1997 Wiltshire County Council election

1997 Wiltshire County Council election
1 May 1997 (1997-05-01)
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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