# West Wiltshire District Council elections

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:
| 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

The leaders of the council from 2003 until the council's abolition in 2009 were:
| Councillor | Party | From | To |
| Tony Phillips | Independent | 14 May 2003 | 11 May 2005 |
| Sarah Content | Liberal Democrats | 11 May 2005 | May 2007 |
| Graham Payne | Conservative | 16 May 2007 | 31 Mar 2009 |

## Council elections

* 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)
* 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)
* 2007 West Wiltshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)

## By-election results
### 1995–1999

Adcroft By-Election 14 November 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 198 | 41.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 144 | 30.1 |
| | Conservative | | 137 | 28.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54 | 11.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 479 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
College By-Election 14 November 1996 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Bryan Osborn | 325 | 35.4 |
| | Conservative | | 284 | 30.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 246 | 26.8 |
| | Independent | | 63 | 6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 918 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
Adcroft By-Election 11 September 1997 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 39 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 506 | 20.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Drynham By-Election 12 November 1998 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 152 | 20.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 758 | 18.5 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 1999–2003

Blackmore Forest By-Election 14 September 2000 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Andrew Milton | 337 | 53.7 | +15.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 290 | 46.3 | +8.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 7.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 627 | 17.8 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Westbury and Storridge By-Election 17 October 2002 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 35 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,914 | 22.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

### 2003–2007

Melksham North By-Election 15 July 2004 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 136 | 16.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 834 | 19.8 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Trowbridge College By-Election 15 July 2004 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 133 | 16.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 790 | 20.0 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Warminster East By-Election 20 April 2006 :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 41 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,754 | 28.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Warminster West By-Election 2 November 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Philippa Ridout | 572 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Roger John Coveney | 448 | |
| | Independent | Michael Turner | 332 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 124 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,342 | 21.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 2007–2009

Trowbridge Central By-Election 10 July 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Halik | 452 | 55.3 | +21.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Knight | 366 | 44.7 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 10.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 818 | 18.1 | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |