Elections to

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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

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retained their control, winning forty seats.

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ended with twenty county councillors, the Liberals twelve, and Independents two, including one

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.'Declarations from the county councils' in ''

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'' of London, issue 60923 dated Saturday, 9 May 1981, p. 4

Election result

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Wiltshire County Council election Results 1973–2005
at electionscentre.co.uk {{Wiltshire elections

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

1981 English local elections 20th century in Wiltshire