West Wiltshire
| West Wiltshire District | |
|---|---|
Shown within non-metropolitan Wiltshire | |
| Area | |
| • 2009 | 516.92 km2 (Ranked 96th) |
| Population | |
| • 2009 | ? |
| • Ethnicity | 98.1% White |
| History | |
| • Created | 1 April 1974 |
| • Abolished | 1 April 2009 |
| • Succeeded by | Wiltshire Council |
| Status | District |
| ONS code | 46UF |
| Government | West Wiltshire District Council |
| • Type | Leader & Committees, later Leader & Cabinet |
| • HQ | Trowbridge |
| Contained within | |
| • Region | South West England |
| • Admin. County | Wiltshire |
West Wiltshire was a local government district in Wiltshire, England, between 1974 and 2009, when it was superseded by the new Wiltshire unitary area.
The district was 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 the Warminster and Westbury Rural District. There were five towns in the district – Bradford-on-Avon, Melksham, Trowbridge, Warminster and Westbury – each surrounded by rural parishes. About two-thirds of the district's population was in those towns.
The district council was based at purpose-built offices in Bradley Road, Trowbridge. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 as part of the structural changes to local government in England, when its functions were taken over by the new Wiltshire unitary authority.