2005 UK local government election
2005 Wiltshire County Council election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/County_Flag_of_Wiltshire.svg/50px-County_Flag_of_Wiltshire.svg.png)
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← 2001 | 5 May 2005 (2005-05-05) | |
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All 49 seats to Wiltshire County Council 25 seats needed for a majority |
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Council control before election Conservative | Council control after election Conservative | |
Elections to Wiltshire County Council were held on 5 May 2005, with the whole council up for election. They proved to be the last to the original county council, as the elections four years later were the first to its successor, the new Wiltshire Council unitary authority.
Most electoral divisions had boundary changes, and several were new, including three new two-member divisions, in Salisbury and Trowbridge.
As with other county elections in England, these local elections in Wiltshire took place on the same day as the 2005 United Kingdom general election. The previous 2001 Wiltshire Council election, had also coincided with the 2001 general election.
The result was that the Conservatives held onto control.
Results
Wiltshire Local Election Result 2005 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 | 41.9 | 101,000 | - 1.8% |
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 32.7 | 36.5 | 88,500 | + 2.8% |
| Labour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 14.5 | 35,500 | - 2.4% |
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 10,700 | + 2.3% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 4,245 | - 1.8% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1,187 | + 0.5% |
Results by divisions
Aldbourne and Ramsbury
Aldbourne and Ramsbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Christopher Paul Humphries | 2,392 | 51.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Debra Davis | 1,355 | 29.1 | |
| Labour | Stephanie Mabbett | 654 | 14.1 | |
| UKIP | Nic Coome | 249 | 5.4 | |
Majority | 1,037 | 22.3 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Alderbury
Alderbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | William Raybould Moss | 3,024 | 54.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Henry Lawson | 1,514 | 27.1 | |
| Labour | Helen Edith (Janet) Horton | 676 | 12.1 | |
| Green | Adam Christopher Gent | 382 | 6.8 | |
Majority | 1,510 | 27.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Amesbury
Amesbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Cornelis Noeken | 1,467 | 34.6 | |
| Independent | Allan Godfrey Peach | 1,223 | 28.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Mary (Jan) Swindlehurst | 932 | 22.0 | |
| Labour | Mark Riches | 612 | 14.5 | |
Majority | 244 | 5.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Avon and Pewsey
Avon and Pewsey Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony Molland | 2,301 | 49.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Marina (Tricia) Cavill | 1,306 | 28.0 | |
| Labour | Audrey Christine Jenkins | 1,049 | 22.5 | |
Majority | 995 | 21.4 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Bedwyn and Colingbourne
Bedwyn and Colingbourne Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Robert Wallace Strachan Hall | 2,368 | 50.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David John Walker | 1,390 | 29.6 | |
| Labour | Catherine Amelia Brown | 678 | 14.5 | |
| UKIP | David Gordon Sedgwick | 254 | 5.4 | |
Majority | 978 | 20.9 | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Bourne and Woodford Valley
Bourne and Woodford Valley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Kevin Christopher Wren | 2,534 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Campbell Robertson | 1,369 | | |
| Labour | Ian David McLennan | 1,186 | | |
Majority | 1,165 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Box, Colerne, and Lacock
Box, Colerne, and Lacock Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Judith Helen Seager | 2,332 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sara-Louise Peterson | 2,272 | | |
| Labour | Stephen Charles Wheeler | 697 | | |
Majority | 60 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Bradford on Avon
Bradford on Avon Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm George Hewson | 2,959 | | |
| Conservative | Michael John Banks | 1,766 | | |
| Labour | Nancy Webber | 714 | | |
Majority | 1,193 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Bromham and Potterne
Bromham and Potterne Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Patricia Rugg | 2,171 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Josephine Hester (Jo) Partt | 1,240 | | |
| Labour | Lynda Wearn | 842 | | |
| UKIP | John Maurice Ryan | 305 | | |
Majority | 931 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Calne
Calne Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony John Trotman | 2,034 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Richard Coy | 1,352 | | |
| Labour | Christopher David Norman Evans | 1,158 | | |
Majority | 682 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Calne and Without
Calne and Without Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Nancy Suzanne Bryant | 2,309 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Margaret Hitchens | 2,073 | | |
| Labour | Frank Jeffrey | 600 | | |
Majority | 236 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Chalke and Nadder Valley
Chalke and Nadder Valley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Anthony Nicholas Deane | 2,556 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Derek Edge | 1,264 | | |
| Labour | Valerie May Pettefar | 491 | | |
| Green | Hamish Douglas Soutar | 407 | | |
Majority | 1,292 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Chippenham Central
Chippenham Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Ross Henning | 1,424 | | |
| Conservative | Nina Margaret Phillips | 1,396 | | |
| Labour | Maureen Frances Lloyd | 706 | | |
Majority | 28 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Chippenham North
Chippenham North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Patrick Charles Bourne Coleman | 2,291 | | |
| Conservative | Brendan Leo McCarron | 1,855 | | |
| Labour | Richard Alistair Bur Pierce | 597 | | |
Majority | 436 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Chippenham Pewsham
Chippenham Pewsham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Kathleen Doubell | 1,789 | | |
| Conservative | Vincent Howard Greenman | 1,570 | | |
| Labour | David Ronald George Pool | 619 | | |
Majority | 219 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Chippenham West
Chippenham West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Judith Hannah Rooke | 1,917 | | |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Annette Kennedy | 1,714 | | |
| Labour | Julie Lawrence | 757 | | |
Majority | 203 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Corsham
Corsham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Roy Davis | 2,432 | | |
| Conservative | Richard Leslie (Dick) Tonge | 1,327 | | |
| Labour | Judith Margaret Hible | 819 | | |
Majority | 1,105 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Cricklade and Purton
Cricklade and Purton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Margaret Dixon | 2,222 | | |
| Conservative | Anthony Charles (Tony) Clements | 1,983 | | |
| Labour | Frederick Albert (Fred) Price | 712 | | |
Majority | 239 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Devizes North
Devizes North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Margaret Sheila Nancy Taylor | 1,310 | | |
| Conservative | Paula Mary Winchcombe | 1,080 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Donald (Don) Jones | 725 | | |
| Devizes Guardians | Nigel Denys Carter | 710 | | |
Majority | 230 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Devizes South
Devizes South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Charles Stuart Winchcombe | 1,106 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Katherine Callow | 933 | | |
| Devizes Guardians | Jeffrey George Ody | 795 | | |
| Labour | Humphry Noel Woolrych | 639 | | |
Majority | 173 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Downton and Ebble Valley
Downton and Ebble Valley Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Julian Paul Johnson | 2,152 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert William (Rob) Steel | 964 | | |
| Labour | John Anthony Shepherd | 720 | | |
| Green | Stephanie Lorraine Jalland | 379 | | |
Majority | 1,188 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Durrington and Bulford
Durrington and Bulford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mark Lawrence Baker | 1,881 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | James Richard Grenville Spencer | 1,413 | | |
| Labour | Ricky Robinson | 766 | | |
Majority | 468 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Holt and Paxcroft
Holt and Paxcroft Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Marie Content | 1,789 | | |
| Independent | Ernest Frederick (Ernie) Clark | 1,613 | | |
| Conservative | Peter Kenneth (Ken) Beaton | 1,300 | | |
Majority | 176 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Kington
Kington Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Jane Antoinette Scott | 3,288 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Edwin Inker | 1,356 | | |
| Labour | Susan Mary Taylor Beasley | 507 | | |
Majority | 1,932 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lavington and Cannings
Lavington and Cannings Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Dennis James Willmott | 2,438 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Charles (Geoff) Brewer | 1,313 | | |
| Labour | Alistair Bisatt | 1,005 | | |
Majority | 1,125 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Malmesbury
Malmesbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Percy Simon Stuart Thomson | 3,228 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Frances Ann Goldstone | 1,868 | | |
| Labour | Arnold Shaw | 614 | | |
Majority | 1,360 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Manor Vale
Manor Vale Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Terrence Peter (Terry) Chivers | 2,041 | | |
| Conservative | Peter Coupe Blackburn | 1,710 | | |
| Labour | Angela Womersley | 628 | | |
Majority | 331 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Marlborough
Marlborough Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Elizabeth Marianne Hannaford | 1,234 | | |
| Independent | Nicholas John Fogg | 1,225 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Caroline Veronica Jackson | 1,068 | | |
| Labour | Cameron McLennan | 506 | | |
Majority | 9 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Melksham Central
Melksham Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Margaret Ethel White | 1,268 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Terri Welch | 1,230 | | |
| Conservative | Kenneth Francis (Ken) Williams | 1,078 | | |
| Green | Hilary Jane Millichamp | 223 | | |
Majority | 38 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Melksham Without
Melksham Without Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Roy Sidney While | 2,201 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bryan Petty | 1,827 | | |
| Labour | William Charles Gordon Cox | 1,561 | | |
Majority | 374 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Mere and Tisbury
Mere and Tisbury Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Bridget Anne Wayman | 1,791 | | |
| Independent | George Jeans | 1,592 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nathaniel Joseph Collins | 1,378 | | |
Majority | 199 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Minety
Minety Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Carole Alethea Soden | 3,521 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Stanley Cooper | 1,641 | | |
| Labour | Pauline Margaret Smith | 370 | | |
Majority | 1,880 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Salisbury East
Salisbury East (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mary Jaquelin Douglas | 3,001 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Michael English | 2,758 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Susan Margaret (Su) Thorpe | 2,705 | | |
| Conservative | Joanna Lloyd-Jones | 2,472 | | |
| Labour | Andrew Charles Righton Roberts | 1,385 | | |
| Green | Susan Isabel Wright | 875 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Salisbury South
Salisbury South (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Amanda (Bobbie) Chettleburgh | 3,635 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Edward Dalton | 3,255 | | |
| Conservative | William Anthony Beotric Snow | 2,797 | | |
| Conservative | Christopher Gordon (Chris) Cochran | 2,797 | | |
| Labour | Susan Caroline Mallory | 827 | | |
| Labour | Ian Tomes | 785 | | |
| Green | John Hansford | 709 | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Salisbury West
Salisbury West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Richard Terrance Rogers | 1,597 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Timothy Anthony (Tim) Payne | 1,234 | | |
| Conservative | Terence John Lindley | 1,084 | | |
Majority | 363 | | |
| Labour win (new seat) |
Tidworth and Ludgershall
Tidworth and Ludgershall Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mark Connolly | 1,948 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leslie Roy (Les) Welling | 934 | | |
| UKIP | Anthony Hadland (Tony) Still | 379 | | |
Majority | 1,014 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Trowbridge East
Trowbridge East (2 seats) Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Grace Hill | 4,090 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen John (Steve) Oldrieve | 3,553 | | |
| Conservative | Peter Fuller | 2,600 | | |
| Conservative | Anthony Ivan (Tony) Moore | 2,471 | | |
| Labour | Gregory Anthony Coombes | 1,487 | | |
| Labour | Peter John Ezra | 1,328 | | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Trowbridge West
Trowbridge West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeffrey Bryan Osborn | 2,446 | | |
| Conservative | John Roland Wallace Knight | 1,450 | | |
| Labour | Geoffrey Alan Mitcham | 1,007 | | |
Majority | 996 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Warminster East and Wylye
Warminster East and Wylye Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Andrew Davis | 2,736 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Joy Winifred Charman | 1,732 | | |
| Independent | Dorothea Joan Main | 987 | | |
Majority | 1,004 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Warminster West
Warminster West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | John Edward Syme | 1,389 | | |
| Conservative | Russell Mark Jonathan Hawker | 1,385 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Batchelor | 1,141 | | |
Majority | 4 | | |
| Independent hold | Swing | | |
Westbury Ham and Dilton
Westbury Ham and Dilton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Christopher Newbury | 1,302 | | |
| Conservative | William Scott Shiel Braid | 1,143 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | William David Charles Tout | 1,127 | | |
| Labour | Michael Sutton | 698 | | |
| Green | David John Howells | 220 | | |
Majority | 159 | | |
| Independent win (new seat) |
Westbury Laverton and Shearwater
Westbury Laverton and Shearwater Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mary Fleur de Rhé-Philipe | 2,141 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Ian King | 1,672 | | |
| Labour | Christine Linda Mitchell | 672 | | |
| Green | Stephen Sainsbury | 351 | | |
Majority | 469 | | |
| Conservative win (new seat) |
Whorwellsdown Hundred
Whorwellsdown Hundred Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Julie Swabey | 1,950 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor William Carbin | 1,637 | | |
| Independent | Anthony Guy (Tony) Phillips | 1,191 | | |
| Green | Amanda Jane (Mandy) Griffiths | 371 | | |
Majority | 313 | | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Wilton and Wylye
Wilton and Wylye Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Clive West | 2,560 | | |
| Conservative | André Duncan Recknell | 1,626 | | |
| Labour | Malcolm Simmons | 456 | | |
| Green | Sarah Margaret Green | 328 | | |
Majority | 934 | | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Wootton Bassett North
Wootton Bassett North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Mollie Eileen May Groom | 1,993 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Anne Gann | 1,416 | | |
| Labour | Susan (Sue) Ford | 629 | | |
Majority | 577 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Wootton Bassett South
Wootton Bassett South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Toby Russell Sturgis | 2,534 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Louise Jane Mortlock | 1,981 | | |
| Labour | Ellis Webb | 785 | | |
| Independent | Philip George Allnatt | 199 | | |
Majority | 553 | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
By-elections between 2005 and 2009
Warminster West
Warminster West By-Election 2 November 2006[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Batchelor | 548 | 40.2 | +11.1 |
| Conservative | Christopher March | 543 | 39.8 | +4.4 |
| Independent | Michael John Turner | 273 | 20.0 | −15.5 |
Majority | 5 | 0.4 | |
Turnout | 1,364 | 21.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
Trowbridge East
Trowbridge East By-Election 7 February 2008[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Fuller | 1,363 | 49.2 | +17.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Tom James | 1,176 | 42.5 | −7.5 |
| Green | David McQueen | 229 | 8.3 | +8.3 |
Majority | 187 | 6.7 | |
Turnout | 2,768 | 19.2 | |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Holt and Paxcroft
Holt and Paxcroft By-Election 7 February 2008[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Independent | Ernie Clark | 1,075 | 41.0 | +6.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Carbin | 994 | 37.9 | −0.1 |
| Conservative | Andy Milton | 458 | 17.4 | −10.2 |
| Labour | Louise Smith | 53 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| Green | Hilary Millichamp | 45 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
Majority | 81 | 3.1 | |
Turnout | 2,625 | 37.0 | |
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
References
- Declaration of Wiltshire County Council Election Results, published 6 May 2005
- Results at westwiltshire.gov.uk
- Results at keele.ac.uk
- Colin Rallings, Michael Thrasher, Wiltshire County Council election Results 1973–2005 at electionscentre.co.uk
- ^ "New councillors for Warminster ward". Wiltshire Times. 10 November 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Local Authority Byelection Results - February 2008". www.gwydir.demon.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2010.