Wiltshire Council elections

As a result of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, the former Wiltshire County Council and the four districts within its geographical area were replaced by Wiltshire Council, a unitary authority covering the same area, with elections continuing to be held every four years.

The unitary authority area has 98 electoral divisions, each electing one councillor.

In 2018, the Local Government Boundary Commission for England began the first review of the divisions,[1][2] on the grounds that in two of them the number of electors deviated from the average by more than 30%.

[3] Following consultations, their proposal, enacted by Parliament in March 2020 as the Wiltshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2020 and coming into effect at the 2021 elections, kept the total at 98 but redrew boundaries and renamed divisions in several areas.

The number of councillors by party was: By-elections occur when seats become vacant between council elections.