In the event, the Conservatives gained five seats and lost nine, a net loss of four, retaining control of the council with fifty-eight members.

The Liberal Democrats remained the largest other group, with twenty-seven councillors, followed by eight Independents, four from the Labour Party, and one from the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), the first time a seat in Wiltshire Council had been won by UKIP.

At the close of nominations on 5 April 2013, in six electoral divisions only one candidate had come forward, so these were uncontested: they were Fovant & Chalke Valley (Josephine Green), Ludgershall & Perham (Christopher Williams), the Collingbournes & Netheravon (Charles Howard), Tidworth (Mark Connolly), Warminster West (Pippa Ridout), and Winterslow (Christopher Devine).

(Note: at a by-election in May 2015 this seat was gained by the Conservatives represented by Melody Thompson, who had been the Independent candidate in 2013.

(Note: following the death of Linda Conley, a by-election took place on 6 March 2014 and the Ethandune seat was held by Jerry Wickham for the Conservatives.