# 1989 Wiltshire County Council election

Elections to Wiltshire County Council were held on 4 May 1989. The whole council was up for election and the result was no overall control.

## Results

Wiltshire Local Election Result 1989 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 35 | | | | 46.67 | 44.0 | 75,076 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 18 | | | | 24.0 | 27.0 | 45,944 | |
| Labour | 18 | | | | 24.0 | 24.0 | 40,458 | |
| Independent | 2 | | | | 2.67 | 2.4 | 4,153 | |
| Liberal | 1 | | | | 1.33 | 1.6 | 2,712 | |
| SDP | 1 | | | | 1.33 | 0.67 | 1,143 | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2,217 | 0 |

## Results by divisions
### Aldbourne and Ramsbury

Aldbourne and Ramsbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bernard Ainslie | 1,951 |
| | Conservative | R. E. Wilkins | 1,010 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 941 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Alderbury

Alderbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | A. W. M. Christie-Miller | 1,511 |
| | Labour | I. Horton | 343 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,168 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Amesbury

Amesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | N. I. C. Kettlewell | 1,126 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. J. F. Haywood | 1,043 |
| | Labour | R. H. Pelling | 255 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 83 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Bedwyn

Bedwyn :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | H. D. Rogers | 1,130 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Mary Scott | 976 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 154 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Blunsdon

Blunsdon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | J. W. H. Archer | 1,580 |
| | Conservative | M. J. Rutland | 1,200 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Couch | 252 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 380 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Box

Box :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Vernon Ross Phillips | 1,157 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Doreen Darby | 787 |
| | Labour | Christine Reid | 539 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 370 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Bradford on Avon North

Bradford on Avon North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert George Ian Elliott | 1,375 |
| | Liberal Democrats | H. J. Owen | 1,226 |
| | Labour | I. L. Pyper | 412 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Bradford on Avon South

Bradford on Avon South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Christine Landell Mills | 1,060 |
| | Conservative | M. Purves | 1,030 |
| | Labour | J. D. Childs | 347 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Bremhill and Calne Without

Bremhill and Calne Without :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Andrew Raymond Syms | 1,683 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ascott Thomas Harris | 606 |
| | Labour | David John Songhurst | 211 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,077 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Brinkworth

Brinkworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Carole Alethea Soden | 1,838 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Richard Chapman | 482 |
| | Labour | Brian Bayton | 166 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,356 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Calne

Calne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Alfred Roman Ilersic | 1,121 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Andrew Macpherson | 1,059 |
| | Labour | John Cameron-Churchill | 302 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Chippenham Park

Chippenham Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Charles Bourne Coleman | 881 |
| | Conservative | Peter Coupe Blackburn | 790 |
| | Labour | John Chambers | 183 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Chippenham Sheldon

Chippenham Sheldon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | June Margaret Wood | 1,104 |
| | Conservative | Donald Ellis | 997 |
| | Labour | Maureen Frances Lloyd | 844 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Chippenham Town

Chippenham Town :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Paul Spear | 1,778 |
| | Conservative | Francis Bowen-Easley | 1,278 |
| | Labour | Linda Gladys Faulkner | 355 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 500 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Collingbourne

Collingbourne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | M. Rowland | 801 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Colvin | 649 |
| | Labour | S. P. Bates | 242 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Corsham

Corsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Bright | 1,068 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Arthur Stanley Roy Jackson | 815 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Cleo Saunders | 197 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Cricklade

Cricklade :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reginald John Coole | 1,320 |
| | Conservative | Roy Gladden-Hawes | 736 |
| | Labour | David Hulme | 85 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 584 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Devizes

Devizes :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Maurice Stanley Came | 1,062 |
| | Liberal Democrats | P. A. Morris | 588 |
| | Labour | P. W. Rees | 524 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 474 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Devizes South and Cannings

Devizes South and Cannings :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Patricia Rugg | 1,909 |
| | Labour | T. J. Williams | 750 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,159 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Downton

Downton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | A. J. Jones | 1,256 |
| | Green | S. M. Elcock | 458 |
| | Labour | P. Clegg | 364 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 798 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Durrington

Durrington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | C. E. Robinson | 1,002 |
| | Labour | J. H. Priest | 416 |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. Charkin | 337 |
| | Independent | A. J. Read | 91 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 586 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Highworth

Highworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | M. V. Haines | 2,000 |
| | Conservative | D. F. Morley | 1,240 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 760 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Holt

Holt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Frederick James Hawkins | 1,304 |
| | Conservative | J. Taylor | 1,088 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 216 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Idmiston

Idmiston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | M. W. Ponsonby | 1,157 |
| | Green | M. C. Pafford | 353 |
| | Labour | M. Riches | 332 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 798 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Kington

Kington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Brenda Margaret Wyrill | 1,120 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ruth Coleman | 844 |
| | Labour | Jane Muir Mellett | 147 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Laverstock

Laverstock :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | R. C. Lodge | 1,132 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul William Leslie Sample | 1,070 |
| | Labour | T. Thornton | 139 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 62 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Lavington

Lavington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Derek Bernard William Jarvis | 1,401 |
| | Independent | M. G. James | 705 |
| | Labour | B. R. Waker | 361 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 696 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Malmesbury

Malmesbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Pym | 1,856 |
| | Conservative | Raymond Francis Sanderson | 1,424 |
| | Labour | Christopher John Phillips | 146 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 432 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Marlborough

Marlborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | J. M. A. Goodfellow | 1,242 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. E. Western | 1,049 |
| | Independent | M. R. Urquhart | 239 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 193 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Melksham

Melksham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Mary E. Salisbury | 1,754 |
| | Conservative | J. H. S. Wilkinson | 737 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,017 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Melksham Without

Melksham Without :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Barrie Wesley | 2,139 |
| | Conservative | E. P. Joyce | 1,392 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 747 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Mere

Mere :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert George Catton | 1,356 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. J. Stroud | 612 |
| | Labour | M. Foote | 231 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 744 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Pewsey and Enford

Pewsey and Enford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | M. Carson | 1,385 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. E. H. Church | 837 |
| | Labour | S. J. Buxton | 390 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 548 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Pewsham

Pewsham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Peter Gorton Green | 998 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reuben Cook Hayward | 497 |
| | Green | Edward Barham | 199 |
| | Labour | John McKellor Reid | 89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 501 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Potterne

Potterne :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | E. R. Breach | 1,176 |
| | Labour | G. S. Evans | 572 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 604 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Purton

Purton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Esme Maureen Smith | 1,268 |
| | Labour | Brian Cooke | 319 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 949 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Salisbury Bemerton

Salisbury Bemerton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Richard Terance Rogers | 795 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. M. Grant | 684 |
| | Conservative | P. M. Roche | 493 |
| | Green | R. Perry | 80 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 111 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Salisbury Harnham

Salisbury Harnham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | G. S. Condliffe | 1,275 |
| | Conservative | G. C. Jones | 1,173 |
| | Labour | H. M. S. Bullman | 211 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Salisbury St Mark

Salisbury St Mark :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Peter Frederick Chalke | 1,544 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. J. Howells | 1,036 |
| | Labour | S. M. Constant | 204 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Salisbury St Martin

Salisbury St Martin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | P. V. H. Paisey | 701 |
| | Labour | M. K. D. Mottram | 358 |
| | Independent | J. Burden | 310 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. H. Gammon | 300 |
| | SDP | P. N. Bunce | 102 |
| | Green | S. J. Fyfe | 82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Salisbury St Paul

Salisbury St Paul :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | T. C. Cowie | 905 |
| | Conservative | G. C. Tudhope | 573 |
| | Labour | M. F. Sheehan | 508 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. P. Abbott | 296 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 332 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Shrewton

Shrewton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | S. F. Ryan | 1,184 |
| | Liberal Democrats | I. C. West | 1,154 |
| | Labour | G. White | 134 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Southwick

Southwick :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Anthony Guy Phillips | 867 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Ian King | 783 |
| | Labour | N. Apps | 319 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Stratton St Margaret, Coleview and Nythe

Stratton St Margaret, Coleview and Nythe :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | M. B. Bawden | 1,197 |
| | Labour | Brian Victor Cockbill | 935 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. A. Berry | 382 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Stratton St Margaret, St Margaret

Stratton St Margaret, St Margaret :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | John Foley | 880 |
| | Conservative | F. W. Richards | 764 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Stratton St Margaret, St Philip

Stratton St Margaret, St Philip :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Percival Lawrence Jefferies | 1,738 |
| | Conservative | R. B. W. Membry | 465 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,273 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Swindon Central

Swindon Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | S. A. Reiner | 1,387 |
| | Conservative | R. J. Mullins | 304 |
| | Liberal Democrats | R. W. Green | 128 |
| | Green | L. E. Haywood | 112 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,083 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Swindon Eastcott

Swindon Eastcott :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stanley James Pajak | 1,197 |
| | Labour | N. P. Reilly | 979 |
| | Conservative | N. Hocking | 582 |
| | Green | H. M. Polak | 163 |
| | Independent | C. R. Gillard | 73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 218 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Swindon Eldene

Swindon Eldene :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Peter C. Brown | 857 |
| | Conservative | W. R. Whitfield | 280 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Field | 57 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 577 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Swindon Freshbrook

Swindon Freshbrook :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon R. Cordon | 1,160 |
| | Labour | David. A. Oakensen | 825 |
| | Conservative | F. Troughton | 593 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |

### Swindon Gorsehill

Swindon Gorsehill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Arthur James Masters | 1,672 |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. J. Daly | 388 |
| | Conservative | A. F. Crowhurst | 301 |
| | Green | S. Thompson | 133 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,284 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Swindon Lawns

Swindon Lawns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | SDP | Wendy. E. Johnson | 1,041 |
| | Conservative | J. B. Savage | 963 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 |
| | SDP gain from Liberal Democrats | SDP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Swindon Liden

Swindon Liden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | J. E. D'Avila | 764 |
| | Conservative | L. E. Laytham | 614 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. G. Turner | 171 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Swindon Moredon

Swindon Moredon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Valerie Jean Small | 1,400 |
| | Conservative | P. M. Harden | 464 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 936 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Swindon Park North

Swindon Park North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Arthur Harry Goring | 863 |
| | Conservative | R. J. Chadwick | 179 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 684 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Swindon Park South

Swindon Park South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Jean Norris | 808 |
| | Conservative | S. J. Dickinson | 145 |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. M. O'Sullivan | 89 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 663 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Swindon South

Swindon South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert Kenneth Savage | 1,118 |
| | Labour | Robert K. Brooks | 362 |
| | Green | J. V. Hughes | 295 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. Keepin | 116 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 756 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Swindon Toothill

Swindon Toothill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alan J. Winmill | 1,563 |
| | Conservative | A. Mortel | 1,220 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 343 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Swindon Walcot

Swindon Walcot :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Roger D. Green | 1,248 | 61.5% |
| | Conservative | D. Dungey | 589 | 29.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Z. B. Sarnowski | 191 | 9.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 659 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Swindon Western

Swindon Western :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Kevin David Small | 1,572 |
| | Conservative | N. Coome | 623 |
| | Liberal Democrats | V. Lo | 212 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 949 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Swindon Whitworth

Swindon Whitworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Ernest Glaholm | 905 |
| | Liberal Democrats | J. A. Thipthorpe | 720 |
| | Conservative | D. H. Day | 145 |
| | Green | H. R. Stredder | 72 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 185 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Tisbury

Tisbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Robert John Baddeley | 1,411 |
| | Independent | David O. Parker | 438 |
| | Labour | M. D. Ayres | 313 |
| | Green | D. Davies | 270 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 973 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Trowbridge East

Trowbridge East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | F. W. Stacey | 1,250 |
| | Conservative | N. D. Stafford | 951 |
| | Labour | R. M. Boniface | 404 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 299 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Trowbridge South

Trowbridge South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Grace Hill | 1,223 |
| | Conservative | G. H. Scobie | 917 |
| | Labour | D. G. Turley | 581 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Trowbridge West

Trowbridge West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | F. W. Tredrea | 779 |
| | Conservative | P. Ainley | 501 |
| | Labour | T. Pritchett | 326 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 278 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Upper Wylye Valley

Upper Wylye Valley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John William Finlay Robins | 1,248 |
| | Liberal | John Edward Syme | 721 |
| | Labour | R. J. Guy | 265 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 527 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Wanborough

Wanborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Lindsay Mactaggart | 1,118 |
| | Conservative | J. W. J. Legge | 1,085 |
| | Labour | C. P. Whiteway | 568 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Warminster East

Warminster East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Dorothea Joan Main | 1,093 |
| | Liberal | Paul I. MacDonald | 977 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |

### Warminster West

Warminster West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | S. Dancey | 1,014 |
| | Conservative | W. D. Grey | 944 |
| | Labour | K. D. Dawson | 289 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70 |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |

### Westbury

Westbury :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | William F. Vivash | 1,687 |
| | Conservative | John Frederick Clegg | 1,150 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 537 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### Whorwellsdown

Whorwellsdown :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Gareth Roberts | 1,432 |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. M. Masters | 908 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 524 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |

### Wilton

Wilton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | Marjorie Whitworth | 1,071 |
| | Independent | Timothy Ingle Abbott | 321 |
| | Labour | C. D. Engel | 236 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 750 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

### Wootton Bassett North

Wootton Bassett North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eric Henry Hodges | 812 |
| | Conservative | Thomas Alan Scott | 585 |
| | Labour | Paula Anne Whitehead | 79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### Wootton Bassett South

Wootton Bassett South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Roy Elderkin | 1,183 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daphne Joyce Matthews | 1,074 |
| | Labour | Iris Bayton | 171 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 109 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |

### Wroughton

Wroughton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Aliette Cayley Phipps | 1,318 |
| | Conservative | I. M. Morton | 899 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 419 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |