Election Name: | 2021 Wiltshire Council election |
Country: | Wiltshire |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2017 Wiltshire Council election |
Previous Year: | 2017 |
Next Election: | 2025 Wiltshire Council election |
Next Year: | 2025 |
Seats For Election: | All 98 seats to Wiltshire Council |
Majority Seats: | 50 |
Image1: | Con |
Leader1: | Philip Whitehead |
Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Leaders Seat1: | Urchfont and Bishops Cannings |
Last Election1: | 68 seats, 52.0% |
Seats1: | 61 |
Seat Change1: | 7 |
Popular Vote1: | 71,711 |
Percentage1: | 47.3% |
Swing1: | 4.7% |
Leader2: | Ian Thorn |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Leaders Seat2: | Calne Central |
Last Election2: | 20 seats, 27.0% |
Seats2: | 27 |
Seat Change2: | 7 |
Popular Vote2: | 42,654 |
Percentage2: | 28.1% |
Swing2: | 1.1% |
Image4: | Ind |
Leader4: | Ernie Clark |
Party4: | Independent (politician) |
Leaders Seat4: | Hilperton |
Last Election4: | 7 seats, 8.5% |
Seats4: | 7 |
Popular Vote4: | 13,236 |
Percentage4: | 8.7% |
Swing4: | 0.2% |
Image5: | Lab |
Leader5: | Ricky Rogers |
Party5: | Labour Party (UK) |
Leaders Seat5: | Salisbury Bemerton |
Last Election5: | 3 seats, 9.2% |
Seats5: | 3 |
Popular Vote5: | 11,699 |
Percentage5: | 7.7% |
Swing5: | 1.5% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Conservative |
After Election: | Conservative |
The 2021 Wiltshire Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 local elections in the United Kingdom.[1] All 98 councillors were elected from electoral divisions which returned one councillor each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office.
After the previous election the composition of the council was:
68 | 20 | 7 | 3 | |
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
62 | 21 | 11 | 3 | |
After the election the composition of the council was:
61 | 27 | 7 | 3 | |
The electoral division results listed below are based on the changes from the 2017 elections, not taking into account any party defections or by-elections.
Sitting councillors are marked with an asterisk (*).
Note: Nick Holder was elected in a 2019 by-election in Melksham Without South.
Note: in 2017, Chris Hirst was elected in Royal Wootton Bassett South
Note: Suzanne Grahem Wickham had previously held the seat for the Conservatives in a 2019 by-election.
Note: Mark Connolly had been elected in 2017 for the previous seat called Tidworth.
Note: Kevin Daley had held the seat of Till and Wylye Valley in a 2020 by-election.
Note: Andrew James Bryant had previously gained the seat for the Liberal Democrats in a 2019 by-election.
Note: Jo Trigg had previously gained the seat for the Liberal Democrats in a 2019 by-election.
Note: Carole King had previously held the seat for the Liberal Democrats in a 2019 by-election.
Note: in 2017, Matthew Dean was elected in Salisbury St Pauls
Note: in 2017, Christopher Newbury was elected in the former Warminster Copheap and Wylye