Wiltshire Council

Wiltshire Council
Coat of arms or logo
The coat of arms of the council
Wiltshire Council logo
Council logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1889
Leadership
Bridget Wayman,
Conservative
since 21 May 2024[1]
Richard Clewer,
Conservative
since 18 May 2021
Terence Herbert
since 1 July 2020[2][3]
Structure
Seats98 councillors
Wiltshire Council composition
Political groups
Administration (59)
  Conservative (59)
Other parties (39)
  Liberal Democrats (29)
  Independent (7)
  Labour (3)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
6 May 2021
Next election
1 May 2025
Meeting place
County Hall at Trowbridge
County Hall, Bythesea Road, Trowbridge, BA14 8JN
Website
www.wiltshire.gov.uk

Wiltshire Council, known between 1889 and 2009 as Wiltshire County Council, is the local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Wiltshire in South West England. Since 2009 it has been a unitary authority, being a county council which also performs the functions of a district council. The non-metropolitan county is smaller than the ceremonial county, the latter additionally including Swindon. Wiltshire Council has been controlled by the Conservative Party since 2000, and has its headquarters at County Hall in Trowbridge.

  1. ^ "Council minutes, 21 May 2024". Wiltshire Council. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Cash strapped county unitary names new chief". Local Government Chronicle. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ^ McLaughlin, Matthew (29 June 2020). "Wiltshire Council appoints chief executive officer". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 31 January 2024.