1997 Wiltshire County Council election information
1997 UK local government election
1997 Wiltshire County Council election
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1 May 1997 (1997-05-01)
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All 47 seats to Wiltshire County Council 24 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Con
LD
Lab
Party
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Labour
Last election
18 seats, 36%
33 seats, 37.5%
17 seats, 22.5%
Seats won
22
20
4
Seat change
4
13
13
Popular vote
107,867
87,367
45,365
Percentage
43.4%
35.2%
18.3%
Swing
7.4%
2.3%
4.2%
Fourth party
Ind
Party
Independent
Last election
0 seats, 1.9%
Seats won
1
Seat change
1
Popular vote
3,978
Percentage
1.6%
Swing
0.3%
Council control before election
Liberal Democrats
Council control after election
No overall control
Elections to Wiltshire County Council were held on 1 May 1997. The whole council was up for election and the result was no overall control, with the Conservatives as the largest party.
As with other county elections in England, these local elections in Wiltshire took place on the same day as the 1997 United Kingdom general election.
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