North Wiltshire District Council elections

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]

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

Councillor		From	To
Ruth Coleman^[2]	Liberal Democrats	2003	May 2005
Carol O'Gorman^[2]^[3]	Liberal Democrats	May 2005	May 2007
Dick Tonge^[4]^[5]	Conservative	16 May 2007	31 Mar 2009

The Lydiards By-Election 3 July 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	466	64.1	+24.9
	Conservative	261	35.9	+4.3
Majority		205	28.2
Turnout		727	49.0
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Colerne By-Election 19 February 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold	Swing

Purton By-Election 8 February 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Dixon	662	57.1	+2.0
	Conservative		498	42.9	+8.3
Majority			164	14.2
Turnout			1,160	37.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Crudwell By-Election 7 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Phillips	342	45.7	−39.1
	Independent	Roger Wilson	277	37.0	+37.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ann Davis	91	12.2	+0.5
	Labour	Valerie Price	39	5.2	+1.7
Majority			65	8.7
Turnout			749
	Conservative hold		Swing

Calne North East By-Election 7 March 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Porter	253	54.8	+33.2
	Conservative	Philippa Penny	209	45.2	+1.3
Majority			44	9.6
Turnout			462	26.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

St Paul Malmesbury Without By-Election 7 March 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Henderson	432	49.3	−0.1
	Liberal Democrats	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

Lyneham & Bradenstoke By-Election 25 August 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Elford	539	50.0	−3.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Webb	538	49.9	+3.3
Majority			1	0.1
Turnout			1,077	29.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Nettleton By-Election 24 November 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sherryn Meadows	322	50.4	−25.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Packard	317	49.6	+25.9
Majority			5	0.8
Turnout			639	33.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Lyneham By-Election 23 February 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Colerne By-Election 13 July 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Meadowcroft	425	51.6	−8.8
	Conservative	Helen Wright	399	48.4	+15.2
Majority			26	3.2
Turnout			824	42.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

^ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "North Wiltshire" in search box to see specific results.)
^ ^a ^b "Leader elected". Gazette and Herald. 19 May 2005. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^ "Carol O'Gorman stepping down". Gazette and Herald. 4 April 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
^ "Council minutes, 16 May 2007" (PDF). North Wiltshire District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
^ Robins, Tina (28 March 2009). "North Wiltshire District Council disappears after 35 years". Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
^ The District of North Wiltshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
^ 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.