Elections to

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District Council were held on 3 May 2007. The whole council was up for election and the

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took control. Most

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had boundary changes or were new.The District of West Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2007
at opsi.gov.uk One ward, Shearwater, was uncontested. Of the 44 new members, 21 were not members of the outgoing council. The district councillors were elected on 3 May 2007 for a four-year term of office, but a review of

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determined in 2008 that the four district councils of

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should be merged with

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to form a new

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for Wiltshire with effect from 1 April 2009, when the district councillors' term of office would end. The county council was treated as a "continuing authority", and elections to the new

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unitary council took place in June 2009.

Results

Ward results

Atworth, Whitley and South Wraxall

Avonside

Bradford-on-Avon North

Bradford-on-Avon South

Dilton

Ethandune

Manor Vale

Melksham East

Melksham Spa

Melksham Without

Mid Wylye Valley

Shearwater

Summerham

Trowbridge and North Bradley

Trowbridge and Southwick

Trowbridge Central

Trowbridge East

Trowbridge North East

Trowbridge North West

Trowbridge South West

Warminster East

Warminster West

Westbury Ham

Westbury Laverton

References

External links

West Wiltshire District Council election results - 3 May 2007
at wiltshire.gov.uk (ward by ward)
2007 West Wiltshire election result
at bbc.co.uk (general result) {{United Kingdom local elections, 2007

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