Wiltshire Council election, 1997

Elections to Wiltshire County Council

Wiltshire County Council

Wiltshire County Council was the county council of Wiltshire in the South West of England, an elected local Government body responsible for most local government services in the county....

 were held on 1 May 1997. The whole council was up for election and the result was no overall control

No overall control

Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...

, with the Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 as the largest party.

As with other county elections in England, these local elections in Wiltshire took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election, 1997

United Kingdom general election, 1997

The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...

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Election Result

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Aldbourne and Ramsbury

Alderbury

Amesbury

Avon and Cannings

Bedwyn and Pewsey

Bourne Valley

Bradford on Avon

Bremhill and Calne

Calne

Chippenham Park

Chippenham Sheldon

Chippenham Town

Collingbourne

Corsham

Cricklade and Purton

Devizes

Devizes South and Bromham

Downton

Durrington

Holt

Kington

Lavington

Malmesbury

Marlborough

Melksham

Melksham Without

Mere

Minety

Pickwick with Box

Salisbury Bemerton

Salisbury Harnham

Salisbury St Mark

Salisbury St Martin

Salisbury St Paul

Southwick

Tisbury

Trowbridge East

Trowbridge South

Trowbridge West

Upper Wylye Valley

Warminster East

Warminster West

Westbury

Whorwellsdown Hundred

Wilton and Wylye

Wootton Bassett North

Wootton Bassett South