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1989 Wiltshire County Council election

1989 UK local government election


1989 UK local government election

FieldValue
election_name1989 Wiltshire County Council election
typeparliamentary
vote_typePopular
previous_election1985 Wiltshire County Council election
previous_year1985
election_date4 May 1989
next_election1993 Wiltshire County Council election
next_year1993
seats_for_electionAll 75 seats in Wiltshire County Council
majority_seats38
votes_counted
reporting
declared
filler
nominee1
candidate1
leader1
party1Conservative Party (UK)
seats135
popular_vote175,076
percentage144.0%
swing1
nominee2
candidate2
leader2
party2Social and Liberal Democrats
seats218
popular_vote245,944
percentage227.0%
swing2
nominee3
candidate3
leader3
party3Labour Party (UK)
seats318
popular_vote340,458
percentage324.0%
swing3
nominee4
candidate4
leader4
party4Independent politician
seats42
popular_vote44,153
percentage42.4%
swing4
nominee5
candidate5
leader5
party5Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
seats51
popular_vote52,712
percentage51.6%
swing5New
nominee6
candidate6
leader6
party6Social Democratic Party (UK, 1988)
seats61
popular_vote61,143
percentage60.7%
swing6New

Elections to Wiltshire County Council were held on 4 May 1989. The whole council was up for election and the result was no overall control.

Results

|seats % = 46.67 |votes % = 44.0 |plus/minus = |seats % = 24.0 |votes % = 27.0 |plus/minus = |seats % = 24.0 |votes % = 24.0 |plus/minus = |seats % = 2.67 |votes % = 2.4 |plus/minus = |seats % = 1.33 |votes % = 1.6 |plus/minus = |seats % = 1.33 |votes % = 0.67 |plus/minus = |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.3 |plus/minus = 0 |}

Results by divisions

Aldbourne and Ramsbury

Alderbury

Amesbury

Bedwyn

Blunsdon

Box

Bradford on Avon North

Bradford on Avon South

Bremhill and Calne Without

Brinkworth

Calne

Chippenham Park

Chippenham Sheldon

Chippenham Town

Collingbourne

Corsham

Cricklade

Devizes

Devizes South and Cannings

Downton

Durrington

Highworth

Holt

Idmiston

Kington

Laverstock

Lavington

Malmesbury

Marlborough

Melksham

Melksham Without

Mere

Pewsey and Enford

Pewsham

Potterne

Purton

Salisbury Bemerton

Salisbury Harnham

Salisbury St Mark

Salisbury St Martin

Salisbury St Paul

Shrewton

Southwick

Stratton St Margaret, Coleview and Nythe

Stratton St Margaret, St Margaret

Stratton St Margaret, St Philip

Swindon Central

Swindon Eastcott

Swindon Eldene

Swindon Freshbrook

Swindon Gorsehill

Swindon Lawns

Swindon Liden

Swindon Moredon

Swindon Park North

Swindon Park South

Swindon South

Swindon Toothill

Swindon Walcot

Swindon Western

Swindon Whitworth

Tisbury

Trowbridge East

Trowbridge South

Trowbridge West

Upper Wylye Valley

Wanborough

Warminster East

Warminster West

Westbury

Whorwellsdown

Wilton

Wootton Bassett North

Wootton Bassett South

Wroughton

References

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