title: Kennet District Council elections
text: # Kennet District Council elections
  
  Kennet was a non-metropolitan district in Wiltshire, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Wiltshire Council.
  
  ## Political control
  
  From the first election to the council in 1973 until its abolition in 2009, political control of the council was held by the following parties:
  
  | Party in control | Years |
  | - | - |
  | Independent | 1973–1987 |
  | No overall control | 1987–2000 |
  | Conservative | 2000–2009 |
  | Political group | Political group | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
  | Political group | Political group | 1973 | 1976 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 |
  | | Conservatives | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 33 |
  | | Labour | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | | | | | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
  | | Liberal Party | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | | | | | |
  | | Devizes Guardians | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 |
  | | UKIP | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | | Independent Conservative | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | | Independent | 32 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
  | Total | Total | 37 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 43 | 43 |
  
  ### Leadership
  
  The leaders of the council from 2001 until the council's abolition in 2009 were:
  
  | Councillor | Party | Party | From | To |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Chris Humphries | | Conservative | 2001 | 15 May 2007 |
  | Lionel Grundy | | Conservative | 15 May 2007 | 31 Mar 2009 |
  
  ## Council elections
  
  * 1973 Kennet District Council election
  * 1976 Kennet District Council election (New ward boundaries)
  * 1979 Kennet District Council election
  * 1983 Kennet District Council election
  * 1987 Kennet District Council election
  * 1991 Kennet District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
  * 1995 Kennet District Council election (District boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
  * 1999 Kennet District Council election
  * 2003 Kennet District Council election (New ward boundaries)
  * 2007 Kennet District Council election
  
  ## By-election results
  
  Urchfont By-Election 17 February 2000 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | | 390 | 71.0 | +71.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | 145 | 26.4 | -12.7 |
  | | Labour | | 14 | 2.6 | -9.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 44.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 549 | 55.6 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
  
  Seend By-Election 2 March 2000 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | 369 | 50.8 | +7.9 |
  | | Conservative | | 331 | 45.5 | +45.5 |
  | | Labour | | 27 | 3.7 | -18.5 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 5.3 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 727 | 35.0 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | | |
  
  West Selkley By-Election 6 April 2000 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | | 222 | 45.5 | +12.2 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | | 189 | 38.7 | +1.2 |
  | | Labour | | 77 | 15.7 | -13.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 6.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 488 | 37.8 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
  
  Devizes East By-Election 18 July 2002 :
  
  | Party | 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 Democrats | Angelika Davey | 155 | 17.4 | +0.1 |
  | | UKIP | Alex Duffey | 24 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 139 | 15.6 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 890 | 22.4 | |
  | | Devizes Guardians gain from Independent | Devizes Guardians gain from Independent | Swing | | |
  
  Ogbourne By-Election 28 October 2004 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | David Hunter | 250 | 60.0 | +60.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Debra Davis | 147 | 35.3 | -2.9 |
  | | Labour | Frank Jeffrey | 20 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 24.7 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 417 | 21.9 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |
  
  Upavon By-Election 31 January 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Judy D'Arcy-Irvine | 218 | 45.8 | -14.5 |
  | | UKIP | Mike Bridgeman | 106 | 22.3 | -0.8 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Hornby | 87 | 18.3 | +1.7 |
  | | Labour | Gary Gordon | 38 | 8.0 | +8.0 |
  | | Green | Nicholas Stedman | 27 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 112 | 23.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 476 | 31.4 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  