Kennet District Council elections

Kennet District Council was created in 1973 and members were elected every four years thereafter. As part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, Kennet and the other three district councils in Wiltshire were abolished, when they were merged into Wiltshire County Council to create a new unitary authority called Wiltshire Council.

Political control

Council elections

By-election results

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
Upavon By-Election 31 January 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Judy D'Arcy-Irvine 218 45.8 -14.5
UKIP Mike Bridgeman 106 22.3 -0.8
Liberal Democrat Fiona Hornby 87 18.3 +1.7
Labour Gary Gordon 38 8.0 +8.0
Green Nicholas Stedman 27 5.7 +5.7
Majority 112 23.5
Turnout 476 31.4
Conservative hold Swing