Kennet_local_elections
Kennet was a non-metropolitan district in Wiltshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Wiltshire Council.
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]
More information Party in control, Years ...
Party in control | Years | |
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Independent | 1973–1987 | |
No overall control | 1987–2000 | |
Conservative | 2000–2009 |
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More information Political group, Councillors ...
Political group | Councillors | ||||||||||
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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 |
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Leadership
The leaders of the council from 2001 until the council's abolition in 2009 were:[2]
More information Councillor, Party ...
Councillor | Party | From | To | |
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Chris Humphries[3] | Conservative | 2001 | 15 May 2007 | |
Lionel Grundy[4] | Conservative | 15 May 2007 | 31 Mar 2009 |
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- 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
1999-2003
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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2003-2007
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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2007-2009
More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ||||
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- "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- "Council minutes". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- "Former councillor Chris Humphries dies". Marlborough News. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- 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.