title: 1997 Wiltshire County Council election
text: # 1997 Wiltshire County Council election
  
  Elections to Wiltshire County Council were held on 1 May 1997. The whole council was up for election and the result was no overall control, with the Conservatives as the largest party.
  
  As with other county elections in England, these local elections in Wiltshire took place on the same day as the 1997 United Kingdom general election.
  
  ## Results
  
  Wiltshire Local Election Result 1997 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | 22 | | | +4 | 46.81 | 43.4 | 107,867 | +46,488 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 20 | | | -13 | 42.55 | 35.2 | 87,367 | +23,260 |
  | Labour | 4 | | | -13 | 8.51 | 18.3 | 45,365 | +6,920 |
  | Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2.13 | 1.6 | 3,978 | +426 |
  | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 3,481 | +2,402 |
  | Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 257 | -1,992 |
  | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 230 | +230 |
  
  ## Results by divisions
  
  ### Aldbourne and Ramsbury
  
  Aldbourne and Ramsbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Christopher Paul Humphries | 2,571 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Graham Francis | 2,213 |
  | | Labour | Brian McLintock | 660 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
  
  ### Alderbury
  
  Alderbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Charles Temple Blackwood | 2,668 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Roger Hardy | 1,114 |
  | | Labour | Ann Oliver | 599 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 757 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  ### Amesbury
  
  Amesbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Allan Godfrey Peach | 2,283 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Allen | 1,389 |
  | | Labour | Ross Pelling | 722 |
  | | Green | Peter Matthews | 157 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 894 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
  
  ### Avon and Cannings
  
  Avon and Cannings :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Dennis James Willmott | 2,207 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Thompson | 1,582 |
  | | Labour | Terrence O'Sullivan | 1,118 |
  | | UKIP | Alan Wood | 108 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 625 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  ### Bedwyn and Pewsey
  
  Bedwyn and Pewsey :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Mary Scott | 2,735 |
  | | Conservative | Arthur Bromwich | 2,380 |
  | | Labour | Michael Maude | 884 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 355 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Bourne Valley
  
  Bourne Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Kevin Christopher Wren | 2,718 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Simon Frost | 1,705 |
  | | Labour | Mark Riches | 920 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,013 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  ### Bradford on Avon
  
  Bradford on Avon :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Christine Scott Landell Mills | 2,710 |
  | | Conservative | Robert George Ian Elliott | 1,533 |
  | | Labour | Angela Womersley | 934 |
  | | Green | David Gilbert | 385 |
  | | UKIP | John Douglas Sankey | 122 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,177 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Bremhill and Calne
  
  Bremhill and Calne :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Christine Crisp | 2,854 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Sandra Webb | 2,277 |
  | | Labour | David Songhurst | 868 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 577 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  ### Calne
  
  Calne :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Nancy Suzanne Bryant | 1,854 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Greer | 1,692 |
  | | Labour | Maureen Songhurst | 1,354 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 162 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
  
  ### Chippenham Park
  
  Chippenham Park :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Patrick Charles Bourne Coleman | 2,746 |
  | | Conservative | Mary Norton | 1,661 |
  | | Labour | Stephen Wheeler | 863 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,085 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Chippenham Sheldon
  
  Chippenham Sheldon :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | June Margaret Wood | 1,994 |
  | | Conservative | Donald Ellis | 1,392 |
  | | Labour | Maureen Lloyd | 1,357 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 552 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Chippenham Town
  
  Chippenham Town :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Philip George Allnatt | 2,709 |
  | | Conservative | Richard Purdon | 1,967 |
  | | Labour | Tim Hayhoe | 712 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 742 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Collingbourne
  
  Collingbourne :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Mark Connolly | 1,613 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Colling | 1,489 |
  | | Labour | Eric Dalkin | 722 |
  | | Independent | Anthony Still | 489 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 122 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Corsham
  
  Corsham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Peter Roy Davis | 1,893 |
  | | Conservative | Hywel Jones | 1,438 |
  | | Labour | Chris Reid | 799 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 455 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Cricklade and Purton
  
  Cricklade and Purton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Brian Edward Atfield | 2,570 |
  | | Conservative | Peter Smith | 1,862 |
  | | Labour | Brian Bayton | 773 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 708 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Devizes
  
  Devizes :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Margaret Sheila Nancy Taylor | 1,918 |
  | | Conservative | Maurice Came | 1,496 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Bryan Castle | 893 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 |
  | | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
  
  ### Devizes South and Bromham
  
  Devizes South and Bromham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Patricia Rugg | 2,932 |
  | | Labour | James Thorpe | 1,647 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Henry Jordan | 1,636 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,285 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  ### Downton
  
  Downton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Julian Paul Johnson | 2,814 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Roger Ford | 1,617 |
  | | Labour | Hamish Ross | 1,047 |
  | | Green | Marion Reed | 310 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,197 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  ### Durrington
  
  Durrington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Linda Patricia Morris | 1,731 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Judith Greville | 1,636 |
  | | Labour | Tamsen Jacobs | 812 |
  | | Green | Mark Pafford | 105 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 95 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  ### Holt
  
  Holt :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Terrence Peter (Terry) Chivers | 2,792 |
  | | Conservative | Carolyn Joy Walker | 2,142 |
  | | Labour | Gregory Anthony Coombes | 537 |
  | | Liberal | George Frederick James Hawkins | 256 |
  | | Green | John Richard Pearce | 230 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 650 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Kington
  
  Kington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Jane Antoinette Scott | 3,002 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Doreen Darby | 2,926 |
  | | Labour | Peter Mellett | 732 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
  
  ### Lavington
  
  Lavington :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Derek Bernard William Jarvis | 2,663 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ann Thomson | 1,534 |
  | | Labour | David Wearn | 1,158 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,129 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  ### Malmesbury
  
  Malmesbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Lesley Clare Stockman Bennett | 2,490 |
  | | Conservative | Andrew Watson | 2,369 |
  | | Labour | Daphne Jones | 837 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 121 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Marlborough
  
  Marlborough :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Boulton | 1,816 |
  | | Conservative | Josephine Goodfellow | 1,772 |
  | | Labour | Alec Light | 782 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Melksham
  
  Melksham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mary Salisbury | 1,567 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Angela Betty Barker | 1,354 |
  | | Conservative | Kenneth Williams | 768 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 213 |
  | | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
  
  ### Melksham Without
  
  Melksham Without :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Barrie Wesley | 2,524 |
  | | Conservative | Anthony Molland | 2,193 |
  | | Labour | John Adcock | 1,663 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Mere
  
  Mere :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Robert George Catton | 2,131 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Mark Houghton-Brown | 1,346 |
  | | Labour | Graham Parish | 604 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 785 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  ### Minety
  
  Minety :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Carole Alethea Soden | 3,418 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Anne Davis | 1,925 |
  | | Labour | John Battersby | 457 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,493 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  ### Pickwick with Box
  
  Pickwick with Box :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Judith Helen Seager | 1,984 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Dianne McGee | 1,701 |
  | | Labour | Christopher Lynch | 1,375 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 283 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  ### Salisbury Bemerton
  
  Salisbury Bemerton :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Richard Terance Rogers | 2,040 |
  | | Conservative | Pamela Roche | 997 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jo Heaney | 883 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,043 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  ### Salisbury Harnham
  
  Salisbury Harnham :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Iris Throp | 1,852 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Brian Dalton | 1,261 |
  | | Labour | Gary Buckley | 665 |
  | | Green | Rosemary Perry | 186 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 591 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
  
  ### Salisbury St Mark
  
  Salisbury St Mark :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Peter Frederick Chalke | 2,399 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Cherry | 1,239 |
  | | Labour | Kelvin Dawson | 731 |
  | | Green | Susan Wright | 132 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,160 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  ### Salisbury St Martin
  
  Salisbury St Martin :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Paul William Leslie Sample | 2,261 |
  | | Conservative | Kevin Robbin | 1,511 |
  | | Labour | Susan Mallory | 772 |
  | | Green | Indira Nath | 209 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 750 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Salisbury St Paul
  
  Salisbury St Paul :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Beryl Mary Jay | 2,503 |
  | | Conservative | Timothy Nolan | 1,102 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Rachel Smith | 840 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,401 |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
  
  ### Southwick
  
  Southwick :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Napier Beatson Irving | 1,687 |
  | | Independent | Anthony Guy Phillips | 1,500 |
  | | Labour | Brian Michael Staines | 571 |
  | | Green | David John Howells | 316 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Tisbury
  
  Tisbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Robert John Baddeley | 2,420 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Felicity Corp | 1,571 |
  | | Labour | Paul Whiteside | 567 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 849 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  ### Trowbridge East
  
  Trowbridge East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Thomas Raymond James | 1,754 |
  | | Conservative | Joan Barbara Savage | 1,484 |
  | | Labour | Jeffrey Bryan Osborn | 1,244 |
  | | Green | Antoinette (Toni) Beizsley | 150 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 270 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Trowbridge South
  
  Trowbridge South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Grace Hill | 2,363 |
  | | Labour | Jefferey David Morris | 1,628 |
  | | Conservative | Patrick Andrew Sturges | 1,473 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 735 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Trowbridge West
  
  Trowbridge West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Shawne Edney Westbrook | 1,482 |
  | | Conservative | Anthony Ivan Moore | 1,041 |
  | | Labour | Helen Bridget Osborn | 929 |
  | | Green | Carolyn Susan (Lyn) Davis | 120 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Upper Wylye Valley
  
  Upper Wylye Valley :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Mary Fleur de Rhé-Philipe | 2,076 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Denby-Gardner | 1,167 |
  | | Labour | Ernest Martin McCleave | 501 |
  | | Green | Kevan James Corcoran | 220 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 909 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  ### Warminster East
  
  Warminster East :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Dorothea Joan Main | 1,716 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Jane Day | 1,187 |
  | | Labour | Robert Alan Smith | 706 |
  | | Green | Jonathan William Daniels | 224 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 529 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing |
  
  ### Warminster West
  
  Warminster West :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Edward Syme | 2,599 |
  | | Conservative | Helen Kathleen Margaret Muriel Rowley | 1,623 |
  | | Green | Elsa-Marie Kitching | 483 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 976 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Westbury
  
  Westbury :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Christopher Newbury | 1,686 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Ian King | 1,650 |
  | | Conservative | John Aidan Booth | 1,324 |
  | | Labour | Michael Sutton | 974 |
  | | Green | James Oliver Toyne | 102 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 36 |
  | | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
  
  ### Whorwellsdown Hundred
  
  Whorwellsdown Hundred :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Douglas Malcolm Firmager | 2,348 |
  | | Conservative | Geoffrey Richards | 1,910 |
  | | Labour | John William Hawkes | 718 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 438 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Wilton and Wylye
  
  Wilton and Wylye :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Ian Clive West | 2,293 |
  | | Conservative | Anthony Brown-Hovelt | 1,987 |
  | | Labour | Michael Thomas | 725 |
  | | Independent | Timothy Ingle Abbott | 303 |
  | | Green | Sarah Green | 152 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 306 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
  
  ### Wootton Bassett North
  
  Wootton Bassett North :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Mollie Eileen May Groom | 1,789 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Duncan Bamford | 1,327 |
  | | Labour | Julian Watson | 679 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 462 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
  
  ### Wootton Bassett South
  
  Wootton Bassett South :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Toby Russell Sturgis | 2,641 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Daphne Matthews | 2,323 |
  | | Labour | Ellis Webb | 991 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 318 |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
  
  ## By-elections between 1997 and 2001
  
  Whorwellsdown By-Election 2 April 1998 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Joan Barbara Prouse Savage | 1,095 | 50.4 | +12.0 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Trevor William Carbin | 1,078 | 49.6 | +2.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 0.8 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2173 | 34.6 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
  
  Alderbury By-Election 1 July 1999 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Gerard Downes | 1,223 | 60.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Morgan | 682 | 33.8 |
  | | Labour | Mark Wareham | 114 | 5.6 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 541 | 26.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,019 | 30.35 |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  Melksham Without By-Election 13 January 2000 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | William Arthur Spiers | 810 | 48.6 | +15.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Angela Betty Barker | 623 | 37.4 | -1.2 |
  | | Labour | Marcus Aurelius | 234 | 14.0 | -11.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 11.2 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,667 | 18.4 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
  
  Bedwyn and Pewsey By-Election 20 July 2000 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | David Lay | 1,470 | 61.8 | +22.1 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Graham Francis | 771 | 32.4 | -13.1 |
  | | Labour | Terrence O'Sullivan | 139 | 5.8 | -8.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 699 | 29.4 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,380 | 29.4 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
  