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(Redirected from Salisbury District Council) Former local government district in Wiltshire, England This article is about the district in England. For the place in the United States, see Salisbury District, North Carolina.

Salisbury District
Salisbury District shown within non-metropolitan Wiltshire
Area
• 2001	387 sq. miles (1,004.13 km²)

Population
• 2001	115,000

History
• Origin	Municipal Borough of New Sarum (or Salisbury) and Municipal Borough of Wilton, Amesbury Rural District, Mere and Tisbury Rural District, Salisbury and Wilton Rural District.
• Created	1974
• Abolished	2009
• Succeeded by	Wiltshire Council

Status	Non-metropolitan district
ONS code	46UD
Government	Salisbury District Council
• HQ	Salisbury

Salisbury was a local government district in Wiltshire, England from 1974 to 2009. Its main urban area was the city of Salisbury.

The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 and the English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972, as a merger of the previous municipal boroughs of Salisbury and Wilton, along with Amesbury Rural District, Mere and Tisbury Rural District and Salisbury and Wilton Rural District.

On 1 April 2009, the district was abolished as part of the structural changes to local government in England, when its functions were taken over by the new Wiltshire unitary authority. At the same time, a parish council for Salisbury and its suburbs was formed, called Salisbury City Council.

Political control

Salisbury District Council
Type
Type	Non-metropolitan district
History
Founded	1 April 1974
Disbanded	1 April 2009
Preceded by	Borough councils New Sarum City Council Wilton Borough Council Rural district councils Amesbury Rural District Council Mere and Tisbury Rural District Council Salisbury and Wilton Rural District Council
Succeeded by	Wiltshire Council
Structure
Seats	58 councillors (from 1973) 55 councillors (from 2003)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
First election	7 June 1973
Last election	3 May 2007
Meeting place
City Hall, Salisbury

The political control of the council was as follows:

1976–1979 NOC (no overall control)
1979–1983 NOC
1983–1987 NOC
1987–1991 Conservative
1991–1995 Conservative
1995–1999 Liberal Democrat
1999–2003 NOC
2003–2007 Conservative
2007–2009 NOC (administration by coalition of Liberal Democrat and Labour)

The political composition of the authority when it came to an end on 1 April 2009 was 22 Conservatives, 19 Liberal Democrats, ten Labour members, and four Independents.

Composition

Main article: Salisbury District Council elections

All members of the council were elected at an "all out" election held once every four years, on the first Thursday in May.

Election	CON	LD	LAB	OTH
1973	15	8	13	20	No overall control
1976	21	7	9	21	No overall control
1979	23	8	7	20	No overall control
1983	25	10	4	19	No overall control
1987	32	9	3	14	Conservative
1991	30	9	5	14	Conservative
1995	8	31	11	8	Liberal Democrat
1999	27	16	11	4	No overall control
2003	31	9	11	4	Conservative
2007	22	19	10	4	No overall control

Notes

LD is used to refer to predecessor parties, the Liberal Party and SDP–Liberal Alliance.
OTH includes small groups such as Residents' association and Independents.
Control is the party which had absolute numerical majority, rather than the party or parties that formed a coalition administration.

Wards

In 1975 a statutory instrument established the wards to be used by Salisbury District Council. These boundaries would be in use from the 1976 council elections (with some minor alternations) until 2003, when new ward boundaries came into effect.

Ward	Seats
Alderbury	1
Amesbury	3
Bemerton	3
Bishopdown	1
Bulford	2
Chalke Valley	1
Downhead	1
Downton	2
Durrington	3
Ebble	1
Fisherton and Bemerton Village	2
Fonthill	1
Fovant	1
Harnham	3
Idmiston	1
Knoyle	1
Laverstock	2
Mere	1
Milford	2
Nadder	1
Redlynch	2
St. Edmund	2
St. Mark	3
St. Martin	2
St. Paul	3
Stratford	1
Till Valley	1
Tisbury	1
Upper Bourne	1
Western	1
Whiteparish	1
Wilton	2
Winterbourne	1
Winterslow	1
Woodford Valley	1
Wylye	2
Total	58

In 1998, the Local Government Commission for England began a review of ward boundaries in Salisbury district. After an initial draft proposal and a period of consultation it recommended a reduction in councillors from 58 to 55, and a redrawing of ward boundaries reducing the number to 28. Final recommendations for Salisbury were made in 1999, and were implemented under the District of Salisbury (Electoral Changes) Order 1999. The new boundaries were first used in the 2003 local elections and remained in use until 2009, when the council was dissolved.

Ward	Seats
Alderbury and Whiteparish	3
Amesbury East	3
Amesbury West	1
Bemerton	3
Bishopdown	2
Bulford	2
Chalke Valley	1
Donhead	1
Downton and Redlynch	3
Durrington	3
Ebble	1
Fisherton and Bemerton Village	2
Fonthill and Nadder	1
Harnham East	2
Harnham West	2
Knoyle	1
Laverstock	2
Lower Wylye and Woodford Valley	1
St. Edmund and Milford	2
St. Mark and Stratford	3
St. Martin and Milford	2
St. Paul	2
Till Valley and Wylye	2
Tisbury and Fovant	2
Upper Bourne, Idmiston and Winterbourne	2
Western and Mere	2
Wilton	2
Winterslow	2
Total	55

Places

Citations

Local Government Act 1972
The English Non-metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972, SI 1972/2039
The Wiltshire (Structural Change) Order 2008, SI 2008/490
"English local elections 2007 – Salisbury". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
"Locals 99 – Salisbury". BBC News. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
"Local elections – Salisbury". BBC News. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
"English local elections 2007 – Salisbury". BBC News. 4 May 2007. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
The District of Salisbury (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975, SI 1975/1815
The District of Salisbury (Electoral Changes) Order 1999, SI 1999/2924.

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Bedfordshire

Abolished districts	Bedford Mid Bedfordshire South Bedfordshire
New districts	Bedford Central Bedfordshire
Existing (1990s)	Luton

Cheshire

Abolished districts	Chester Congleton Crewe and Nantwich Ellesmere Port and Neston Macclesfield Vale Royal
New districts	Cheshire West and Chester Cheshire East
Existing (1990s)	Warrington Halton

Cornwall

Abolished districts	Caradon Carrick Kerrier North Cornwall Penwith Restormel
New districts	Cornwall
Existing (1890s)	Isles of Scilly

County Durham

Abolished districts	Chester-le-Street Derwentside Durham Easington Sedgefield Teesdale Wear Valley
New districts	Durham
Existing (1990s)	Hartlepool Darlington Stockton-on-Tees

Northumberland

Abolished districts	Alnwick Berwick-upon-Tweed Blyth Valley Castle Morpeth Tynedale Wansbeck
New districts	Northumberland
Existing (1990s)	None

Shropshire

Abolished districts	Bridgnorth North Shropshire Oswestry Shrewsbury and Atcham South Shropshire
New districts	Shropshire
Existing (1990s)	Telford and Wrekin

Wiltshire

Abolished districts	Salisbury West Wiltshire Kennet North Wiltshire
New districts	Wiltshire
Existing (1990s)	Swindon

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