Elections to Wiltshire County Council were held on 5 May 2005, with the whole council up for election. They proved to be the last to the original county council, as the elections four years later were the first to its successor, the new Wiltshire Council unitary authority.

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2005 Wiltshire County Council election

← 2001 5 May 2005 (2005-05-05)
All 49 seats to Wiltshire County Council 25 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Con LD Lab Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Last election 28 seats, 43.7% 14 seats, 33.7% 3 seats, 16.9% Seats won 28 16 2 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 101,000 88,500 35,500 Percentage 41.9% 36.5% 14.5% Swing 1.8% 2.8% 2.4%   Fourth party   Ind Party Independent Last election 2 seats, 2.2% Seats won 2 Seat change Popular vote 10,700 Percentage 4.5% Swing 2.3%
Council control before election Conservative Council control after election Conservative

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Most electoral divisions had boundary changes, and several were new, including three new two-member divisions, in Salisbury and Trowbridge.

As with other county elections in England, these local elections in Wiltshire took place on the same day as the 2005 United Kingdom general election. The previous 2001 Wiltshire Council election, had also coincided with the 2001 general election.

The result was that the Conservatives held onto control.