Wiltshire County Council election, 1989

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

Wiltshire Local Election Result 1989
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	35				46.67	44	75,076
	Liberal Democrat	18				24	27	45,944
	Labour	18				24	24	40,458
	Independent	2				2.67	2.4	4,153
	Liberal	1				1.33	1.6	2,712
	Social Democrat	1				1.33	0.67	1,143
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	2,217	0

Results by divisions

Aldbourne and Ramsbury

Aldbourne and Ramsbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Bernard Ainslie	1,951
	Conservative	R. E. Wilkins	1,010
Majority			941

Alderbury

Alderbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. W. M. Christie-Miller	1,511
	Labour	I. Horton	343
Majority			1,168

Amesbury

Amesbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	N. I. C. Kettlewell	1,126
	Liberal Democrat	A. J. F. Haywood	1,043
	Labour	R. H. Pelling	255
Majority			83

Bedwyn

Bedwyn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	H. D. Rogers	1,130
	Liberal Democrat	Jennifer Mary Scott	976
Majority			154

Blunsdon

Blunsdon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. W. H. Archer	1,580
	Conservative	M. J. Rutland	1,200
	Liberal Democrat	D. Couch	252
Majority			380

Box

Box
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vernon Ross Phillips	1,157
	Liberal Democrat	Doreen Darby	787
	Labour	Christine Reid	539
Majority			370

Bradford on Avon North

Bradford on Avon North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert George Ian Elliott	1,375
	Liberal Democrat	H. J. Owen	1,226
	Labour	I. L. Pyper	412
Majority			149

Bradford on Avon

Bradford on Avon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Victoria Christine Landell Mills	1,060
	Conservative	M. Purves	1,030
	Labour	J. D. Childs	347
Majority			30

Bremhill and Calne Without

Bremhill and Calne Without
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Andrew Raymond Syms	1,683
	Liberal Democrat	Ascott Thomas Harris	606
	Labour	David John Songhurst	211
Majority			1,077

Brinkworth

Brinkworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Carole Alethea Soden	1,838
	Liberal Democrat	Arthur Richard Chapman	482
	Labour	Brian Bayton	166
Majority			1,356

Calne

Calne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alfred Roman Ilersic	1,121
	Liberal Democrat	George Andrew Macpherson	1,059
	Labour	John Cameron-Churchill	302
Majority			62

Chippenham Park

Chippenham Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Patrick Charles Bourne Coleman	881
	Conservative	Peter Coupe Blackburn	790
	Labour	John Chambers	183
Majority			91

Chippenham Sheldon

Chippenham Sheldon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	June Margaret Wood	1,104
	Conservative	Donald Ellis	997
	Labour	Maureen Frances Lloyd	844
Majority			107

Chippenham Town

Chippenham Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Stephen Paul Spear	1,778
	Conservative	Francis Bowen-Easley	1,278
	Labour	Linda Gladys Faulkner	355
Majority			500

Collingbourne

Collingbourne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Rowland	801
	Liberal Democrat	E. Colvin	649
	Labour	S. P. Bates	242
Majority			152

Corsham

Corsham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Bright	1,068
	Liberal Democrat	Arthur Stanley Roy Jackson	815
	Labour	Elizabeth Cleo Saunders	197
Majority			253

Cricklade

Cricklade
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Reginald John Coole	1,320
	Conservative	Roy Gladden-Hawes	736
	Labour	David Hulme	85
Majority			584

Devizes

Devizes
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Maurice Stanley Came	1,062
	Liberal Democrat	P. A. Morris	588
	Labour	P. W. Rees	524
Majority			474

Devizes South and Cannings

Devizes South and Cannings
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Patricia Rugg	1,909
	Labour	T. J. Williams	750
Majority			1,159

Downton

Downton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	A. J. Jones	1,256
	Green	S. M. Elcock	458
	Labour	P. Clegg	364
Majority			798

Durrington

Durrington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	C. E. Robinson	1,002
	Labour	J. H. Priest	416
	Liberal Democrat	G. Charkin	337
	Independent	A. J. Read	91
Majority			586

Highworth

Highworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	M. V. Haines	2,000
	Conservative	D. F. Morley	1,240
Majority			760

Holt

Holt
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	George Frederick James Hawkins	1,304
	Conservative	J. Taylor	1,088
Majority			216

Idmiston

Idmiston
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. W. Ponsonby	1,157
	Green	M. C. Pafford	353
	Labour	M. Riches	332
Majority			798

Kington

Kington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Brenda Margaret Wyrill	1,120
	Liberal Democrat	Ruth Coleman	844
	Labour	Jane Muir Mellett	147
Majority			276

Laverstock

Laverstock
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. C. Lodge	1,132
	Liberal Democrat	Paul William Leslie Sample	1,070
	Labour	T. Thornton	139
Majority			62

Lavington

Lavington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Bernard William Jarvis	1,401
	Independent	M. G. James	705
	Labour	B. R. Waker	361
Majority			696

Malmesbury

Malmesbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Caroline Pym	1,856
	Conservative	Raymond Francis Sanderson	1,424
	Labour	Christopher John Phillips	146
Majority			432

Marlborough

Marlborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	J. M. A. Goodfellow	1,242
	Liberal Democrat	J. E. Western	1,049
	Independent	M. R. Urquhart	239
Majority			193

Melksham

Melksham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary E. Salisbury	1,754
	Conservative	J. H. S. Wilkinson	737
Majority			1,017

Melksham Without

Melksham Without
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	John Barrie Wesley	2,139
	Conservative	E. P. Joyce	1,392
Majority			747

Mere

Mere
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert George Catton	1,356
	Liberal Democrat	T. J. Stroud	612
	Labour	M. Foote	231
Majority			744

Pewsey and Enford

Pewsey and Enford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. Carson	1,385
	Liberal Democrat	J. E. H. Church	837
	Labour	S. J. Buxton	390
Majority			548

Pewsham

Pewsham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Gorton Green	998
	Liberal Democrat	Reuben Cook Hayward	497
	Green	Edward Barham	199
	Labour	John McKellor Reid	89
Majority			501

Potterne

Potterne
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. R. Breach	1,176
	Labour	G. S. Evans	572
Majority			604

Purton

Purton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Esme Maureen Smith	1,268
	Labour	Brian Cooke	319
Majority			949

Salisbury Bemerton

Salisbury Bemerton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Terance Rogers	795
	Liberal Democrat	E. M. Grant	684
	Conservative	P. M. Roche	493
	Green	R. Perry	80
Majority			111

Salisbury Harnham

Salisbury Harnham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	G. S. Condliffe	1,275
	Conservative	G. C. Jones	1,173
	Labour	H. M. S. Bullman	211
Majority			102

Salisbury St Mark

Salisbury St Mark
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Frederick Chalke	1,544
	Liberal Democrat	D. J. Howells	1,036
	Labour	S. M. Constant	204
Majority			508

Salisbury St Martin

Salisbury St Martin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	P. V. H. Paisey	701
	Labour	M. K. D. Mottram	358
	Independent	J. Burden	310
	Liberal Democrat	D. H. Gammon	300
	Social Democrat	P. N. Bunce	102
	Green	S. J. Fyfe	82
Majority			343

Salisbury St Paul

Salisbury St Paul
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	T. C. Cowie	905
	Conservative	G. C. Tudhope	573
	Labour	M. F. Sheehan	508
	Liberal Democrat	J. P. Abbott	296
Majority			332

Shrewton

Shrewton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	S. F. Ryan	1,184
	Liberal Democrat	I. C. West	1,154
	Labour	G. White	134
Majority			30

Southwick

Southwick
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Guy Phillips	867
	Liberal Democrat	Gordon Ian King	783
	Labour	N. Apps	319
Majority			84

Stratton St Margaret, Coleview and Nythe

Stratton St Margaret, Coleview and Nythe
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	M. B. Bawden	1,197
	Labour	Brian Victor Cockbill	935
	Liberal Democrat	B. A. Berry	382
Majority			262

Stratton St Margaret, St Margaret

Stratton St Margaret, St Margaret
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Foley	880
	Conservative	F. W. Richards	764
Majority			116

Stratton St Margaret, St Philip

Stratton St Margaret, St Philip
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Percival Lawrence Jefferies	1,738
	Conservative	R. B. W. Membry	465
Majority			1,273

Swindon Central

Swindon Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	S. A. Reiner	1,387
	Conservative	R. J. Mullins	304
	Liberal Democrat	R. W. Green	128
	Green	L. E. Haywood	112
Majority			1,083

Swindon Eastcott

Swindon Eastcott
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Stanley James Pajak	1,197
	Labour	N. P. Reilly	979
	Conservative	N. Hocking	582
	Green	H. M. Polak	163
	Independent	C. R. Gillard	73
Majority			218

Swindon Eldene

Swindon Eldene
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	P. C. Brown	857
	Conservative	W. R. Whitfield	280
	Liberal Democrat	A. Field	57
Majority			577

Swindon Freshbrook

Swindon Freshbrook
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	S. R. Cordon	1,160
	Labour	David. A. Oakensen	825
	Conservative	F. Troughton	593
Majority			335

Swindon Gorsehill

Swindon Gorsehill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	A. J. Masters	1,672
	Liberal Democrat	D. J. Daly	388
	Conservative	A. F. Crowhurst	301
	Green	S. Thompson	133
Majority			1,284

Swindon Lawns

Swindon Lawns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Social Democrat	W. E. Johnson	1,041
	Conservative	J. B. Savage	963
Majority			78

Swindon Liden

Swindon Liden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. E. D'Avila	764
	Conservative	L. E. Laytham	614
	Liberal Democrat	J. G. Turner	171
Majority			150

Swindon Moredon

Swindon Moredon
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	V. J. Small	1,400
	Conservative	P. M. Harden	464
Majority			936

Swindon Park North

Swindon Park North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Arthur Harry Goring	863
	Conservative	R. J. Chadwick	179
Majority			684

Swindon Park South

Swindon Park South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Norris	808
	Conservative	S. J. Dickinson	145
	Liberal Democrat	E. M. O'Sullivan	89
Majority			663

Swindon South

Swindon South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	R. K. Savage	1,118
	Labour	R. K. Brooks	362
	Green	J. V. Hughes	295
	Liberal Democrat	J. Keepin	116
Majority			756

Swindon Toothill

Swindon Toothill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan J. Winmill	1,563
	Conservative	A. Mortel	1,220
Majority			343

Swindon Walcot

Swindon Walcot
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	R. D. Green	1,248	61.5%
	Conservative	D. Dungey	589	29.1%
	Liberal Democrat	Z. B. Sarnowski	191	9.4%
Majority			659

Swindon Western

Swindon Western
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kevin David Small	1,572
	Conservative	N. Coome	623
	Liberal Democrat	V. Lo	212
Majority			949

Swindon Whitworth

Swindon Whitworth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Ernest Glaholm	905
	Liberal Democrat	J. A. Thipthorpe	720
	Conservative	D. H. Day	145
	Green	H. R. Stredder	72
Majority			185

Tisbury

Tisbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert John Baddeley	1,411
	Independent	David O. Parker	438
	Labour	M. D. Ayres	313
	Green	D. Davies	270
Majority			973

Trowbridge East

Trowbridge East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	F. W. Stacey	1,250
	Conservative	N. D. Stafford	951
	Labour	R. M. Boniface	404
Majority			299

Trowbridge South

Trowbridge South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Grace Hill	1,223
	Conservative	G. H. Scobie	917
	Labour	D. G. Turley	581
Majority			306

Trowbridge West

Trowbridge West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	F. W. Tredrea	779
	Conservative	P. Ainley	501
	Labour	T. Pritchett	326
Majority			278

Upper Wylye Valley

Upper Wylye Valley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John William Finlay Robins	1,248
	Liberal	John Edward Syme	721
	Labour	R. J. Guy	265
Majority			527

Wanborough

Wanborough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Jane Lindsay Mactaggart	1,118
	Conservative	J. W. J. Legge	1,085
	Labour	C. P. Whiteway	568
Majority			33

Warminster East

Warminster East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dorothea Joan Main	1,093
	Liberal	Paul I. MacDonald	977
Majority			116

Warminster West

Warminster West
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	S. Dancey	1,014
	Conservative	W. D. Grey	944
	Labour	K. D. Dawson	289
Majority			70

Westbury

Westbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William F. Vivash	1,687
	Conservative	John Frederick Clegg	1,150
Majority			537

Whorwellsdown

Whorwellsdown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gareth Roberts	1,432
	Liberal Democrat	S. M. Masters	908
Majority			524

Wilton

Wilton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Marjorie Whitworth	1,071
	Independent	Timothy Ingle Abbott	321
	Labour	C. D. Engel	236
Majority			750

Wootton Bassett North

Wootton Bassett North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Eric Henry Hodges	812
	Conservative	Thomas Alan Scott	585
	Labour	Paula Anne Whitehead	79
Majority			227

Wootton Bassett South

Wootton Bassett South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Roy Elderkin	1,183
	Liberal Democrat	Daphne Joyce Matthews	1,074
	Labour	Iris Bayton	171
Majority			109

Wroughton

Wroughton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Aliette Cayley Phipps	1,318
	Conservative	I. M. Morton	899
Majority			419

References

Wiltshire County Council Election Results - 4 May 1989 at northwilts.gov.uk

(1988 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 1989 (→ 1990)

County council elections (England)	Avon Bedfordshire Berkshire Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Cheshire Cleveland Cornwall Cumbria Derbyshire Devon Dorset Durham East Sussex Essex Gloucestershire Hampshire Hereford and Worcester Hertfordshire Humberside Isle of Wight Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Lincolnshire Norfolk North Yorkshire Northamptonshire Northumberland Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Shropshire Somerset Staffordshire Suffolk Surrey Warwickshire West Sussex Wiltshire

County council elections (Wales)	Clwyd Dyfed Gwent Gwynedd Mid Glamorgan Powys South Glamorgan West Glamorgan

District councils (Northern Ireland)	Northern Irish District councils Antrim Ards Armagh Ballymena Ballymoney Banbridge Belfast Carrickfergus Castlereagh Coleraine Cookstown Craigavon Derry Down Dungannon Fermanagh Larne Limavady Lisburn Magherafelt Moyle Newry and Mourne Newtownabbey North Down Omagh Strabane

Sui generis	Isles of Scilly

See also: European Parliament election

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

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

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

See also: Wards Boundary changes

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