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^"Council minutes". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1979
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West Wiltshire was a non metropolitan district in Wiltshire England It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Wiltshire Council Contents 1 Political control 1 1 Leadership 2 Council elections 3 By election results 3 1 1995 1999 3 2 1999 2003 3 3 2003 2007 3 4 2007 2009 4 ReferencesPolitical control editFrom 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 control YearsNo overall control 1973 1979Conservative 1979 1991Liberal Democrats 1991 2003No overall control 2003 2007Conservative 2007 2009Leadership edit The leaders of the council from 2003 until the council s abolition in 2009 were 2 Councillor Party From ToTony Phillips Independent 14 May 2003 11 May 2005Sarah Content Liberal Democrats 11 May 2005 6 May 2007Graham Payne Conservative 16 May 2007 31 Mar 2009Council elections edit1973 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 3 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 4 2007 West Wiltshire District Council election New ward boundaries 5 By election results edit1995 1999 edit Adcroft By Election 14 November 1996 Party Candidate Votes Labour 198 41 3Liberal Democrats 144 30 1Conservative 137 28 6Majority 54 11 2Turnout 479Labour gain from Liberal Democrats SwingCollege By Election 14 November 1996 Party Candidate Votes Labour Jeffrey Bryan Osborn 325 35 4Conservative 284 30 9Liberal Democrats 246 26 8Independent 63 6 9Majority 41 4 5Turnout 918Labour gain from Liberal Democrats SwingAdcroft By Election 11 September 1997 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Debra Hawken 151 29 8 6 0Labour 112 22 1 8 7Independent Anthony Jay 110 21 7 4 5Conservative 79 15 6 0 7Independent 54 10 7 10 7Majority 39 7 7Turnout 506 20 6Liberal Democrats gain from Labour SwingDrynham By Election 12 November 1998 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Marcus Francis 334 44 1 16 9Conservative 182 24 0 6 3Independent Frederick Anthony Durrant 113 14 9 0 9Labour 84 11 1 17 5Green 45 5 9 5 9Majority 152 20 1Turnout 758 18 5Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing1999 2003 edit Blackmore Forest By Election 14 September 2000 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Andrew Milton 337 53 7 15 6Liberal Democrats 290 46 3 8 0Majority 47 7 4Turnout 627 17 8Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats SwingWestbury and Storridge By Election 17 October 2002 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Michael Raymond Pearce 694 36 3 1 9Conservative Russell Mark Jonathan Hawker 659 34 4 10 1Labour Michael Sutton 561 29 3 7 4Majority 35 1 9Turnout 1 914 22 6Liberal Democrats hold Swing2003 2007 edit Melksham North By Election 15 July 2004 Party Candidate Votes Labour Vic Oakman 373 44 7 13 3Conservative Kenneth Williams 237 28 4 28 4Liberal Democrats Malcolm Paton 224 26 9 30 1Majority 136 16 3Turnout 834 19 8Labour gain from Liberal Democrats SwingTrowbridge College By Election 15 July 2004 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Sarah Content 416 52 7 5 1Conservative Peter Fuller 283 35 8 1 8Green Timothy Unsworth 52 6 6 4 0Independent Liam Silcocks 39 4 9 2 7Majority 133 16 9Turnout 790 20 0Liberal Democrats hold SwingWarminster East By Election 20 April 2006 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats David Lovell 777 44 3 23 6Conservative William Parks 736 42 0 14 6Independent Michael Turner 121 6 9 3 7Independent May Law 120 6 8 6 8Majority 41 2 3Turnout 1 754 28 6Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative SwingWarminster West By Election 2 November 2006 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Philippa Ridout 572Liberal Democrats Roger John Coveney 448Independent Michael Turner 332Majority 124Turnout 1 342 21 2Conservative gain from Independent Swing2007 2009 edit Trowbridge Central By Election 10 July 2008 6 Party Candidate Votes Conservative David Halik 452 55 3 21 9Liberal Democrats John Knight 366 44 7 3 8Majority 86 10 6Turnout 818 18 1Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats SwingReferences edit Council compositions The Elections Centre Retrieved 3 May 2016 Council minutes Wiltshire Council Retrieved 29 June 2022 The District of West Wiltshire Electoral Arrangements Order 1979 legislation gov uk The District of West Wiltshire Electoral Changes Order 1999 Retrieved on 4 October 2015 legislation gov uk The District of West Wiltshire Electoral Changes Order 2007 Retrieved on 3 November 2015 Byelection results West Wiltshire District Council Archived from the original on 1 August 2008 Retrieved 20 July 2008 November 1996 by elections at gwydir demon co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title West Wiltshire District Council elections amp oldid 1204986002, wikipedia, 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