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

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	1973–1976
	Conservative	1976–1991
	Liberal Democrats	1991–1999
	No overall control	1999–2007
	Conservative	2007–2009

Leadership

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

Councillor	Party		From	To
Ruth Coleman		Liberal Democrats	2003	May 2005
Carol O'Gorman		Liberal Democrats	May 2005	6 May 2007
Dick Tonge		Conservative	16 May 2007	31 Mar 2009

Council elections

• 1973 North Wiltshire District Council election
• 1976 North Wiltshire District Council election
• 1979 North Wiltshire District Council election
• 1983 North Wiltshire District Council election (New ward boundaries, district boundary changes)
• 1987 North Wiltshire District Council election
• 1991 North Wiltshire District Council election, (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
• 1995 North Wiltshire District Council election
• 1999 North Wiltshire District Council election
• 2003 North Wiltshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)
• 2007 North Wiltshire District Council election (New ward boundaries)

By-election results

1995-1999

The Lydiards By-Election 3 July 1997

Party		Candidate	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		Candidate	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

1999-2003

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

2003-2007

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