Kennet local elections

Kennet Council was elected every four years. It was abolished alongside the former Wiltshire County Council in 2009 as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England when power was transferred to the unitary authority of Wiltshire Council.

Political control

Independent 1973 - 1987

Conservative 2003 - 2009 (upon transfer of control to Wiltshire Council)

Kennet Council election, 1999

Kennet Council election, 2003

Kennet Council election, 2007

Urchfont By-Election 17 February 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		390	71.0	+71.0
	Liberal Democrat		145	26.4	-12.7
	Labour		14	2.6	-9.4
Majority			245	44.6
Turnout			549	55.6
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Seend By-Election 2 March 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		369	50.8	+7.9
	Conservative		331	45.5	+45.5
	Labour		27	3.7	-18.5
Majority			38	5.3
Turnout			727	35.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

West Selkley By-Election 6 April 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		222	45.5	+12.2
	Liberal Democrat		189	38.7	+1.2
	Labour		77	15.7	-13.4
Majority			33	6.8
Turnout			488	37.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Devizes East By-Election 18 July 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Devizes Guardians	Tony Duck	332	37.3	+37.3
	Labour	Colin Hopgood	193	21.7	-22.0
	Conservative	Roy Parsons	186	20.9	-18.0
	Liberal Democrat	Angelika Davey	155	17.4	+0.1
	UKIP	Alex Duffey	24	2.7	+2.7
Majority			139	15.6
Turnout			890	22.4
	Devizes Guardians gain from Independent		Swing

Ogbourne By-Election 28 October 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Hunter	250	60.0	+60.0
	Liberal Democrat	Debra Davis	147	35.3	-2.9
	Labour	Frank Jeffrey	20	4.8	+4.8
Majority			103	24.7
Turnout			417	21.9
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing