West Wiltshire Council election, 2007
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Elections to West Wiltshire
District Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the Conservatives
took control.
Most wards had boundary changes or were new. One ward, Shearwater, was uncontested.
Of the 44 new members, 21 were not members of the outgoing council.
The district councillors were elected on 3 May 2007 for a four year term of office, but a review of local government determined in 2008 that the four district councils of Wiltshire
should be merged with Wiltshire County Council to form a new unitary authority
for Wiltshire with effect from 1 April 2009, when the district councillors' term of office will end. Only the county council will be treated as a "continuing authority", and elections to the new unitary council are foreseen in May or June of 2009.
West Wiltshire
West Wiltshire was a local government district in Wiltshire, England, formed on 1 April 1974, further to the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the former urban districts of Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster and Westbury, along with Bradford and Melksham Rural District and...
District Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and 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...
took control.
Most wards had boundary changes or were new. One ward, Shearwater, was uncontested.
Of the 44 new members, 21 were not members of the outgoing council.
The district councillors were elected on 3 May 2007 for a four year term of office, but a review of local government determined in 2008 that the four district councils of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
should be merged with Wiltshire County Council to form a new unitary authority
Unitary authority
A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
for Wiltshire with effect from 1 April 2009, when the district councillors' term of office will end. Only the county council will be treated as a "continuing authority", and elections to the new unitary council are foreseen in May or June of 2009.
Election Result
|}Ward results
External links
- West Wiltshire District Council election results - 3 May 2007 at wiltshire.gov.uk (ward by ward)
- 2007 West Wiltshire election result at bbc.co.uk (general result)