1997 Wiltshire County Council Election
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were held on 1 May 1997. The whole council was up for election and the result was no overall control, with the
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as the largest party. As with other county elections in England, these local elections in Wiltshire took place on the same day as the
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Results


Results by divisions


Aldbourne and Ramsbury


Alderbury


Amesbury


Avon and Cannings


Bedwyn and Pewsey


Bourne Valley


Bradford on Avon


Bremhill and Calne


Calne


Chippenham Park


Chippenham Sheldon


Chippenham Town


Collingbourne


Corsham


Cricklade and Purton


Devizes


Devizes South and Bromham


Downton


Durrington


Holt


Kington


Lavington


Malmesbury


Marlborough


Melksham


Melksham Without


Mere


Minety


Pickwick with Box


Salisbury Bemerton


Salisbury Harnham


Salisbury St Mark


Salisbury St Martin


Salisbury St Paul


Southwick


Tisbury


Trowbridge East


Trowbridge South


Trowbridge West


Upper Wylye Valley


Warminster East


Warminster West


Westbury


Whorwellsdown Hundred


Wilton and Wylye


Wootton Bassett North


Wootton Bassett South


By-elections between 1997 and 2001


References

*''Wiltshire County Council Diary 1997/8'' (Trowbridge: Wiltshire County Council, 1997, pp. 5–11 *Horsey, John (Returning Officer), Declarations of results for West Wiltshire county divisions, 1 May 1997


External links

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Wiltshire County Council election Results 1973–2005
at electionscentre.co.uk
Results for Aldbourne and Ramsbury at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Alderbury at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Amesbury at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Avon and Cannings at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Bedwyn & Pewsey at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Bourne Valley at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Bradford on Avon at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Bremhill and Calne at wiltshire.gov.uk

Results for Calne at wiltshire.gov.uk

Results for Chippenham Park at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Chippenham Sheldon at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Chippenham Town at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Collingbourne at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Corsham at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Cricklade and Purton at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Devizes at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Devizes South and Bromham at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Downton at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Durrington at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Holt at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Kington at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Lavington at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Malmesbury at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Marlborough at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Melksham at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Melksham Without at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Mere at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Minety at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Pickwick and Box at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Salisbury Bemerton at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Salisbury Harnham at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Salisbury St Mark at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Salisbury St Martin at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Salisbury St Paul at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Southwick at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Tisbury at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Trowbridge East at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Trowbridge South at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Trowbridge West at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Upper Wylye Valley at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Warminster East at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Warminster West at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Westbury at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Whorwellsdown at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Wilton and Wylye at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Wootton Bassett North at wiltshire.gov.ukResults for Wootton Bassett South at wiltshire.gov.uk
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