1981 Wiltshire County Council election

1981 UK local government election March 2020 March 2020 November 2016 1981 Wiltshire County Council election England Local government no yes 1977 Wiltshire County Council election 1977 1985 Wiltshire County Council election 1985 All 74 seats of Wiltshire County Council 6 7 May 1981 Conservative Party (UK) 40 Labour Party (UK) 20 Liberal Party (UK) 12 Independent (politician) 4 Wiltshire UK locator map 2010.svg The County of Wiltshire within England Party Conservative Conservative Elections to Wiltshire County Council were held on Thursday, 7 May 1981, following boundary changes to the county's electoral divisions. The whole council of seventy-four members was up for election and the result was that the Conservatives retained their control, winning forty seats. Labour ended with twenty county councillors, the Liberals twelve, and Independents two, including one Ratepayer.'Declarations from the county councils' in The Times of London, issue 60923 dated Saturday, 9 May 1981, p. 4 Election result Result of Wiltshire County Council election, 1981 Conservative Party (UK) 40 54.1 Liberal Party (UK) 20 27.0 Labour Party (UK) 12 16.2 Independent (politician) 2 2.7 |} References External links Colin Rallings, Michael Thrasher, Wiltshire County Council election Results 1973–2005 at electionscentre.co.uk expanded 1981 Wiltshire Category:20th century in Wiltshire