North Wiltshire District Council elections

The former North Wiltshire District Council in the West of England was formed in 1973 and elected every four years until 2007. It was abolished in 2009 and its functions taken over by the new Wiltshire Council.

Political control

• No overall control 1973 - 1976
• Conservative 1976 - 1991
• Liberal Democrat 1991 - 1999
• No overall control 1999 - 2007
• Conservative 2007 - present

Council elections

• North Wiltshire District Council election, 1999
• North Wiltshire District Council election, 2003
• North Wiltshire District Council election, 2007

By-election results

The Lydiards By-Election 3 July 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		466	64.1	+24.9
	Conservative		261	35.9	+4.3
Majority			205	28.2
Turnout			727	49.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Colerne By-Election 19 February 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		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 Democrat hold		Swing

Purton By-Election 8 February 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Helen Dixon	662	57.1	+2.0
	Conservative		498	42.9	+8.3
Majority			164	14.2
Turnout			1,160	37.0
	Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat	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 Democrat	Eric Porter	253	54.8	+33.2
	Conservative	Philippa Penny	209	45.2	+1.3
Majority			44	9.6
Turnout			462	26.9
	Liberal Democrat 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 Democrat	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 Democrat	John Webb	538	49.9	+3.3
Majority			1	0.1
Turnout			1,077	29.5
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Nettleton By-Election 24 November 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sherryn Meadows	322	50.4	-25.9
	Liberal Democrat	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 Democrat	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 Democrat gain from Conservative		Swing

Colerne By-Election 13 July 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Meadowcroft	425	51.6	-8.8
	Conservative	Helen Wright	399	48.4	+15.2
Majority			26	3.2
Turnout			824	42.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing