Kennet local elections
Encyclopedia
Kennet Council was elected every four years. It was abolished alongside the former Wiltshire County Council in 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England
when power was transferred to the unitary authority of Wiltshire Council
.
1973 - 1987
No overall control
1987 - 2003
Conservative
2003 - 2009 (upon transfer of control to Wiltshire Council
)
Kennet Council election, 2003
Kennet Council election, 2007
2009 structural changes to local government in England
Structural changes to local government in England were effected on 1 April 2009, whereby a number of new unitary authorities were created in parts of the country which previously operated a 'two-tier' system of counties and districts...
when power was transferred to the unitary authority of Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council is the unitary authority for most of the county of Wiltshire, in the West of England, the successor authority to Wiltshire County Council and to four districts—Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire—all of which had been created in 1973 and were...
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Political control
IndependentIndependent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
1973 - 1987
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...
1987 - 2003
Conservative
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...
2003 - 2009 (upon transfer of control to Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council is the unitary authority for most of the county of Wiltshire, in the West of England, the successor authority to Wiltshire County Council and to four districts—Kennet, North Wiltshire, Salisbury, and West Wiltshire—all of which had been created in 1973 and were...
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Council elections
Kennet Council election, 1999Kennet Council election, 2003
Kennet Council election, 2007