Wiltshire.
Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled unitary. £514m net revenue. 98 wards across 6 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, 3-party MP geography.
Wiltshire is a unitary controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (43 of 98 seats). Net revenue is £514m for 2025-26. It covers 98 wards spanning 6 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 3 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Conservative and Unionist Party 44% · last contested 1 May 2025
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Henry Sheppard | Con | Aldbourne Ramsbury | 2025 |
| Greg Cooper | Con | Alderbury Whiteparish | 2025 |
| Kevin John Asplin | Ref | Amesbury East Bulford | 2025 |
| Alan Stuart Hagger | LD | Amesbury South | 2025 |
| Monica Devendran | Con | Amesbury West | 2025 |
| Ian Charles Duke Blair-Pilling | Con | Avon Valley | 2025 |
| Nick Holder | Con | Bowerhill | 2025 |
| Phil Chamberlain | LD | Box Colerne | 2025 |
| Tim Trimble | LD | Bradford On Avon North | 2021 |
| Sarah Gibson | LD | Bradford On Avon South | 2021 |
| Elizabeth Buff Threlfall | Con | Brinkworth | 2021 |
| Laura Mayes | Con | Bromham Rowde Roundway | 2021 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a high-council-tax unitary authoritie: 72% of revenue from council tax, above the cohort median (59%).
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £1,887 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £283 |
| Fire & rescue | £92 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £181 |
| Total Band-D | £2,443 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Wiltshire split its revenue across services, compared with peer unitary authoritie-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.
The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.
Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.
Wiltshire’s territory crosses 6 Westminster constituencies, with 3 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippenham | 19 | 19% | Sarah Gibson | LD |
| Melksham and Devizes | 19 | 19% | Brian Mathew | LD |
| South West Wiltshire | 19 | 19% | Andrew Murrison | Con |
| Salisbury | 18 | 18% | John Glen | Con |
| East Wiltshire | 15 | 15% | Danny Kruger | Ref |
| South Cotswolds | 8 | 8% | Roz Savage | LD |
This council holds 3 Ind, 2 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled unitary — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 62 other unitary authorities
Police, Fire, Parish on top
Not yet ingested for Wiltshire
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level