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Local Election Results 2017

Wiltshire

Whole council up for election. One Conservative councillor was elected unopposed.

Devizes = Devizes Guardians
TWCR = Together We Can Reform

Other results for Wiltshire: 2009 2013 2021
By-elections for Wiltshire (may be incomplete): 3rd September 2009 (Southwick) — 21st December 2010 (Bromham, Rowde & Potterne) — 6th March 2014 (Ethandune) — 7th May 2015 (Bromham, Rowde & Potterne; Chippenham Hardenhuish) — 26th November 2015 (Salisbury St Edmund & Milford) — 9th May 2016 (Amesbury E.) — 14th July 2016 (Trowbridge Grove) — 4th July 2019 (Trowbridge Drynham) — 18th July 2019 (Westbury N.) — 19th September 2019 (Ethandune) — 24th October 2019 (Melksham Wt. S.) — 28th November 2019 (Trowbridge Lambrok) — 10th March 2020 (Till & Wylye Valley) — 3rd November 2022 (Salisbury St Paul's) — 8th June 2023 (Tisbury) — 22nd February 2024 (Calne Chilvester & Abberd) — 14th March 2024 (Cricklade & Latton)

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Consolidated results — Wiltshire 2017

Party Votes Percent Seats
Conservative 74289 52.1% 68
Liberal Democrat 38154 26.8% 20
Labour 12971 9.1% 3
Independent 12093 8.5% 7
Green Party 3250 2.3% 0
Devizes Guardians 905 0.6% 0
UK Independence Party 803 0.6% 0
Together We Can Reform 21 0.0% 0

Aldbourne and Ramsbury

James Sheppard C 1056 67.4%
Fran Bishop LD 278 17.7%
Jason Haythornthwaite Lab 147 9.4%
Brian Utton Grn 86 5.5%

Alderbury and Whiteparish

Richard Britton C 825 59.4%
Gideon Aymes Ind 342 24.6%
John Edrich LD 118 8.5%
Kim Glennon-Alty Lab 105 7.6%

Amesbury East

Robert Yuill C 669 48.2%
Helen Holdsworth LD 434 31.3%
Rhod Evans UKIP 118 8.5%
Julie Martingale Lab 84 6.1%
Joshua Baker Grn 82 5.9%

Amesbury West

Fred Westmoreland C 874 74.2%
Tom Corbin Lab 168 14.3%
Gerard Wynn LD 136 11.5%

Bourne and Woodford Valley

Mike Hewitt C 983 65.4%
Dineen Hopper LD 364 24.2%
Lindsey Bellringer Lab 155 10.3%

Box and Colerne [LD gain from C]

Brian Mathew LD 979 52.4%
Sheila Parker C 818 43.8%
Peter Baldrey Lab 70 3.7%

Bradford-on-Avon North

Jim Lynch LD 1262 59.8%
Pam Hyde C 850 40.2%

Bradford-on-Avon South

Sarah Gibson LD 1197 55.8%
Clive Hilton C 724 33.8%
Rosie Macgregor Lab 224 10.4%

Brinkworth

Toby Sturgis C 1083 65.4%
Christopher Tuite LD 572 34.6%

Bromham, Rowde and Potterne

Anna Cuthbert C 823 59.3%
Philip Brown Ind 242 17.4%
Ralph Elia LD 138 9.9%
Diane Gilpin Lab 106 7.6%
Margaret Green Grn 79 5.7%

Bulford, Allington and Figheldean

John Smale C unop.

Burbage and the Bedwyns

Stuart Wheeler C 1021 68.0%
Parvis Jamieson LD 216 14.4%
John Thornton Lab 134 8.9%
Emma Dawnay Grn 130 8.7%

By Brook

Baroness Scott of Bybrook C 1032 71.5%
Mary Finch LD 223 15.5%
Phillip Chamberlain Grn 100 6.9%
Stephen Wheeler Lab 88 6.1%

Calne Central

Ian Thorn LD 754 51.6%
Howard Marshall C 562 38.5%
John Boaler Lab 144 9.9%

Calne Chilvester and Abberd

Tony Trotman C 683 50.4%
Robert Merrick LD 417 30.8%
Mike MacGregor-Fairlie Lab 254 18.8%

Calne North [C gain from LD]

Tom Rounds C 459 45.4%
Glenis Ansell LD 380 37.6%
Jon Fisher Lab 172 17.0%

Calne Rural

Christine Crisp C 1092 68.2%
Rob Clarke LD 356 22.2%
Tom Morris Lab 154 9.6%

Calne South and Cherhill

Alan Hill C 892 65.1%
Declan Boore LD 312 22.8%
John Bennett Lab 167 12.2%

Chippenham Cepen Park and Derriads

Peter Hutton C 901 71.3%
Christopher Norris LD 207 16.4%
Ian Flower Lab 155 12.3%

Chippenham Cepen Park and Redlands

Andy Phillips C 700 63.3%
Conor Melvin LD 268 24.3%
Jeremy Comerford Lab 137 12.4%

Chippenham Hardenhuish [C gain from LD]

Melody Thompson C 669 46.8%
Daniel Webb LD 634 44.3%
David Barter Lab 128 8.9%

Chippenham Hardens and England

Bill Douglas LD 662 54.9%
Robert Giles C 543 45.1%

Chippenham Lowden and Rowden

Ross Henning LD 539 40.1%
David Poole Ind 406 30.2%
Paul Newman C 400 29.7%

Chippenham Monkton [Ind gain from LD]

Nick Murry Ind 983 62.4%
Caroline Ramsey C 300 19.0%
Matt Harding LD 293 18.6%

Chippenham Pewsham

Clare Cape LD 740 51.5%
Teresa Hutton C 696 48.5%

Chippenham Queens and Sheldon [C gain from LD]

Ashley O'Neill C 817 60.4%
Desna Allen LD 536 39.6%

The Collingbournes and Netheravon

Ian Blair-Pilling C 808 63.8%
Alan Wood Ind 276 21.8%
Denis Griffin Grn 91 7.2%
Glenn Price LD 91 7.2%

Corsham Pickwick [LD gain from C]

Ruth Hopkinson LD 753 50.3%
Alan MacRae C 601 40.2%
William Gilbert Lab 142 9.5%

Corsham Town

Philip Whalley C 980 52.5%
Kelly Duckhouse LD 746 40.0%
Steve Abbott Lab 141 7.6%

Corsham Without and Box Hill

Ben Anderson C 1168 69.4%
Tina Johnston Grn 514 30.6%

Cricklade and Latton

Bob Jones LD 923 48.8%
Peter Colmer C 883 46.7%
Graham Davies Lab 85 4.5%

Devizes and Roundway South

Simon Jacobs C 613 40.2%
Chris Greenwood Devizes 294 19.3%
Chris Callow Ind 177 11.6%
Ian Hopkins Ind 168 11.0%
Ivor Blackmore Lab 146 9.6%
James Kay LD 128 8.4%

Devizes East

Peter Evans C 483 42.8%
Jane Burton Devizes 276 24.5%
Alan Rankin LD 192 17.0%
Laura Naylor Lab 177 15.7%

Devizes North

Sue Evans C 579 46.8%
Nigel Carter Devizes 335 27.1%
Simon Thompson Grn 171 13.8%
Patricia Baxter Lab 153 12.4%

Downton and Ebble Valley

Richard Clewer C 944 64.7%
Robert Steel Grn 208 14.2%
Ben Wynn Lab 188 12.9%
Harry Ashcroft LD 120 8.2%

Durrington and Larkhill [Ind gain from LD]

Graham Wright Ind 1384 80.0%
Jan Burns C 345 20.0%

Ethandune

Jerry Wickham C 1059 71.8%
Anne Ball LD 416 28.2%

Fovant and Chalke Valley

Jose Green C 971 64.9%
William Holmes Ind 339 22.7%
Oliver Holdsworth LD 185 12.4%

Hilperton

Ernie Clark Ind 1342 79.6%
Charles Russ C 208 12.3%
George Stanton LD 135 8.0%

Holt and Staverton

Trevor Carbin LD 941 64.3%
Richard Warren C 522 35.7%

Kington

Howard Greenman C 1257 69.2%
Matthew Bragg LD 380 20.9%
Liam Stokes Lab 179 9.9%

Laverstock, Ford and Old Sarum

Ian McLennan Lab 1050 63.4%
Mark McClelland C 607 36.6%

The Lavingtons and Erlestoke

Richard Gamble C 1213 74.1%
Mark Mangham LD 157 9.6%
Carol Black Lab 142 8.7%
Chris Gingell Grn 125 7.6%

Ludgershall and Perham Down

Chris Williams C 679 69.9%
Charles Lambert LD 100 10.3%
Leslie Webster UKIP 98 10.1%
Teresa Thornton Grn 94 9.7%

Lyneham

Allison Bucknell C 938 76.9%
Trudie Clarkson LD 217 17.8%
Terry Couchman Lab 64 5.3%

Malmesbury

Gavin Grant LD 946 53.9%
Frances Sheppard C 699 39.8%
Fred Price Lab 110 6.3%

Marlborough East

Stewart Dobson C 733 60.5%
John Kirk Wilson LD 274 22.6%
Katherine Davis Lab 205 16.9%

Marlborough West

Nick Fogg Ind 754 54.6%
Tamara Reay C 507 36.7%
Sylvia Card Lab 121 8.8%

Melksham Central [LD gain from UKIP]

Hayley Spencer LD 481 37.9%
Mike Swanton C 379 29.8%
David Pollitt UKIP 152 12.0%
Martin Pain Ind 150 11.8%
Paul Grainger Lab 108 8.5%

Melksham North

Pat Aves LD 590 45.5%
Nick Holder C 519 40.0%
Geoff Mitcham Ind 104 8.0%
Richard Wiltshire Ind 85 6.5%

Melksham South

Jon Hubbard LD 1045 68.3%
Mike Sankey C 484 31.7%

Melksham Without North [C gain from Ind]

Phil Alford C 1019 54.9%
Terry Chivers Ind 838 45.1%

Melksham Without South

Roy While C 709 55.3%
Ryan Clarke LD 232 18.1%
Paul Carter UKIP 178 13.9%
Steve Petty Ind 163 12.7%

Mere

George Jeans Ind 1339 66.9%
Mike Liddicoat C 399 19.9%
John Jordan Lab 264 13.2%

Minety

Chuck Berry C 1137 74.3%
Nicola Middleton LD 294 19.2%
Hilary Foord Lab 99 6.5%

Nadder and East Knoyle

Bridget Wayman C 964 66.9%
Jill Caudle LD 478 33.1%

Pewsey

Jeremy Kunkler C 1085 72.1%
David Leighton LD 249 16.6%
Hannah White-Overton Lab 170 11.3%

Pewsey Vale

Paul Oatway C 1064 77.3%
Fiona Hornby LD 176 12.8%
Michael Bohan Lab 137 9.9%

Purton

Jacqui Lay C 991 74.7%
Kate Blye LD 335 25.3%

Redlynch and Landford

Leo Randall C 1020 66.5%
Martin Rosell LD 316 20.6%
Finbarr Sheehan Lab 198 12.9%

Roundway

Laura Mayes C 838 69.0%
Kathleen Shaw Lab 137 11.3%
Geoff Brewer Grn 124 10.2%
Alasdair Kirkpatrick LD 115 9.5%

Royal Wootton Bassett East

Mollie Groom C 1048 69.8%
Simon Hodkinson LD 279 18.6%
James Sexton Lab 174 11.6%

Royal Wootton Bassett North

Mary Champion C 744 52.6%
Stephen Walls LD 510 36.1%
Heather Reilly Lab 160 11.3%

Royal Wootton Bassett South

Chris Hurst LD 1061 49.2%
Paul Heaphy C 863 40.0%
Ron Bardwell Lab 132 6.1%
Peter Doyle Ind 102 4.7%

Salisbury Bemerton

Ricky Rogers Lab 568 46.3%
Gavin Barrett C 408 33.2%
Dean Palethorpe UKIP 92 7.5%
Robert Steel LD 87 7.1%
Julia Richardson Grn 73 5.9%

Salisbury Fisherton and Bemerton Village

John Walsh Lab 472 34.3%
Jeremy Nettle C 405 29.5%
Mark Duly LD 208 15.1%
Chris Cochrane Ind 139 10.1%
Alison Craig Grn 102 7.4%
Paddy Singh UKIP 49 3.6%

Salisbury Harnham

Brian Dalton LD 827 44.5%
Simon Jackson C 756 40.7%
Merrin Holroyd Lab 112 6.0%
Peter Matthews Grn 97 5.2%
Naomi King UKIP 66 3.6%

Salisbury St Edmund and Milford [C gain from LD]

Atiqul Hoque C 654 40.4%
Bobbie Chettleburgh LD 551 34.1%
Clive Vincent Lab 209 12.9%
Sue Wright Grn 182 11.3%
Colin Skelton TWCR 21 1.3%

Salisbury St Francis and Stratford

Mary Douglas C 909 49.4%
Julian Ellis LD 596 32.4%
Richard Bolton Grn 187 10.2%
Steven Wadsworth Lab 147 8.0%

Salisbury St Mark's and Bishopdown

Derek Brown C 671 45.0%
Hilary Davidson Ind 416 27.9%
Rebecca Foster LD 241 16.2%
Tom Mettyear Lab 164 11.0%

Salisbury St Martin's and Cathedral [C gain from Lab]

Sven Hocking C 817 41.0%
Ian Tomes Lab 699 35.1%
Greg Condliffe LD 313 15.7%
Teresa Fallon Grn 115 5.8%
Frances Howard UKIP 50 2.5%

Salisbury St Paul's

Matthew Dean C 650 44.7%
Paul Sample LD 324 22.3%
Caroline Corbin Lab 301 20.7%
Benji Goehl Grn 180 12.4%

Sherston

John Thomson C 1150 68.6%
Martin Smith LD 418 24.9%
Steven Clark Lab 108 6.4%

Southwick

Horace Prickett C 1142 81.5%
Kevin Cottrell LD 259 18.5%

Summerham and Seend

Jonathon Seed C 1047 56.0%
Jo McManus LD 821 44.0%

Tidworth

Mark Connolly C 711 84.2%
Joan Barnett Lab 133 15.8%

Till and Wylye Valley [C gain from LD]

Darren Henry C 1134 54.2%
Ian West LD 923 44.1%
Gary Buckley Lab 34 1.6%

Tisbury

Tony Deane C 846 61.8%
Marcus Deyes LD 341 24.9%
Christopher Walford Grn 182 13.3%

Trowbridge Adcroft [C gain from LD]

Edward Kirk C 483 42.7%
Nicholas Blakemore LD 446 39.4%
Adrian Poole Lab 202 17.9%

Trowbridge Central

Stewart Palmen LD 511 42.6%
John Knight C 417 34.8%
Phoebe Kemp Lab 271 22.6%

Trowbridge Drynham

Graham Payne C 654 66.3%
Laura Pictor Lab 203 20.6%
John Marsden LD 130 13.2%

Trowbridge Grove [C gain from Ind]

David Halik C 509 44.8%
Bob Brice LD 457 40.2%
Liz Gifford Lab 170 15.0%

Trowbridge Lambrok [C gain from Ind]

Deborah Halik C 488 45.5%
Ben Midgley LD 344 32.1%
Shaun Henley Lab 165 15.4%
Marie Hillcoat Grn 75 7.0%

Trowbridge Park [C gain from Ind]

Peter Fuller C 551 47.8%
Dennis Drewett Ind 213 18.5%
Jackie Harding Lab 199 17.3%
Roger Andrews LD 190 16.5%

Trowbridge Paxcroft

Stephen Oldrieve LD 750 54.5%
James Rothschild St Clair C 516 37.5%
Maria Adlam-Apps Lab 110 8.0%

Urchfont and The Cannings

Philip Whitehead C 1156 71.8%
John Merrett LD 256 15.9%
Amanda Hopgood Lab 199 12.4%

Warminster Broadway

Tony Jackson C 665 49.5%
Paul Batchelor Ind 335 24.9%
Eden Morris Lab 173 12.9%
Martin Papworth LD 171 12.7%

Warminster Copheap and Wylye

Christopher Newbury C 1046 74.6%
Ryan Bird LD 204 14.5%
Nicola Grove Lab 153 10.9%

Warminster East

Andrew Davis C 734 48.3%
Paul MacDonald Ind 480 31.6%
Eleanor Free Lab 136 9.0%
Nigel Hampson LD 109 7.2%
Maggie Richens Grn 60 3.9%

Warminster West

Pip Ridout C 694 58.4%
Stacie Allensby Ind 189 15.9%
Andy Hinchcliffe LD 152 12.8%
Carrie Moyes Grn 90 7.6%
Tony Free Lab 64 5.4%

Warminster Without

Fleur de Rhe-Philipe C 1014 73.3%
Jonathan Whitehead-Whiting LD 214 15.5%
Anthony Tyler Lab 156 11.3%

West Selkley

Jane Davies C 933 70.2%
Sara Spratt LD 275 20.7%
Matthew Lee Lab 122 9.2%

Westbury East

Gordon King LD 661 47.0%
Rupert Lescott C 607 43.2%
Mike Kettlety Lab 137 9.8%

Westbury North

David Jenkins LD 596 57.9%
David Lancashire C 299 29.1%
Michael Sutton Lab 134 13.0%

Westbury West

Russell Hawker Ind 352 33.4%
Nick Stovold C 301 28.6%
Carole King LD 260 24.7%
Jane Russ Lab 111 10.5%
Margaret Cavanna Grn 29 2.8%

Wilton and Lower Wylye Valley [C gain from LD]

Pauline Church C 760 46.0%
Peter Edge LD 692 41.9%
Olivia McLennan Lab 200 12.1%

Winsley and Westwood [C gain from LD]

Johnny Kidney C 1040 56.9%
Magnus Macdonald LD 788 43.1%

Winterslow

Christopher Devine Ind 775 47.2%
Christopher Miller C 590 35.9%
Colin Baxter LD 159 9.7%
Alice Kiff Grn 74 4.5%
Ian Martingale Lab 45 2.7%

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