This by-election was called after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Alan Bayliss. The Liberal Democrats won the ward's last contest in May 2025 with 44 per cent. The contest before that was won by the Conservatives in 2021. 4 candidates stood.
Every ward and councillor, who runs the council, and each by-election since May.
Wiltshire council page →| Party | Share |
|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 45.6% |
| Conservative | 36.4% |
| Reform UK | 11.4% |
| Labour | 6.6% |
Labour, Reform UK: fewer than 7 wins in 100 each.
How often each candidate wins the seat across 10,000 simulations of this contest - chances of winning, not vote shares.
| Result | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Green | Reform UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | 24% | 9% | 44% | 5% | 18% |
| May 2021 | 41% | 17% | 28% | 14% | - |
Winning share of all votes cast in bold. Multi-member wards elect several councillors at once. Includes any county-division contest covering the same ground.
Wiltshire is a unitary authority: it runs every local service, from schools to bins. Current control: Liberal Democrat / Independent.
Seats under the independents-and-others heading here have been won by independents at elections since 2022.
How every council in Britain stands →
Wards coloured by the party that last won them; the by-election ward is outlined. Hover a ward for its last result.
There is no county council above Wiltshire.
The ward is part of the Salisbury constituency. Conservative MP John Glen won it at the 2024 general election with 34 per cent of the vote.