Wiltshire County Council election, 1981

Elections to Wiltshire County Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1981, following boundary changes to the county's electoral divisions. The whole council of seventy-four members was up for election and the result was that the Conservatives retained their control, winning forty seats. Labour ended with twenty county councillors, the Liberals twelve, and Independents two, including one Ratepayer.^[1]

Election result

Result of Wiltshire County Council election, 1981^[1]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	40				54.1 %
	Liberal	20				27.0 %
	Labour	12				16.2 %
	Independent	2				2.7 %

References

1 2 'Declarations from the county councils' in The Times of London, issue 60923 dated Saturday, 9 May 1981, p. 4

(1980 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1981 (→ 1982)

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Council elections in Wiltshire

Wiltshire Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

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

Kennet District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

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Salisbury District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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