Kennet District Council elections

(Redirected from Kennet local elections) Local government elections in Wiltshire, England

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:

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

Councillor	Party		From	To
Chris Humphries		Conservative	2001	May 2007
Lionel Grundy		Conservative	15 May 2007	31 Mar 2009

Urchfont By-Election 17 February 2000
Party		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		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		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

"Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "Kennet" in search box to see specific results.)
"Former councillor Chris Humphries dies". Marlborough News. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
"Council minutes, 15 May 2007" (PDF). Kennet District Council. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
Moore, Joanne (26 May 2020). "Wiltshire council leader pays tribute to Lionel Grundy". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
legislation.gov.uk – The District of Kennet (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
legislation.gov.uk – The Berkshire, Dorset and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1989. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
legislation.gov.uk – The Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex and Wiltshire (County Boundaries) Order 1991. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
legislation.gov.uk – The District of Kennet (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

v t e Council elections in Wiltshire
Wiltshire Council	2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Swindon Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Kennet District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
North Wiltshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Salisbury District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Wiltshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 Abolished
West Wiltshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
See also: Divisions and wards Boundary changes