Wiltshire Council

Wiltshire Council
The coat of arms of the council
Council logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1889
Leadership
Laura Mayes,
Conservative
since 20 May 2025
Ian Thorn,
Liberal Democrats
since 20 May 2025
Lucy Townsend
since 24 July 2024
Structure
Seats98 councillors
Political groups
Administration (44)
  Liberal Democrats (43)
  Independent (1)

Opposition (54)

  Conservative (37)
  Reform UK (10)
  Independent (6)
  Labour (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
1 May 2025
Next election
3 May 2029
Meeting place
County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8JN
Website
www.wiltshire.gov.uk

Wiltshire Council, known between 1889 and 2009 as Wiltshire County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Wiltshire in South West England, and has its headquarters at County Hall in Trowbridge. Since 2009 it has been a unitary authority, being a county council which also performs the functions of a district council. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county, the latter additionally including Swindon.

The council went under no overall control in May 2025, after being controlled by the Conservative Party since 2000.