Kennet District Council elections

Kennet was a non-metropolitan district in Wiltshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Wiltshire Council.

Political control

From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2009, political control of the council was held by the following parties:[1]

Party in controlYears
Independent1973–1987
No overall control1987–2000
Conservative2000–2009
Political group Councillors
1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007
Conservatives 5 9 6 9 15 17 9 20 27 33
Labour 0 2 1 0 0 1 9 4 1 0
Liberal Democrats 8 8 4 3 1
Liberal Party 0 2 3 4 9
Devizes Guardians 3 2
UKIP 0 0 1 2
Independent Conservative 1
Independent 32 27 29 27 16 13 14 12 8 5
Total 37 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 43 43

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2001 until the council's abolition in 2009 were:[2]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Chris Humphries[3] Conservative200115 May 2007
Lionel Grundy[4] Conservative15 May 200731 Mar 2009

Council elections
  • 1973 Kennet District Council election
  • 1976 Kennet District Council election (New ward boundaries)[5]
  • 1979 Kennet District Council election
  • 1983 Kennet District Council election
  • 1987 Kennet District Council election
  • 1991 Kennet District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[6]
  • 1995 Kennet District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[7]
  • 1999 Kennet District Council election
  • 2003 Kennet District Council election (New ward boundaries)[8]
  • 2007 Kennet District Council election

By-election results
Urchfont By-Election 17 February 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 390 71.0 +71.0
Liberal Democrats 145 26.4 -12.7
Labour 14 2.6 -9.4
Majority 245 44.6
Turnout 549 55.6
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Seend By-Election 2 March 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats 369 50.8 +7.9
Conservative 331 45.5 +45.5
Labour 27 3.7 -18.5
Majority 38 5.3
Turnout 727 35.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
West Selkley By-Election 6 April 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 222 45.5 +12.2
Liberal Democrats 189 38.7 +1.2
Labour 77 15.7 -13.4
Majority 33 6.8
Turnout 488 37.8
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Devizes East By-Election 18 July 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Devizes Guardians Tony Duck 332 37.3 +37.3
Labour Colin Hopgood 193 21.7 -22.0
Conservative Roy Parsons 186 20.9 -18.0
Liberal Democrats Angelika Davey 155 17.4 +0.1
UKIP Alex Duffey 24 2.7 +2.7
Majority 139 15.6
Turnout 890 22.4
Devizes Guardians gain from Independent Swing
Ogbourne By-Election 28 October 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Hunter 250 60.0 +60.0
Liberal Democrats Debra Davis 147 35.3 -2.9
Labour Frank Jeffrey 20 4.8 +4.8
Majority 103 24.7
Turnout 417 21.9
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Upavon By-Election 31 January 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judy D'Arcy-Irvine 218 45.8 -14.5
UKIP Mike Bridgeman 106 22.3 -0.8
Liberal Democrats Fiona Hornby 87 18.3 +1.7
Labour Gary Gordon 38 8.0 +8.0
Green Nicholas Stedman 27 5.7 +5.7
Majority 112 23.5
Turnout 476 31.4
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. "Council minutes". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. "Former councillor Chris Humphries dies". Marlborough News. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. Moore, Joanne (26 May 2020). "Wiltshire council leader pays tribute to Lionel Grundy". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  5. legislation.gov.uk – The District of Kennet (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
  6. legislation.gov.uk – The Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  7. legislation.gov.uk – The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  8. legislation.gov.uk – The District of Kennet (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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