.9 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Henderson | 432 | 49.3 | -0.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ann Davis | 306 | 34.9 | -1.8 | |
Labour | Daphne Jones | 111 | 12.7 | -1.2 | |
Green | Sheila Veitch | 27 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 126 | 14.4 | |||
Turnout | 876 | 40.6 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Elford | 539 | 50.0 | -3.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | John Webb | 538 | 49.9 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 1 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,077 | 29.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sherryn Meadows | 322 | 50.4 | -25.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mark Packard | 317 | 49.6 | +25.9 | |
Majority | 5 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 639 | 33.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | John Webb | 654 | 52.1 | +5.5 | |
Conservative | Sarah Still | 602 | 47.9 | -5.5 | |
Majority | 52 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,256 | 35.0 | |||
Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Simon Meadowcroft | 425 | 51.6 | -8.8 | |
Conservative | Helen Wright | 399 | 48.4 | +15.2 | |
Majority | 26 | 3.2 | |||
Turnout | 824 | 42.8 | |||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ The District of North Wiltshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The North Wiltshire and Thamesdown (Areas) Order 1980. Retrieved on 18 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Gloucestershire and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1990. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of North Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
- ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of North Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
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