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WILTSHIRE
PARISH ELECTIONS, 6 MAY 2021
STATISTICS
Wiltshire is completely parished.
258 parishes
21 parishes without councils, just annual parish meetings
12 parishes grouped into 6 joint councils
231 parish councils
1 parish with city council status and a mayor – Salisbury
18 parishes with town council status and a town mayor – Amesbury, Bradford-on-Avon, Calne, Chippenham, Corsham, Cricklade, Devizes, Durrington, Ludgershall, Malmesbury, Marlborough, Melksham, Royal Wootton Bassett, Tidworth, Trowbridge, Warminster, Westbury and Wilton
26 parishes set precepts for 2024-25 over £140,000, requiring additional budget disclosure in council tax bills
Amesbury (T) 628,842
Box 178,865
Bradford-on-Avon (T) 1,038,663
Calne (T) 1,364,011
Chippenham (T) 3,968,965
Corsham (T) 1,126,728
Cricklade (T) 370,530
Devizes (T) 1,164,225
Downton 151,000
Durrington (T) 275,000
Laverstock and Ford 295,838
Ludgershall (T) 247,379
Malmesbury (T) 512,852
Marlborough (T) 827,301
Melksham (T) 999,784
Melksham Without 245,271
Mere 186,290
Pewsey 150,000
Purton 352,281
Royal Wootton Bassett (T) 1,090,940
Salisbury (C) 5,152,561
Tidworth (T) 538,767
Trowbridge (T) 2,615,263
Warminster (T) 1,338,548
Westbury (T) 1,282,615
Wilton (T) 248,833
After allowing for parish wards and individual parishes in grouped councils, there were 307 separate contests with 2,118 seats available, attracting 1,841 candidates.
The candidate breakdown was 42 Lab, 100 Con, 92 Lib Dem, 28 Green Party, 40 Community Groups, 142 Independents, 56 Non-Political Descriptions and 1,341 No Description.
Of the 301 electoral contests, 63 were contested, 55 attracted an exact number of candidates, 174 ended up with a shortfall of candidates and 15 failed to attract any candidates at all.
In terms of the 2,118 seats, 354 (16.7%) were filled by contested elections, 1,296 (61.2%) were elected uncontested and 468 (22.1%) were not filled. Within the 155 contested seats, the degree of contestation was 155 (7.3%). [If 10 candidates are nominated for 8 seats, all 8 seats are filled by contested elections, but the degree of contestation is 2].
After allowing for 468 seats unfilled, the remaining 1,650 seats were filled as follows –
18 Lab, 72 Con, 65 Lib Dem, 3 Green Party, 28 Community Groups, 115 Independent, 55 Non-Political Descriptions and 1,294 No Description.
The 28 Community Groups elected were
11 Devizes Guardians
8 Together for Melksham – A Fresh Start
5 Ideal Bradford
4 Wilton Help Volunteers
Out of the 231 parish councils, 12 were political, 205 were non-political and 14 were inquorate (including 8 parish councils which attracted no candidates at all).
I classify political councils as having at least 50% of those elected with a political description. The political councils were
Amesbury (T) (16) Con 9, Lab 1, Independent 1, [] 3, Co-option 2
Bradford-on-Avon (T) (12) Lib Dem 7, Ideal Bradford 5
Calne (T) (19) Lib Dem 10, Con 5, Lab 1, Independent 2, [] 1
Chippenham (T) (24) Lib Dem 8, Con 5, Green Party 1, Independent 9, [] 1
Corsham (T) (20) Lib Dem 6, Lab 2, Con 1, Independent 1, [] 3, Co-option 7
Devizes (T) (21) Devizes Guardians 11, Con 8, Lab 1, Independent 1
Marlborough (T) (16) Lib Dem 4, Con 4, Independent 7, Non Political Description 1
Melksham (T) (15) Together for Melksham 8, Con 5, Lib Dem 1, Independent 1
Royal Wootton Bassett (T) (16) Lib Dem 8, Con 8
Salisbury (C) (24) Con 11, Lab 6, Lib Dem 6, Independent 1
Trowbridge (T) (21) Lib Dem 14, Con 6, Independent 1
Warminster (T) (13) Con 10, Independent 3
The 14 inquorate councils (with an asterisk indicating those which received no nominations at all) were
*Beechingstoke
Berwick Bassett and Winterbourne Monkton (joint)
*Charlton St. Peter and Wilsford (joint)
*Clarendon Park
Collingbourne Kingston
*Coulston
Dilton Marsh
*Figheldean
*Fonthill Gifford
*Mildenhall
Odstock
*Stockton
Sutton Mandeville
Upper Deverills (joint)
PARISH ELECTIONS, 6 MAY 2021
STATISTICS
Wiltshire is completely parished.
258 parishes
21 parishes without councils, just annual parish meetings
12 parishes grouped into 6 joint councils
231 parish councils
1 parish with city council status and a mayor – Salisbury
18 parishes with town council status and a town mayor – Amesbury, Bradford-on-Avon, Calne, Chippenham, Corsham, Cricklade, Devizes, Durrington, Ludgershall, Malmesbury, Marlborough, Melksham, Royal Wootton Bassett, Tidworth, Trowbridge, Warminster, Westbury and Wilton
26 parishes set precepts for 2024-25 over £140,000, requiring additional budget disclosure in council tax bills
Amesbury (T) 628,842
Box 178,865
Bradford-on-Avon (T) 1,038,663
Calne (T) 1,364,011
Chippenham (T) 3,968,965
Corsham (T) 1,126,728
Cricklade (T) 370,530
Devizes (T) 1,164,225
Downton 151,000
Durrington (T) 275,000
Laverstock and Ford 295,838
Ludgershall (T) 247,379
Malmesbury (T) 512,852
Marlborough (T) 827,301
Melksham (T) 999,784
Melksham Without 245,271
Mere 186,290
Pewsey 150,000
Purton 352,281
Royal Wootton Bassett (T) 1,090,940
Salisbury (C) 5,152,561
Tidworth (T) 538,767
Trowbridge (T) 2,615,263
Warminster (T) 1,338,548
Westbury (T) 1,282,615
Wilton (T) 248,833
After allowing for parish wards and individual parishes in grouped councils, there were 307 separate contests with 2,118 seats available, attracting 1,841 candidates.
The candidate breakdown was 42 Lab, 100 Con, 92 Lib Dem, 28 Green Party, 40 Community Groups, 142 Independents, 56 Non-Political Descriptions and 1,341 No Description.
Of the 301 electoral contests, 63 were contested, 55 attracted an exact number of candidates, 174 ended up with a shortfall of candidates and 15 failed to attract any candidates at all.
In terms of the 2,118 seats, 354 (16.7%) were filled by contested elections, 1,296 (61.2%) were elected uncontested and 468 (22.1%) were not filled. Within the 155 contested seats, the degree of contestation was 155 (7.3%). [If 10 candidates are nominated for 8 seats, all 8 seats are filled by contested elections, but the degree of contestation is 2].
After allowing for 468 seats unfilled, the remaining 1,650 seats were filled as follows –
18 Lab, 72 Con, 65 Lib Dem, 3 Green Party, 28 Community Groups, 115 Independent, 55 Non-Political Descriptions and 1,294 No Description.
The 28 Community Groups elected were
11 Devizes Guardians
8 Together for Melksham – A Fresh Start
5 Ideal Bradford
4 Wilton Help Volunteers
Out of the 231 parish councils, 12 were political, 205 were non-political and 14 were inquorate (including 8 parish councils which attracted no candidates at all).
I classify political councils as having at least 50% of those elected with a political description. The political councils were
Amesbury (T) (16) Con 9, Lab 1, Independent 1, [] 3, Co-option 2
Bradford-on-Avon (T) (12) Lib Dem 7, Ideal Bradford 5
Calne (T) (19) Lib Dem 10, Con 5, Lab 1, Independent 2, [] 1
Chippenham (T) (24) Lib Dem 8, Con 5, Green Party 1, Independent 9, [] 1
Corsham (T) (20) Lib Dem 6, Lab 2, Con 1, Independent 1, [] 3, Co-option 7
Devizes (T) (21) Devizes Guardians 11, Con 8, Lab 1, Independent 1
Marlborough (T) (16) Lib Dem 4, Con 4, Independent 7, Non Political Description 1
Melksham (T) (15) Together for Melksham 8, Con 5, Lib Dem 1, Independent 1
Royal Wootton Bassett (T) (16) Lib Dem 8, Con 8
Salisbury (C) (24) Con 11, Lab 6, Lib Dem 6, Independent 1
Trowbridge (T) (21) Lib Dem 14, Con 6, Independent 1
Warminster (T) (13) Con 10, Independent 3
The 14 inquorate councils (with an asterisk indicating those which received no nominations at all) were
*Beechingstoke
Berwick Bassett and Winterbourne Monkton (joint)
*Charlton St. Peter and Wilsford (joint)
*Clarendon Park
Collingbourne Kingston
*Coulston
Dilton Marsh
*Figheldean
*Fonthill Gifford
*Mildenhall
Odstock
*Stockton
Sutton Mandeville
Upper Deverills (joint)